Many events were held, including a "Christmas Game Tournament" and a "Shooting & GK Skill-Up School"!
Please see below for event details and photos from the day.
[December 7 (Sat) Kids Soccer School in Hitachinaka]
The "Kids Soccer School in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for kids (pre-school to kindergarten age) and 1st-grade elementary school students.
This time, various drills were conducted with the theme "Kicking."
Some players even scored goals past the coaches, and they definitely improved their "kicking" skills in a short amount of time!
[December 7 (Sat) Pass & Control Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka]
The "Pass & Control Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for elementary school students from 2nd to 6th grade.
We practiced extensively for each grade level, aiming to improve the essential passing and controlling skills ("stopping and kicking") for soccer.
At first, they struggled with short-distance passes and controls, but they improved their level through practice.
In the final match, they showed the results of their practice, and it was a high-level game where they had mastered their "stopping and kicking" skills!
[December 21 (Sat) Parent-Child Soccer Class in Hitachinaka]
The "Parent-Child Soccer Class in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for children (pre-school to kindergarten age) and elementary school students from 1st to 3rd grade.
Parents and children cooperated and sometimes competed against each other to improve their soccer skills!
At the end, there was even a match between the mom/dad team and the kids' team!
The intense parent-child battle was truly exciting to watch!
[December 21 (Sat) Shooting & GK Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka]
The "Shooting & GK Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for elementary school students from 1st to 4th grade.
After practicing shooting and goalkeeping separately, the groups merged for each grade level to conduct shooting practice and games.
For shooting, as they practiced more, they were able to kick the ball harder and gradually control it into the corners of the goal.
For goalkeeping, they learned a wide range of GK techniques, from basic to advanced drills.
In the shooting practice and games that followed, both shooters and GKs showed excellent play, demonstrating a significant improvement in their level compared to before the event.
[December 24 (Tue) Kids Soccer School in Orikasa]
The "Kids Soccer School in Orikasa" was held at Orikasa Sports Plaza for kids (pre-school to kindergarten age) and elementary school students from 1st to 2nd grade.
The event mainly focused on games, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed playing soccer on Christmas Eve!
Despite the cold, everyone ran until the very end, and there were many great plays, making it a highly exciting event!
[December 24 (Tue) Christmas Game Tournament in Hitachi]
The "Christmas Game Tournament in Hitachi" was held at Nikken Omika Ground for elementary school students from 1st to 6th grade in the Norte area's Enhancement and Special Courses.
A game tournament exclusive to players in the Enhancement or Special selective courses was held on Christmas Eve.
Many matches showcased the unique plays of selective course players.
After the matches, Santa Claus also appeared, adding to the excitement of the event!
[December 25 (Wed) Game Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka]
The "Game Skill-Up School in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for elementary school students from 1st to 4th grade.
Players from Norte Junior Youth also participated in this event and helped make it exciting!
They learned many techniques necessary to win games during practice and from the coaches and junior youth players.
They were able to experience the skills of the junior youth players by actually playing with them.
The junior youth players gave advice to the children.
[December 25 (Wed) Christmas Game Tournament in Hitachinaka]
The "Christmas Game Tournament in Hitachinaka" was held at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for elementary school students from 1st to 6th grade.
This event, the last of the year, featured more games than usual!
As it was a Christmas event, Santa even made an appearance.
Thank you for participating in the Norte area events in 2024!
We will be holding many more events in 2025, so please join us.