Mental Coach Jegal

98% Match2022TV-141 SeasonsDrama

Je Gal-gil causes an unprecedented scandal after he loses a match that he almost won due to the referee’s biased call and injures his leg. Even though permanently expelled from the national team as a player, he overcomes the trauma and comes back as a sports psychology counselor also called a mental healthcare coach. Together with the retired masters, Gal-gil works to help athletes who are going through a hard time as he did in the past.

"I decide the pace and distance of my life. Why not?"

Overview

Jang Jung-do

Creator / EP

Episodes

Season 1 of Mental Coach Jegal

1. Jegal Gil The Crazy Guy

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After getting permanently banned from the Taereung Training Center for doing the unacceptable, Jegal Gil has made a successful career for himself as a mental coach. One day, Moo Tae, his old friend, visits him and asks if he could help his little sister, Ga Eul, get back on track. Jegal Gil hesitates due to personal reasons.

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2. She Just Won’t Give Up

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Even with injuries, Ga Eul has no intention of dropping out of the upcoming race. Gil tries to tell her and make her understand that there is more than just one way to achieve something, but it’s difficult to change one’s long-practiced ways of dealing with hurdles. Eventually, Gil brings Ga Eul to the No Medal Club, where ex-national team athletes with one or more permanent injuries hang out. Ga Eul feels frustrated.

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3. A Camel In The Desert

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Jegal Gil does not agree with Ga Eul’s way of approaching the race. However, Ga Eul sticks to her plan and enters the race. Her plans were well prepared, but it was not good enough to outlast the pain from her injury and the hurdles from Coach Oh. Jegal Gil lets Ga Eul deal with her own defeat, and at the same time, he carries out a plan he’s been building out quietly.

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