Sang-yeol Lee, Director of KB Insurance. IS photo
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Volleyball fans clearly remember KB Insurance Manager Lee Sang-yeol (56), who beat Park Chul-woo (36, KEPCO) 12 years ago. There were also doubts about how the leader who was violent enough to cause bruising on his face and abdomen was able to be elected as the commanding tower of the pro team. This is the core of the violence that has spread to men’s volleyball.
Director Lee Sang-yeol, the immortality created by paternalism and sexual supremacy
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In 2009, Park Cheol-woo was selected for the Asian Volleyball Championship national team. On September 17th, coach Lee Sang-yeol, who was the coach of the national team at the time, struck Park Chul-woo, saying he had a bad attitude and did not like his eyes. The next day, Park Chul-woo held a press conference to inform him that he had been assaulted. The medical certificate received from the hospital (3 weeks of translocation) was also released.
Only one wave. The Korean Volleyball Association (Volleyball Association) held an emergency board meeting on September 19 and imposed a “suspension of qualifications indefinitely” to coach Lee Sang-yeol. Park Yong-seong, who took office in February of that year, raised his voice, saying, “I will eradicate the violence of the sports world with a worker beep,” and took a measure to prosecute Lee Sang-yeol to the Nowon Police Station under the name of the Taereung Athlete’s Village chief. It was the first time that the Korea Sports Association directly accused a coach involved in an assault case.
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Park Cheol-woo, who held a press conference in 2009 and announced the fact of the assault.
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However, coach Lee Sang-yeol was appointed a member of the Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) competition in August 2011, two years later. At the time, the volleyball association’s disciplinary action against coach Lee Sang-yeol was not resolved. KOVO said, “The disciplinary action of the Volleyball Association was the disqualification of the leader. As a result of consulting with the Korea Sports Association and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, KOVO received an opinion that there is no problem because he is not a leader, and at the board of directors (held on July 19, 2001) The appointment was decided. “It reflected the request of volleyball players that we should give coach Lee Sang-yeol, who had a good position as a player and coach, a chance to recover.”
The volleyball association’s’suspension of indefinite qualifications’ was lifted in December 2011. The actual disciplinary period was only 2 years and 3 months. Eo Young Boo-young’s’leadership status’ has also been restored. Volleyball fans learned of his return after seeing Lee Sang-yeol, who visited the scene as a manager of the Gyeonggi University in March the following year. At that time, voices of criticism raged against the volleyball association and the federation, as well as the school that appointed him.
Director Sang-yeol Lee later served as a sports commentator for SBS. In October 2015, he was also elected as the command tower for the 2016 Asian Youth Men and Women Championships. He has been more active in volleyball than before the assault. Volleyballers helped with that.
This is the result of volleyballers’ paternalism. It is said that among volleyball officials, there were some who believed that the disciplinary action (suspended indefinitely) imposed on coach Lee Sang-yeol was excessive. These are those who insisted, “We have to give them a chance to recover.” His’reemployment’ after discipline was lifted was a breeze.
When coach Sang-yeol Lee was appointed to the men’s volleyball team at the 2019 Universiade, the Korea University Sports Committee (KUSB) made a question of his history, who was disciplined for violence. However, there were more people in the association who were in a hurry to’wrap my family’.
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Photo = Provided by KB Insurance
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In the end, KB Insurance hired Lee Sang-yeol in April 2020 as a replacement for former coach Kwon Soon-chan. KOVO opened the door to Lee Sang-yeol’s return, and the Volleyball Association was even elected as the national team leader, so it was judged that his violence had diminished.
In this way, the abuser and the victim stood on the same court. Unlike the university team and youth national team, KB Insurance is a team belonging to the V-League. At least six times a season in KB Insurance, I deal with Park Cheol-woo’s team.
KB Insurance caught the bomb by itself. I took the risk of Lee Sang-yeol. Lee Jae-young and Da-young (Hungkuk Life) (Heungkuk Life) twins’ abuse (school violence) last week, director Sang-yeol Lee said, “Just because others don’t know it, we don’t just go over it. Anything will have a price. There will be causal retribution.” What he said carefully as an assault perpetrator 12 years ago stimulated the victim, Park Cheol-woo.
Park Cheol-woo volunteered for an interview on the 18th after posting “the feeling of blood flowing upside down” on social media. He said, “It was very difficult even when I heard that he (director Lee Sang-yeol) was elected as KB Insurance Manager. It wasn’t easy every time I met him while passing by at the stadium.” “I heard that (Director Sang-yeol Lee) said to the player even when he was a university leader,’Because of Park Chul-woo (due to disciplinary history) you’re not right.'”
The bomb went off. When the volleyball fan’s anger exploded, coach Lee Sang-yeol decided not to play the rest of the game. That doesn’t mean it will end. Fans should know if the perpetrator of the assault case that made the world buzz 12 years ago has been on the same court as the victim in the name of a leader.
“Did you not expect that the history of violence would be a problem (during the process of selecting manager Lee Sang-yeol),” KB Insurance officials answered “I have nothing to tell you about in the current situation.” When asked, “Is manager Lee Sang-yeol’s hardship being discussed?” KB Insurance replied, “It seems like the priority is to get the suffering player Park Chul-woo healed and the coach to be forgiven.”
Several volleyball players helped to get the coach Lee Sang-yeol here. Crucially, KB Insurance, who appointed him as the manager, made the biggest mistake. The results are what we have seen in the last few days. As Director Sang-yeol Lee said, it was a causal retribution.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo
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