■Number of Recruits
Approximately 16-18 first-year junior high school students per school for the next academic year
■Practice Days
Generally 5 days a week from Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
■Practice Locations
〈Kashima〉
Kashima Antlers Clubhouse Ground, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Integrated Ground
For the Kashima school, a school bus operates. (Choshi/Kamisu area, Narita/Itako area)
〈Norte〉
Hitachi Research Laboratory Ground and Ibaraki University Faculty of Engineering Ground, etc.
〈Tsukuba〉
Tsukuba Academy Center
*Please refer to our website for activity details.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/antlers/academy/jryouth.html
■Selection Test Schedule, Meeting Place, Selection Test Venue, and Application Period
Kashima
| Selection Date・Reception Time | Venue | Application Deadline | |
| 1st Round | Saturday, September 9, 2017 Reception at 16:30, 17:00-19:00 ＜Held even in rain＞ | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Ground (Address: 3 Hikari, Kashima City) | Must arrive by Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
| 2nd Round | Thursday (holiday), November 23, 2017 Reception at 8:30, 9:00-16:00 ＜Held even in rain＞ | Must arrive by Thursday, November 16, 2017 | |
| 1st Round | Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Meeting/Reception at 17:30, 18:30-20:30 ＜Held even in rain＞ | Orikasa Sports Plaza (Address: 987-1 Orikasa-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki) | Must arrive by Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
| 2nd Round | Monday (holiday), September 18, 2017 Meeting/Reception at 8:30, 9:00-16:00 ＜Held even in rain＞ | Hitachinaka City General Sports Park Sports Plaza (Address: 49 Shinko-cho, Hitachinaka City) |
Tsukuba Saturday, September 16, 2017
| A | Meeting/Reception at 13:30, 14:30-17:30 ＜Held even in rain＞ | Tsukuba Academy Center (Address: 51-1 Midorino Chuo, Tsukuba City) | Must arrive by Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
| B | Meeting/Reception at 16:30, 17:30-19:30 ＜Held even in rain＞ |
Reserve date: Saturday (holiday), September 23, starting at 17:00 (reception opens at 16:00)
■Items to Bring
Clothes for soccer, cleats, lunch, etc.
■Selection Test Content
Basic practice and match play by participants, etc. (scheduled)
■Selection Test Participation Fee
3,000 yen (Please pay at the reception desk on the day of the selection test)
■Application Procedure
Please download the application form from the link below, fill in the necessary information, and send it by mail.
Click here for the application form
・Please write your preferred course name (Kashima, Norte, Tsukuba).
・If you wish to apply for multiple courses, please submit a separate application for each preferred course. (*A participation fee of 3,000 yen is required for each preferred course/school.)
・No guidance or notifications will be sent after application. Please arrive at the venue on time on the day of the selection test.
・If you are unable to attend the selection test due to scheduling conflicts, please contact us as soon as possible. We will consult with you.
・Parking at Tsukuba Academy Center is not available. Please use the paid parking lots near Tsukuba Express Midorino Station. Please refrain from parking in nearby commercial facilities or on the street.
■Required Information
1. Name (kana) 2. Date of birth (age) 3. (Expected enrollment) Junior high school name 4. Guardian's name and seal 5. Postal code and address 6. Phone number 7. Preferred course 8. (If currently affiliated with a team) Team name 9. Position 10. Dominant foot 11. Soccer experience 12. Height 13. Weight 14. Parents' height
■Mailing Address
Kashima Soccer Stadium, 26-2 Kohyama, Jin'goji, Kashima City, Ibaraki 314-0007
To: Kashima Antlers Call Center, Junior Youth Selection Test Office
■Contact Information
Kashima Antlers Call Center
support@antlers.co.jp