The first official debut of the Seodaemun-gu Office, which was full of regrets, was evaluated by Park Chan-sook as a shot of hope.
On the 20th, the Seodaemun-gu Office team, founded in March, appeared for the first time in the second day of the 2023 National Unemployment Basketball Federation match and regional basketball tournament held at the Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongbuk.
Unfortunately, Daegu City Hall, a powerhouse of unemployment, played an equal match at the beginning of the game, but lost 55-79, revealing a lack of stamina and skill, and had to postpone the dream of the first win since its founding.
However, coach Park Chan-sook’s expression after the match was too bright to call it a defeat.
Coach Park Chan-sook said, “Even though we lost today’s game, it gave us hope that our players could do it, and it was a game that gave us the belief that our team could do better if I coached a little bit harder. So I was grateful to the players and it was a good experience.” He expressed his feelings after completing his directorial debut.
As coach Park said, Seodaemun-gu Office showed good game content for a new team. In the match against Daegu City Hall, which won the silver medal at the 2022 National Sports Festival, Seodaemun-gu Office showed a tight performance at the beginning of the game with an appearance unlike a new team, making the opposing team, Daegu City Hall players, very nervous. Although, as time went on, they gave up the initiative to the opponent’s skill and lost unfortunately, but it was a common assessment of the officials that it was not bad for a team that entered the first tournament 안전놀이터.
Coach Park said, “It’s been a while since I’ve been on the field, but I always thought I was on the court, and I thought I could lead the players well on the field because I kept preparing,” talking about the feeling of standing on the official stage as a leader.
He continued, “This is the beginning. There is a category championship in July, and as time goes on, our players will get better, so we will prepare well for the next tournament so that the players can have a good experience.” He expressed his aspirations for his second basketball life.