Rebound Coach Yang-Hyeon Kang, Basketball Team

[Asian Games] ‘Rebound’ Coach Yang-Hyeon Kang: “What if There is No One Else to Play?… Everything is Ready”

Coach Kang Yang-hyeon of the 3-on-3 national basketball team, "Think of all the variables... educate yourself on fouls, etc. in advance"


Dong-hyun Kim "If I win a gold medal, I'll brag to my father"... Coach Kim Seung-gi only won a silver medal.


“What if there is no one else to play like then? We prepared by taking all such situations into consideration.”


Everyone now knows that Coach Kang Yang-hyun experienced the most extreme situation in a basketball game. 온라인카지노사이트


Busan Jungang High School, led by Coach Kang, participated in the 2012 National High School Basketball Tournament.


There were 6 players.


Even then, one person was injured, so the remaining five players made it to the finals without a single replacement.


In the fourth quarter of the final, two players were ejected and a strange situation emerged where three players faced Yongsan High School, the strongest team of the time.


The story of coach Kang and the players, who ended in a 63-89 defeat, was made into the movie 'Rebound' by director Jang Hang-jun and became widely known.


Coach Kang’s new challenge is the Hangzhou Asian Games.


Coach Kang, Seo Myeong-jin (Hyundai Mobis), Lee Won-seok (Samsung), Lee Doo-won (KT), and Kim Dong-hyun (KCC) formed a 3-on-3 basketball team and traveled to Hangzhou, China on the 22nd.


Coincidentally, 3-on-3 basketball has a maximum limit of 4 players.


This is because it is not a sport in which multiple players alternate like 'mainstream' 5-on-5 basketball, which registers 12 players.


Just like 12 years ago, there is only one candidate player.


If one player is injured, the remaining players cannot be replaced and must play the game from beginning to end, which involves intense physical fighting.


Director Kang Yang-hyun also said that he would like to avoid such an unfortunate incident.


But now we have the luxury of preparing for such situations.


Coach Kang said in a phone call with Yonhap News on the 24th, "I am thinking about all variables. I have


thought about and trained for even the situation where three players are playing.


I can accept that and play the game."


The category of ‘variables’ considered by Director Kang includes many situations other than unexpected injuries.


In particular, Coach Kang has been paying attention to help professional basketball players who have only played 5-on-5 basketball quickly adapt to the characteristics of 3-on-3 basketball and the tendencies of referees.


Coach Kang also knows the disappointment of losing the national team at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games just before winning the championship.


At that time, 4.4 seconds before the end of regular time in the final against China, Kim Nak-hyun (Sangmu) committed a foul on the opposing team's Hwang Wen-wei, who was attempting an outside shot, and allowed two free throws, tying the score again and allowing a reversal in overtime.


Nak-Hyun Kim's defensive move could be considered a foul in 5-on-5 basketball, but it was even more disappointing because such defenses occur frequently in 3-on-3 basketball, which allows for more rough physical fights.


Coach Kang said, “I educated the players a lot about fouls,” and added, “Also, in 3-on-3 basketball, there is no coach on the bench.


The players have to make their own decisions, so I tried to provide a lot of guidance in managing the game.”


At the same time, he pointed out that there are many differences between 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 basketball in actual games.


Coach Kang said, "There is no time to catch your breath.


The attack time is 12 seconds, so we have to solve it faster." He explained.


The national team will take its first step toward the gold medal with its first match against Iran on the court of Huzhou Deqing Geographic Information Park near Hangzhou on the 25th.


‘Primary goal’ is to advance to the quarterfinals.


Coach Kang said, "I've been coaching the 3-on-3 basketball team for three years, and this is my first time attending the Asian Games.


When I came here, there were a lot of players in the athletes' village, and this environment itself was my first time," adding, "It's the same for the players.


It's everyone's first experience, so it's a good experience."


“I hope that if we take care of the results, it will help all of us in our lives in the future,” he said.


The ‘player to watch’ that Coach Kang picks is Kim Dong-hyun.


Kim Dong-hyeon (190cm), the son of coach Kim Seung-gi, who leads Goyang Sono, is an ‘inexperienced player’ who has yet to have a standout season on the professional stage.


However, like his father's active years, there were evaluations that he was suitable for 3-on-3 basketball as his physique was solid and he showed confidence in individual attacks.


In 5-on-5 basketball, there is a lot of defense and the court is narrow, so detailed movements and movements that utilize teammates are important.


On the other hand, 3-on-3 basketball has a lot of space.


Kim Dong-hyun is excited to use this space to attack to his heart's content without interference from defenders.


Kim Dong-hyun said, "Offense has been my specialty since I was an amateur.


I grew up hearing people say I'm fearless.


The 3-on-3 defense is rough, so there are times when I'm pushed to the outskirts, but I'm not like that."


He added, "My brothers know that I am aggressive, so they push my attack.


They jokingly said that I should score 12 out of 21 points.


If I attack like I'm half crazy, I think I will get good results."


Kim Dong-hyun said, “I never thought that I wouldn’t do well because someone blocked me,” and showed confidence in 1-on-1 attacks in particular.


He went on to say that once he wins the gold medal, he will brag about it to his father.


Coach Kim Seung-gi does not have a gold medal in the Asian Games.


He only won a silver medal at the 1994 Hiroshima Games.