Going through the “gap” and winning the medal again in Tokyo Goalball National Team October 2 21:45
Goalball Women's Japan national team won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics, but last Rio de Janeiro tournament was fifth. “Aggression” is being refined to win medals again at next year's Tokyo Games. (Sports News Department reporter Shunsuke Shimanaka)
Goalball is played by players with visual impairments relying on sound. The player is blindfolded, and the ball with the bell is rolled to the opponent's goal alternately to compete for the score.
Exploding the “gap” of the defensive
An international tournament held in September at the Tokyo Paralympic venue.
The Japanese national team competed with a ball that carefully struck the course against overseas players who used powerful physiques such as throwing from below the crotch with both hands or rotating the body to throw powerful balls.
“With the speed of the Japanese ball, it is still difficult to score in the world. However, even if there is no speed, the skill of hitting the course and hitting the opponent ’s disliked point will produce a score,” said Japan's head coach Koichi Ichikawa. . I tried the exact control that I had refined in order to pierce the opponent's defensive “gap”.
The goal of the goalball is 9 meters. In Japan, the “gap” is 3 and 6 meters from the edge. This is a “gap” for defensive players, and even if the ball hits, it is highly likely that it will lead to a score by flipping the tip of the hand or foot.
In training camps, etc., the basic throwing practice of throwing the ball straight was repeated to improve control. In addition, I confirmed with my coach that I was going to the place where my ball was aimed, and I also improved my ability to make corrections on the spot.
International tournament greeted. The Japanese national team played a bronze medal in the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. The Japanese players aimed at the “gap” between the 3m and 6m points of the opponent goal. Even if it was stopped, coaches and players made minor corrections to the course during the match.
As a result, he repels the opponent's hand as he aimed and steals the goal, and he has been tied to the score with his forged control.
In this tournament, Japan was runner-up, but the exact ball that pierces the opponent's defensive “clearance” proved to be accepted by the world's powerhouses.
“In order to be at the top of the world, I would like to reinforce and confirm how accurately the attack can be made,” Ichikawa head coach.
Aiming for further improvement of accuracy for the Tokyo Paralympics.