The third years are left speechless hearing about the resignation of the coach. Coach Kataoka puts the current team through the off-season training menu, and Maezono gives words of wisdom to the players who are slacking. Miyuki is impressed with how dependable Maezono has become and wonders why Coach Kataoka seems to be keeping a secret.
The kids you trained for three years
 are being so sincere.
Die Jungs, die Sie drei Jahre 
trainiert haben, sind so ernst.
Los chicos que entrenó por 
tres años son tan sinceros.
Los chicos que entrenó durante 
tres años son muy sinceros.
Une telle demande venant
d’enfants qu’il a entraînés
Os garotos que você treinou 
durante três anos são tão sinceros.