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JFA KIRIN Ladies/Girls Soccer Festival ends this year series with 769 participants in Ibaraki

21 October 2014

JFA KIRIN Ladies/Girls Soccer Festival ends this year series with 769 participants in Ibaraki

JFA KIRIN Ladies/Girls Soccer Festival is a football event for women of all ages. Participants experience mini games (with a limited number of players) and enjoy practicing shooting, passing and dribbling at each skill station on a pitch. This programme is intended to provide such activities for female players of all ages and all experience levels so that everyone can enjoy herself, improve her skills and get to know each other.

The total of 769 people including 216 beginners took part in the morning session or the afternoon session at Kashima Bokudennosato Sports Park in Ibaraki on Saturday 18 October. Participants worked up a good sweat enjoying the programmes along with the special guest Shikata Nao.

In the closing ceremony, Shikata, the ex-Nadeshiko Japan player, offered the “Ladies Award” to a woman who played hardest, the “Girls Award” to a girl who played hardest and the “Festival Award” to a participant who enjoyed her time most. From the Special Sponsor KIRIN group, “KIRIN Award” was presented to all participants.
The Ibaraki event concluded the series of the festivals that had held at the five locations scheduled this year.
The total of 3,424 people took part in the festival throughout the year.

Event Outline

Location: Kashima Bokudennosato Sports Park, Ibaraki
Date: Saturday 18 October 2014
Fee: Free
Morning session: Registration 8:00-8:30, Opening ceremony 8:30, Festival 9:10-10:40
Afternoon session: Registration 10:30-11:00, Opening ceremony 11:00, Festival 11:40-13:10
Eligibility: Female players only of all ages
Application: Via the online form on the JFA official website
Application Period: Friday 25 August 2014 to 17:00 Sunday 5 October 2014

Comments

TAKAYASU Wakana (2nd Grade)
I really enjoyed kicking the ball and trying for lots of things with many players. We put the ball in the goal and we all kicked the ball to score as a team. I got many goals. I was very happy.
I don’t usually play football, but I want to take part in the event if I have a chance again.

OHWADA Ken, Executive Director (Ibaraki Football Association)
While the Japan Football Association’s 100th year anniversary is coming up soon, it appears we couldn’t predict such a development of women’s football 100 years ago. During the course, the J.League has been developed and the JFA has intended to hold various women’s football activities throughout the nation. Today, all the women’s football teams in Ibaraki took part in the event. I hope this activity will be spread out to older generations like senior women and our grandmothers start talking about football in their daily life. The Ibaraki Football Association will have various activities for the further development of women’s football.

Soccer Familly (Total participants in 5 venues)

Yamagata Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
Morning Session 141 0 141 63 204
Afternoon Session 87 102 189 63 252
Evening Session 103 97 200 12 212
Total 331 199 530 138 668
Staff 60
Spectator 400
 Soccer Family 1,128
Hyogo Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
Morning Session 97 95 192 80 272
Afternoon Session 61 67 128 35 163
Evening Session 77 43 120 35 155
Total 235 205 440 150 590
Staff 60
Spectator 400
Soccer Family 1,050
Kagawa Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
AM Session 215 172 387 52 439
PM Session 98 127 225 69 294
 Total 313 299 612 121 733
 Staff 60
 Spectator 400
Soccer Family 1,193
Osaka Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
Morning Session 87 123 210 60 270
Afternoon Session 90 86 176 46 222
Evening Session 46 70 116 56 172
Total 223 279 502 162 664
Staff 60
 Spectator 400
 Soccer Family 1124
Ibaraki Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
Morning Session 108 207 315 80 395
Afternoon Session 108 186 294 80 374
Total 216 393 609 160 769
Staff 60
Spectator 400
 Soccer Family 1,229
Total of 5 Venues Beginner Experienced Player General Participants Women Staff Participants Total Participants
Morning Session/AM Session 648 597 1,245 335 1,580
Afternoon Session/PM Session 444 568 1,012 293 1,305
Evening Session 226 210 436 103 539
Total 1,318 1,375 2,693 731 3,424
Staff 300
Spectator 2,000
Soccer Family 5,724
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