Nagano Prefecture suffered a double punch from the disaster and Corona
“Jr. Winter Cup 2020-21” decides the best U15 generation in Japan, transcending the boundaries of junior high school, club team, B league youth and categories. On the third day of the tournament, the winning team has a tough schedule of playing two games a day from today.
Of course, winning or losing is important in the world of competition. Even so, in the current Corona sword, it is very significant to participate in the tournament itself, and the Minowa Club U15, the representative of Nagano Prefecture, is a club team with such a strong feeling. This is because before the influence of Corona, there was a bad luck that the prefectural tournament was canceled due to the influence of the typhoon, and there was a long time when club activities could not be done. Head coach Hiroshi Akiyama says.
“Nagano Prefecture was flooded with the Chikuma River in the fall of the year before last. The prefectural tournament was canceled when it wasn’t the time to hold it because some teams were affected by the disaster. Third graders have had a particularly tough time. “
The Minowa club became a full-scale club team in April last year. Basically, it exists as a saucer for students who have completed club activities. Therefore, players in the second grade and below also belong, but only the third grade participated in this tournament. “A group of children who wanted to do more club activities or want to play basketball. They didn’t recruit, and it seemed that the selected members of the prefecture and district invited each other, so they gathered.”
“I wanted to do as many games as possible.”
He defeated Ryukyu Golden Kings U15 and HOOPS4HOPE and advanced to the third round, but lost to Seiryu U15 Basketball Club 52-59, and the challenge of Minowa Club was over. Even though he overturned the double-digit behind, he was defeated again and said, “I think it is the responsibility of the bench to lose by this point, so I think the children really did their best. , I bit my regret.
Activities are only on weekdays and weekends. Since the time to play basketball was limited, we adopted a guidance policy that respected the feelings of the players who wanted to play basketball. “I’m not a club activity, so I wanted to let him do it, so I didn’t say that.”
However, as a result, the lack of organized play led to a stall in the final stages, and “Is this okay? I wanted to do as many games as possible,” Akiyama head coach regretted.
Even so, at the same time, I felt a sense of accomplishment that the players who had spent time that they couldn’t do even if they wanted to play basketball were put on the big stage, and I couldn’t control the things that had been pumped up. “They were able to continue playing basketball, so I’m glad they played the tournament. If this continues next year and again, I can play with hope. In a good way, the club has become a saucer. So, I think it would be great if we could create an environment where children who want to play basketball can play basketball in various areas. “
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