Yakiyama
I play soccer at Yakiyama ground in Komaki every Sunday. Komaki is a city near Inuyama, and Yakiyama ground is a public park. We initially got together as friends to have fun, but now we make a team and have uniforms. I got number 7. We will search for football meetings and participate in them.
Recently we play with Japanese adults, high school students and junior high school students. Many people who will play soccer come to Yakiyama. We get tournament.
Many Brazilians live in Komaki and work there. I think most of them are factory workers. I’ve heard that Komaki is the Japanese city where the largest number of Brazilians live.
We do not understand their language when we play with them. They only speak Portuguese. Once in a while they shout SUSHI!! So I feel somewhat out of place with them.
But they are good players. They have very good technique, and they are also very kind, so I enjoy playing with them.
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Comments (6)
Rudolf
wrote on October 26, 2005:
Would it be possible for you to play in the J.League? I’m asking because I’ve just found this:
“The J.League implemented a two-division system from fiscal 1999. This move was in keeping with the J.League’s mission of establishing community-based sports clubs throughout the nation. The two-division system allowed the J.League to admit more clubs that accepted the J.League’s vision within its fold. The increase in the number of clubs provided more opportunities for players from across the nation to find a place to play, while the system of promotion and relegation between the two divisions enhanced competitiveness, stimulated the league and improved the level of Japanese play. Besides, the two-division system positioned Division Two as a stepping stone to Division One, so clubs were no longer required to invest so heavily in order to become a part of the J.League.”
My country, Switzerland, has had a two-division system in place for a long time: the second division consists of amateur clubs—practically every big village or small city has a team named after it and is playing in the second division—or some regional sub-division of the second divison, I think.
Now that your team has jerseys—what would you have to do if you wanted to get really serious about playing it and join the second division of the J.League?
Which J-League club do you support?
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shinnosuke
wrote on November 15, 2005:
I don’t want to get really serious about join the second division od the J.League.
We don’t have money and technique to join division.
We made jerseys to enjoy playing soccer and participate in small meeting :->
I do not have favorite j.League club.I love players who have surpassing technique!!
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Rudolf
wrote on November 15, 2005:
Hey, you’re the first sports fan I’ve ever met who isn’t rooting for a particular team!
Which are the two or three Japanese soccer players with the most outstanding technique? Can you point me to Web pages (in English) about them? (Hint: you get the best search results if you put a search phrase in in quotation marks.)
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shinnosuke
wrote on December 06, 2005:
I like Daisuke Matsui and Yuki Abe. They have super technique. Daisuke Matsui has great skill of dribble and pass! I am often glued to his performance!(I think his play is show.) Yuki Abe has great skill of freekick! When he kick a ball, I think he must get a goal.
I think Daisuke Matsui and Yuki Abe are great player.
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