The All Japan Judo Federation has decided to abolish the national competition for elementary school students. How will the sports competitions of the elementary and junior high school generation change? Professor Takafumi Hirao of Kobe Shinwa Women’s University said, “This is a big step toward breaking away from the’victory supreme principle’. Parents and leaders should reaffirm that sports are more important than victory.” ―.
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The judo world where “excessive victory supreme principle” was rampant
On March 18, 2022, the All Japan Judo Federation (All Japan Judo Federation) announced that it would abolish the national elementary school grade judo tournament. This decision to abolish the national convention, which has been held since 2004 because of the “scattering of victorious supremacy,” is booming.
What is the “Scatter of Victory Supreme Principles” mentioned by All Japan Judo Federation? According to All Japan Judo Federation, leaders and guardians swear at the referees against the decision, children are forced to lose weight, there are games that are all about fighting for teamwork, guardians curse their children’s opponents, fathers It is said that there are a series of cases where adults overheat because they stick to victory, such as grabbing the chest of a child who lost the game and pressing it against the wall. All Japan Judo Federation decided to abolish the tournament itself in order to improve these.
The harmful effects of victorious supremacy in the youth sports field have been pointed out to this day. On the other hand, various measures have already been taken in each competition.
For example, the “National Mini Basketball Tournament” abolished the final tournament in 2018. In addition, it has established rules such as prohibition of zone defense and restriction of individual participation time. “Prohibition of Zone Defense” is intended to emphasize one-on-one situations that improve individual skills. In addition, the purpose of “restriction of participation time” is to eliminate the inequality that only children with excellent athletic ability participate in the game. Both are more foreseen in the future of children than for immediate victory.
“Don’t get angry” The aim of the volleyball tournament
It is known that there is the “Naomi Masuko Cup Elementary School Volleyball Tournament” that has been held since 2014 by Naomi Masuko, a former representative of Japan for volleyball. In this tournament, which has a rule of “don’t get angry”, Mr. Masuko will go out and pay attention if there is a director who is too enthusiastic about winning and has a tight language.
After the yelling, you can put on a mask marked with a red cross. At the tournament, Mr. Masuko, who lost sight of independence due to violent guidance and continued to worry because he was not confident even after retiring from active duty, had a strong feeling that guidance with violence and rants should not be allowed because of winning. be.
