Koko Yakyu Gekisen Ku Kanagawa Kara Choten Nerau Kantoku Tachi

[Machine Translation] This book is a compilation of the passionate thoughts of the coaches who are engaged in friendly competition with each other in Kanagawa, one of the fiercest battlegrounds in Japan. Just as the players have different personalities, the coaches also have different colors. Mizutani, manager of the Yokohama Hayato baseball team, shared some interesting thoughts with us. High school students are still mentally very swinging. Just because a group of highly capable players are gathered together does not mean they can win. A single word of encouragement during a game can often change the outcome. In the summer, there was only one winner. We caught up with the coaches as they battle for the top of Kanagawa Prefecture and the top of the Koshien Tournament.

本書は、全国屈指の激戦区・神奈川で互いに切磋琢磨しながら鎬を削る監督たちの熱い想いを一冊にまとめた書籍である。選手にさまざまな個性があるように、監督にもさまざまな色がある。横浜隼人の水谷監督が、興味深い考えを教えてくれた。「高校野球は監督、大学野球はキャプテン、社会人野球はキャッチャー、プロ野球は企業力が、勝敗のカギを握ることが多い」精神的にまだまだ振れ幅が大きい高校生。能力が高い選手が集まったからといって、勝てるわけではない。試合中の声かけひとつで、結果が変わるのもよくあることだ。夏の勝者はわずかに1校。神奈川の頂点、そして甲子園の頂点に挑む監督たちの戦いに迫った―。