Announcement of contract settlement with head coach Shogo Asayama |

The Hiroshima Dragonflies are happy to announce that they’ve reached a brand new contract with head coach Shogo Asayama for the 2024-25 season.

■ Shogo Asayama

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● Fatherland: Kanagawa Prefecture
Date of Beginning: June 1, 1981

Profession

Hitachi Sunrockers (2004-05)
–OSG Phoenix (2005-08)
–Rera Kamuy Hokkaido (2008-09)
–Aisin Seahorse (2009-13)
–Mitsubishi Electrical Diamond Dolphins Nagoya (2013-15)
–Hiroshima Dragonfly (2015-24)
–Head coach of the Hiroshima Dragonflies (2024-)

Head Coach Shogo Asayama’s Ideas

I’ve now been appointed head coach. First, I wish to categorical my respect and gratitude to go coach Kyle Milling and to the gamers and employees who’re leaving this staff.
And personally, I’m completely happy to have the ability to carry the signal of Hiroshima Dragonflies on my again and combat along with everybody. We wish to firmly personal what we have now collected to this point, make it even stronger, and create one thing new from there.

We admire the tradition that the staff has loved to this point, and we wish to make this staff a staff that everybody who helps us will proceed to like and be happy with it.
Personally, I do not suppose it is necessary to speak about my emotions in the direction of the Hiroshima Dragonflies staff and the land of Hiroshima.
I wish to deal with one of the best scenes once more, not solely with the employees and gamers to this point, but additionally with the brand new pals who shall be with us.

It is a new starting for me, and I’ll preserve wanting ahead and settle for challenges it doesn’t matter what, and I’ll do my finest to develop with this staff! I hope you’ll regulate it! And we’ll proceed strolling with the historical past of the Hiroshima dragonfly! !

I sit up for assembly you all.

Asayama Shogo

Feedback from Shuji Okazaki, Common Supervisor

We have now reached a contract settlement with HC Asayama, who retired as a participant in Hiroshima this season. The membership went to HC Asayama as coach for a number of causes, however the greatest purpose was that he sympathized with the philosophy of the membership and was assured that they might develop in the identical path. Coach Asayama has been with Hiroshima for a very long time, and never solely has he constructed a robust relationship of belief with the gamers who’ve already introduced his involvement, however there’s a deep understanding he additionally has the membership’s widespread historical past and tradition. Over the previous couple of years, as I’ve continued to play as a participant, I’ve gained the attitude of a coach and dealing with the staff. I really feel that we are able to speed up our progress as a membership, and I wish to develop with them.
As well as, HC Asayama’s humanity as a frontrunner was an vital issue for Hiroshima, which has many younger gamers. Specifically, HC Asayama is a head coach who is ready to make clear what is nice and what’s unhealthy, and typically give powerful concepts to the gamers and employees to supply outcomes. There are rising pains when groups change and develop, however even in such conditions, we aren’t keen to make any effort in constructing relationships of belief with every particular person.
The membership additionally made the ultimate choice as a result of the content material of the basketball growth was in step with the modifications we had been aiming for. Specifically, along with the sturdy staff protection and rebounding that we have now constructed up up to now, our fashion is to systematically enhance our factors with a quick, flowing assault. We hope to construct on the expansion we have made as a staff main as much as this season, in addition to the distinctive and daring qualities of every participant, and be capable to play basketball that is much more thrilling to look at.
CSTo be not solely a robust membership with common followers, but additionally a membership that continues to be supported by the local people, it is very important set up a coverage and work with the top coach to construct on over medium to lengthy. time period. This season has been lengthy as we have now performed within the BCL, however we have now held a number of conferences with HC Asayama in preparation for the following season, and we’re certain that we’re stepping into the identical path, ’embody what the membership values. It is not going to be straightforward to create the brand new Hiroshima Dragonflies and obtain outcomes whereas appreciating the tradition and historical past we have now constructed to this point, however along with HC Asayama, we purpose has made our membership and staff even higher in consequence.