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A dream soccer classroom created by friendship between Mr. Yoshida and Karen Robert

When children are happy, they show amazing expressions. What you see inside the viewfinder of your camera is like a dream-like world. The event was filled with smiling faces from 42 lucky elementary school students who were selected by lottery from over 300 applicants.

Icon segawa.taisuke1Taisuke Segawa | 2017/06/20
20173 pm on June 17 th. Japanese football defender Yoshida Yoshiya who just finished the fierce battle with Iraq a few days ago said that VVVAlong with Kennen Robert who is a teammate of the Venlo period, he appeared at the ground in Funabashi.

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At that moment, the emotions that were in the chest of those waiting for their appearance overflow at once. "Miya Yoshida & Karen Robert Football Classroom" opened curtains as the expectations, excitement and tension of the people who were there wrapped the whole venue.

First of all, in a tag game of warming up, relax the tension of the heart while moving the participants' body. Then the joy of the participants who were held down by the tension burst out at once. It is as shown in the picture at the beginning. 

The next lesson was a heading course that could be said as Yoshida's synonym. When demonstrating by himself after explaining the tips of the heading, such as how to secure the position using hands, after all, clapping is generated from the participants and the large number of visitors gathered at the stand seat. In subsequent practice exercises, we turned our attention to each participant and asked ourselves.

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Photo: Yoshida showing off his good heading

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Photo: Yoshida teaching children

The time of bliss for the participants continues further. In one-to-one with Yoshida, small bodies of the body fight against the world against 189 cmWe challenged boldly for a strong defender. Yoshida seriously responds as if it responds to the feelings of children who stand up with serious looks.

I never tried to let go of the shoot easily by exchanging hands, even exquisite exercise, even seemed to stimulate children's challenging spirit. I felt like a glimpse of the new attraction of human being Mr. Yoshida Yoshida who became his father.

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At the water supply time before the next menu, Yoshida headed to the audience seated by a lot of people and made questions time for parents. It was not mentioned in the scheduled schedule. I think that Yoshida's thoughtful consideration with a strong service spirit.

Although it was a short period of time, I answered questions one by one carefully, such as tips for robbing the ball and how to enter an important game, and finally, for the future children who gathered here, We discussed the importance of parents' cooperation in sleep and eating.

The last menu is divided into two courts and it is a game of game type. Since the rule of 2 goals in heading which was the theme of this football classroom was set up, there was also seen to positively aim at the heading from the cross to make use of what he taught.

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Photo: Karen's fast crossing from dribbling

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Lastly, an autograph session with Yoshida and Karen was held, and the soccer classes lasting about 2 hours ended.
 

吉田やカレンが持つボールを奪いにいく少年。ゴールを奪って喜ぶ子供や、ゴールを奪われて悔しがる子供。目の前で繰り広げられるスーパープレーに、驚きの表情を浮かべる保護者たち。  

2人が作りあげた空間には、そこにいた全ての人たちにサッカーの楽しさを伝える力があった。
 

Actually, this football classroom was realized in a form that Yoshida responded with friendship to the request from Yoshida 's usual "Koben - san" calling me Karen.

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"I asked Maouya to come and visit us from around January, and Rover's FC, which I am the owner of, started activities as much as possible in the third J League in Chiba Prefecture, This time was the first event to work with Funabashi City, I really appreciate Maiya who came tired although I was tired. "
 
A dreamlike moment that the friendship created by the two people who fought together in the world set themselves would never be forgotten and it would have been firmly carved into one page of the memories of the children.

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Interview / text / photo:Yasuyuki Segawa
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