Takanoren = Japan High School Baseball Federation decided not to contact schools that have decided to participate in the tournament at the selection committee of Senbatsu High School Baseball held in January every year.
At Senbatsu High School Baseball, a selection committee was held every January to decide which schools to participate in, and the tournament headquarters called the principals of the schools that had decided to participate and confirmed their consent to participate.
Takanoren and others held a tournament management committee in Osaka on the 13th, and decided not to contact the school this year.
Candidate schools that have been recommended by Takanoren in each prefecture, in addition to obtaining consent in advance to participate, the Mainichi Shimbun, which has hosted the competition together with Takanoren, has been broadcasting the selection committee on the Internet for several years. , It means that school officials and players are also watching.
At Senbatsu High School Baseball, the sight of the principal being overjoyed after receiving good news over the phone became a tradition that signaled the arrival of spring in high school baseball.
In addition, at the steering committee meeting on the 13th, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the captains of the participating schools gathered for the combination lottery, which had been held online for the past two years, and the opening ceremony, which had been reduced in scale. I have confirmed that we will continue to prepare so that athletes from all schools can march in.
In addition, in order for children who will be responsible for the future of high school baseball to watch the game easily from this year, tickets for outfield seats, which had previously been priced at only 700 yen, will be newly priced at 100 yen for children from 4 years old to elementary school students. decided to sell.