First, Player Oki, Player Tanaka, and the children competed in push-ups and sit-ups.
The children watched with great interest as the skilled Player Tanaka juggled the ball.
The children who were able to play with the players had sparkling smiles. They did PK challenges and communicated with the players through passing.
Player Oki also actively communicated with the children.
In dodgeball, each grade was divided into two teams, and the players joined each team as reinforcements. The cheering children gave loud encouragement.
Player Tanaka aggressively attacked while giving instructions to his teammates.
An announcement was made, "Player Oki, please don't hide, come forward!", but goalkeeper Oki was firmly protected by a wall of children.
Perhaps as a strategy, he advanced while hiding behind his child teammates.
Initially, some children watched the players from a distance due to nervousness or shyness, but thanks to both players actively high-fiving and talking to them, their expressions softened over time, and smiles filled the air everywhere.
After that, it became a soccer match: Antlers Team vs. Ohnohara Elementary. The Antlers Team, consisting of four adults, ran around, breaking a sweat, as the children bravely challenged them to score. Each time a goal was scored by either team, the venue erupted in loud applause.
The children's eyes sparkled as they watched Player Oki's goal kick and Player Tanaka's technique of dribbling through the children.
Player Oki ran off, hiding the ball in his practice uniform. Afterward, he was surrounded by the Ohno Elementary team and was easily defeated.
Player Tanaka aimed for the goal without holding back, even against the girls' team.
Both players, who had been moving actively in dodgeball and soccer, still had plenty of energy.
In their final greetings, when Player Oki asked, "Who had fun today? Who came to like soccer?", hands shot up en masse. Player Tanaka greeted, "The Antlers still have important matches left. There are only a few home games remaining, so please come and visit the stadium!"
They presented signed autograph cards to each class and a pennant to the principal.
Finally, they said goodbye with high-fives. The venue remained lively until the end, with everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves.
After the school visit, as they exited the entrance, children leaving school gathered around the two players in an uproar. Both players cherished their interactions with the children, even for the short time before their departure. It was an exchange event full of smiles until the very end.
