#須江航 #仙台育英日本一からの招待 :9784862556707

**「青春の密なる絆を育てる指導者」**
須江航は、1983年生まれの高校野球指導者。現在は仙台育英学園高等学校情報科教諭として活動している。
高校時代は宮城県の仙台育英高校でグランドマネージャーを務め、甲子園大会に記録員として出場した経験がある。大学卒業後は地元の埼玉県で高校教員を目指していたが恩師に誘われる形で仙台育英高校の系列校の秀光中等教育学校に着任し、創部間もない野球部の監督に就任。
その後は長く中学野球の指導者として実績を残し続けてきたが、母校・仙台育英高校の野球部内で不祥事が発覚し須江が監督に就任。甲子園大会への出場や県内、東北内の大会で実績を重ねている。
2022年8月22日、第104回全国高等学校野球選手権大会決勝で下関国際高等学校を下して仙台育英を優勝に導き、宮城県のみならず、東北としても悲願であった全国制覇を達成した。この試合終了後のインタビューでは「青春って、すごく密なので」と言葉を発し、「苦しい中で全国の高校生たちが頑張って、今日、最後に（ウチが）ここに立ったと言うだけなので…… 全国の高校生に拍手を送って下さい」と感謝の意を表した。この須江の言葉「青春って、すごく密なので」は同年11月4日の新語・流行語大賞の候補30語にノミネートされ、のちに同年12月1日に選考委員特別賞を受賞。
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：青春の密なる絆を育てる指導者としての実績が評価されました。
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：全国高等学校野球選手権大会決勝で下関国際高等学校を下して仙台育英を優勝に導いたのは有名です。
関連動画
・「野球がうまくなるだけの高校3年間って薄っぺらいなって」“準優勝”仙台育英の須江航監督が地元テレビ生放送で語った胸の内【インタビュー全文・後編】
・「得点力が上がればもう一度優勝へのチャンスが見えてくる」仙台育英・須江航監督がスポーツ大賞授賞式で抱負語る
・仙台育英・須江航監督「石川は遠いが、気持ちはすぐ近くにある」能登出身者もいる野球部の生徒らと募金活動
English Summary
**"Instructor who fosters close bonds between youth"**
Wataru Sue is a high school baseball coach born in 1983. Currently working as an information science teacher at Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School.
During his high school days, he served as the grounds manager at Sendai Ikuei High School in Miyagi Prefecture, and has participated in the Koshien tournament as a scorer. After graduating from university, he aspired to become a high school teacher in his hometown of Saitama Prefecture, but at the invitation of his teacher, he took a position at Hidemitsu Junior High School, an affiliated school of Sendai Ikuei High School, where he became the director of the newly founded baseball club.
After that, he continued to make a mark as a junior high school baseball coach for a long time, but a scandal was discovered within the baseball club of his alma mater, Sendai Ikuei High School, and Sue was appointed as the coach. He has a track record of participating in the Koshien tournament and tournaments within the prefecture and Tohoku.
On August 22, 2022, Sendai Ikuei defeated Shimonoseki Kokusai High School in the final of the 104th National High School Baseball Championship, leading Sendai Ikuei to victory, achieving national domination, which was a long-cherished desire not only for Miyagi Prefecture but also for Tohoku. In an interview after the game, he said, ``Youth is so intimate,'' and expressed his gratitude, ``I'm just saying that high school students from all over the country did their best despite the hardships, and today, at the end, we're standing here... Please give a round of applause to all the high school students from all over the country.'' Sue's words, ``Youth is very dense,'' were nominated as one of the 30 words in the New Words/Buzzwords Award on November 4th of the same year, and later won the Selection Committee Special Award on December 1st of the same year.
Q: What did you do?
He was recognized for his accomplishments as a leader who fosters close bonds between young people.
Q: What are your famous works?
It is famous that we led Sendai Ikuei to victory by defeating Shimonoseki Kokusai High School in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship.
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