*This content was translated by AI.
The Korea Sports Council held a meeting of full-time coaches for the future national team in the first quarter of 2026 at the Velodrome conference room of the Jincheon National Training Center at 10 a.m. on the 31st and announced that it had sought practical operational measures following the restructuring of the player development structure.
According to the Korea Sports Association, more than 40 people, including former coaches of the future national team (candidates, youth, dream trees) and officials from the athletes' village, attended the meeting to discuss in-depth the overall player development policy. The main agenda included sharing the results of the project to foster future national representatives in 2025, guidance on selection and operation bylaws in 2026, and changes in training guidelines for camp.
In particular, Kim Taek-soo (56), the head of the athletes' village, was a lecturer and gave a special lecture on the attitude and on-site communication methods that leaders should have. In particular, he generously passed on his own know-how accumulated by serving as a national player and leader for a long time and asked him to become a leader who moves the heart of the player as well as technical guidance. In addition, he reiterated the role of a leader as a facilitator for prospects to grow into national teams.
During the subsequent working-level discussions, discussions continued to establish a newly reorganized player development system. As the "Preliminary National Team" layer, which will be a bridge between national and candidate players in the existing "National Team-Candidate-Youth-Dream Tree" system, was newly established, opinions were shared on practical operational measures to help such structural changes take root without confusion in the field.
"Our biggest role is to help our players develop their dreams until the end without giving up in the middle in the process of heading to the national team," said Kim Taek-soo, head of the athletes' village. "We will focus on establishing a tight development system so that the growth ladder of the players does not break and preparing the best training environment to lead to actual performance improvement."
Based on the opinions gathered at the meeting, the Korea Sports Association plans to specify guidelines for the operation of the "Preliminary National Team" within this year and to further enhance the competitiveness of the next generation of elite sports by supporting excellent athletes to continue their growth without leaving the country.
<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>
*This content was translated by AI.
