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Chinese Volleyball Coach Shares Thoughts after Claiming Olympic Gold

Lang Ping • CCTV Video News Agency

Olympic Gold Player & Olympic Gold Head Coach (China)

Session Overview

Following China's historic 2016 Rio Olympic gold medal victory over Serbia, Head Coach Lang Ping explains how she guided her young squad back from three pool-stage losses. She details the mental reset before the quarterfinal upset against defending champion Brazil and how the team stayed locked in on every single point.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

After tough pool-play losses, strip away outcome pressure and narrow the team's focus to playing free, aggressive knockout volleyball.
When facing an opponent that swept you earlier in the tournament (like Serbia), treat the final as a 50-50 battle decided one point at a time.
Daily training discipline gives young players the resilience to execute under two-point deuce pressure in Olympic sets.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Forget the pressure, play real volleyball""Concentrate on every single point""Trust your daily training"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Firsthand account from Lang Ping on how she reset her team's mindset after pool-play defeats to win Olympic gold in Rio.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Forget the pressure, play real volleyball"

"Concentrate on every single point"

"Trust your daily training"

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