The Lunar New Year holiday season has arrived. However, the new head coach of the KIA Tigers is still unknown.
The KIA team is conducting its first spring camp in Canberra, Australia. Thanks to everyone's efforts, the atmosphere quickly stabilized, and we are working diligently to prepare ourselves even in the unprecedented situation of the absence of a coach. Training continues until the second turn, and full-scale technical training is ahead.
There is a 50/50 chance that a new coach will be selected during the Australian camp. A process in which KIA is narrowing down the outline of a candidate group by comprehensively reviewing internal and external personnel. If we speed up, the outline of the new head coach may be revealed before the end of the Australian camp on the 20th. However, considering various procedures such as interviews, final payment to the parent company, and long holiday periods including weekends, it is true that it is difficult to say that there is a lot of time.
No matter which director comes, the preparation period is only about one month. Even if the remaining training period and exhibition game schedule are completed, the regular season opening game must be held on March 23rd. No matter how well-versed an outsider is in baseball, their internal perspective is bound to change, so it is difficult to understand the team and individual characteristics in just one month. Internal personnel promotions are also bound to have different perspectives from the positions of 'field' and 'director'.
Therefore, most of the coaching staff, including head coach Jin Gap-yong, are expected to remain at KIA regardless of whether or not they are appointed as a coach. The season is just ahead. The help of those who have coached players at KIA and are involved in the preparation and progress of this camp is absolutely necessary. Usually, a new coach joins the team with a familiar coaching staff, the so-called 'division', but in this case, there is a high possibility that the new coach will 'take the job alone'.
The KIA team has a clear framework. The only thing that needs to be decided is the first baseman position, where competition for the starting position is ongoing. The batting line, which is considered the best in the league, has no room to be touched, and the mound rotation of five starters has been established early, and the management of the bullpen team and chase team can also utilize abundant resources. However, it is the manager's responsibility to consider their detailed characteristics and how to use them, and the current KIA absolutely needs the help of coaches in this process.
Linkage with the Futures (2nd team) team cannot be left out. KIA is looking for ways to foster players in various ways, including the Hampyeong Pitcher Academy and the use of data. This season is strictly focused on 'win now', but the key is how efficiently futures training resources are utilized when fatigue and injury variables occur. It is realistically difficult for a coach who joins the season after only about a month of preparation to implement this. In addition to providing advice to the coaches, a strong cooperative relationship with the front office is required.
In the end, we need a director who can accept what KIA has created so far and what it is currently working on and melt it into his own style. This is why veteran directors with a wealth of experience are bound to be ranked higher than beginner directors with no experience. However, KIA's position is that it will stabilize the team as quickly as possible without distinguishing between beginners and veterans and at the same time bring in a head coach who can reach this season's goal.
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