Asia Pacific Children’s Conference in Fukuoka, Tag Rugby Class and Football Class

Time Period
22nd to 24th Jul., 2017
Region
Fukuoka, Japan
Sport/Programme Category
Tag Rugby, Football
Implementer
Fukuoka Prefecture
Rugby World Cup 2019 Fukuoka Promotion Committee
Asian-Pacific Children ’s Convention in FUKUOKA
Co-Implementer
Fukuoka Prefecture
TOSS Fukuoka Education Study Group (Oita / Kumamoto)
Fukuoka Rugby Football Union
AVISPA FUKUOKA
Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Number of Individual Beneficiaries
39 people
(Tag Rugby 27 people
Football 12 people)
At the Asia-Pacific Children's Conference in Fukuoka, which is celebrating its 29th anniversary, we held an elementary school tag rugby class intending to popularize rugby among children in the Asian region. In addition, we held soccer classes that are familiar to children from all over the world, and through both sports classes, we aimed to foster cross-cultural understanding education and an international sense.

A total of 106 children, 27 from overseas and 79 from Japan, participated in the tag rugby class. Guidance was provided with the cooperation of experienced rugby top league players and university rugby club members.
In addition, a total of 30 children, 12 from overseas and 18 from Japan, participated in the soccer class and played games using soccer balls and mini-matches against teams under the lessons of Avispa Fukuoka coaches.

See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20180119-1/

Feedback from Local Contacts :

Comments from Tag rugby class:
Most of the children touched the rugby ball for the first time, and although they were scared to handle the ball at the beginning, they soon got used to it and everyone was absorbed in playing. When I tried or stole the tag, there was a big cheer and I enjoyed tag rugby.

Comments from Soccer class:
Children who had no experience in soccer, so they desperately chased the ball and enjoyed interacting with each other even if they could not understand the language.

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