Korea’s No. 1 ‘Senior’ Training Coach Kim Yong-il A person specializing in archery stopped exercising due to injury. Trainer to help injured players
“Even after winning, the off-season program is ‘tight’ “The team’s performance will be my report card next season as well”
Coach Kim (right) and pitcher Jeong Sam-heum (center), who played a leading role in the victory at the 1990 Korean Series, when LG won its first championship since its founding.
“The person I am most thankful for in the process of winning this championship is Coach Kim Yong-il (57).”
Cha Myeong-seok, LG’s professional baseball general manager, said this after the team won the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years. said. Coach Kim joined LG's predecessor, MBC, as a trainer in 1989 and participated in the championships in 1990, 1994, and 2023. Coach Kim is the only person who has participated in all three of LG's championships.
Coach Kim, who met on the 1st at LG's home stadium, Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, said, "To me, Manager Cha is the person I am most grateful to." There were many difficulties before winning again after a year. He got fired for confronting his superiors... . When I went to the United States (2019), I was actually thinking of leaving LG, but (thanks to Director Cha) I came back and even won,” he said with great emotion.
Coach Kim, who moved the team to Hyundai in 2000, went to Samsung and returned to LG in 2009. Then, he left the team again in 2019 when he became a personal trainer for Ryu Hyun-jin (36), who played for the LA Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States. In 2020, Manager Cha asked Coach Kim to ‘come back to the team’ and gave him the title of Korea’s first ‘senior’ training coach. Coach Kim said, “The club gave us full authority, saying, ‘We will trust you, so do it yourself.’ “He created an environment where you can’t make excuses if you’re not good at the training part,” he said.
Coach Kim entered Gyeongbuk Physical Education High School and Andong University as a special archery student, but gave up sports in his first year of college. This is because his back, which he injured in his senior year of high school, never listened to him. After that, he wanted to help injured players and entered the path of a trainer.
Coach Kim said, “At first, I didn’t know much about injuries to baseball players. “I didn’t understand why he was fine in his daily life, but only got sick when playing baseball,” he said. After his first season in professional baseball, Coach Kim spent 5 million won of his own money to go to Japan for training. Since his first salary was 400,000 won, he spent all the money he earned in a year on training. 카지노사이트랭크
As Coach Kim demonstrated his expertise, the club also changed its perspective on the training part. The LG training department, which had 2 people at the time, has now grown to 12 people. On the contrary, Coach Kim's hair has noticeably decreased. Coach Kim laughed and said, “I gave my hair to LG.” He continued, “Even during the preparation for this year’s Korean Series, I had no hair left due to concerns about players getting injured. Park Dong-won, Shin Min-jae, Kelly, and Ham Deok-ju all had to focus on recovery. Kim Jin-seong also had a very bad elbow,” he said. “In the past, people would have said, ‘Shouldn’t the player be able to run by now?’ But now he leaves everything to the training part. “I was worried about what would happen if the players didn’t play well during the Korean Series, but fortunately, everyone played well,” he said.
Kim Yong-il, LG's chief training coach, stood in front of the camera in the training room at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 1st. December is the off-season for professional baseball, but players who want to strengthen their bodies visit the training room.
Even after winning the championship, Coach Kim only rested one day and goes to Jamsil Stadium every day. The schedule is tight to analyze various data and create off-season programs for players. Coach Kim said, “Players do not need to come to Jamsil until spring camp. However, the reason they come to us is because they believe that we will give them the best body. “It’s our job to repay that trust,” he said. “If you say, ‘Please recognize that I worked hard,’ you are an amateur. “As a ‘professional’ who helps the players, I will be evaluated as a team that produces good results next season as well.” At the same time, “His wife practically raised her two sons alone because he was at the baseball field all year long. “Thank you to his wife and her two sons.” 고스톱