See Why Japan is the Most Disciplined Team in Volleyball History !!! Women's volleyball team Japan is currently one of the best teams in the volleyball nations league 2022. In this video you can see why japan is one of the most disciplined teams in the world. Japan is a team that fights and never gives up, and that can be seen in their incredible defense. It remains to be seen how this great team will perform in the upcoming part of the Women's VNL 2022.
The Japan women's national volleyball team (Hinotori Nippon, 火の鳥NIPPON), or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is currently ranked 10th[4] in the world by FIVB. The new head coach is Masayoshi Manabe.
One of their greatest successes was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to the gold medal.
Japan was qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by winning the Women's Olympic Qualifier that was held from 8 May to 16 May in Tokyo, Japan. In Athens, Greece the team took fifth place in the overall-rankings.
Finally after almost three decades of medal drought in the Olympics, Japan took home the Bronze medal by defeating South Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Team members: 1 Akane Yamagishi 2 Mami Uchiseto 3 Sarina Koga 4 Mayu Ishikawa 5 Haruyo Shimamura 6 Yuka Sato 7 Mika Shibata 8 Haruka Miyashita 9 Manami Kojima 10 Arisa Inoue 11 Mizuki Tanaka 12 Aki Momii 13 Shuka Kaneda 14 Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba 15 Kotona Hayashi 16 Mizuki Ugajin 17 Moeri Hanai 18 Minami Nakamoto 19 Nichika Yamada 20 Miwako Osanai
Off the block and out of bounds for the point.
Big swing from the right, but a nice dig.
Japan gets their own dig, and now a high ball set to the left.
Roll shot under the block, easy dig.
Off the block, pancake pick up, back row attack, and it's got some heat behind it.
Koga drives it down for the point. What a rally.
That was fantastic. A couple of big digs, but the pancake was it. That was the one.
Rally saving pancake dig, and now we're going to see Korea call a timeout after that long rally in the end.
A return by Team Japan. Kohambers it for the winner.
Kojima, everywhere. That was all her. This is her rally.
Saves the first ball, comes through on the second one, and the finish on the end from Koga.
Let's see what Kagawa does now.
Again, out of system for Korea. High ball to the right, out of the back row.
And digs.
Kagawa gets the dig, and they attack off the block, but Korea turns it.
And another chance for Ishikawa here.
Goes down the line, but a nice diving dig.
Big swing, Japan with their own dig back, saving it. Free ball to Korea.
Big attack, can't find the floor, and now the big attack to transition, and we play on.
Tight set, joust, and a net violation is called on Korea.
What an effort and an unfortunate way to end that rally.
Man, the defense that we knew we thought we would see for this match, that was it right there in this rally.
Everybody in the right spots, keeping the ball alive, going hard after every single move.
In transition, that's for sure, so that will open up some opportunities for them.
Korea with a good chance to transition, but can't find the floor.
Can't find it this time. Still no good defense from Japan.
Side attack, another dig.
And Japan gets it from the right side attack from Uchiseto that time.
What a play, more stellar defense, Salima.
Ishikawa back there just gobbling things up in the middle back.
Everyone playing fantastic defense, and this is how they find the floor, seeing the block.
Such a good one there.
Uchiseto serving a 21-10.
Easy dig.
Back slide gets picked up from the libero.
Another right side attack and another dig for Uchiseto.
Left side to Koga.
Another block and picked up.
And a chance again, third time on the right.
Still can't get it past the block.
Missed connection.
Down the ball from Ishikawa.
Nice dig.
And a free ball to Japan.
What can they do here?
Back slide, and we're not done yet, still playing.
Another dig, Ishikawa that time.
Koga, she gets it down the line, finally terminating and scoring the point for Japan.
They've got to find a way to finish.
Again, another long rally for both sides.
Reading the play so well.
And here's that swing down the line.
There's a lot of space, two feeders.
The passing numbers, it's about even.
They're both passing really well right now.
Able to run their offense.
But covered.
A free ball to Japan.
Uchiseto can't find the floor.
She got on the left.
Oh, there's a block for Japan.
How about that?
How about that block for Japan?
All the firepower coming from this physical German team.
They get on the net and get the stuff.
A technical lead.
Perfect.
Back to it now as Marie Schultzel gets ready to serve.
Short jump float to the middle.
Passed well.
Jack slide picked up though.
Altmeier with a chance.
Recycled.
Tight pass.
Japan can't clean it up.
Altmeier again.
Oh, good cover.
She got down the line.
But Libero with a dig.
Ichikawa out of the back row.
Still going.
Koga through the block and down.
Germany missing multiple opportunities to score the point.
And Koga makes the pick.
Give credit to Japan.
They're just everywhere right now.
It almost looks like they have one more player on the court.
Just scrapping on defense.
Keeping everything alive and Koga.
Janicka who's injured in the match.
Missing on her first hitting attempt.
She replaced Altmeier.
Defense from both sides.
Inoue on block back.
But diving save.
Kojima is everywhere.
And finally.
That is a highlight reel.
Kojima gets the point in transition.
She made almost every single play.
Digging the ball.
Scrapping.
Covering.
Man.
She is everywhere.
Oh.
Ball still alive.
Free ball's into the corner.
It's a brilliant swing by Japan on the counterattack.
The both teams just bombing away.
I like how everyone's getting
their feet in system.
Going for it.
That was that play coming out of the back row.
And then right back at you is Inoue.
Japan winning the longer rallies.
Kojima is everywhere.
Miscommunication.
And the effort from Kojima.
The libero for Japan.
Wow.
So many fantastic defensive plays.
You can't even choose just one of them.
Here's that last play.
Both players going after it.
Gotta applaud that.
Japan with a monster block.
What an amazing rally.
Ogawa with that block.
So many good defensive moves.
And here's that block.
That's a big hand.
Monster block at the right time for Japan.
And the team effort from Japan.
Everybody contributing there.
Inoue on the first one goes after the tool.
Recovers, recycles.
The second one goes right back at it.
She knows that block's in front of her.
And she is not going to hit as hard as she can into it.
Overset.
Covered.
Drew bats it over on two.
Chaos on the American side right now.
And Japan makes them pay.
Koga once again out of the back row.
Yeah.
A lot of smart tips on the side of Japan.
Getting USA on the floor scrambling a little bit.
Coming back through with that big attack.
Again, one blocker in front of Koga for the winner.
Just tip slams it down for the points.
