On the 3rd, the inauguration ceremony of the 10th WKBL President Shin Sang-hoon was held at Hotel Rivera in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Born on July 1, 1948, Shin served as the managing director of Shinhan Financial Group in 2001 after joining Shinhan Bank in 1982, the 9th president of Shinhan Bank in 2003, the 10th president of Shinhan and Choheung Integrated Bank in 2006, the 5th CEO of Shinhan Financial Group in 2009, and the CEO of the Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation in 2021.
Shin was elected as the 10th president at an extraordinary general meeting in May. Shin’s term runs for three years from this month to June 2027.
The women’s basketball team will introduce the Asian quarter for the first time in the league from 2024-2025 season. From this season, each club recruited players from the Japanese W-League through the draft. 안전한 카지노사이트
“Foreign and domestic players are now competing for the main position,” Shin said. “The competition between clubs and players, which has strengthened their power, will heat up the league’s power. The WKBL will further expand the Asian quarter system to transform the WKBL into a challenging league with an international sense.”
Furthermore, Governor Shin said, “The imbalance between the events will intensify in terms of player supply. This will be a more worrisome issue for our women’s basketball,” citing the continued regional extinction and population decline that all sports organizations are concerned about.
“The reality of women’s basketball is very poor. The school sports department lacks players and the public’s interest in women’s basketball, which once dominated the world stage, is declining,” he said. “The federation will first focus on projects to foster a sustainable base of women’s basketball with six clubs to create an environment that gives hope and opportunity to young players. It will also take the lead in enhancing the social value of women’s basketball and promoting the importance of women’s sports. We will seriously consider and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as the Ministry of Education, the Korea Sports Promotion Agency and the Korea Basketball Association.”
Regarding the specific target of attracting spectators, Shin said, “We aim to increase 30 percent. We will hold events and marketing to help spectators who have risen more than 50 percent within the term of office.”
The opinion, which was cited as a core value, was also ‘expanding the bottom’. Governor Shin said, “The first thing to do is expand the base. We are already doing it in the WKBL, but I think we need to push it a little more strongly. It is a very poor environment compared to Japan, which is close to us. As you know well, Japan plays basketball in more than 3,000 schools, and we only have 18 schools with high school basketball teams. I think this issue is most urgent.”
Regarding the introduction of a foreign player system beyond the Asian quarter, he said, “We aim to strengthen the competitiveness of Korean players.”
Notably, referring to the autobiography of Son’s father Son Woong-jung, Shin said, “I read a book written by Son’s father and he shot 1,000 shots a day. He shot 500 shots with his left foot and 500 with his right foot. I don’t know how many shots our players add in a day, but we have to make ceaseless efforts to improve our skills. In that sense, as the president of the federation, I think each club needs constant efforts and training.”