The U16 national team is ready to leave the country, coach Kim Hyun-soo says, “I’m curious.”
“We prepared hard. I’m curious how the players will do it.”
On the 15th, the Korean U16 men’s national basketball team participating in the ‘2023 FIBA U16 Asian Men’s Basketball Championship’ heads to Doha, Qatar, where the tournament will be held. The team will board the plane at 1:20 a.m. on the 15th.
Coach Kim Hyun-soo (Hwabong Middle School), who leads the national team, said, “We prepared hard for 5 weeks. We trained until the morning (14th). The players are in good condition. We adjusted the players’ hands and feet as much as possible. We went to the competition and “I’m curious to see how the players will do it,” he said, talking about the past five weeks.메이저놀이터
Next, the candidacy list was also announced. The national team’s goal is to reach the semifinals.
Coach Kim Hyun-soo said, “I think that if the young players do not feel intimidated and are confident, good results will follow. I believe they will do well.” He added, “During the team meeting, I talked to the players about the goal of reaching the semifinals. The players also said they would like to reach the semifinals. He said, “I will do my best to achieve my goal.”
Meanwhile, in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, the ’53rd Autumn National Men’s and Women’s Middle and High School Basketball Federation Haenam Tournament’ is underway. Despite the absence of coach Kim Hyun-soo, Hwabong Middle School defeated Donga Middle School and Songdo Middle School and won two games in the preliminary round.
Coach Kim Hyun-soo smiled and cheered on his students, saying, “It’s good to see that they’re doing so well. I hope they do well until the end without getting hurt.”
