Coach Horii, who also serves as the coach of the Samurai Japan University Japan National Team
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Nippon-Ham Chief Baseball Officer Hideki Kuriyama, former manager of Samurai Japan, gave a speech on the theme of “The Road to the WBC Championship” at the All Japan Collegiate Baseball Federation Supervisors Meeting held at a hotel in Yokohama on the 17th. did. The president of the association, Keio University coach Tetsuya Horii, gave an impassioned speech on five themes, including the turning points in the game. Director Horii, who also serves as the coach of the Samurai Japan University Japan National Team, commented, “It was very helpful in terms of team building.”
On the first day of the supervisory meeting, which was held on the 16th, the rules were explained, Professor Yoichi Katsumi of the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, talked about “promoting sports and baseball from the perspective of children’s current situation,” and attorney Takuo Ohashi, director of the Japan Student Baseball Association, gave a speech about “promoting sports and baseball from the perspective of children’s current situation.” Lectures were held on the theme of “Towards eradicating violence and harassment.” The second day ended with a lecture by CBO Kuriyama. Director Horii reflected, “I’m truly grateful for this opportunity.I think I learned a lot.” (Ryohei Yanai)
Below is a Q&A with Director Horii.
–The second day of the supervisory meeting has ended.
“I was able to hear about the WBC’s great success, behind the scenes, and their true feelings.I think it was very helpful for the coaches as well.In particular, I was able to listen to the stories of national team coaches and top team coaches, and I was able to listen to them talk about their true feelings behind the scenes. It was very helpful for me to learn how to build a team. I may not be able to do it the same way, but I learned a lot.”
–There is a commonality in bringing together various players from various teams.
“I thought it was wonderful how they were able to put things together in such a short period of time.Is it a key person after all?After all, they are selected based on people.”The phrase “80% of the team is decided when you first assemble it” is very important. It was very important to me.While everyone is in the field, I think the opinions of the selection committee members (for University Samurai) are very important.I would like to refer to the information that will help me build a good team. I think”
–You mentioned the word “key man” earlier.
“The conditions for attracting people are probably different from those for college baseball, but I think college baseball will also have the ability to attract people and players with charm to form the core. I would like to make a selection.For that purpose, I think that not only me but also the selection committee’s eyes and information are extremely important.As we enter the season, we will be exchanging various information and observing in preparation for the national team candidate training camp. I would like to come”
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2024-01-18 03:09:09
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