Sporting News: Fundamental Differences
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Sporting News: Fundamental Differences
The May 17th issuse of Sporting News has an article written by Joe Hoppel (full text at FoxNews.com) on why Japanese players are strong in baseball fundementals, i.e. bunting, throwing to the cut-off man, positioning onself to make a throw after a catch, etc. It attributes their success to the emphasis on practice and repetition of these skills. Ichiro offers some pithy insights, i.e. "The fact that we are (so good fundementally) is nothing to be proud of. It's what's expected of you at this level."
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Re: Sporting News: Fundamental Differences
[ Author: matteo | Posted: May 23, 2004 9:10 PM
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The focus on repetition is present in most facets of their sport. When I was a student, the baseball team would practice the same drills every morning, night, and then on the weekends when there were no games. This happened in all sports, rugby, tennis, kendo, etc. I think you will find that the Japanese will be strong in the basic fundamentals of all sports.
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