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Hometown Elementary School Visits: Kamisu City Fukashiba Elementary School

On November 8th, players Sun-tae and Kanamori visited Shibazuka Elementary School in Kamisu City and interacted with 200 fifth and sixth graders in the gymnasium through a juggling challenge, an O/X quiz, and a Q&A session. photo

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First, a student representative and Player Kanamori, along with interpreter Yong-ha, formed the Antlers team and competed in a juggling challenge. Player Kanamori subtly tried to make the students drop the ball by bouncing it off their backs. Thanks to this tactic, both members of the Antlers team won without dropping the ball. In the second round, students recommended by their peers also participated. At first, they were hesitant, but Player Sun-tae encouraged them to join. The second round was a match between several students and Player Kanamori. Player Kanamori chased the students while juggling, putting pressure on them, but then he self-destructed. The students won. photo

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Next, an impromptu arm wrestling match was held with Player Sun-tae. Although Player Sun-tae is right-handed, he initially competed with his left hand, and then with his right hand against the next student. The participating students received loud cheers, but they couldn't even budge Player Sun-tae's arm. photo

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After arm wrestling, the players performed a demonstration. With the students in the middle, Player Sun-tae threw a long throw. Player Kanamori trapped the ball and volleyed it accurately to interpreter Yong-ha, who was playing the role of the goal. The students were amazed by this. Then, the students requested a "daisharin" (giant swing) trick. Player Kanamori, who didn't know what a daisharin was, confirmed the details of the trick with the students before attempting it. Player Kanamori declared, "If I can't do it, I'll quit being a soccer player," to which the students shouted, "Don't quit!" With their encouragement, he successfully performed the daisharin on his first try. photo

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Next, an O/X quiz was held. Students moved to the O or X area based on questions about the players. For the question of whether Player Kanamori was popular in elementary school, Player Sun-tae stood up and led the students to the X area. The correct answer was O, but it was marked as X because Player Kanamori felt embarrassed to say he was popular himself. photo

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The final interaction was a Q&A session. When asked why he started playing soccer, Player Sun-tae explained, "Because the girl I liked liked people who played soccer," which made everyone laugh. photo

The fun time ended quickly. The players presented signed autograph cards and pennants to the student representatives and asked them to come support the home Kashiwa match using their Kids Pass, then the interaction concluded. photo

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