I can't sleep at night Why is this ordeal for a novice director...2.6 billion a.C.E from the start

Jan 08, 2025

Coach Lee Ho-joon of NC Dinos is interviewing reporters at Changwon NC Park in Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the afternoon of the 3rd. Yonhap News

The novice coach preparing for the first spring camp laughed, saying, `I can't sleep at night.'

NC Dinos head coach Lee Ho-joon will mark his first camp since taking the helm. The NC squad will start 'CAMP 2' led by head coach Lee Ho-joon at Changwon NC Park on the 25th. It is a schedule to go to the U.S. after just one light turn in Changwon. Head coach Lee and Son Ah-seop, the advance team, will depart for Tucson, Arizona, USA, the first camp site on the 27th, and the main team will board a flight departing on the 30th. Park Min-woo, Park Gun-woo, and Lee Jae-hak will build their bodies first in LA and then join Tucson in time for the arrival of the advance team players. The roster of each camp has almost been sorted out, and now he will start preparing for his first season as a coach in earnest. NC is also busy preparing for a new season after replacing the head coach.

NC Dinos coach Lee Ho-joon, coach, and team are vigorously taking a group photo at Changwon NC Park in Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 3rd. The club held a New Year's party on that day. Yonhap News

Coach Lee Ho-joon, who welcomed the new year, said that he couldn't sleep at night, saying, `Insomnia has started again.' Director Lee "It felt real when the schedule for the opening and closing games came out. The first game is the opponent's hometown team (KIA), and the home opener is the team (LG), which was in the team until last year. I wondered if this was a joke of fate." Coincidentally, NC will start its 2025 regular season opener against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on March 22, and Changwon's home opener will start with a showdown against the LG Twins at NC Park on March 28. Both teams have a deep relationship with coach Lee Ho-joon. Born in Gwangju, he started his career with the Haitai Tigers. LG is a team with good memories of being the head coach last year and winning the team's championship together.

In particular, there is a lot of pressure on the fact that he will meet last year's unified winning team from the first game as a rookie coach. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `If I win against the strongest team, I think I can start in a good mood. Many people were worried about the schedule because they made their debut with the No. 1 team. I think it went well. I wonder how strong our team is and how much we will look when we face the strongest team. Until now, I still felt like a coach, but now that the opening game schedule came out, I felt real (that I became a coach)," he said with a determined determination.

In Game 4 of the Korean Series between KIA and Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 26th, KIA won 9-2, leaving only one win to win the Korean Series. KIA's Nail and Yang Hyun-jong share the joy of victory. Daegu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.26/

'It's rather good, but in my head, I'm already busy preparing for the opening two consecutive games on how to fight against strong KIA. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `James Nail is originally the best player. I heard that Kia's new foreign pitcher (Adam Oler) is also good. I'm thinking about how to break these players and how many points I have to give to win. In fact, it's a difficult question." Nail, which led the team to win last year, renewed its contract for up to $1.8 million (about 2.6 billion won) this season. If there are no big variables, it is highly likely that Nail will take the mound as the starting pitcher for the opening game. This is why head coach Lee Ho-joon does image training in advance.

At the same time, the power concept is complicated. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `There is no guarantee that the injured will not come out like last year. No selection or finish has been decided yet. I have to go to the camp and see and decide, but I wonder how to fit it in. We are still in a position to worry about starting third. It's important how much young players make up for it."

NC ended the last season in ninth place with its head down. Will it be able to show a different side this year. A cruel fate to face last year's winning team from the first game. A novice coach will be tested from the first round.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

I can't sleep at night Why is this ordeal for a novice director...2.6 billion a.C.E from the start

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