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relieved Kim Se-young’s stiff body, resolved issues caused by
long hours of walking, loosened muscle stiffness, and provid-
ed psychological stability, which seemed to contribute to the
victories.
Through Kim Se-young’s victories, Lee’s role as a trainer
has become even more rewarding and satisfying. It also be-
came an opportunity for other LPGA players to recognize
what is truly essential for golfers beyond their skills. Lee fo-
cuses on providing therapy and workouts tailored to indi-
vidual players’ circumstances, helping them achieve victory
during the season and overcome physical limitations due to
excessive strain, alleviating pain and preparing them physi-
cally.
Engaging in continuous practice, travel, and tournament
participation throughout the year is a challenge that not ev-
eryone can overcome. Lee’s role is to ensure that players can
finish tournaments without injuries and pain.
She aims to manage various athletes, including junior ath-
letes in the United States, through activities such as training
and treatments.
For adult players, many often give up exercise due to inju-
ries they ignored during their youth. Once they discover the
issue, treatment becomes difficult, and the possibility of be-
coming a professional player diminishes.
The role for young athletes is not only focused on treatment
but also on preparing and preventing injuries, so they can en-
gage in effective exercises without pain in the long term.
Over the past four years, she has traveled to over 140 com-
petition venues. While overcoming the initial language bar-
rier and the challenges of tasks like hotel reservations, flight
bookings, and car rentals, she found satisfaction in the com-
petition field, which has sustained her so far.
Since other players became aware of her management of
Kim Se-young, working with them was not challenging. Ethi-
cal standards in her profession require sensitivity to the vary-
ing physical rhythms of female players, ensuring they feel
comfortable and without added burdens. Her innate person-
ality aligns well with working with female players and junior
athletes. She operates through player contracts, pays taxes,
and maintains economic and ethical activities.
While working in the United States, she noticed that youth
sports-related systems place significant demands on manag-
ing athletes. From adolescence, young sports players need to
prepare and prevent injuries as continuous management is
crucial. Waiting until they are injured to seek treatment is of-
ten too late, making it difficult to recover muscle damage and
requiring substantial time for rehabilitation.
Especially in sports like hockey, football, and baseball that
are popular in the United States, continuous whole-body

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