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1,791 kids enjoyed football in JFA Uniqlo Soccer Kids at the Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
22 October 2014
The JFA Uniqlo Soccer Kids is a series of fun football events where any children of age 6 and under can enjoy football. This year the event is held in 14 venues such as major domes and football stadiums all over Japan. 1,791 kids joined in this event which was held in Kashima Soccer Stadium on Sunday 19 October.
Comment
Ms. SUZUKI Hitomi, one of the parents of Meisyo Coconuts
I think it was a very good experience for our kids to play football in this stadium where you can’t usually enter. There are some young kids who do not understand the rules yet, but they looked as though they very much enjoyed running and chasing a ball in this event. We first got the information about this event from our nursery and we decided to join it for the first time. I was impressed by some of our girl players because they had not had particular chance to play football before, even though some of their older siblings play football, but enjoyed football as well as the other kids who already had football experience.
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Event Overview
Name of event | JFA Uniqlo Soccer Kids in Kashima Soccer Stadium |
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Date | Sun. 19 October 2014 |
Schedule | AM session: Gate open 09:10 Opening Ceremony 9:30, Games from 10:00-11:55, Closing Ceremony at 12:05 PM session: Gate open 12:50 Opening Ceremony 13:00, Games 13:30-15:25, Closing Ceremony at 15:35 |
Venue | Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Soccer Stadium (26-2 Jinkouji Ushiroyama Kashima city, Ibaraki) |
Form of game | 8-a-side mini soccer festival Size of pitch: 30m×15m (Total of 12 pitches) Number of games per team: about 3 games Duration of a game: 1st half 5 min, 2nd half 5 min |
Target participants | Preschool age children 6 years old or younger |
Host organizations | Japan Football Association and Ibaraki Football Association |
Special sponsor | Uniqlo Co., Ltd. |
Associate sponsors | The Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education/Ibaraki Private Kindergarten Association/Ibaraki Day Care Council/ The Ibaraki Shimbun/Ibaraki Broadcast System/The Kashima City Board of Education/FM Kashima |
Special guest | Mr. AKITA Yutaka(former Japan International) |
Soccer Families
Teams | Men | Women | Total | |
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AM Session | 72 | 647 | 324 | 971 |
PM Session | 72 | 546 | 274 | 820 |
Total | 144 | 1,193 | 598 | 1,791 |
Spectators | 3,761 | |||
Staff | 190 | |||
Soccer Family Total | 5,742 |
2014 Event Venue List
Sunday 8 June 2014 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome | |
Monda 21 July 2014 | Aichi | Nagoya Dome | |
Monday 15 September 2014 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
Sunday 5 October 2014 | Iwate | Iwate Sports Park Athletic Field | |
Monday 13 October 2014 | Toyama | Toyama Athletic Recreation Park | |
Sunday 19 October 2014 | Ibaragi | Kashima Soccer Stadium | |
Monday 3 November 2014 | Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | For application |
Sunday 16 November 2014 | Miyagi | Kesennuma Elementary School | For application |
Monday 24 November 2014 | Saitama | Seibu Dome | For application |
Saturday 29 November 2014 | Kumamoto | Kumamoto Sports Park Auxiliary field | For application |
Sunday 7 December2014 | Okayama | kanko Stadium | For application |
Sunday 21 December 2014 | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi Kirara Memorial Park | For application |
Besides these events, the event in Osaka and Kanagawa is planned after January 2015. The information will be available on JFA official site once the detail is fixed.
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