the coach was sent to serve as the manager for tianjin this season. he says the team has a number of players with high potential. he concentrated on teaching training know how and game tactics to the most competent players to build up the team's strength. but he sees a problem that even practice probably can't overcome. >> translator: these players began baseball at the age of 15 or 16. that's too late. some japanese kids start playing with the baseball when they're about 3 years old. china will have a hard time catching up with other countries without introducing the game to children when they are elementary school age. >> he isn't just setting out a blueprint for someone else to build on. he is doing his part in the construction project by coaching a kids' team. incentives he believes will get more children involved. the china league players are employees of the government sports bureau and don't make much money. he thinks if baseball players were treated better, chinese kids would aspire to a future in your the game. in may a hong kong based sports