We held "Enjoy Mini-Games" with lots of matches, and the "3on3 Tournament U-9 in Hitachinaka" to determine the champions of 3-on-3 mini-games!
Please see below for event details and how the day unfolded.
[March 8th (Sat) & March 9th (Sun) Game Tournament in Hitachinaka]
The "Game Tournament in Hitachinaka" was held at Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza, for kids (pre-school to kindergarten) and elementary school students (grades 1-6).
This time, on Saturday, March 8th, we held divisions for kids (pre-school to kindergarten) and elementary school students in grades 1 and 2. On Sunday, March 9th, we held divisions for elementary school students in grades 3 to 6, and a special division exclusively for players belonging to the advanced/special courses!
The coaches also participated and played many matches!
The matches between the regular course teams and the special course/advanced teams were exciting right up to the very end!
[March 8th (Sat) 3on3 Tournament U-9 in Hitachinaka]
The "3on3 Tournament U-9 in Hitachinaka" was held at Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza, for elementary school students in grades 1-3.
This tournament saw 18 teams participate, including 3 individual entry teams!
"Anzai 2" (Individual entry team)
"Yuma 40" (Individual entry team)
"Gaku 10" (Individual entry team)
The final match, played in the snow, was an intense battle!
Shikao League Champions: "Challenger"
Anton League Champions: "Chinen 13"
Congratulations to "Challenger" and "Chinen 13" for their impressive victories!
We look forward to your continued participation in future "3on3 Tournaments"!
[March 15th (Sat) Norte Area School Completion Ceremony]
The "Norte Area School Completion Ceremony" was held at Hitachinaka City Sports Park Recreation Plaza for graduating 6th-grade elementary school students.
The students thoroughly enjoyed playing soccer with the coaches who had supported them and their teammates with whom they had worked so hard!
At the end, completion certificates were awarded by the coaches!
Coach Murai delivered a heartwarming message to the school students.
Even after you graduate, you will always be part of the Antlers family. Please use your experiences from school to do your best in your new lives!
[March 23rd (Sun) Enjoy Mini-Games in Uchihara]
The "Enjoy Mini-Games in Uchihara" was held at Uchihara Citizen Sports Ground, for elementary school students in grades 1-5.
Teams were formed with various grade levels for the matches!
We saw younger students bravely challenging older students, and teammates sharing their joy after scoring goals!
[March 24th (Mon) Game Skill Up School in Hitachinaka]
The "Game Skill Up School in Hitachinaka" was held at KTP Sports Park, for elementary school students in grades 1-5.
Participants honed their skills for excelling in matches, followed by three modified matches before playing a regular match.
The modified matches provided experience and perspectives that couldn't be gained from regular matches alone.
That experience and way of thinking were put to use in the regular matches, leading to definite skill improvement!
[March 28th (Fri) Soccer Class in Hitachi]
The "Soccer Class in Hitachi" was held at Nikken Ground, for kids (new pre-intermediate/kindergarten) and new elementary school students in grades 1-6.
The participants who gathered that day diligently practiced for an hour!
Every player enjoyed the practice and ran hard until the end!
[March 30th (Sun) Soccer Class in Hitachinaka]
The "Soccer Class in Hitachinaka" was held at Foot Patio Hitachinaka, for kids (new pre-school to kindergarten) and new elementary school students in grades 1 and 2.
The weather was excellent, making it a perfect day for soccer!
During the one-hour soccer class, participants worked up a good sweat and seriously engaged in soccer!
Through fun drills, dribbling practice, and matches, every player enjoyed soccer and improved their skills!
[March 31st (Mon) Kick Skill Up School in Hitachinaka]
The "Kick Skill Up School in Hitachinaka" was held at KTP Sports Park, for new elementary school students in grades 2-6!
As the name "Kick Skill Up" suggests, there was a lot of shooting practice!
Various shooting drills were conducted, including shots from a free position, shots after receiving a pass, and shots in situations with opponents.
Even players who initially shot directly at the goal or whose shots lacked power due to not transferring energy effectively to the ball, saw their kicking skills improve as they continued to practice!
In the final match, players successively scored powerful shots into the corners of the goal, resulting in a high-level game!
Additionally, starting in April, the Hitachinaka Ashizaki School has opened a shooting course (for elementary school students in grades 2-6, held from 5:55 PM to 6:55 PM)!
It's also possible to train for two consecutive hours by combining it with the game course (for elementary school students in grades 2-6, held from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM) that follows!
There are free trial sessions available, so please feel free to join!
Many players participated in this month's events!
We will be holding many more events next month and the month after, so please look forward to them!