"It's only meaningful if the players want it": How sports science has changed the future of SSG

 "Oh, this is how the data looks in real time."

The biomechanics testing room in the enhanced SSG Futures Field. Pitcher Yang Sun-ryul demonstrated how to attach the device to his body and pitch. The device was small and lightweight. As Yang threw the ball like in practice, the monitor next to him displayed real-time motion analysis data based on 3D motion capture as well as instantaneous restraint.

At the reinforced stadium where SSG Group 2 is located, a sports science-based training system has been in place since last year through a full-scale investment. In particular, biomechanics based on body measurement equipment has been utilized more systematically since this year. Representatives from Vector Bio, a specialized equipment company, are stationed at the stadium to help players train, and SSG has hired Kim Dong-ho, a licensed coach who trained at 'Driveline' in the United States.

It is almost the same system as the American Drive Line, which is known to send pitchers directly to other clubs for training. Due to space constraints that make it difficult to play full batting indoors, the focus is on pitchers rather than hitters. The pitchers' pitching form is measured with measuring equipment and changes are compared with data. The program is so intensively managed that ideally, each coach can only work with a maximum of four players. Currently, three players, Jung Sung-gon and Lee Won-jun, are in the program.

In the case of Jeong, who tried the 9-week program, his measured mileage rose from 135km to 149km at the end of the course, which made headlines. Through bio-mechanics, Jeong corrected every detail of his ball release, leg placement, and force transfer. 토토사이트 This was also based on the results of the biomechanics.

The SSG team decides which players to try the biomechanics program, including recommendations from the coaching staff, and makes the final decision by talking to the players. "At first, I was very scared because I had to change everything," Jung said, "but now that I've changed a lot and the results are good, I feel more confident," he added. Players undergoing the Bio-Mechanics program don't pitch at all during this time, but instead focus on physical conditioning.

An official from Vector Bio, which conducts bio-mechanics at the reinforced batting cages, said, "The data from Rhapsodo and Trackman are the results of ball movement. The bio-mechanics analysis data, on the other hand, focuses on the player's body movement, which is the cause of the ball movement."

But even with the latest technology, there's no point in "pushing" players. SSG focuses on growth that players want and feel.

"The core of our team development is 'sports science,'" said Lee Dae-soo, head coach of Futures. It has four components. The biomechanics, the drive line, the training part, and the psychological counseling. If the data shows that there is a problem, we 토토사이트 순위 work with the training department to find ways to get better, and if a player is mentally struggling, we talk to a psychological counselor to find ways to make them feel better." "Last year, the foreign coaches did a great job of setting the direction of the minor league development system, and the key to that direction is for the players to take the initiative and find out for themselves. Now that the system is in its second year, it has created an atmosphere where players are taking the initiative to find out what they are lacking. It's more stabilized than last year."