To convey the enjoyment of baseball. "Matsuzaka generation No. 1 Slugger" Dreams drawn by Katsuaki Koki
Matsuzaka generation players who once became a major force in the professional baseball world. Matsuzaka Daisuke pitcher, who is the symbol, joins the test at Chunichi Dragons and is about to make the last one flower. On the other hand, the majority of players who were born in the same 1980 year have already withdrawn from the front lines and are walking their way. Katsuaki Furuki who released 52 homers in high school and joined in Yokohama Bay Stars (currently, Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars) in the draft ranked first place is also one of them. At the time, a man called "Matsuzaka generation No. 1 slugger" now launches "Baseball Surfer (baseball surfer)" as an individual business and conveys the pleasure of baseball to people of a wide range of generations. Looking into the baseball classroom which is one of the projects, there was a figure of Mr. Furuki who gently and carefully instructed children.
Sea breeze is comfortable, a sports club based in Chigasaki, a harshly gentle voice reverberated.
Elementary school children in the lower grade eat up to the balls thrown by Mr. Koki, while becoming hemtoheart at the end.
When asking, "Are you tired? Are you sure to stop?", Shake your head and head and show a side of a boyish loser.
When I finished hitting the last one ball, Mr. Koki surely praised the children's efforts "yoshi, nice!"
Looking back on my life again, in 1999 I joined Yokohama Baystars with 1st draft. In the fourth year of the professional team, he won the position of the first opening stamen and revealed his head, including releasing his best 22 home runs.
However, as it was impossible to grasp the regular, in 2007 the trade moved to Orix buffaloes by trade.
2009年オフに戦力外通告を言い渡され、12球団合同トライアウトを受けるもどの球団からも声はかからず、ユニフォームを脱ぐ決断をした。
"When I retired, I was relieved that" You do not have to do baseball anymore. "I have been relieved because I have been feeling a lot of my life as a professional baseball player."
Later, as the second life I chose a mixed fighter.
2010年の大晦日には「Dynamite!!」に参戦。ボビー・オロゴンの弟アンディとの凄まじい試合に衝撃を受けた人は多いのではないだろうか。
Acting as a fighter from there, two years passed, a certain thought crossed my mind.
It was a straightforward feeling. It may be because I have been away from baseball for a long time in my life for the first time. It was the moment I realized once again the feeling of baseball.
Then I started shaking the bat aiming for returning to active service again.
2011年から2年連続でトライアウトに挑戦。獲得する球団は現れず、日本球界復帰は叶わなかったが、2013年には米独立リーグのハワイ・スターズに入団し、1シーズンのみながら再び選手としてプレーした。
Later, in 2014 he entered the Graduate School of Business Innovation and acquired the Master of Business Science (MPD) which is a testimony of learning and completing the project concept.
After studying the athlete 's second career, I chose the way to launch a business with my own hands.
"After graduating from the graduate school in 2016, I thought about" what I want to do "and" what is useful for society "over a year.When I looked at Japanese baseball again , The annual competition population has decreased, I noticed that there is no place to baseball in the near future, so I made up my mind to do activities to spread baseball and enjoy the competition. "
Then launched "Baseball Surfer" and developed a baseball classroom as the main project. Hayashi sports club based in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, holds every Monday - Wednesday, evening to night.
Toss batting is spending most of the practice.
While Mr. Koki sends advice to the batting form of the kids, it balls gently lightly from the bottom one ball one globally.
"You do not have to put out the bat from inside, the feeling goes in the opposite direction!"
When the children were struggling with batting, Mr. Koki carefully noticed the actions of the process until the bat was thrown away.
Teaching continuing pitting and defensive practice in the final stage.
In pitching, "I will start firmly and stand out with strength, I will pull straight out of it and throw it, please be conscious of this," advice.
When I finished the baseball classroom, I sent the last words leading to future baseball to the children who participated.
"In batting, be conscious of what you see first, carefully looking at the ball thrown by the opponent pitcher, and then strike from there, even if you do not have to delay the startup so that it will not be delayed, it will be enough. I can hit it with a victory if I can, so please do your best.
In retrospect, in the baseball classes taught by Mr. Koki, children were constantly working on baseball with a smile, always having fun while practicing kitsui.
Sometimes laugh, sometimes chase the white ball seriously. One common thing among them was the attitude to enjoy baseball in any situation.
Through this baseball classroom, Mr. Furuki indicated the direction of future activities in this way.
"I would like children to feel that I'm so happy when I play baseball." Through the business by athletes, including the baseball classroom and the holding of events, the true baseball Tell fun.I would like to build such a business model. This is my dream. As I can realize, I myself want to grow. "
Also, as an event that anyone from adults to children can participate, we are doing "Asakatsu" which will play baseball once a month between March and November and 6 o'clock Saturday morning.
When asking the reason why I started, "Because I want to get up early and play baseball, I hope to use meaningful time for the rest, and my father who comes back late at night will have few opportunities to contact with my child. I hope this morning cheer is used to make fun memories such feelings. "
That is a word unique to heart-friendly Mr. Kokiwas.
In addition, we sell T - shirts and parka with the logo mark "Baseball Surfer" motif as an apparel business.
Whereas conventional baseball clothes are mostly pursuing functionality only, they are born from the desire to be more fashionable and coolly wearable.
Because of the simple design, items that can be patronized also as regular casual wear.
"I would like many people to wear T-shirts and spread" Baseball Surfer "throughout Japan, so I would like many people to know the pleasure of baseball."
He received notice of extraordinary power from the professional baseball world, combined martial artist, American independence league, graduate entrance, and entrepreneurship. It is now that we have gained a tremendous experience, after a long and wonderful life.
"To convey the pleasures of baseball and let them say I like lifelong baseball."
In order to realize that dream, the challenge of Katsuaki Koki will continue.
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