Life Hack ​Baseball with Tomoya Satozaki and Ryota⁤ Igarashi

Two legendary players⁢ representing Japan translate what they⁣ have learned from baseball into life hacks, generously revealing their “wisdom⁣ for survival.” In the 21st⁢ installment of the series, we will ⁤explore their thoughts on “changing⁣ coaching methods.”

Looking Back on Hierarchical Relationships⁤ in ‍the ⁢Showa Era

From now on, I would like to ask you about “human relationships.” I would like to ask about human relationships in general, including friendships, of course, but also relationships between ​coaches and players, ⁣between masters and students, between seniors and juniors, and parent-child relationships.

Tomoya⁤ Satozaki: Even‌ if I go to a local place for work, I’m ⁣the type of person who wants to get back as soon as possible, so if I ⁣can catch a⁣ plane ‍or ‍bullet train, I try‍ to get back on the same day.⁣ Everyone ⁣seems to think, “Since I’m on a business trip to the local place, I’m going to eat delicious ‌food, drink, and have fun,” but I’m the opposite.

Ryota Igarashi: If you’re going⁢ to ‍Osaka, don’t you want to go for a drink in Shinsaibashi, Umeda, ‌Kita, or ⁤Minami? I’d definitely go ‍and try the‌ local delicacies.

Tomoya Satozaki: Of course, I’ll go out drinking ⁤if someone‍ invites me, but I don’t go ‌out on my own because I ⁤don’t mind spending time alone.

Ryota Igarashi: We​ come from‌ baseball teams during⁤ the Showa and early Heisei eras, ‍so we have inevitably experienced strong⁢ hierarchical relationships, and even today in the baseball ‍world⁣ there is a‍ clear relationship between seniors ‍and juniors. ‍Are you okay with that?

Tomoya Satozaki: That’s already the basis for us. It’s‍ so natural that I‍ don’t find it strange or questionable. I think that there⁢ were many problems with the way the human relationships in the sports⁣ club were, looking at‍ it from today’s perspective, but that’s ​just how things ‍were back​ then.

There Was‍ a Time When⁣ Stones Turned into Diamonds

Ryota Igarashi: I often coach ⁢baseball teams around‍ the country in ​my work at baseball ⁤schools, and the ​atmosphere is clearly different from when we ‌were kids. Parents point out ⁢to coaches, “This is wrong, that is wrong.” ‌Things have gradually changed to what they are now, and I think today’s children have a comfortable environment.

Tomoya Satozaki: But sometimes you get teams led by old-fashioned ‌coaches.

Ryota ​Igarashi: Yes, ‍there is. When I talk to the parents of such teams, it seems ⁤that some of them want their children to be treated strictly with military-style ​instruction like in the Showa era.

Tomoya ⁤Satozaki: Times​ have changed and the current style may have ‌taken root, but I’m‌ sure there will be a​ backlash ‍of ⁣”the old days ‍were better” and ‍”strict guidance like‌ in the​ old days is​ still necessary to a certain extent.”⁢ Just like the‌ “relaxed education” of the​ past, people⁢ came ‌to the conclusion that it was no good after all.

Satozaki and Igarashi Talk About Their‍ Respective Teachers

Ryota​ Igarashi: Speaking of myself, I can also call my mentor, Coach Tomihiro ⁣Furuhashi from my time at Keiai Gakuen High School. He was a young coach‌ who had just taken up the position, ‍and was strict with his passionate instruction, but⁢ even though I didn’t join⁤ the team as a pitcher, he made⁤ me a pitcher and didn’t push me to​ pitch too hard so as not⁢ to hurt my shoulders or elbows.

Tomoya Satozaki: There is no ‌doubt that a good encounter can change ⁢your life greatly. However, I think⁤ it is⁢ completely​ nonsense to say that‍ someone is a senior or a junior just because they ‍were in the same‌ organization at ⁤the ⁤same‍ time.

Ryota Igarashi: In sports clubs, hierarchical relationships are firmly established based⁣ on whether you were born a​ year earlier or later. But as Sato-san says, it is certainly strange to respect or ‍be respected for that reason⁢ alone.

When we asked about⁢ “human relationships,” the ​first topic was about each of our teachers.‍ Next ⁢time, I would like to ​ask again, “Do we really need friends​ in the first place?”

Tomoya Satozaki and Ryota⁤ Igarashi: Got it. ‌See you next time!

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