"I'll go with the existing coaches." Beginner coach declaration, minimizing outside recruitment

Dec 12, 2024

'I'll go with the existing coaches.' Beginner coach declaration, minimizing outside recruitment
Lee Ho-joon, the new NC Dinos coach, is interviewing at Changwon NC Park in Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the afternoon of the 24th. Yonhap News



The coach changed, but the coaching staff did not shake much. Coach Lee Ho-joon's first coaching staff formation is over.

The NC Dinos recently completed the formation of the coaching staff in the 2025 season by recruiting Choi Jung-min, former coach of the Sangmu Phoenix Baseball Team, as a defensive coach for Team D (third division). Coach Choi Jung-min graduated from Dong-A University and was nominated by the SK Wyverns in 2012 to begin his professional career. After retiring from KIA in 2022, he has been the defensive coach of the Sangmu Phoenix Baseball Team since 2023.

NC completed the formation of the coaching staff in the 2025 season with 11 members from N team, 7 from C team, and 4 from D team, led by head coach Lee Ho-joon. There was little external recruitment, led by Lee Ho-joon (first team) and Gong Pil-sung (second team) of the N team. Coach Lee Ho-joon recruited Seo Jae-eung, a former commentator who is close to him, as the head coach shortly after taking office, and Park Yong-geun, a coach, newly joined him as the C team's operational running coach. Even if the positions of the 1st and 2nd armies were moved, the overall composition itself is not much different.




'I'll go with the existing coaches.' Beginner coach declaration, minimizing outside recruitment
Coach Lee Ho-joon said shortly after taking office that he will not make significant changes to the composition of the coaching staff. Coach Lee requested that only coach Jin Jong-gil (who used to be a second-tier defensive coach) be used as a first-tier operational coach. Most of the coaches have played with me except for one or two players now, and they kept in touch when coaching. In addition, coaches have been steadily trained by coach Gong Pil-sung. Coaches with good reviews have been switched as the first team. He said, "I can come up right away without difficulty."

'I'll go with the existing coaches.' Beginner coach declaration, minimizing outside recruitment
Coach Lee Ho-joon, who took the helm of the NC Dinos, is taking a commemorative photo at the inauguration ceremony held at the Olympic Memorial Hall of Masan Stadium in Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the afternoon of the 31st. Yonhap News
Under head coach Lee Ho-joon and Seo Jae-eung, coach Cho Young-hoon will be the main batting coach of the first team, coach Kim Jong-min will be the battery, and coach Lee Yong-hoon will be the main pitching coach. In addition, defensive coach Ji Seok-hoon, bullpen coach Son Jung-wook, first-base outfield coach Kim Jong-ho, hitting coach Jeon Min-soo, and mental coordinator Choi Gun-yong formed the first-team coaching staff.

Team C will be coached by head coach Gong Pil-sung, head coach Kim Soo-kyung/pitcher coach Yoon Byung-ho, battery coach Yoon Soo-gang, operation running coach Park Yong-geun, first base outfield coach Jeon Sang-ryul, defense coach Son Yong-seok, and team D will be coached by Jeon Hyung-do, pitching coach Kim Gun-tae, hitting/battery coach Kwon Jung-woong and defense coach Choi Jeong-min.




Meanwhile, NC will start the 2025 season with a New Year's party on January 3rd next year.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.