Volleyball Italy 1st part Yuki Ishikawa talks about his feelings before leaving Japan

Volleyball Italy 1st part Yuki Ishikawa talks about his feelings before leaving Japan August 9 23:04

In response to an interview with NHK before Yuki Ishikawa, a volleyball man and Japanese national team ace, who belongs to the Italian team and prepares for the opening of the league match, he answered, "It is a very important season for my own career. I'm ready to go to Italy and deliver good news to Japan," he said.

Ishikawa, who moved from Italy's first division league Padova to Milan in the same league in June, will leave for Italy and join the team on the 10th.

Before leaving Japan, Ishikawa responded to an interview with NHK, saying, "I have the goal of playing in the top 4 teams, so this season in 5th place in Milan will be a very important season for my career. I want to take it to Italy and deliver good news to Japan."

Due to the new coronavirus, the Italian 1st division was canceled in April and a new season is scheduled to start next month.

Ishikawa said, “I want to do my best for myself, but I think that by producing results in Italy, I will be able to show my strength in the Japanese national team. I want to maximize my performance at the Tokyo Olympics next year. I pledged to further improve my level.

Ishikawa player Infection prevention guidebook created by himself

Ishikawa is concerned that the environment surrounding sports is severe due to the new coronavirus.

Especially regarding volleyball, I feel that it is an indispensable competition to prevent infection, such as one team 6 people handling one ball on the indoor court, and this time, after receiving advice from medical specialists, countermeasures We have created a guidebook that summarizes the above.

The guidebook is mainly aimed at children who play volleyball, and in addition to the precautions in daily life, "Do not wipe sweat or soles with your hands while playing", "Regular gym floor It also summarizes things to be careful during practice and games, such as "disinfect".

Ishikawa said, "I made it with the intention of doing what I can do even if it is affected by the virus. I think that the most important thing is to send the message from the player's point of view."