▲ Jeon Byeong-jun, head coach of the 3×3 women’s national basketball team
[점프볼=이재범 기자] “You need to be confident in your decision by talking to someone, but doing it alone is difficult. That’s why coach Jeon Byeong-jun of the women’s national team also came in.”
The eight players included in the 3×3 men’s national basketball team preliminary list are undergoing strengthening training at the Jincheon National Team Training Center in North Chungcheong Province from the 22nd to the 28th.
Bae Gil-tae, coach of the 3×3 men’s national basketball team, leads the training.
It is a strengthening training for the men’s national team, and Jeon Byeong-jun, coach of the 3×3 women’s national basketball team, is also participating.
Coach Jeon Byeong-jun, who has been in charge of coaching the 3×3 women’s national basketball team since 2022, set the record of advancing to the finals and quarterfinals for the first time in history at this year’s FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup.
When competition periods overlap, such as the Asian Games, the men’s and women’s national teams sometimes stay in the athletes’ village together, but it is unusual for the women’s national team coach to participate in the men’s national team’s training.
This is true even if coach Jeon Byeong-jun has longer experience as a 3×3 basketball coach than coach Bae Gil-tae. Coach Bae Gil-tae was appointed as coach of the 3×3 men’s basketball team in November 2023.
This is because of the unique characteristics of 3×3 basketball.
In 5×5 basketball, there are multiple staff such as managers, coaches, and power analysts, but in 3×3 basketball, the coach must make all decisions and take responsibility alone.
Coach Bae Gil-tae said, “You have to keep preparing and keep thinking. For example, in the 5-on-5 basketball team, there is a manager, coach, and strength analysis, so you can solve your concerns together. In 3-on-3 basketball, you have to meet those concerns alone. You have to make a decision by talking to someone and be confident, but doing it alone is difficult. That’s why coach Jeon Byeong-jun of the women’s national team also came in,” he said, explaining why coach Jeon Byeong-jun is participating in the reinforcement training.
▲ Bae Gil-tae, coach of the 3×3 men’s national basketball team
I continued speaking.
“I made a request (to the Korea Basketball Association). We talked about various concerns and said that both the men’s and women’s national teams would need things, so we would help each other and figure out a direction for development. So, they stayed together for a week and helped us a lot.
I think this is correct. He said he had never tried it before. I said I needed at least 3×3 basketball, so I decided to do it this time. Even when the women’s national team was training, I said I wanted to join, but it didn’t happen, but this time it happened.
Let me tell you that there is something positive about using this, and it will be helpful if we study and share it together the next time separate training is conducted. We meet every day and talk about basketball, and we exchange opinions on who looked good in today’s training. In my case, I am receiving great help.”
The final list of 3×3 men’s basketball national teams is scheduled to be confirmed in January 2026 based on the contents of intensive training.
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