Second holiday program

Hi, there!!

Hey, did anyone tell me that the reason I hadn't been catching a cold for ages was I'm just fool... This is a Japanese ridiculous saying. I think some people who read my last blog could visualize the saying to me. But I'm not as fool as you think. hehe

By the way, the school holiday that is like spring vacation for ordinary students in Japan has begun here since last week. And I held the second holiday soccer program during the holidays this time as well as last time. Here, in Auckland, there has been heaps of interesting and conventional bazaars and one-off events relevant to Rugby World cup at the moment leveraging this period.

Anyway, this time was the second time for me to organize a holiday program in my soccer school. Last time, I could have some helps who I do coach as a private lesson as they are too old to join the program, but I decided to carry this out without anyone's help due to various reasons came up.
So I split into two groups by ages that is a junior team and a senior team to make it smoothly. As a result, I had to look after kids longer from every morning to evening and it might have caused me to get cold. To be honest, last two weeks was really hard, but I didn't really mind it cuz I like coaching kids who like playing football. Only watching kids who chasing a ball desperately makes me happy.

I also got a lot of new discovery from the kids on this holiday program. For example, Kid's reaction to a new exercise I made up the last night was so direct to me. If they feel like it's not amused, they try to express it with their attitudes that like ignoring the direction I told them, lying on field and running to a playground in the site. But this direct reaction reminds me that it's not the right way to do the exercise that didn't work well to kids. Only if I add a small thing on how to explain to do it to kids or try changing how to approach, their reaction will be hugely different. It could be more positive reaction.

I had a great experience as I could go the distance to the end. But I'm still keen on learning and incorporating as much knowledge as I can. I want to make something challenge to be the first class human being.





　

こんばんは。

　って誰がアホは風邪ひかんやねん！！前のブログでそう思われた方もいるでしょうから一応つっこんでおきます。笑

　さぁ、先週からまた始まった２週間のスクールホリデー（日本でいう春休みに当たる）ですが、その間に今回も開催しました、ホリデーサッカープログラム。こちらでは日本と同様、こういった子どもの学校が休みの間を利用して、家族で出かけるところも多いですが、こうやって色んな場所でサッカーに限らずホリデー期間中に特別プログラムを組んでいるイベントも多いです。

　今回が第２回目。前回はお手伝いとしてこっちで個人的に指導してる子達に手伝ってもらいましたが、今回は色々な都合上、すべて一人でやることに。
　２部制に分けて、小さい子達は午前に、大きい子達は午後に開始をいう形で行いました。毎日朝から指導して、終わった後に自分の練習や家に帰って体幹トレして、寝る前に次の日のメニュー考えて・・・。正直、大変でした・・。で結果、体調を崩すという。。

　この前熱は出てないって言ってたけど、その次の日くらいに微熱発症！指導してその日は真っ直ぐ家に帰ってバファリン飲んで速攻寝ました。次の日にはピンピンしてましたが。笑

　ともあれ、今回も色んな子達が参加してくれたプログラム。もちろん飽きないように毎日違った色んなメニューを考え、それに対して子ども達の反応が良いときは本当に嬉しい。もちろん反応が悪いメニューもあるし、あからさまに「おもしろくない！次の事しようよ！」なんてはっきり言ってくるからショックはあるけど、実はそれってこちら側の掛ける言葉やそのメニューへの持って行き方で反応は１８０度変わる。本当に難しいけど、毎日色んな発見ができておもしろい。今回、この２週間ほぼ毎日子ども達と長時間接して、最後までやり切れたことで、また一つ良い経験ができたんじゃないかと思います。

　けどまだまだ知りたいし、学びたい！もっともっと向上心を持って日々チャレンジしていきたいですね。