Coach Kim Ki-joong, who was appointed as Heungkuk Life Insurance coach, declined. Heungkuk Life Insurance decided to spend the rest of the season as acting coach Dae-kyung Kim.
Heungkuk Life Insurance said in a press release on the 10th that “Director Ki-joong Kim has conveyed his intention not to take the baton.” Heungkuk Life Insurance announced on the 6th that it had appointed manager Kim Ki-joong, who served as Heungkuk Life Insurance chief coach for four years until the 2020-21 season.
Director Kim Ki-joong said through the club, “The manager’s job is a difficult position even if you are trusted inside and outside the volleyball world, and the current situation that can cause various misunderstandings is a burden. Being a manager now is helpful to the players and volleyball officials who have worked hard. I don’t think it will work,” he said, explaining the reason for his resignation.
The Heungkuk Life Insurance team said, “We respect the will of coach Kim Ki-joong and will be playing the season as acting manager Kim Dae-kyung for the time being, and we apologize for causing controversy in the appointment of the manager.” 메이저놀이터
Heungkuk Life Insurance broke up with director Kwon Soon-chan on the 2nd. The club explained the reason as ‘the direction was different’, but it was surrounded by suspicion that it intervened in the selection of players in a situation where the team was running in second place. After Kim Yeo-il resigned, Shin Yong-joon, who was in charge of the team, caused a bigger wave by explaining that he “accepted the tactics pointed out by fans through YouTube and other channels.”
In the game against GS Caltex on the 5th, coach Lee Young-soo took over as acting manager and led the team, but after the game he announced his intention to resign. The appointment of coach Kim Ki-joong was announced, but coach Kim did not meet with the players and did not train. In the end, coach Kim Dae-kyung led the team for the match against IBK Industrial Bank on the 8th. Volleyball fans are resisting the club’s incomprehensible treatment by holding a truck protest in front of the headquarters of Heungkuk Life Insurance. Below is the full text of the apology from Heungkuk Life Insurance.