"How to Build a Winning Team" Teppei Higashi Price: ¥1980 #TeppeiHigashi #Teppei_Higashi #Book #JapaneseLiterature/Fiction/Stories 11 appearances at Koshien in 11 years as manager. Defying the handicap of being confined to an indoor practice facility for three months in winter, achieving the first national championship for a Hokuriku team, twice reaching the best 4, and once the best 8. The entire team has high goals and a strong determination, sometimes engaging in rigorous training that seems unreasonable. By continuing this tradition without fail, the transmission of strength is born. A serious coaching philosophy dedicated to creating a winning team. The author states the following: Since I became manager in the fall of 2011, Tsuruga Kehi has participated in Koshien every year except for 2017, either in spring or summer (or both). In the 2015 Senbatsu, thanks to the efforts of the players, we were able to achieve the first national championship for a Hokuriku team. Perhaps because we go to Koshien every year, people around us think, "It's natural for Tsuruga Kehi to go to Koshien." I am grateful that everyone thinks that way, but the pressure is also great. Every year, I spend sleepless nights during the summer tournament. Also, from December to February in winter, Tsuruga is covered in snow, so outdoor practice is almost impossible. We are confined to two small indoor practice facilities for three months and have no choice but to continue practicing relentlessly. This is a considerable handicap compared to teams that can practice outdoors all year round. But we were able to become the best in Japan in the spring Senbatsu. In this book, I would like to talk in detail about how we became a regular Koshien school and how we grew to achieve the first national championship for a Hokuriku team. Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Road to the First National Championship for a Hokuriku Team Winning the Hokushinetsu Tournament and participating in the Senbatsu soon after becoming manager The first national championship for a Hokuriku team - 2015 Senbatsu - Chapter 2: Why did I, who was a bit of a rascal, become a coach? Becoming the manager of Tsuruga Kehi - Why did I achieve results so soon after becoming a coach? - Chapter 3: Higashi-style "Developing Strengths" Coaching methods Creating core players and maturing the team Technical guidance is just giving hints Chapter 4: Practice to Win at Koshien Thoroughly strengthening physical strength in the indoor practice facility in winter Pitching practice with a focus on actual games Chapter 5: Aiming for the First Summer Koshien Championship for a Hokuriku Team The harshness of fighting in the expectation of going to Koshien - Gratitude to my wife There is a way to win at Koshien Towards the first summer national championship for a Hokuriku team"