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2021.3.05[Selected Class]

Announcement of the "2021 FC Tokyo Soccer Skill Up / GK Skill Up Spring Clinic (Elementary School Grades 1-5)"

FC Tokyo will hold the "FC Tokyo Soccer Skill Up Spring Clinic" for elementary school students in grades 1 to 5, and the "FC Tokyo GK Skill Up Spring Clinic" for students in grades 3 to 5.

All of them will undergo intensive training for 3 days with various coaches and players.
Please use the skill-up clinic as an opportunity to challenge and improve yourself!
Please check the following summary and enthusiastically apply.

□Name
2021 FC Tokyo Soccer Skill Up Spring Clinic
2021 FC Tokyo Goalkeeper Skill Up Spring Clinic

□Purpose
Level up your play as a football player

□ Target and Venue Course
Boys and girls in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (GK course is only for grades 3, 4, and 5)
(1) Those who aim to further improve their soccer skills
(2) Those who can participate in all three days (including the reserve day)
※You can only participate in one course.

<For 1st and 2nd graders>
Skill Up Clinic

<For 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders>
Skill Up Clinic Defense Course
Skill Up Clinic Attack Course
Skill Up Clinic Goalkeeper Course

□Event Date and Time
3-day event from Mar 29 (Mon) to Mar 31 (Wed), 2021
※Reserved day Apr 1 (Thu)
▽9:00~10:10
▽10:40~12:00
<For 4th and 5th graders> Defensive Skill Up Clinic Course
▽12:30~13:30
▽14:00~15:10
▽15:40~17:00
Skill Up Clinic Attack Course
Skill Up Clinic GK Course


※Please attend the venue for 3 days without staying overnight for each course.
※In case of cancellation due to weather conditions, Apr 1 (Thu) will be the reserve day. Also, there is a possibility of slight changes in the event time.

□Venue
Tokyo Gas Fukagawa Ground
Address: 2-15-10 Sarue, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Nearest Station: 5 minutes walk from Exit B1 of Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line

Number of recruits
<For 1st and 2nd graders>Skill Up Clinic: 64 people
<For 3rd graders>Skill Up Clinic Defense Course and Attack Course: 40 people each
<For 4th and 5th graders>Skill Up Clinic Defense Course and Attack Course: 40 people each
<For 3rd and 4th graders>Skill Up Clinic GK Course: 8 people
<For 5th graders>Skill Up Clinic GK Course: 8 people
※If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.

□Responsibilities
Chief Coach of Skill Up Clinic: Ryu Uchiyama
Chief Coach of Skill Up Clinic GK Course: Akio Taguchi
Other Promotion Department Coaches
※Profiles of FC Tokyo Promotion Department Coaches are available here

□Participation fee
Each course 9,900 yen (including insurance)
※We will inform the participants separately about the payment of the participation fee.

□ Implementation Details
(1) Development of strong players who challenge aggressive soccer in both offense and defense, taking action and making their own judgments, which FC Tokyo aims for.
<1st and 2nd year students, as well as 3rd, 4th, and 5th year students, defensive course & offensive course>
[Aggressively challenging in offense and defense]
・Improvement of individual abilities (skills, technique, physicality, mentality), and enhancement of individual tactics
<GK Course>
[Aiming to become an actively defensive goalkeeper]
・Training and developing GKs in the basic techniques required for goalkeeping (catching, saving, stepping, shot stopping), practical exercises, and nurturing GKs within games

(2) Theme
<1st and 2nd graders>
"Aim for the goal"
~Judgment of dribbling and passing~
<3rd, 4th, and 5th graders defensive course>
"Take the ball"
~Develop the strength to not lose in 1-on-1 situations~
~Intentionally take the ball with multiple people~
<3rd, 4th, and 5th graders offensive course>
"Finish"
~Techniques to score a goal~ and more
<3rd, 4th, and 5th graders GK course>
"Defend the goal"
~Accurate catching and positioning~ and more

□Items to bring
(1)Appropriate attire for playing soccer (pants, socks)
(2)Shoes *spikes or training shoes are both acceptable
(3)Shin guards
(4)Water bottle
(5)Towel *to be used for handwashing as a preventive measure against infectious diseases
(6)Change of clothes
(7)Goalkeeper gloves *only for GK course

□Application method
Please apply using the form below.
"2021 FC Tokyo Skill Up Spring Clinic" application form is here
※You can only participate in one course. For 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, we will ask for your first and second preferences in the form.
※Please be careful not to forget to fill in and make mistakes in the grade

Application Deadline
Until Mar 18, 2021 (Thu) 23:59 ※In case of a large number of applications, there will be a lottery. We will inform you of the results by email by Mar 22 (Mon). If you do not receive an email even on the day after the deadline, please contact the school office (03-5600-4441).

□ Other
(1) In the event of natural disasters and the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, there is a possibility that the event may be canceled.
(2) Details for the day will be provided by email after participation is confirmed.
(3) It is strictly prohibited to take photos or videos of this event and upload them to individual SNS accounts or other platforms.
(4) The personal information we receive may be used to provide information about FC Tokyo.
(5) The details of this event may be posted on various advertising media such as FC Tokyo's website to introduce their activities, so please be aware of this in advance.

□Contact Information
FC Tokyo Soccer School Office (Contact: Uchiyama, Taguchi)
EMAIL: school@fctokyo.co.jp
TEL: 03-5600-4441
(Business hours: Mon-Fri [excluding holidays] 10:00-17:00)