The third trimester of the 2021 Class A Coach General Training Course for female coaches took place for six days at Kashima Heights Sports Plaza (Ibaraki) from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 November. During this trimester, participants took part in coaching sessions and lectures in the first half, before taking practical coaching, oral, and written exams in the second half.

It has been nearly five months since the first trimester started on 21 June. Mentoring sessions specifically designed for this course were held in between each trimester, and the participants have shown remarkable growth over the course, as they received great inspiration from their instructors and fellow participants.

The practical coaching exam was held with the cooperation of the support players, as the participants were required to demonstrate their speed and coaching ability to coach male players. We would like to thank the men’s football teams of Edogawa University, Nippon Sport Science University, Ryutsu Keizai University, and Kokushikan University for their support to conduct the exam.

○Dates: Mon. 22 - Sat. 27 November 2021
○Venue: Kashima Heights Sports Plaza (Ibaraki)
○Instructors: KAGEYAMA Masanaga, TSUKADA Yuji, ONO Takeshi, TOGASHI Koichi

Mon. 22 November

Practical training: Coaching session

Tue. 23 November

Practical training: Coaching session
Lecture: System Changes
National coaching staff lecture

Wed. 24 November

Practical coaching exam

Thu. 25 November

Practical coaching exam

Fri. 26 November

Lecture: Team Leadership
Oral exam
Written exam

Sat. 27 November

Overall review
Closure
Interview

Participants’ Comments

Ms. MATSUMURA Satoko (Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina)

Ms. MATSUNAGA Tomoe (Tokyo International University)

Ms. SUZUKI Kana (FC Imabari Ladies NEXT)