Park Joo-bong took office as a new official with three fires: in the future, the South Korean national badminton team will not have a "standing salute"

"When the contestants get together to say hello, they have to 'stand up and salute'. This has been done before......" Head coach Park Joo-bong, who led the Korean badminton team to its first international tournament, said that in the future, he will change the rigid organizational culture represented by "standing upright and saluting".

Park Joo-bong, who was elected head coach of the South Korean badminton team earlier last month

Park Joo-bong said in an interview with reporters after returning to Incheon International Airport on the 5th local time, "I want to make the children more comfortable in the future." At the first greeting ceremony, the contestants got together to say hello and said, 'Stand upright, salute'. Since it's the first day, let me do it first. "I went to China and I said, 'Don't do it in the future.'" Get together, say when you have something to say, then say 'hard work', and then say break up", "just say it, make me comfortable".

Park Joo-bong, who was appointed head coach of the Korean badminton team earlier last month, coached the Korean players for the first time at the 2025 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships in Xiamen, China. The team lost 1-3 to the Chinese team in the final of the Su Cup on the 4th of this month and won the runner-up.

On the 5th, the South Korean team that participated in the 2025 Su Cup arrived at Incheon International Airport to return home. From left: Park Joo-bong, Seo Seung-jae, Ahn Se-young, and Kim Dong-moon, chairman of the Korea Badminton Association

Park Joo-bong said, "The first thing is to create an atmosphere where the athletes can exercise easily, and the second is to change the system. After the tournament, I discussed with the players how to operate the national team in the future. I told them, 'Training in the athletes' village is not everything'. ”

He also stressed: "It is only possible to link it to the results of the national team if you enter the player village after you have prepared yourself responsibly in the team you belong to." Therefore, it is important to participate in international competitions, not only in the national team, but also in the team to which you belong. ”

Park Joo Bong-pyo, who returned to the Korean badminton scene after leading the Japanese national team for about 20 years, said with a smile, "Because it was the first game, I was more nervous than the players. First of all, I was happy to be able to communicate directly with the contestants in Korean. ”

Park Joo Bong-pyo said, "It's a pity that we didn't get past China's hurdle and won the runner-up. Because of the short preparation time, there are shortcomings. It once again confirmed that the Chinese team is the strongest in the world, and the national team also needs to strengthen training. ”

Park Joo-bong also made a suggestion to Ahn Se-young, the world's No. 1 sister who won all five matches in this Su Cup. Park Joo-bong commented: "Although [this year's Su Cup] clearly proved that he is the best player in the world at the moment, he showed a tired look in his physical strength when facing his last opponent, Wang Zhiyi. Because it was the first race after returning from injury, it seems that the physical aspect has not fully recovered. ”