Why Park Eun-jin quickly chose to remain

Park Eun-jin is taking a photo after an interview with this paper.

Courtesy | Korea Volleyball Federation

Park Eun-jin 25, Director Jeong, who joined Jeonggwanjang with high expectations as a promising player in the 2018-2019 season, has grown into a player who plays on the international stage with the national flag as well as the mainstay of his team. And the first free agent he earned. Multiple teams called to recruit him, but Park was still there. There are things more important than money. Park Eun-jin, who chose to stay, shouted, "I want to play volleyball without being too greedy."

The president of the association officially announced Park's stay on Wednesday. "Park signed a contract for 350 million won 390,000 dollars in annual salary and 50 million won 491,000 dollars in option," the club said.

Park Eun-jin's decision to stay was confirmed shortly after the FA was announced. It was Park Eun-jin, who had been determined to some extent, so it was quickly decided whether to accompany him.

Meeting Sports Seoul at a gymnasium in Sintanjin, Daejeon, Park looked relaxed and prepared for the friendly match with the Indonesian professional All-Star team. "I thought I would stay there after the playoffs. I thought about what to do because it was my first time as a FA, but I talked a lot with my parents," Park said.

It was the team chemistry rather than the "money" that Park Eun-jin chose to stay. Due to the nature of the middle blocker position, breathing with the setter is important, and this part was big. In fact, there were some teams that wanted Park Eun-jin. Some teams wanted to pay more, but Park Eun-jin has already made up her mind.

He said, "Blocking is a position that I can play alone, but it is not fastball. Setter is important. I thought about this part. Yum Hye-sun was good at fast toss and talked a lot with her. Hye-sun sent me a Kakao message once a day after the FA announcement was made. As a joke, she said, 'Good luck today and make sure you sign with Jeonggwanjang'," smiling, "I also asked about this and that as I have a lot of experience in FA. Other clubs contacted me and I told them exactly why I thought about staying. She expressed her intention to stay."

Coach Ko Hee-jin and Park Eun-jin. Courtesy | Korea Volleyball Federation

She also did not want to play volleyball with the burden of hitting the FA jackpot. Park said, "Some clubs said they would give me more, but I thought the amount I signed now was the maximum. If I receive more than that, the burden will increase, and it will affect my performance in volleyball. Doesn't the more pressure I get?" and added, "My parents respect my choice, but they also said they would like me to play volleyball without being greedy. That's why the amount of money I received was not swayed much." Rumor has it that Coach Ko and the club secretariat were moved by Park's mature attitude.

The team, coaches and coaches who helped her grow into a volleyball player were also influenced. In fact, Park ranked third in fastballs with 221 points 46.33 percent success rate and blocked 0.530 points 7th per set while playing 132 sets in 35 games during the 2023-2024 season, the highest number in her sixth year as a professional. 메이저 토토사이트

Park Eun-jin said, "Meeting with Coach Ko Hee-jin and the coaches, they made me curious about volleyball a little more and made me do well. In the next season, he said he hoped to display more diversity in offense. I want to get this part right during the off-season and talk to Hye-sun a lot more and show her more. If I do as I did this season, I think I will be able to hear that I have improved." In the next season, I want to raise my ranking in the top 10 blocking teams. I want to score more points, too," Park said.

Park Eun-jin, who experienced volleyball in the first spring since her professional debut, said, "It was definitely a pleasure and an honor to feel like I was playing volleyball a little longer. Next time, I want to go beyond the playoffs and even experience the championship game. I thought a lot about wanting to feel that kind of joy and fun for a long time."