The JFA-KIRIN Family Futsal Festival is a fun event for everyone, where you can enjoy a kick-about with your family. The festival is hosted by JFA and the Prefectural Football Associations and held in 10 locations across the country this year. Any team which has more than five players including women and elementary school students can participate. A team may also comprise of more than one family.

Approximately 300 family members in 34 teams took part in the event at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki on Monday 3 November. At the ‘Kirin Futsal Lesson’ people could get tips on how to enjoy futsal with their family. This lesson was for elementary school students, who have been practicing football very hard and is close to beating their father who doesn’t have enough stamina; or the girl who dreams of becoming a member of Nadeshiko Japan, and comes with her mother who has never played football before. Sagane Kiyoshi, a former member of the Futsal Japan National Team, joined the lesson as an instructor.

The ‘Family Award’ was given to the family who enjoyed the day the most together; the ‘Futsal Award’ was given to those who played futsal in a serious manner to win; and the ‘Festival Award’ to those who brought uniqueness to the event and enjoyed the day. From the special sponsor Kirin Groups, ‘Kirin Ichiban Award’ was given to the team in which a father tried the hardest, the ‘Kirin Loves Sports Award’ to the one in which a child tried the hardest, and ‘Afternoon Tea Award’ to the team in which a woman tried the hardest.

JFA-KIRIN Family Futsal Festival in Ibaraki

Location:
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki

Date:
Monday, 3 November 2014

Schedule:
Registration 9:30-10:30, festival 10:30-15:30,

Host:
Japan Football Association and Ibaraki Football Association

Supervising Authority:
Ibaraki Football Association

Application Period:
Thursday, 11 Sep 2014 - 17:00 Friday, 10 Oct 2014

Participating Teams:
48

Fee:
Free

Qualifying Team:
The team must consist of members of more than one family. Five players on the pitch must always include one man over 20 years old, one woman over 20 years old and two children under the age of 15.

JFA Registration:
Not necessary. Registering must be completed for ‘Futsal Enjoy’ before the event.
https://j-futsal.jfa.jp/(Japanese version only)

Application:
via online form on the JFA official website

Comments

ICHIGE Kazuo, Chairman of Futsal Committee from Ibaraki Football Association
It was 12th festival since we started in 2003 and many families have participated since then. We had participants not only from Ibaraki but also from neighboring prefectures such as Kanagawa, Tokyo and Chiba All of them enjoyed playing futsal in the Kashima Soccer Stadium. At the time of the raffle, all teams and individuals could get some gift not only from our association but also from Kirin, the event sponsor. Participants listened to the futsal instructor Mr. Sagane very well in his class. I could see participants left the venue quite satisfied at the end of the festival. I hope we will continue to hold this festival in the future.

MIYAGAWA Naoya, Vice Chairman of Futsal Committee from Ibaraki Football Association
This festival was the only chance for families to enjoy chasing football at Kashima Soccer Stadium, one of the best football stadiums. Everybody, including small kids and mothers, just enjoyed the day with good smiles and they did not concentrate too much on who won and lost the games. There was a team whose members consisted of 3 generations; it is very happy for us as an organiser of this festival to see that football and futsal are spreading amongst people in this country at this type of occasion. I look forward to seeing lots of smiles in this stadium next year. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all the companies and organisations, such as Kirin Group, for supporting this festival.

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