Top ranking of children's training! Soccer school experience.

The best thing about entering elementary school for me was that I got to meet soccer!"
One day, about two months after entering elementary school, my son suddenly said.

He started going to preschool when he was 3 years old. He seemed to have enjoyed the four years he spent with his friends, and even though he did not mind going to elementary school, he still reminisced about it every day, saying, "Nursery school was so much fun..." This 6-year-old boy was not ready to dwell on his memories.
It is still too early to dwell on memories! (I wonder if he is not getting along with his classmates...or if he is being bullied by the upperclassmen in his class because he is sent to the school daycare...!) ) I have been watching over him with many thoughts and feelings, but he seems to have found something he loves to do, triggered by a little thing.
That was soccer.

The encounter came out of nowhere...

In a handout from elementary school, I found an invitation to a soccer school sponsored by a certain newspaper and run by a J-League first division team based in Osaka. And it was held at J-Green Sakai, which is also used for training by Japan's national soccer team! ...To be honest, it was my parent's interest that initially got me interested.
The child had no idea what was going on, but the excited parent took him to the venue and found that everyone on the management side, including the coaches, were very experienced in handling children! My son, who had always loved playing with a ball, turned out to be a soccer fanatic.
After that, despite his parents' concerns, he was not bullied by the upperclassmen in his class at the day-care center, but started to play soccer with vigor and vigor, even to the point of getting into fights with them.

There are so many soccer schools!

When both parents are working, the amount of time they have to go to the school is limited. However, it would be a shame to let the children miss out on such opportunities when they are so eager to play! I started looking for a soccer school that I could send my child to within my means.
When I searched for "soccer school Osaka," I came up with a lot of results! (I was not sure if I could send my 6 year old to a soccer school by himself. I narrowed down my search to soccer schools that were held on weekday evenings or weekends, and were close by.
I started to look at the various reviews, and I was so curious that I consulted with my senior mom friends. I asked my older mother friend, who told me, "There is a soccer school that meets in the evening at the playground of the elementary school where my child goes to school, so I can go there with just my child after taking care of him or her. (For parents?!?!). We managed to narrow down the list to three schools!

Now, it's time to experience a soccer school!

First, we went to A Soccer School, which is held on Saturday mornings and is easy for parents to visit.
The first impression we got was that the class for first and second graders was limited to 15 students, and we felt that the small class size would allow us to get a good feel for the school.
When I went to Green Park, where the school was being held, I found that a class for 3rd and 4th graders was being held at the next field, and a class for older children was also being held at the next field at the same time, with three coaches watching them. In the second half of the day, we also played a mini-game with the 3rd to 4th grade elementary school class. They seemed to be having so much fun that I didn't think I needed to ask, but afterwards I asked my child... "I want to come here every week! ...right?

Next, we went to the B Soccer School held on Friday evenings at the playground of the elementary school we attend.
From what I could see when I went to pick up my child from the school, there seemed to be a lot of kids there! I went to the school and found that there was a large number of children from the elementary school to the elementary school.
When I went there, I found that children from the oldest to the fourth grade were running around the elementary school playground. And then the older brothers of the junior high school students in the evening class joined them, and I wondered where my child was...(P.D.;
) Many of them seemed to know each other since they could go directly from the school childcare center. ... "I want to come here every week! ... right?

Finally, we went to the C Soccer School held on Thursday evenings at the playground of the elementary school he attends.
The advantage of being able to go directly from the childcare center is the same as the B Soccer School. However, in spite of that, there are not many familiar faces. Is there something behind this? With this as my first impression, I went to experience the school.
When I went there, I found that it was a small class of about 10 students in the first and second grade elementary school class. The coach was kindly giving advice to my son, whose dribbling was flying all over the place. Thanks to that, he is able to dribble reasonably straight, and when I tell him about it when he comes back... "I want to come here every week! ...right?

The deciding factor

After going to three soccer schools, I found out that my son, who now loves and loves soccer, wants to go to all of them! Even if he went to 10 soccer schools, he might still want to go to all of them! But, I let him order them in order of his desire to go to all of them,

No.1 C Soccer School Reason: I think I can improve my technique.
No.2 A Soccer School Reason: It was fun to connect passes and score goals.
Reason: It is fun because there are many friends.

The ranking of these schools did not seem to make much difference in the children's minds, but it was a pleasant development for the parents to see that the children were thinking about it in their own way at the age of 6. Then there is the budget! For parents, this is the most important! When we opened the door, C Soccer School, which my child ranked first, was by far the most expensive (TvT)...so maybe that's why not many kids knew about it, even though they could go straight from the school daycare....
However! That's where parents just have to respect their children's opinions and do their best at work! (laugh) He has successfully started attending C Soccer School and enjoys going there every week ^^.