Keio University High School Baseball Team, 2023 Summer Koshien Champions, Conducts 'Mochiaca-style Coaching Training'
Motivation Academia Co., Ltd. conducted a "Coaching Training" for coaches of the Keio University High School Baseball Team on March 4, 2026. This training aimed to deepen the team's "Enjoy Baseball" philosophy by fostering an organizational culture where players think, judge, and express themselves, using "Motivation Engineering." The program focused on helping coaches objectively assess the team's situation and systematically learn communication methods tailored to individual player characteristics, ultimately supporting the team's continuous growth towards producing results.
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Motivation Academia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Kai Sasaki), which operates the individual tutoring school "SS-1" (https://www.ss-1.net/) specializing in junior high school entrance exams and the cram school "Motivation Academia" (https://m-academia-s.com/) for junior and senior high school students, both group companies of Link and Motivation Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yoshio Ozasa; Securities Code: 2170), conducted a "Coaching Training" for coaches of the Keio University High School Baseball Team on March 4, 2026, coinciding with the start of the new team.
The purpose of this training is to articulate and deepen the essence of the team's philosophy, "Enjoy Baseball," which is "an organizational culture where individuals think, judge, and express themselves," through "Motivation Engineering" based on social psychology, behavioral economics, and other fields.
【Background of Implementation】
As club activities face a major turning point, the "player-led baseball" practiced by the Keio University High School Baseball Team has garnered strong interest from educational institutions nationwide.
Motivation Academia shared techniques with the coaching staff, utilizing the organizational and individual transformation technologies cultivated by the Link and Motivation Group over many years, to enable coaches not just to "provide answers" or "watch over," but to facilitate "players themselves realizing, understanding, and taking action" through "questions."
Under the shared educational goal of "producing individuals who can succeed in society" beyond "victory," knowledge was shared through this training.
【Program of this Training: To Grow into a Team and Individuals that Produce Results】
The team, which continuously evolves without resting on its laurels of winning the 2023 Summer Koshien, implemented specific methods in this training through the following two approaches to continue growing into a "team and individuals that produce results" aiming for even greater heights.
Organizational Approach: "Organizational Diagnosis" of the Current Situation and Articulation of Issues
Workshops were conducted using insights from psychology and behavioral economics to help coaches eliminate their own "biases (heuristics)" and objectively view the team's current situation.
Individual Approach: How to Interact According to 4 Motivation Types (Complex Human Model)
Systematically acquire communication methods such as appropriate phrasing and motivation tailored to individual player characteristics, understanding them across four quadrants.
【Comment from Keio University High School Baseball Team Manager, Takahiko Mori】
"The essence of 'Enjoy Baseball' lies not merely in the pursuit of fun, but in establishing each player's 'autonomy' and 'sense of ownership.' In this training, the coaching staff gained highly insightful knowledge on specific approaches to how they should draw out players' potential and support a self-driven organization. I feel that this will contribute to exploring new forms of guidance required in the coming era."
■ Speaker Profile: Kai Sasaki
President and CEO of Motivation Academia Co., Ltd. For over 12 years, he has been at the forefront of education, supporting over 1,000 parent-child pairs and helping them achieve diverse career paths. In 2024, he became the fastest-ever president within the Link and Motivation Group, a company listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
His book, "Motivation-Boosting Study Methods for 13-Year-Olds" (Gakken), achieved #1 in 3 categories on Amazon's bestseller rankings*.
*Amazon Bestseller Rankings 3-crown winner (Books/Education, Reference, Entrance Exams/Student Study Methods, Books/Education, Reference, Entrance Exams/Educational Psychology, Books/Education, Reference, Entrance Exams/Junior High School Health and Physical Education; surveyed on March 5, 2026)
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About Motivation Academia Co., Ltd.
Motivation Academia operates individual tutoring schools that apply the Link and Motivation Group's expertise in solving corporate HR and organizational issues to the field of education. It develops two brands: "SS-1," an individual tutoring school for junior high school students preparing for entrance exams, and "Motivation Academia," a cram school for junior and senior high school students. Beyond simply improving academic performance, the company continues to challenge itself to foster "self-reliant individuals" who can carve out their own futures.
Official Website: https://m-academia-s.com/