Small Natalia – a new generation of Russian volleyball

The Failure of the national team of Russia on volleyball at recent major tournaments is largely due to the retirement of previous leaders. The biggest loss of life – is indisputable is Ekaterina Gamova. She was the permanent diagonal of the national team for almost 15 years. However, a new generation of volleyball players. One of them – Natalia Small, the main diagonal Krasnodar «Dynamo».

Talented Junior

Small Natalia was Born in 1993 in Volgograd. The parents did not build any grandiose plans about the sporting future of his daughter. Volleyball girl came almost by accident. The child is not goofing around until it was taken out of school, Natasha wrote in the volleyball section. So at the age of 8 years she began her sporting life.

Good physical data (growth athletes now – 186 cm) and natural talent played a role – Small has learned to play volleyball. The girl was distinguished and innovative technique of the jump, the more similar in execution to the reception of the ballet. In 17 years, Small Natalia has been the main diagonal in the main team of the city. Volgograd “goat” played in the second power division of the national championship in the highest League.

To the talented girl was noticed in the national team. The Junior team, she went to the world Cup in Peru. The team as a whole was unsuccessful, finishing in tenth place offensive, but Natalie played brilliantly, becoming the highest-scoring player in each match.

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Storm super League

The Native of Volgograd became too small for the talent of Natalia Malykh, and in 2012, she goes to play in the elite division of Russian volleyball. Her first super League team becomes the “Zarechye-Odintsovo”. In the opening season, the girl becomes the main diagonal of a team.In 2013 she had the chance to show their leadership qualities. Injury middle blocker of team Ekaterina Bogacheva. Small Natalia, replacing the girlfriend, played unusual positions and led the team.

In the same year, the national team coach Yury Marichev calls it to the team. There she was the youngest among the players. Together with the team, she takes the prizes at the tournament “Montreux volley masters" of wins at the World students Games in Kazan wins the Cup Yeltsin.

For the First time in an official match for the national team of Small Natalia has played against team USA at the Grand Prix. Most important is getting the win at the European championship held in Germany and Switzerland.

All is well in that season and with the club's Affairs. The third most important tournament in women's volleyball team is the Challenge Cup. “Zarechye-Odintsovo” reached the main match and there as a real leader showed himself to Natalia Small. Volleyball-a team game, but the personal rewards are important too. Young diagonal scored 24 points in the final match against «Besiktas” and was awarded most valuable player of the entire final.

Natalia continued to play for the national team in 2014. Without Ekaterina Gamova in the team, the coaches made a bet on Small, the main diagonal was it. Together with a team of Natalya takes the bronze award in the pre-season tournament “Montreux volley masters”, scoring the most points. Also third were girls and the competition of the Grand Prix.

From Moscow to Krasnodar

In August, 2015 Natalia Malykh moved to Krasnodar «Dynamo». Twenty diagonal becomes the leader of the club. Along with teammates she wins the Cup of Russia.

Great the team plays in the European arena. For the first time in its history, girls become owners of the CEV Cup. Again, Natalia is playing against the Turkish team in the final. This time the opponent was "Galatasaray". Leaders show their best qualities in the final, and Natalia, scored 26 points in the decisive game, once again receiving the MVP award, awarded to the most helpful player.

At the end of the regular season, the team ranked third, and Small gets a chance to play in the main European tournament-the Champions League. With all the club successes Natalia inexplicably loses the confidence of the coaching staff of the national team. In 2016 halved her allocated playing time in the games Grand Prix. Coach intentionally uses the Natalia unusually for her position, and it reduces their performance impact.

In the end, the decision should be even taken from a Small squad for the main tournament forth. On the Rio Olympics team is going without her. Terrible final result showed that not all coaching decisions Marichev was correct. Who knows, if the team Natalia, could all be different.

Nevertheless Small continues to efficiently play for «Dynamo». Recently, together with the team she earned the right to participate in the group stage of the Champions League, passing the stages of qualification.

Non-achievements

Natalia Small is not only his game. The bright appearance makes it the object of special attention. In many tournaments she gets prizes, awarded to the most attractive volleyball player.

The diagonal Itself refers to it with irony – supposedly not able to play, butbeautiful.

Now Natalie Small is at the peak of their fitness. It is hoped that the new coaches of the Russian national team will return to its credibility and will be able to fully use her talent.