[Judo]Coach Maki Tsukada talks show at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi How do you feel about being appointed as coach? What is the aim of forming a cabinet? ― Sponichi Sponichi Annex Sports

On the 27th, Maki Tsukada, the coach of the Japan Women’s Judo National Team, and Katsuyuki Masuji, the former coach and vice-chair of the training committee, participated in a legend talk at the event “Project Michi” being held at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. He delved into a variety of topics, including the formation of coaches and the difficulties of coaching female athletes.

Coach Tsukada, who was just appointed this month, revealed that his state of mind has changed, saying, “I was half happy when I was asked to take over, but now that coaching has begun in earnest, I’m a little nervous.” . He has been involved in coaching at Tokai University as a coach for seven years, and says, “If something comes up, I try to set up a place to discuss it.We talk face-to-face.If we can honestly talk to each other, we can build trust.” , expressed his intention to maintain close communication with the players even as the national team coach.

The coaching staff has already been announced, with five people supporting the new manager: Noriyuki Hayakawa, Rikiya Muto, Nae Utaka, Nozomi Nemoto, and Kengo Takaichi. As for the selection policy, they said, “We wanted to mainly hire people with overseas coaching experience,” and decided to select Mr. Hayakawa, who has a track record of teaching in Colombia, and Mr. Takaichi, who has a track record of teaching in Taiwan. It is said that

Traditionally, coaches are assigned to each class category, but they are also considering a plan that would not use the same system and have five coaches provide guidance across all ranks. If it becomes a reality, it would be groundbreaking, and he said, “We are still in the process of planning various things.We are also receiving requests from lightweight athletes who want us to coach heavyweight athletes.”

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