The Takano Ren = Japan High School Baseball Federation and others have newly established guidelines that clarify the selection criteria, etc., in response to the great debate about the selection of schools participating in this year's Senbatsu Tournament.
At this year's Senbatsu, in response to the fact that Shizuoka's Seirei Christopher High School, who won second place at the Tokai Tournament last fall, was not selected, the local Takano Ren asked for consideration of the selection method. This year, he announced a policy to put together a reform plan by September.
Under these circumstances, Takano Ren and others announced on the 12th that they have newly established guidelines that clarify the selection criteria and evaluation points in line with the convention philosophy.
In the guidelines, as a basic principle,
▽ selection committee members should select participating schools strictly and fairly.
▽ The autumn tournament should be used as a reference only, and you should choose a suitable school regardless of whether you win or lose.
▽ The selection committee is trying to explain the reason for the selection from the customer's point of view.
Furthermore, as a point of evaluation
▽ Evaluate based on the result and content of the match, and the ratio should be about the same.
▽ Target not only technical aspects but also attitudes toward baseball, growth and teamwork.
▽ We have included consideration of regional characteristics so that we can participate from as many prefectures as possible.
Mototomo Watanabe, a former coach of Yokohama High School in Kanagawa, who served as an advisor to the Senbatsu Reform Review Committee, said, "The number of players who do not understand the difference from summer national high school baseball is increasing. , I feel that it is necessary to widely disseminate the philosophy of the Senbatsu Tournament, which was clarified again in this discussion. "