Preparations for the dispatch of international competitions...National baseball team coach by age has been selected.
May 20, 2025
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The association recently recruited applicants through open recruitment of national team coaches for each age. Documents and interviews were conducted with leaders who participated in the contest reflecting the performance of domestic and foreign competitions.
After comprehensively evaluating various items such as leadership, game management ability, and communication ability with players through two evaluations by the performance improvement committee on the 12th and 19th, the final coach to lead the national team of each age was confirmed.
Following the appointment of the coach, the association begins to operate the national team in earnest and prepare for the dispatch of international competitions.
Son Dong-il, manager of Wonkwang University, was selected as the senior national team coach to be dispatched to the 31st Asian Baseball Championship (Sept. 22-28, Fujian Province, China). Coach Son won a silver medal at the 1990 Asian Games when he was a player, and later continued his career with the Lotte Giants and SK Wyverns. Since 2006, he has been a leader at Wonkwang University, his alma mater, and has devoted himself to player development and team management for a long time.
Seok Soo-chul, head coach of Gunsan Sangil High School, was selected as the head coach to lead the youth national team. He will lead the team to the 32nd World Youth Baseball Championship, which will be held in Okinawa, Japan from September 5 to 14. Seok has been the manager of Gunsan Commercial High School since 2011, led Bong Hwang-dae to win the National High School Baseball Competition and the National Sports Competition two years after his inauguration, led Gunsan Sangil High School to the top at the Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Competition for the first time in 37 years in 2023, and also served as a coach for the youth national team in 2017, 2019 and 2023.
Cha Jung-hwan, head coach of Daegu Gyeongsang Middle School, will be the head coach of the under-15 national team. Coach Cha Jung-hwan will lead the national team to participate in the 12th Asian Youth Baseball Tournament in Tainan, Taiwan, from August 17 to 23. Cha, who has been a manager of Gyeongsang Middle School since 2015, is trusted by players for his thorough injury management and systematic training system.
The under-12 national team is led by coach Kang Gye-yeon of Dogok Elementary School in Seoul. Kang is scheduled to compete at the 8th World Youth Championships in Tainan, Taiwan, from July 25 to Aug. 3. Kang, who has been a manager of Dogok Elementary School since 1999 and has been dedicated to fostering youth players for 26 years, has contributed to the development of youth baseball with abundant experience and dedicated leadership.
The association completed the selection of national coaches for each age group, followed by the formation of coaching staff and player selection for each competition. It plans to make every effort to provide systematic support and preparation so that the national team of each age can operate stably.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
