Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader

Jul 10, 2025

Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader



Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader
Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader
"A player who makes 100 by himself can do more than 100 by himself."

Chief Kim Taek-soo, who leads the autonomous Jincheon national team player village culture, celebrated his 100th day in office on the 9th.

Chief Kim, who took office on April 1st as the 27th national team's president', was a former gold medalist in the men's team event at the 1990 Beijing Olympics, the bronze medal in men's singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and the gold medalist in men's singles at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. Nevertheless, his first 100 days as the head of the athletes' village were different. Chief Kim said "100 days were really hectic. 100 days seems like 1,000 days, and I think it's only been a week since I came to the athletes' village, but I think it's already been 100 days," he said with a smile.




The athletes' village staff celebrated the 100-day journey with a surprise party. Chief Kim said "The staff threw me a 100-day party. I didn't even think about it, but I was moved. I was very touched." "He gave me a cake, a bouquet of flowers and a T-shirt, and he also gave me new sneakers as a gift, saying that all my sneakers were old after running hard for 100 days." I think it means to run more," he said with a smile.

Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader
Players who do 100 by ordering do more than 100 if they do it themselves. On the 100th day of his inauguration, the philosophy of self-training by Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon National Training Center, and faith in the player leader
For the past 100 days, Chief Kim focused the most on creating an `open' athletes' village culture amid trust, communication and respect. After taking office, the early morning training, which used to be a 'duty' in all events, was changed to voluntary in all events. "The players have become noticeably brighter, and they are training more passionately. These days, because of the heat wave, the early morning training date for each event was adjusted to three days a week, but the participation rate did not decrease by leaving it to the voluntary authority. Our players do better if they do it on their own."

Thanks to the constant money from the training ground every day, I quickly became close to athletes and leaders in each sport. Players and leaders greet Chief Kim, who is like a father and uncle, first, and say what they have to say without hesitation. "I ran into Kim Seung-won of the middle school girls' national swimming team at the restaurant. Boss, the pool is too hot."' He did it. Additional air conditioning was placed in the stretching area. There are also complaints that the weight store drinks are running too fast, so I put in an additional refrigerator."




Chief Kim is pursuing an open athletes' village and a culture of communication by running on his feet on the field. "Dream Tree, the candidate players were given the opportunity to train with senior national team players in the athletes' village, and the on-site response was good." Exchanges of foreign players such as field training have also become more active. It is an opportunity to train together at the world's best facilities and promote the Korea Sports Council and K-sports to the world, and it is sports diplomacy in itself. Athletes' village experience programs with local sports associations and schools at all levels are also popular. The enthusiasm for reservations is high." "I also went to Chungbuk Sports High School, which is in charge of entrusted education for athletes. I met the principal and said I would like to take good care of our players. I heard it's the first time an active chief has come. I invited him to come to the athletes' village as well." "We are giving humanities lectures at the athletes' village, performing in orchestras, and continuing to prepare special lectures that the players want." We are also planning an event called `Chicken Day' that will blow off the heat.

It emphasizes autonomy based on trust, communication and respect, but as per inauguration, there is no compromise in trainingemphasized the point that " Chief Kim said, `The reason for creating an autonomous atmosphere is also for good grades. There is no rough patch on the national team. A player who makes 100 by ordering does more than 100 if he does it on his own. Creating an atmosphere to bring out more than 100."

The first sports mega event to be held during Chief Kim's term is the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February next year. After returning from a visit to Milan and Cortina last month, Chief Kim said, `Short track athletes are training at the athletes' village and speed skating is training outside the village of Yangyang, Gangwon Province. I also communicate with Pyeongchang athletes' village from time to time"The right to participate in the winter event has not yet been confirmed, but the training department has already analyzed the past performance of the Winter Olympics, objectives for each event, and expected performance. In order to provide customized support for each event, the Sports Association is preemptively collecting necessary parts for sports organizations", he explained.




Chief Kim, who put the first button on the first 100 days of his two-year term, renewed his determination in new sneakers. "Players, leaders, and athletes are already well aware of the vision I am pursuing. It is important to continue to push and settle. Next year's Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics and the Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games will also be well prepared with athletes and leaders. I will be a member of the national team that impresses, comforts, and makes people laugh. We ask for your special attention to our players."

Reporter Jeon Young-ji, sky4us@sportschosun.com .



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.