Coach Abondanza Was Adamant

"I don't want to waste time teaching our players on double serve."

Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders coach Marcello Avondanja 53, from Italy, made a short but clear position on the recent controversy over double serve in the Korean V-League.

Recently, the V League has been hot on the issue of right and wrong of double serve. The start was the first round match between KEPCO and Hyundai Capital in the men's 2023-2024 V League held at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 26th of last month. With KEPCO ahead of the second set 21-19, Ha Seung-woo stopped working for a while during his serve. At this time, Ahmed Iqbairi moved to the side first, and Hyundai Capital's position fault was declared. Hyundai Capital coach Choi Tae-woong protested, but it was not accepted.

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In the third set, Hyundai Capital reversed this to induce KEPCO's position fault. With Hyundai Capital leading 17-13, Kim Sun-ho pretended to float the ball, drawing KEPCO's movement. This time, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min protested, but Hyundai Capital's score was recognized as it was in the second set.

It was a controversy that started with the men's team, but the repercussions continued to the women's team. GS Caltex coach Cha Sang-hyun was the first to make a position in the women's team. Ahead of the match against Heungkuk Life in Jangchung on the 31st of last month, coaches agreed not to do it in the women's division as they defined double serve as an "abnormal act."

However, the controversy over double serving was not easily subsided as it overlapped with the insensitivity problem of position fault rules in Korean volleyball. The serve itself does not violate the rules if it is made within eight seconds after the referee blows the whistle. In the most controversial match between KEPCO and Hyundai Capital, the judges judged that the serve would not have been made if the ball had not left the server's hand, and the two teams used it to be recognized for scoring due to a position fault.

While there are opinions that it is a play that everyone knows but does not play due to manners, some argued that Korean volleyball thinks it is easy to move before serving. In August, at the KOVO Cup in Gumi, the invited team Panasonic Panthers Japan induced a position fault with a double movement during its serve against KEPCO.

Coach Avondanja, who is "meticulous," cannot be unaware of the benefits and controversy caused by such plays. When I asked Heungkuk Life players how to coach Avon Danza after his appointment during last year, the most common saying was, "There are so many demands." Double serves could have been considered for coach Avon Danza, who instructs each player to train in detail, such as serving and blocking.

However, Avondanza was adamant about the controversy. "You can do such a trick," he said. But I don't want to waste time teaching players such plays, he said. "I think there are a lot more important parts to teach than double serves in volleyball."