Impressed by Mr. Ichiro! Mr. Ichiro (47), who retired last year and is now a special assistant and instructor with the Mariners president, gave “Ama’s first instruction” at the Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama City) baseball club on the day 4. After developing his theory on running basics, he displayed a free hit that took the nickname of a genius hit man during his active career. The students impressed me.

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The “first instruction” was released in the form of a representative interview only on the 4th of the last day in consideration of the crown disaster. It is the judgment of Mr. Ichiro, which is sensitive to social conditions. He’s always been thinking about the “teacher” and “teacher” relationship, not just baseball.

He highlighted the expectation of independence of the students. The first day ends with just a tour and observation. She also told me that she would like me to think about the volunteer training menu for this day. High school baseball, where the Spartans used to be the norm, is changing with the times. It will be a guide that is fully aware of it.

“It’s hard to educate a lot right now. I think we’re finally in an era where we have to educate ourselves.” Here’s what Ichiro said last year when he delivered a speech at the Ichiro Cup, a youth baseball tournament that ended last year.

Ichiro himself has been rigorously trained not only by the prestigious Aiko Daimeiden but also by Orix. However, more than 30 years ago and now, there have been major changes in terms of education and guidance. In a sense, this is a difficult time for both parties. I think it was three days when I was able to get Mr. Ichiro’s message across while thinking about it.[Comité Editorial, Toshio Takahara]