★[Team Building] Meetings

Since baseball is a team sport, meetings are very important.

In meetings, we discuss things like
● Confirming the team's direction and improvement points
● Extracting points for reflection from games and considering improvement methods
● Exchanging opinions among players
and by understanding, confirming, and sharing these across the entire team, we align the vectors of all members so that players can engage in daily practice without hesitation.

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We set the dates and times for meetings in advance within the annual schedule.
Also, by deciding the content of the meetings in advance and repeating them throughout the year, we prepare to instill a style of baseball played with the head, ensuring that the abilities of both the players and the team improve in a balanced manner.

Confirming the team's direction and improvement points

We confirm the team's direction, such as how we play as a team (emphasis on batting? or defense?), common understandings, and set rules, as well as the improvement points aimed at achieving them, during the meeting.

When the team's direction is clear and the improvement points toward it are defined, it becomes clear where to place the emphasis and what the purpose is, making daily practice more meaningful.
It also allows us to clarify our 'current position' relative to the 'ideal image' we aim for as a team, making it visible whether we should speed up the pace of improvement or if it is fine to take it slowly.

At this time, when extracting improvement points, it is better to focus on 'enhancing good points' rather than just ending with 'improving bad points,' as this leads to a more positive approach from each player.

Extracting points for reflection from games and considering improvement methods

We bring up the team's problems and points for reflection that emerged in intra-squad games, practice games, and official games, and consider how to improve them.

In games, team problems and points for reflection that are not visible in practice often appear. Since things that are not apparent in daily practice become visible, we clarify them in this meeting without letting them slide.

Exchanging opinions among players

Meetings tend to become a format where the manager or coach talks one-sidedly to the players.
It is easy for the manager or coach to say something to the players, but when considering the growth of the team and individual players, it is important to have meetings where
　　　　　　　　　　　　　the players themselves think
　　　　　　　　　　　　the players themselves voice their opinions
as well.

In a game, the manager does not give detailed instructions for every single play. The players are the ones playing.
Since there are many times when players must make split-second decisions themselves,thinking for themselves, acting for themselves, and conveying their own opinions to the team　are things we encourage them to participate in actively during meetings so that they can do them naturally during games. It is good if we can conduct discussions that are player-to-player rather than manager-to-player.

Meetings with only players are also effective

To create an environment where player-led discussions can proceed, holding meetings with only players is effective.
Opinions that might not come out when a manager or coach is present may emerge. When players can share the reality and what they feel with each other without hiding anything, and lead to essential solutions, the organization begins to grow.

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