From Sunday 5 through Friday 10 October, JFA Elite Programme U-13’s training camp was carried out in Tokinosumika, Shizuoka. The program is a part of JOC Japan Korea Joint Sports Project for Enhancing Playing Skills, and joint training camps between Japan and Korea Republic have been held since 2010. As coordinated with National Training Centre’s U-13 and U-14 projects, the JFA Elite Programme aims to provide good environment and coaching to highly-qualified players and to further raise their ability in a competitive environment under the themes of “fostering individuals” and “encouraging players’ self-reliance.”

Results

Training Match  Tuesday 7 October  2014

15:30 Kick Off　30min × 3
Susono Sports Center(Susono City)

U-13 Japan Selection Team   0-7(1st 0-2、2nd 0-1、3rd 0-4)  U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team

Scores
22min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
27min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
38min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
62min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
65min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
76min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）
81min   Goal Against（U-13 Korea Republic Selection Team）

Startes
GK：SHIGA Kazuma
DF：HIGUCHI Kenta、NAMAIZAWA Yohan、YOSHINARE Takaya、KONDO Tomoki
MF：MORI Yuma、KAWAMOTO Riyo、SAWAZAKI Ryota、YAOITA Gakuto、KAWASAKI Shuhei
FW：IWAI Ryuji

Substitution
30min   YOSHINARE Takaya → SAKASHITA Keigo
30min   MORI Yuma → YACHIDA Teppei
46min   SHIGA Kazuma → IIKAWA Yusuke
46min   HIGUCHI Kenta → SUZUKI Yuma
46min   KONDO Tomoki → OKAMOTO Takumi
46min   SAWAZAKI Ryota → KUDO Manato
46min   YAOITA Gakuto → SATO Yuto
46min   KAWASAKI Shuhei → NISHIKAWA Jun
46min   IWAI Ryuji → KUBO Narusei
71min   NAMAIZAWA Yohan → YOSHINARE Takaya
71min   KAWAMOTO Riyo →  MORI Yuma

Training Match  Wednesday 8 October 2014

15:00 Kick Off　35min×2
Susono Sports Center(Susono City)

U-13 Japan Selection Team   6-1(1st 0-1、2nd 6-0)   JFA Academy Fukushima U13

Scores
10min   RYUMAE Hiroto (JFA Academy Fukushima U13)
37min   SUZUKI Yuma (U-13 Japan Selection Team)
44min   KAWASAKI Shuhei  (U-13 Japan Selection Team)
46min   KAWASAKI Shuhei  (U-13 Japan Selection Team)
48min   IWAI Ryuji  (U-13 Japan Selection Team)
53min   KAWASAKI Shuhei   (U-13 Japan Selection Team)
61min   KUDO Manato (U-13 Japan Selection Team)

Starters
GK：IIKAWA Yusuke
DF：KAWAMOTO Riyo、NAMAIZAWA Yohan、MORI Yuma、KONDO Tomoki
MF：YOSHINARE Takaya、SAKASHITA Keigo、SAWAZAKI Ryota、OKAMOTO Takumi、SATO Yuto
FW：HIGUCHI Kenta

Substitution
HT   IIKAWA Yusuke → SHIGA Kazuma
HT   NAMAIZAWA Yohan → YAOITA Gakuto
HT   MORI Yuma → IWAI Ryuji 
HT   KONDO Tomoki → YACHIDA Teppei
HT   YOSHINARE Takaya → KUBO Narusei
HT   SAKASHITA Keigo → NISHIKAWA Jun
HT   SAWAZAKI Ryota → SUZUKI Yuma
HT   SATO Yuto → KAWASAKI Shuhei
HT   HIGUCHI Kenta → KUDO Manato
51分   KAWAMOTO Riyo → SATO Yuto
51分   OKAMOTO Takumi → SAWAZAKI Ryota

Training Match  Thursday 9 October 2014

15:00 Kick Off   40min × 2
Susono Sports Center(Susono City)

U13 Japan Selection Team  0-2(1st 0-1、2nd 0-1)  U13 Korea Republic Selection Team

Scores
21min   Goal Against(U13 Korea Republic Selection Team)
76min   Goal Against(U13 Korea Republic Selection Team)

Starters
GK：SHIGA Kazuma
DF：YAOITA Gakuto、NAMAIZAWA Yohan、IWAI Ryuji 、KONDO Tomoki
MF：OKAMOTO Takumi、SUZUKI Yuma、KAWASAKI Shuhei、MORI Yuma、YACHIDA Teppei
FW：KAWAMOTO Riyo

Substition
26min   OKAMOTO Takumi →  SAKASHITA Keigo 
30min   KONDO Tomoki → NISHIKAWA Jun
HT   YAOITA Gakuto → YOSHINARE Takaya
HT   KAWASAKI Shuhei → SAWAZAKI Ryota
50min   NAMAIZAWA Yohan → KUBO Narusei
60min   SHIGA Kazuma →  IIKAWA Yusuke
60min   SUZUKI Yuma → SATO Yuto
60min   YACHIDA Teppei → KUDO Manato
60min   KAWAMOTO Riyo →  HIGUCHI Kenta

Comments

IKEUCHI Yutaka, Head Coach
Players interacted with Korean players of the same generation and learned various things on and off the pitch. Then they reviewed their own individual assignments. We also had opportunities to play high-level games against the Korean team and Academy Fukushima. I hope they take advantage of what they experienced here and grow further. Both Japan and Korea players promised each other to grow and play against each other once again in the future
As a typhoon was heading here, we were worried if the camp was going to be held, but we all finished up without trouble. I’d like to give my appreciation to people who were concerned and team staff who sent off their players to us.

SHIGA Kazuma (Kashiwa Reysol U-15)
This was my first training camp to join. I kept it in mind to improve my strengths, “towering header” and “coaching” and tried to turn my weaknesses to specialties like “well-timed shot,” “build-up” and “positioning.” After I was told by the coach to get prepared earlier for “well-timed shot,” I tried to follow the advice, and then I could start making it. But I still have trouble getting it through in real games, so I want to improve it from now on.
In terms of the off-the-pitch attitude, we were told about “cooperating with each other,” “helping each other” and “solving your own issues by yourselves,” but we couldn’t spend our time precisely cooperating with each other.
I will face new things I learned, new assignments, what improved and what got worse during this camp, and hopefully I can overcome them even little by little.

HIGUCHI Kenta (Miyazaki Nihon University Junior High School)
At the first camp like this to me, I found pressure and physical strength that we hardly experience in Japan when we played against Korea Selection Team. In the practice sessions, I tried to improve my strengths that I couldn’t take advantage of in the match against Korea. Even if I could improve them in the practice, I felt it was difficult to get it through in the real game. I found in defence we need to try to get the ball with other players and keep being tenacious, and in offence, we need to keep composed when it comes to finishing.
I think it’s important to judge by ourselves and act with self-analysis both on and off the pitch. I will utilise what I learned in this camp in my future life and practices.

KAWASAKI Shuhei (Gamba Osaka Junior Youth)
In this camp I learned what we are supposed to do both on and off the pitch.
I tried to have good meal every time and keep everything organised off the pitch. I will try to follow these life lessons anytime and anywhere.
It was my first time to play against Korea, and we got a complete 0-7 defeat. I really found how much I’m not good enough. I’m very disappointed and ashamed. In the second game, we had some improvements, but lost 0-2. The outcome is still very disappointing. Though we lost both games to Korea, I’ve got great experience that I wouldn’t experience in other occasions.
I’m not going to forget what I learned at this camp and definitely want to develop myself from now on.

Schedule