Rikuo Nemoto Gaiden-The unknown truth of the “revolutionary child of the ball world” spelled out in testimony
Series 34th
Witness Kazuo Ogawa (4)
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In 2011, the three-armed system went into operation at Softbank. Kazuo Ogawa, who had been involved in the organization work for a long time until the previous year, changed to the second army coach. Ogawa gained a track record as a scout during the Daiei era, and was recognized by Rikuo Nemoto and promoted to the organization manager. He has since been the Scout Director.
Ogawa was not able to play an active role as a player during the Nankai era, but after retiring, he worked behind the scenes, coaching, and front desk work, and became a scout after supporting team building from all positions. He hadn’t put his sleeves on his uniform for the first time in 26 years, so why did he return to the scene at that time? Currently, I ask Ogawa, a GM assistant and advisor of the Planning and Research Department.
Mr. Kazuo Ogawa says that his experience as a farmer has broadened his horizons.
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What is “grow”?
“If you have one army and three armies, the second army is the most core. You need various elements such as cooperation with the third army, communication with the first army, coordination with the front desk, etc. At that time, only the site If you are an inexperienced person, you may do something that is quite different from the idea of the front desk, which will greatly hinder your training.
In that sense, the story of the second army director came to me, saying, “A person who has experience in both the field and the front desk is the right person.” I just wanted to go back to the scene and think about training. Until then, even though I was working as an organization manager and a scout manager, I felt that training was extremely difficult. “
Players who thought their scouts were “good”. Sometimes he joined the team and it didn’t work, and sometimes he grew longer than he expected. From the ground up, he was often told, “Just because you’re a scout, you don’t know what a person’s life is. Only God knows.” He was convinced every time he was told, but he always thought he had to go to the scene to see what was going on.
“Even when I was in Daiei, I was told by Mr. Nemoto,’I’m going to have a lifelong relationship with the players I caught,’ and’at least, it’s your responsibility to join the army.'” Of course, I often go to the scene to talk with the team staff and talk with the coach in charge, but I still feel that it is difficult to train players. It was. “
