Changing Youth Baseball Coaching: What a Former Professional Taught the Digital Native Generation by urdu jahan
Changing Youth Baseball Coaching: What a Former Professional Taught the Digital Native Generation
Seibu advanced to the final tournament for the first time in four years, and Tomoki Hoshino led the team for five consecutive tournaments, which was the longest participation. After the first round victory over Chunichi, the exchanges with the players who were called to the coverage area with manager Hoshino showed a good relationship.
When asked by the media, "What was the coach's advice that left a lasting impression on you?", the player asked for help, saying, "Manager Hoshino, what do you have?" Director Hoshino smiled wryly and said, "You were told what you were told. Say exactly what you were told."
In the semi-finals, pitcher Otomi Goto (6th year), who sent the ball to the mound with two outs in the fifth inning, said with a smile, "It's a situation I'm good at. There's an empty first base, so you can go all out." personally delivered. Ayumu Akagi (6th year) said, "He always thought about us, and it was easy to play."
During his active career, Director Hoshino played an active role as the left-handed middleman for Seibu. He pitched in 456 games in his 15-year active career. In 2014, he became the coach of the Lions Academy, a baseball school for elementary and junior high school students. He has been teaching children for nine years.
The big difference from when I was in elementary school is that today's elementary school students belong to the "digital native generation," who are familiar with the Internet from birth. There is always an abundance of information around him, and when he sees videos of professional baseball players playing, he says, "Many children say, 'I want to try it.'"
"If you have a problem, go over there (smartphone). You have to tell them, 'If you do this, it will turn out like this, then why don't you try something different?' The era of ``Why did it happen?'' is over. He listens to the players' thoughts, sometimes acts as a "guideline", and plays the role of guiding the players while confirming together.
Director Hoshino's teaching policy is to "make use of the characteristics". “Overall practice is necessary, but first of all, as an individual, I have always consulted with the coaches about ``Let's develop this kind of thing''. There is, but I don't like it, and I want to approach it," he said.
Most of the coaches participating in this tournament also serve as coaches at the baseball schools of each team, and are usually involved in the development of elementary school students. Manager Hoshino, manager Hirofumi Watarai of Yakult, and manager Hiroyuki Kobayashi of Lotte often meet at practice matches in the same Kanto region, and they sometimes exchange opinions such as "How about teaching like this?" . Director Nishimura of the Giants and Director Uemoto of Hanshin Tigers are seniors and juniors at Koryo High School in Hiroshima. Chunichi's director Shigetoshi Yamakita and Lotte's director Kobayashi have a close relationship, such as colleagues from the Lotte era.
"I think it would be great if everyone could talk about it and improve the level of elementary school students," said Director Hoshino. "Former professional baseball players" will continue to do their best to raise the level of the entire baseball world.
A professional baseball team will be born in Funabashi, Chiba Former Lotte player Keisuke Hayasaka appointed as manager
An independent professional baseball league based in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, will be born next year. Keisuke Hayasaka (38), who used to play for the professional baseball team Chiba Lotte and became the representative and manager of the new team, visited Funabashi City Hall on the 15th and reported to Mayor Toru Matsudo.
The new team will join the "Sea of Japan Ocean League" made up of three teams such as Hokuriku. The team name and joining players of the new team will be announced in January next year, aiming to participate in the season that starts in April. The home ground and team name are undecided. We are looking for team names on the internet exchange site (SNS) until the 25th.
Manager Hayasaka has a history of playing for Chiba Lotte from 2003 to 2015. Using his dexterity to protect the infield and outfield, he played an active role as a fast-footed, skillful hitter. He said that he aims to create a team that is closely related to the region and is loved, and said with enthusiasm, "I want to aim for the top and liven up Chiba.
The ENEOS baseball club records the trajectory of the city competition victory in a commemorative magazine, looking back on the hot battle
The heat of winning the city competition again. A commemorative magazine "Power and Hope 2022" (not for sale), which records the trajectory of ENEOS' victory at the 93rd Intercity Baseball Tournament held in July (sponsored by Mainichi Shimbun and Japan Baseball Federation), has recently been published.
This is the first time that the ENEOS baseball club, which has won the championship for the first time in nine years and has won the championship for the 12th time, will issue a commemorative magazine. The A4-size 64-page report was produced in cooperation with the Mainichi Shimbun Osaka Business Headquarters.
In the magazine, we look back on the hot battles of the 5 games that were held at the Tokyo Dome. Taking full advantage of the photos taken by the Mainichi Shimbun Photo and Video Reporting Center, we will make full use of more than a dozen photos for each game. It contains a wealth of data such as the inning score of each game, the results of all batters' appearances, and battery performance.
Interviews with Hideaki Okubo, the director who led to the revival of the prestigious family, and Ryo Kawaguchi, the captain, are also posted. Manager Okubo looked back after the first batter in the first round walked on base, and the second captain Kawaguchi's double "led the tournament in a good direction. I don't know what would have happened if I had sent it with a bunt."
Captain Kawaguchi revealed that at the time of his appointment in 2020, which was in a slump, such as missing the city competition for four years in a row, "The atmosphere of the team was bad, and I hated going out on the ground every day." He said, "Don't play baseball with such a face. You can work on your favorite baseball in such an environment."
In addition, there is also a corner that looks back on the history of winning 12 times, the most in history. The history of each competition from the first victory won by the predecessor "Nisseki Caltex" in 1956 to the consecutive victory in 2013 is also introduced along with articles and photos from the Mainichi Shimbun at the time.
Katayama pitcher and others from Honda Kumamoto, the most 7 Kyushu amateur baseball best nine
The Kyushu District Federation of the Japan Baseball Federation has selected the Kyushu Best Nine for this season. A maximum of seven people were selected from Honda Kumamoto, pitcher Yuki Katayama (29), first baseman Hiroki Furuji (24), former second baseman Ishii (29), shortstop Shota Inagaki (29), and outfielder Junya Nakajima (25). won the award two years in a row.
The Rookie of the Year Award, which aims to be within two years of college graduation and three years of high school graduation, was awarded to three people, including Seibu Gas player Yuto Hirano (23). It was also decided to give a special prize to JR Kyushu's Kenji Nonaka (52), who has contributed to the team for a total of 29 years and will retire at the end of this season
Seibu Gas gives junior high school students a "gachinko" baseball class
On the 10th, Seibu Gas, an adult baseball team based in Fukuoka City, held a baseball class for junior high school students at the Teruha Sekisui House Arena (Fukuoka City General Gymnasium) in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. About 70 students from four schools in the same ward participated and learned the basics of batting and defense.
The city general gymnasium holds a sports class once a year for the promotion and spread of sports activities, and this time a baseball class was held together with Seibu Gas. The players filmed a video of the pitcher's pitching practice and explained the points to check for form, and instructed the timing of throwing out the glove when catching the ball with a knock.
Hotaru Furukawa, a 14-year-old pitcher and catcher at Wajiro Junior High School, said, "I wanted my body to be more flexible, so I learned a lot by learning how to stretch my pelvis." Hayato Ide, 28, captain of Seibu Gas, said, "While presenting options that expand the range of play, I was conscious of conveying the feeling that baseball is fun."
At the Seibu Gas baseball class, it was impressive to see the players carefully instructing the junior high school students with gestures. As manager of Komadai Tomakomai High School (Hokkaido), he won the Koshien Championship in the summer of 2004, and again in the summer of 2005 with pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (now Rakuten) and others. Yoshifumi Koda, 51, who has led Saibu Gas since November 2017, said, "I told the players (to the players) that I wanted them to be kind to each other and coach them."
This is because Koda, who was born in Saga City and advanced to Saga Commercial High School and Dai Komazawa, has a strong feeling that he was approached at a baseball class he experienced as a boy. At its core, there is also a strong sense of crisis about the slump in popularity of baseball.
While praising junior high school students who are struggling with swings by saying, "I hit a good ball," I was working on teaching them to have a sense of familiarity about the position of holding the bat and the swing trajectory.
Seibu Gas, which established a rubber baseball tournament for elementary school students in 2019, has been unable to hold baseball classes since the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Still, coach Koda says, "Rather than doing things the same way, it would be nice to have a form of a baseball clinic with one or two ingenuity."
For example, during a practice match, the participants of a baseball class are asked to sit on the bench and experience the play of an adult baseball player up close, and after that they are knocked together.
Director Koda said, "I want the participants of the baseball class to have new experiences." An adult baseball team that competes on the highest stage in the amateur baseball world is seriously working to expand the base of baseball.
Koshien Summer Top 4, Seiko Gakuin holds baseball classes for elementary school students Souvenirs are longing for baseball players
Seiko Gakuin (Date City, Fukushima Prefecture), which participated in the 104th National High School Baseball Championship this summer and made it to the top 4 for the first time, held a baseball class for upper grade elementary school students on the 11th. First opened at a baseball stadium. Planned and managed mainly by third-year students who retired in October, a total of about 170 people from 22 teams from Miyagi and Miyagi Prefecture participated. Elementary school students mastered national-level techniques up close.
It was opened as part of giving back to the region and stopping the decline of the baseball population. The club members fully conveyed the joy of baseball to the children.
The participants were divided into 9 groups and worked up a sweat as they received about 4 hours of technical instruction on catch ball and running/defending. The former captain, Sou Akahori (3rd year), said, "Let's teach you how to play cool." He seemed impressed by the children's ability to perform even the most difficult movements without difficulty.
Junpei Yasuda (same), who hit a home run at Koshien, taught how to use the lower body when standing at bat. Daihase Takagi, 12, a member of the Joban Rubber-ball Baseball Junior Club in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, said, "I learned how to hit the ball hard. I was nervous in front of the players I was watching on TV, but please teach me kindly. It was fun," he said with satisfaction.
Teru Umekawa (3rd year), who was the chairman of the school's executive committee and was a scorer at Koshien, said, "I thought about the length of practice time and the timing of breaks so that the children wouldn't get bored. I think it was a great success because I was able to see it,” he said.
After the baseball class, there was a question-and-answer session from the participants to the players, and Ryunosuke Yamaasa (3rd year), a catcher who was nominated 4th by Chunichi at the professional baseball / new player selection (draft) meeting in October. On the other hand, there is also a scene where he asks a straightforward question, "What do you use your annual salary for?" Mr. Yamaasa said, "I will use it carefully, but in the future I want to become a player who can renew the ground of Seiko Gakuin", looking ahead and "returning the ball"
As a souvenir, the members gave each team "Koshien soil" as a souvenir, and they deepened their friendship by taking commemorative photos.
Strong new team! For the first time in history, consecutive wins at Jingu Is the future bright for Osaka Toin?
"Yokozuna" of the high school baseball world has rewritten the history of baseball again. At the 53rd Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament held in November, Osaka Toin (Kinki/Osaka) won the tournament for the first time in history. Every year, we will look back on how the new team of Osaka Toin, which is attracting hot attention from baseball players and high school baseball fans all over the country, fought.
Two of the members from the previous team, which won the Senbatsu and won consecutive autumn and spring titles, were Yugo Maeda (2nd year), a left-handed pitcher with the fastest 148 km/h, and Yumi Muramoto (same). people only. Compared to its predecessor, it is hard to say that it is solid.
In fact, in Jingu, he won 2 out of 4 games from a come-from-behind. The cause of suffering was the poor condition of Maeda, the main pillar of the team. He pitched in 3 games, 21 innings and 13 hits by pitches. In the semi-finals, where he faced the summer Koshien champion Sendai Ikuei (Tohoku/Miyagi), he recorded his worst 10 hits. Still, he pitched a career-high 161 pitches and allowed four runs.
It was in this match that Maeda's genius was revealed. At the beginning of the match, his body pushed forward and the ball floated, but he fixed it in the end. In the eighth inning, when the number of balls exceeded 130, he regained sharpness with a straight ball of more than 140 km, and took consecutive strikeouts from one death.
In the final against Guangling (Hiroshima, China), who was not the starting pitcher, he himself appealed to the bullpen during the match. Immediately after winning one point, he rescued from six times and suppressed it to zero.
The pressure of Osaka Toin's ace is unusual, but he also serves as the captain. Coach Nishitani Koichi said, ``I want him to carry the team on his back and lead the team,'' and his spirit was true to what he said.
Except for the Sendai Ikuei match, it is a succession policy. Kosei Minami (2nd year), who boasts the fastest 145 km, Nanyojin (1st year), Hiroki Matsui (2nd year) and other pitchers, including Maeda, were connected by 5 pitchers. Although he didn't pitch, five members on the bench for this tournament, including two-sword right-hander Ryoyo Sakai (1st year), weighed over 140 kg. It's not dependent on pitcher Maeda.
The batting lineup is a little small, but for that reason, they are working hard in a fierce battle for fixed positions. Third base is the best. Ramal Gevin Ratanayake (1st year) and Mao Kishimoto (2nd year), whose parents are from Sri Lanka, will compete.
Ramal is known for his powerful blows. In the quarterfinals of the Kinki tournament, against Hikone General (Shiga), he started with "4th and 3rd base" and got 3 hits. Kishimoto also tried not to lose and hit a three-base hit in time to win in the first match of the Jingu tournament. After the game, he strongly declared to Nishitani, "I will continue to play (in the future)." Despite being a first-year student, Yoshiharu Tokumaru, who is the third and right winger, was not doing well in the Kinki tournament, but at Jingu he recovered with a batting average of 50%. He was connected to the batting lineup and had the tenacity to win close games.
After the final, Coach Nishitani emphasized, "We were inexperienced, but it's great that we managed to win." It was a fruitful fall for the further achievement of consecutive victories in the "Autumn Spring Summer" that seniors could not achieve.
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