The ‘Seodaemun-gu Women’s Basketball Team’ starts full-fledged activities.
Previously, Seodaemun-gu announced the news of the establishment of the women’s basketball team by appointing Korean women’s basketball legend Park Chan-sook as coach in January.
Seodaemun-gu Women’s Business Basketball Team (hereinafter referred to as Seodaemun-gu Basketball Team) is the 5th women’s business team in Korea following Gimcheon City Hall, Sacheon City Hall, Daegu City Sports Association, and Seoul Basketball Association.
On the 29th, the Seodaemun-gu basketball team recently recruited coach Sohn Kyung-won, a gold medalist in the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, while the team is officially on the move through the inauguration ceremony. A total of eight players joined the Seodaemun-gu women’s basketball team after an open recruitment test. Among them, professional players such as Jeong Yu-jin (former Shinhan Bank), Hong So-ri (former BNK), Kim Hae-ji, and Kang Joo-eun (Lee Sang-before Woori Bank) are included.
In a phone call with this magazine, coach Park Chan-suk said, “I formed a team of players who graduated from professional players and high school and university and did not go pro. So far, 8 people have joined, and about 4 additional people have been added to fill the 12-man entry. “Among them, 186 cm tall center Kim Hae-ji also joined. Anyway, due to the nature of basketball, the center has to hold the overall center. Considering that, we recruited Kim Ha-ji, and we are looking forward to it in terms of height. There is,” he explained the background of the team composition. 메이저사이트
The debut stage of the Seodaemun-gu basketball team is expected to be the National Unemployed Basketball Federation in May. Head coach Park Chan-sook, who has been conducting team training since the 6th, said, “It’s been almost 10 days since I started training, but there are still awkward and unfamiliar parts. Moreover, many players who have stopped exercising for 2-3 years and then restarted it are not good at matching. It will take time. First of all, we have to build up the stamina to play in the game. We will have our first official debut game in May, and currently we are at the 30% level.”
The team color pursued by new manager Park Chan-sook is clear. He is determined to use his speed to play hot offensive basketball. Coach Park said, “I want to play aggressive basketball. I think there is a limit to defensive basketball. Also, it can halve the fun of the game. I want to show hot and aggressive basketball so that fans can feel pleasure.” .
Coach Park, who took the lead of a unified team, a long-time dream, at a late age, wants to achieve her ultimate goal is to expand the base of women’s basketball and inspire hope and courage to young people.
Finally, coach Park said, “The purpose and background of the establishment of the Seodaemun-gu women’s basketball team in the first place are related to the expansion of the women’s basketball base. “In addition, I want to lead the team and do a lot of activities that can give hope and courage to young players who dream of becoming basketball players.