‘Coach, it’s so hard, please help me’

My whole body is already wet with sweat. Wearing only a leg guard, one of the catcher’s protective equipment, Junsu Han was busy catching his breath as he repeatedly practiced shuttle running from a distance of about 10m and carrying the ball with his bare hands at the same time.스포츠토토

Chief Jin Gap-yong, former legendary catcher who commanded the KBO League, and coach Kim Sang-hoon sweated on the ground with Han Jun-su in the heat. Compared to other positions, the catcher has a lot to prepare for before and after the game. Especially in the summer, strong stamina is essential for catchers because they have to wear heavy catcher equipment and take responsibility for the game until the 9th inning.

The weather in Gwangju, where three consecutive matches were held during the week, was hot throughout the three days. The highest temperature during the day rose by more than 33 degrees, and a heat wave warning was issued.

In order to raise young catchers in hot weather, two legendary catcher coaches, Jin Gap-yong and Kim Sang-hoon, put a lot of effort into Han Jun-su. According to coach Kim Sang-hoon’s command, Han Jun-su caught the ball with his bare hands, moved quickly, and moved the ball to the other side. His number of balls was 5, but after completing the first set with a round trip, Junsu Han was busy exhaling heavily.

Han Jun-soo’s foolishness that he was having a hard time didn’t work either. Coach Sang-hoon Kim, the tiger teacher, prepared the next set by immediately telling us what needs to be improved.

Han Jun-su, who completed training to develop the agility and stamina needed as a catcher, exhaled a rough breath and wiped away the flowing sweat.

The KIA acquired catcher Kim Tae-goon through a trade. Recently, Han Jun-su has continued to perform well as a backup catcher. Former catcher Kim Sang-hoon and coach Jin Gap-yong seemed to be giving advice to the tiger teachers to help Han Jun-su, a young catcher with infinite potential, grow further.

Meanwhile, KIA recorded 1 win and 1 loss in the previous two matches. Aiming for a winning series, the players trained in hot weather. On this day, if KIA catches Kiwoom and Doosan loses to KT, KIA rises to 5th place and gets one step closer to fall baseball.

Conversely, if KIA loses and Lotte wins, it may fall to 7th place.

An important match with more than one win. KIA predicted Jang Jae-young, who raised Panoni, as a starting pitcher.