Baseball was “hardly taught” Hanshin Women’s coach Uemoto engraves the “origin” of coaching in his heart | Full-Count

Hiroki Uemoto, who coached the Tigers Jr. until last year and the Tigers Women this season

His “origin” as a coach was in his high school days, where he spent three tough years. OB Hiroki Uemoto, who will be the manager of the women’s hardball baseball “Hanshin Tigers Women” from this year, said, “I think it’s important to think about greetings and responses, and people’s feelings.” I put it down and teach it.

Mr. Uemoto knocked on the gates of Koryo (Hiroshima), a powerhouse in high school, and has participated in Koshien for four consecutive seasons since the summer of his first year. He hit 12 hits as the first batter in the 2003 selection tournament in the spring of his second year and contributed to the championship. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Hanshin in 3rd place in the 2008 draft. 265 with 30 home runs and 161 RBI in 698 games, he retired in 2020.

Last year, he was the manager of the Tigers Jr. and won the “NPB 12 Team Junior Tournament KONAMI CUP 2022” for the first time. He has built up a career by experiencing coaching in various categories from elementary school students to female athletes. When asked what his ideal coach would be like, he said, “It’s still my high school days,” citing his teacher Tetsuyuki Nakai when he was in Koryo.

“I haven’t been taught much about baseball. It’s the human part of greetings and responses. Baseball is a team sport, so I learned that it’s important to think carefully about your surroundings and teammates when you play.”