In unaired footage of 'The Wonder Coach,' former volleyball player Kim Yeon-gyeong revealed she once carried a resignation letter during her first challenge as a coach.
On the afternoon of the 7th, the MBC variety program The Wonder Coach special was presented as a "The Wonder Coach growth story: Wonderdocs marathon."
The Wonder Coach was originally planned as an eight-episode series, but it received great love throughout its run, sweeping Sunday variety show buzz and ranking first in the 20-49 ratings. Riding that momentum, it extended by one episode to nine episodes (final episode) and aired the finale on the 23rd of last month, and not satisfied with that, a special broadcast was additionally scheduled and the unaired footage was aired.
Meanwhile, Kim Yeon-gyeong's determined resolve became clear. Earlier, the Wonderdocs had lost to Japanese high school champion Shujitsu High School. At the time, Kim Yeon-gyeong objectively evaluated as a coach, "We have now reached a certain level, and while playing today's match, the things we need to develop and the things we need to fix became clear," she said.
In particular, in an interview with the production team she later revealed, "Based on the game, I think we need to have another meeting," and said, "And I will always carry a resignation letter inside so I can hand it in." She even asked, "If I submit my resignation, will I still get paid for all eight episodes?"
Above all, she blamed herself greatly for missing the timing of a substitution in the loss to Shujitsu. She joked, "When this airs, that will come out. They'll call me 'Ddong Yeon-gyeong' and say I'm dumb. Then they'll say the coach is dumb for not making a substitution," drawing laughter.
She added with a wry smile, "Lately people use 'dol' a lot and there will be comments. They'll say the reason it turned from 2-0 to 3-2 was because the coach is 'dol.' They'll call me 'Dol Yeon-gyeong.'"
Still, Kim Yeon-gyeong wrapped up The Wonder Coach by ultimately achieving the final goal of a majority of wins with a 7-match record of five wins and two losses for the sure-win Wonderdocs. She confessed, "It was such a big challenge. Player Kim Yeon-gyeong had a great career, but the saying 'a good player cannot necessarily become a good coach' always followed me. I worried a lot that those words might really come true," evoking emotion.
[Photo] Courtesy of MBC.
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