Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths

（JENESYS） Programme Fiscal Year 2008

Japan Visit for Japan-Mekong Football Teams

Friendly Matches

(June 1, 2009 – June 9, 2009)

Report

August 2009

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CENTER

Photos which remind us of days in Japan（Ｊ-Village）

Reception ： U-15 Representatives from Japan

Reception ： Cannot stop smiling at delicious foods Training

Reception ：With Players of JFA Academy Fukushima

A Walk along the beach Questions to each other!

Tour at J-Village Stadium Bon appetit!

Cambodia ｖs Japan

ＶＶ

Laos vs Japan

Myanmar vs Japan

Thai vs Japan

Vietnam vs Japan

Vietnam vs JFA Academy Fukukshima Cambodia vs J-Village Sports Club

Vietnam vs Thai Myanmar vs Cambodia

Myanmar vs Vietnam Laos vs Vietnam

Photos which remind us of stay in Japan（JFA’s Project of Heart “Mr. Dream”）

Cambodian Team and Mr. Tsuyoshi Kitazawa Laotian Team and Mr. Yasuyuki Moriyama

Myanmar Team and Mr. Jun Ideguchi Thai Team and Mr. Yasuyuki Moriyama

Vietnamese Team and Mr. Jun Ideguchi Visit to Football Museum

Photos which remind us of stay in Japan (Tokyo Programme)

Tokyo Tower：Acrophobia—On transparent floor As spectators of Yamazaki-Nabisco Cup

【Omiya Ardija vs Yokohama Marios】

Showing respect to Ms. Hashimoto, State

Secretary for Foreign Affairs

Sensoji Temple：Make a wish to be a better player

Toyota Mega Web：”Someday I’ll get one.” Dinner Party：Bottoms up beyond borders！

Outline of Japan Visit Groups from the Mekong Countries for Football Friendly Matches

・ Term of Visit

June 1, 2009～June 9, 2009

・ Number of Participants:108 名 （All are male）

Athletes: 90（18/Country×5 Countries）

Team Leaders: 18（4/Country×5Countries） *One Leader each did not join

from Vietnam and Cambodia

・ Number of Participants and Team by Country

NAME OF

COUNTRY

NO. OF

PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION

Athletes 18 U15 Football Representatives Cambodia

Leaders 3 Cambodia Football Federation（3）

Athletes 18 Screened from each School Laos

Leaders 4 Laos Football Federation（4）

Athletes 18 U15 Football Representatives

Myanmar Leaders 4

MyanmarFootball Association（3）

Doctor from International Language and Business Center

（1）

Athletes 18 U15 Football Representatives

Thai Leaders 4

Thai Football Association（3）

Sirirat Hospital（1）

Athletes 18 Micadonamdin Football Club U15 Football

Representatives Vietnam

Leaders 3 Micadonamdin Football Club（3）

・ Participants’ Regions by Country and Number of Participants

Name of Country Participants’ Regions Number

Cambodia Phnom Penh 21

Vientiane 15

Khammouan 2

Savannakhet 3

Attapu 1

Laos

Champasak 1

Yangon District 4

Ayeyarwaddy District 2

Mandalay District 8

Tanintharry District 1

Bago District 1

Mon State 1

Rakhaing State 1

Kayah State 2

Shan State 1

Myanmar

(No description) 1

Bangkok 8

Chiang Mai 5

Rayong 2

Samut Sakhon 1

Phitsanulok 1

Nong Khai 1

Suphan Buri 1

Loei 1

Sukhothai 1

Thai

Roi Et 1

Nam Dinh State 12 Vietnam

Thai Binh State 9

・ Ｐｌａｃｅｓ ｏｆ Ｖｉｓｉｔ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ： 2 Prefectures （ Fukushima Pref. & Tokyo

Prefecture）

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18 players (U15)

JENESYS ProgrammeSchedule for Mekong-Japan Football Friendly Matches

VietnamCambodia MyanmarLaos

Arrival in Japan

Thailand

18 players (U15) 18 players (U15)

4 Team Officials 4 Team Officials 3 Team Officials

18 players (U15)18 players (U15)

Tue

2

1 6/1

9

6/2

Thu

Wed

Mon

6/9

7

6/88

4 6/4

5

6 6/6

Mon

Sun

JFA Kokoro Project　"Dream Teachers"（in JFA Meeting Room）Japan Football Museum

6/3

6/7

Sat

6/5 Fri

J-VILLAGE (Friendly Matches & Training)　 9:00- 【THA vs LAO】　10:30- 【JPN vs MYA】　12:00- 【VIE vs CAM】

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3

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3 Team Officials 4 Team Officials

J Village Friendly Match　 9:30- 【THA vs CAM】、【LAO vs MYA】　11:00- 【VIE vs JPN】　15:00- 【MYA vs THA】、【CAM vs JPN】　16:30- 【LAO vs VIE】

J-VILLAGE (Friendly Matches)　 9:30- 【THA vs JPN】、【MYA vs VIE】　11:00-　【CAM vs LAO】　15:00-　【VIE vs THA】、【JPN vs LAO】　16:30-　【MYA vs CAM】

J Village (Training, Coach Meeting)

Check-in at J Village, Joint Boarding Exchange with U-15 JPN（Orientation, Dinner Party）

Move to Fukushima (by bus)

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Arrival at Home Countries

Move to Tokyo (by bus)

Move to Narita International Airport

Courtesy Call to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Dinner Party

City Tour (Tokyo Tower)

Tokyo City Tour （Asakusa, Toyota Mega-Wave & Aqua City）

Watching a football game of J.League (Yamazaki Nabisco Cup) 【Omiya vs Yokohama Ｆ・M】　　（ＮＡＣＫ5 stadium in Omiya）

9:30 0 － 1

9:30 2 － 1

11:00 1 － 8

15:00 0 － 0

15:00 0 － 7

16:30 0 － 1

9:30 0 － 8

9:30 3 － 0

11:00 0 － 3

15:00 3 － 2

15:00 2 － 0

16:30 4 － 0

9:00 1 － 2

10:30 1 － 3

12:00 1 － 0

Thai

Japan

Myanmar

Japan6/3(Wed)

Cambodia

Vietnam

Myanmar

Japan

Results of Friendly Matches

Country

Laos

Laos

Thai

Laos

Vietnam

Myanmar

Cambodia

Laos

Thai Japan

Myanmar Vietnam

Thai Laos

Japan

Cambodia

Myanmar

Date/Time Country Score

Cambodia

Cambodia

Vietnam

Thai

6/4(Thu)

6/5(Fri)

Vietnam

Impression on JFA’s Project of Heart “Mr. Dream”

※JFA＝Japan Football Association

～What is “JFA’s Project of Heart”?～

JFA’s Project of Heart is a project launched by Japan Football Association in February 2006

to contribute to the physical and mental growth of children. In this project JFA dispatches

former national football players of Japan, J-League Players, Nadeshiko Women’s League

Players, JFL, F-League Players, OB/OG and players of other sports to elementary schools as

called “Mr. Dream” or “Ms. Dream” of the classroom for teaching with their cooperation. In

the classroom they teach the importance of not only fair play spirit and mutual help but dream.

Mr. or Ms. Dream discusses it with the children for deeper understanding. Special class was

provided for JENESYS Football Team Players visiting Japan.

※ Excerpt from JFA Official Site http://www.yumesen.jp

＊”Dream Sheet” ・・・Write an objective, ”I want to be AA and do BB ” and what kind of efforts

you are to make for that objective.

＊”A few Words Sheet” ・・・Write your impression after the class.

●Cambodian Team and Mr. Tsuyoshi Kitazawa

“Dream Sheet”：

・ I want to be a football player and help our people. I have played and practiced football

almost everyday since I was an elementary school student. In future I will become a

National Football Player and make younger generation of Cambodia understand football

well and nurture young football players.

・ I want to be a high level football player and teach football to Cambodian young children. To

master techniques it is necessary to observe daily training program and strict time

management for the training. Also it

is important for team mates to help

each other.

・ I want to be a famous football player

and nurture the next generation of

Cambodian football players. To be a

famous football player it is necessary

to practice hard and learn the

techniques of other excellent players. Also it is necessary to take up coach’s advices and

strengthen my weak points.

”A few Words Sheet”：

・ In this class I could understand Mr. Dream’s own life. I want to contribute to football in

Cambodia and teach how to play football to Cambodian children in the future.

・ Today’s class was really wonderful. All of Mr. Dream’s stories still remain in the center of

my heart. I want to be a famous player like Mr. Dream in the future.

●Laotian Team and Mr. Yasuyuki Moriyama

“Dream Sheet”：

・ Becoming a prominent professional football player, I want to contribute to the

development of my country, Laos. I will keep on practicing as hard as possible to play

in a major league team in Asia or Europe. I also want to be a coach.

・ I want to become a football player and play in England for the development of my

country. I will raise my level of skills, listen attentively to other’s advices and study

hard to become a professional league player. I will be a polite and well-mannered man,

obeying my father, mother and teachers. I will not give up even if there should be any

difficulties.

・ I want to engage myself in business related to football to develop the sport of football

by becoming an excellent football player. There is, however, no professional league in

Laos unlike other countries. I will keep on toughening my body so that I may be able to

play in variety of Asian countries.

”A few Words Sheet”：

・ I was moved very much to see Mr.

Dream and hear him talk about his

life. Listening to his story, I came

to be convinced to play football

further and to become a

prominent professional football

player. Mr. Dream’s story excited

me. I want to see him again.

・ I want to be a football player like

Mr. Dream, who practiced football hard and never gave up even when he suffered an

injury. We learned to keep it up when we face difficulties in life. I envy Mr. Dream, who

was chosen as National Team member and a professional football player. We want to

be better players than Mr. Dream. Mr. Dream, please remember our names. We will

definitely make our dream come true.

・ As I learned from Mr. Dream, I came to have my clear vision of my life. I decided to play

football hard for the time to come. My strong determination and hope to the life

ballooned when I mapped out my life plan. I would like to lead well-disciplined life and

take care of myself. I was moved by the sport called football to hear you talk about it.

I want Mr. Dream to come to Laos and teach football to our young athletes for the

development of Laos and our sports.

●Myanmar Team and Mr. Jun Ideguchi

“Dream Sheet”：

・ I want to present a house to my family by becoming a world-famous football player. I will

do my very best without sparing time to make my dream come true by changing my weak

points to strong points. I will listen to Manager’s and Coach’s instructions and practice.

・ I want to make my parents happy by becoming a famous player. I will make all my efforts

and have enough perseverance. I will do my best, listening to advices of manager and

coach. I will keep up even if I may fail.

・ I want to please and make my parents happy by becoming a professional football player. To

this end I will spare neither time nor efforts. I will memorize instructions of Manager and

Coach and practice regularly based on my training program. I will do my best to overcome

my weak points and enhance strong points.

”A few Words Sheet”：

・ I understood that nothing will

materialize without doing. We also

understood that if we make efforts,

our dream will come true. We now

know the meaning of making efforts.

・ In this class I learned that we must do

as much as possible until we

accomplish what is set as a target.

We also learned that we must pay the

price to obtain what we want. Nothing will be achieved unless we set a target and start

working.

・ I learned the followings from Mr. Dream to make our dreams come true:

To put down the instructions of Manager and Coach

To make efforts without giving up

To provide time separately for individual practice in addition to team practice

To find out our own weak points

To make efforts to improve our weak points

And to be able to study academic subjects as well as practice football at the same time

●Thai Team and Mr. Yasuyuki Moriyama

“Dream Sheet”：

・ I want to be recognized by all the people by becoming a professional football player. To

achieve this objective I will practice more eagerly with enthusiasm. I will try all the

methods to make my dream come true.

・ I want to become a professional football player and a national team player, and lead our

team to the World Cup. I will practice enthusiastically and perseverantly to make this

happen. I will make a strong body by eating vegetable and fruits.

・ I want to be a Thai national

team member to lead our team

to the World Cup. To achieve

this I will make a strong body. I

will also improve mental

strength to fight against

overseas teams. I will always

take care of myself.

”A few Words Sheet”：

・ This class taught us why we played football and that we should practice more to become

professional football players. Mr. Dream said that even though there are failures in life, we

should overcome them. I want to be a player like Mr. Dream. I want to be recognized by

many.

・ I understood life experiences of Mr. Dream very well. I still remember when Mr. Dream said,

“You do not need to think about football always” and “Even if you should fail, it would be

OK as long as you can challenge again.”

・ I may be disappointed by football. But I will never withdraw like Mr. Dream. There can be

many failures and difficulties in football. Mr. Dream taught me how to practice hard and

listen to coach attentively.

●Vietnamese Team and Mr. Jun Ideguchi

“Dream Sheet”：

・ I want to become a professional football player, own a high-rise condominium building

and build a happy family, marrying and begetting children. To make this happen I will

practice harder and understand better what coach tells me. I also further strengthen

my strong points.

・ I want to be a professional football player, earn much money and help my family. To

make this dream come true, I will increase the number of liftings and try to control the

ball at my own will. By enhancing team work I would like to score many goals to

contribute to the victory of my team.

・ I want to become a professional

football player and help my

parents. To make this dream

come true, I am determined to

overcome hardships by reminding

me of my dream when I find it

difficult to continue while

practicing. I would like to hone my

skills of football and enhance my

strong points.

”A few Words Sheet”：

・ Mr. Dream’s talk solidified my determination of becoming a professional player. I want

to work for my home town and country.

・ Mr. Dream has a strong will and determination. He talked about his own failures which

seemed difficult to talk about. I came to know that such a man with strong

determinations can succeed in life.

・ I found new discoveries when I heard Mr. Dream speak. There will no impossibility as

long as we have a determination.

Impressions by Visiting Teams (Abridged)

～Cambodia～

○ I was impressed by art, culture, customs, virtues and diligence. I was pleased to know that the

Japanese were very kind to not only me but all the members of our visiting teams.

○ I want to come back to Japan in the future to gain broader knowledge of football of Japan and

economy of Japan. Japanese Team members are well-disciplined and kind to us. Since I came

here, I have been convinced that Japanese are trustworthy. I will convey what are good in

Japan to my friends and family.

○ This programme gave us not only an experience of friendly matches but a hint to materialize

dreams in the future. This was really wonderful experiences.

○ The first impression of Japan was a beautiful country with full of nature and well-prepared

infrastructure such as bridges and roads. We found many high-rise buildings we have never

seen. On the other hand it can be said that football of Japan is also leading that of the world.

Japanese are not unfriendly and they are friendly indeed to anybody. I am thankful to your

receiving us warmly.

○ Friendly matches in Japan were really wonderful experiences when we could learn football

techniques of foreign countries each other. In addition to that this tour gave me a chance to

study Japanese culture and enjoy sightseeing of Tokyo.

～Laos～

○ This programme supported to help my dream come true and encouraged me to do more. I had

many chances to play football which motivated me to practice more.

○ I was really pleased to be able to experience Japan’s advanced culture and technology

through this programme. What I was impressed most was that we could hold friendly matches

with Japanese team and teams from other Mekong countries. I would like to use this

experience for my improvement and development of my country.

○ I am very much pleased to be able to participate in this programme. In the exchange

programmes with young athletes from foreign countries I was moved to know they understood

Laotian culture. Though I came to Japan for the first time I was thrilled to see prosperity of

Japan. I would convey what I saw to my friends and colleague teachers. I would also like to use

this experience for the development of Laos.

○ By participating in this programme I am honored to know history and life style of Japan and

see the beautiful nature. I will never forget this experience. I hope I can come back to Japan.

○ I could harvest a lot of things from participating in this programme. I could learn not only

prosperity, culture and tradition but also how to work systematically. I hope further expanded

JENESYS Programme will support the development of developing countries in Asia.

～Myanmar～

○ The value of this programme is tremendously great as Japan and five countries in the Mekong

could share the joy of friendship. In this programme I could meet many people and exchanged

our views. I hope I can see you again.

○ I felt that understanding and friendship expanded through this programme. We could enjoy

Japanese culture and see advanced Japanese technology. I hope this kind of programme will

continue periodically.

○ Friendly matches and life in Japan have become a precious part of my life. This will give a

favorable impact to the futue of Myanmar football. This programme trained us physically and

mentally. I am very much grateful to Japanese people.

○ Players from Mekong countries lived together in J-village and deepened friendship. It would

have been better if they could have had more chances to communicate with Japanese players.

○ I firmly believe that this wonderful programme will expand over the boundaries of Asia to the

world so that young people may mutually understand and create peaceful future.

～Thai～

○ I was really glad to know a variety of things in Japan. We could have a good experience through

friendly matches. I would like to use what I saw for our daily life and convey to my friends.

○ It was an exciting experience to participate in this programme and practice in J-village where

Japanese players are trained. I was moved to see friendly matches. I will keep on practicing,

conveying my experiences in Japan to my friends in Thailand.

○ I was moved as we were warmly received by people in Japan.

○ Through this programme I could learn a lot of things I have never known. It was a great

experience in Japan.

○ I could learn culture of Japan and the Mekong. I will use what I learned for my daily life. It was

really lucky of me to visit Japan.

～Vietnam～

○ This programme was significant not only to me but to all the participants. I would

like to extend my deep appreciation to people of Japan who gave us a chance to

exchange views and study mutually.

○ I am very much pleased to be able to participate in this programme. I could deepen

understanding of Japan thanks to this programme.

○ I could learn a lot of things through friendly matches and Tokyo tour. I also trained

myself mentally and accumulated experiences.

○ I could learn power of organization of Japanese and how Japanese observe rules.

Thank you very much.

Impressions by Japanese Young Players

～Impressions by Japan U-15 National Team Players (Abridged)～

○ I could communicate with a variety of players from five countries in this programme. There

was one terrific thing among other things. That was a greeting after the match. Shaking hands

firmly or bowing with two palms put together. I thought I must learn it from them. It was a really

good experience as I could talk with them in the corridor of J-village or other places.

○ This programme was very good to me. It was one of rare chances to communicate with Asian

Players. As I met them I found something in them which Japanese do not have. When they

make an eye contact at the corridor, they smiled to us. I wish I could do that to the people

whom I have not known. All people from those countries enjoyed playing football. It was a

wonderful time to play football together. This programme gave me a chance to experience

what otherwise cannot be experienced.

○ When I was told that we would have friendly matches with players from five Mekong countries,

I wondered if we could make it as we would be unable to communicate with each other in the

beginning. When we met each other, we found all of them very friendly. Japanese players did

not memorize their languages but they talked to us in Japanese like “Konnichiwa”, “Arigato”

which might have been unfamiliar to them. When we met on the corridor they gave us

souvenirs. I was moved by the warmth of their heart.

○ I could not communicate well with players from five Mekong countries. But when we were

together in Dining Hall or Bath Room we could exchange greetings. This was my first

experience to communicate with foreigners but it was really good experience.

○ Since I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner with the players from 5 Mekong countries and took

bath together, I felt very familiar to them.

○ It was a great experience to eat meals together with players from 5 countries, take photos

together which cannot be done otherwise ordinarily. As I found them smiling always, I wanted

to keep smiling, too. If there are such chances I would communicate with people from many

countries. This was really enjoyable five days.

○ When we met at the corridor, any player from any country greeted to each other. When we

happened to be in the large bath room, we enjoyed splashing water to each other.

○ I was really enjoyed in this programme. Because I could experience a rare occasion of

communicating using gestures when we wanted to make ourselves understood each other. It

was good to know that the foreign players were broadminded.

○ What pleased me most was that whenever they found us on the passage they greeted me.

They were well-mannered. I learned from it. As they were friendly, it was easy for me to

communicate.

○ Since I have never talked with foreigners before, I did not talk to them in the beginning. But

players from Mekong countries talked to me and offered their hands to me, so it was easy to

communicate. What surprised me most was they greeted me whenever they met me. It was a

great experience to communicate with foreign people.

○ I could have an exchange of greeting with foreigners for the first time. I couldn’t talk with

them but we could communicate through facial expressions and simple Japanese words. All of

them were kind and nice people. The experience of communicating with foreigners was really

good.

○ I participated in this programme and had a good experience of playing football and living

together with players from a variety of countries. They winked to me whenever we came

across at the passages. In the large bath room we enjoyed splashing cold water to each other.

I treasure my experiences.

○ The five countries with which we had friendly matches this time were the countries I have

never contacted before. Whenever they meet me, they greeted to me with smiles, which eased

my mind. I would like to be friendly to foreigners when I have a chance next time using what I

learned this time.

～Impression Statement of JFA Academy Player Fukushima, （Abridged）～

※ He participated in Matches with Thai and Vietnam

○ I participated in friendly matches with Thai and Vietnam which taught me something which

lacked in us. One of them was “Single-mindedness”. We thought we did play single-mindedly.

But players from Thailand and Vietnam played more single-mindedly than us. As we learned it

from them, I want to show more single-mindedness in the coming matches. Besides the

matches I positively went to foreign players to talk with them. There were players who could

speak neither Japanese nor English with whom I tried to communicate with body languages. I

would like to do what I should do properly when I need to communicate with people from

foreign countries.

○ What I noticed from friendly matches this time was that players of any country tried to

communicate showing gestures when they were talked to and found it impossible to speak in

languages. When I went abroad and was talked to, I was at a loss what to say since I could not

understand their language. I will try to communicate more with gestures with foreigners even

though we may not be able to talk in their language. Next I learned the saying, “Never forget

the ideals with which you started out” from the opponent team physically. When we lose the

ball, we must get back the ball. I would like to keep on playing football without forgetting them.

I want to value each day without forgetting what I found today.

～Impression Statement from J-Village Sports Club Players (abstract)～

※ Friendly Match against Cambodia

○ I have two pieces of impression as we had a match against Cambodian players. The first one is

“Judgement”. As Cambodian players do not judge after receiving a ball, but instead they are

thinking while the ball is being passed, their play is fast and their attitude of heading toward

the goal is very good. The second one is “Greetings” and “Fair Play”. They memorized

Japanese expressions like “Arigato” (Thank you) and “Sayonara” (Good-bye) in Japanese.

Furthermore, when a Cambodian player knocked a Japanese player down, the former offered a

hand. I could learn greetings and fair play as well as technical aspects like speed and power of

football through the friendly matches.

○ This was my first experience of football match with foreign team. I have been looking forward

to the match, wondering what kind of team Cambodian team is, right after I was told by our

coach that we would have a match with Cambodia. On the day I entered for the latter half as

FW with absolute determination to score a goal. But our team was defeated by 0-2.

The match was satisfactory to me. After the match we took photos with Cambodian players. I

will never forget this friendly match as long as I live.

○ When I heard that we would have a match with Cambodia, The first words uttered from my

mouth were “We are lucky. We’ll make it.” On the day I could neither wait nor think anything

other than football in school. Cambodian players were speedy and skillful in passing. They

defeated us. I was really disappointed when I was changed due to my misplay during the match.

I regret I could not participate in this special match with Cambodia for the full period. We had

photo session with Cambodian players and became friends. I would like to make another

match.

○ I came to know wonderfulness of football again when we had a match against Cambodian

players. Languages and life styles are all different but we could get relaxed after the match

was over by shaking hands and taking photos. It was a lot of fun.

○ Cambodian players were harsh in the

pitch but once they are out of the pitch

they became well-mannered and friendly.

They were really friendly. This was my

first experience of an international match

which taught me a lot of things.

○ When I was told we would have a match with Cambodia, I was a little concerned. I wondered

what they are like and what language they speak. As the match started, Cambodian players

were coached in incomprehensible language which made me feel strange. It was a really good

experience of playing a match with other than Japanese teams.

○ I have never played football for a match against foreign players since I started football. This

international friendly match was a precious experience to me as a junior high school student.

○ I was surprised to hear we would make a match against Cambodia as I have never played with

foreign players. As I came to know after the match, Cambodian players cheerfully greeted us

and they were well-mannered. When we made an eye contact or we passed before each other,

Cambodian players greeted us however many times we met. It taught me a lot as they had a

spirit of fair play.

○ I played football with Cambodian boys for the first time. I was concerned about what kind of

football they would play, how strong they were, etc. Once the match started, it puzzled me

that the language they use was completely different from ours. I would like to play football with

Cambodian friends again in the future.

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