Nagano- At the early years of the children in Japan, they are exposed to sports and cultural activities. This fascinates me as I got to ponder and think on why Philippines could hardly get medals in sports olympic.
The schools have their sports clubs for the students while they are in elementary. More that it is organized well and supervised by PE teachers during their middle high schools. There are basketball, volleyball, baseball, soccer, kendo, judo and the like sports clubs in every middle or junior high schools and all the students are encouraged and advised to be a part of it durin enrolment time.
In elementary days, students are also encourgaed by the community thru the initiativeness of the comuunity associations. There are PE and sports-minded people who organized teams for the children.
This summer my 2nd and 3rd sons cheerished to be members of the baseball club. They practices during weekends and got a chance to face other teams in local competitions during Sundays and holidays. Parents are rotationally assigned to take care of their drinks and foods during the competitions. Of course the parents are too happy to provide also the uniforms and sports gears of their children as part of their sports development.
To see their children playing is already a different level of happiness. It is a novice dream for parents that someday their children will soon go to prefectural, regional and national level of competitions in their peak times.
Children in Japan are basically accomodated with the playground by the government schools, the concern and sport-minded trainors, the parents' support in their early lives. Hence, a good development is an effect just.
Congratulations to the good persons behind these sports programs. To the children, gambarimashio!!!!
