On Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, the home education class "Rugby Experience" was held at Yashio Wakaba Kindergarten (Yashio 5-6-32), with 56 children from the Sumire and Renge groups participating.
The instructor is Junya Nishiyama, a former professional rugby player who is currently active as a professional coach. Affectionately known as "Nishiyan," Nishiyama is a popular rugby player who has previously taught rugby experience classes at nursery schools and kindergartens in the ward.
The class started with each child taking a rugby ball and running, rolling it, and handling it gently as if it were an egg. Next, the children threw the ball up in the air and played tag with the ball. Parents who volunteered to join in also joined in, and the children ran around enthusiastically.
Once their bodies had warmed up, they tried scoring tries on the mats. This time, they slammed the ball and their bodies into the mats with force, enjoying the feeling of scoring tries over and over again. When Nishiyama asked them how they felt at the end, many of the children answered with a smile that they wanted to try again, and it seemed like the class was a chance to fully experience the charms of rugby.
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