オランダが世界に誇るサッカーチーム「アヤックス・アムステルダム」のサマーキャンプについて行きました!
オランダ在住の 吉田 和充さんは、企業や店舗、個人事業に至るまで日本とオランダ・ヨーロッパを繋ぐお仕事をされています。
ちがう国の、ちがう働き方や教育方法、文化を伝えることで、日本とのギャップを知ってもらい「今」を変えるきっかけを作ってある方です。
吉田さんのこと、オランダの夏休みやサッカーキャンプについて詳しく知りたい!という方はぜひこちらをご覧ください↓
「クリエイティブ×ビジネス」をテーマにしたウェブメディア
【FINDERS(ファインダーズ)】
おとなになったらよんでほしい
【おとよん】
In Soccer ground,There were shining soccer kids.
I heard ,There are no club-activities of a school in Netherland.
So people from kids to adults belong to the same club of their local community.
And It is not unusual case that "Adults team"in the club succeed in professional league.
Kids have a very professional they was small.
"We carry everyone's expectations!"
Incidentally,The team what organizes this soccer camp is world famous and excellent in development of youth. So there were many kids who join from other country.
Their parents were very fashionable.I wondered why?
Mr.Yoshida said"I think they enjoys the vacation time while they are here."
As a side note , in Europe,
parents usually take a vacation for 2-3weeks around their child's summer vacation.
I wondered what does they do during such a long vacation??
Yoshida-san said"We do nothing..."
More often than not, they spend times as usual at different place like an island and other country.For example, they read books, they chill with tea, and they play card games...
Well,
"How is the training managed by the prestigious team?"

I don't know why but Yoshida's son and his team mates left the soccer ground.
I followed behind them.
We arrived at a place...
For some reason,It was the basketball court.

They set small goals and started playing with some people.
Basically ,coaches don't teach.

He untended kids.
He said only "Divide into 2 groups with these uniforms."
He sometimes praised good shoot.
Some boys went into the small circle like a cage,
They were playing in it.
Also some boys were practicing heading on the board like a ping-pong table.

It's looks so strange methods for me.
They took a break to drinking water every 15minutes ,
and they enjoyed splashing water each other.

It's looks like a recreation rather than training camp.

(There are some boys who has expensive tastes.)
As I watched them,I was getting to know their great individuality.
A boy plays coolly...
Another boy always exaggerates his 
reactions...
And another boy plays aloud more than anyone,
even though he doesn't look like a good player.
They pulled together mysteriously.
That's awesome even though they live different countries and speak different languages at ordinary times.
I heard after,
The reason of practicing at various places is to make a habit of 
"Think myself even if you are in unexpected situation"
So they looked independently and mature.
However, they are just schoolboys,They broke lines constantly while moving,
so the coach had to scold them every 1 minute.
After they came back at the soccer ground ,the coach started splashing water.
Everyone went to get drinking water...
but ...
Finally ,the coach and boys just played with water.
And ,parents waiting for their children relaxed deeply.
I asked Yoshida-san "What were you doing while waiting?"
He said as I expected "Nothing..."

I thought the people who can relax at everywhere as a resort are overflowing with happiness.
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