Club activities Restart at public high schools such as Tokyo and Osaka New Corona June 15 19:09
The activities of the high school athletic club, which had been suspended due to the spread of the new coronavirus, were resumed from the 15th at public high schools such as Tokyo and Osaka while taking infection prevention measures.
Club activities were suspended due to the suspension of school due to the spread of infection, and the high school students' target tournaments such as the national high school overall planned for this summer and the national high school baseball in summer were canceled one after another.
Regarding the club activities accompanying the cancellation of the emergency declaration, based on the hygiene management manual compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the resumption of club activities, it is gradually restarted based on the infection situation for each local government, and on the 15th, Tokyo, Osaka, Chiba, Club activities have resumed at public high schools such as Gifu.
Tokyo "Power of fencing" reopened
Based on the guidelines, the club activities in Tokyo Metropolitan High School reopened at Tokyo Metropolitan High School on the 15th, and the fencing club, Oji Sogo High School, resumed club activities in three and a half months.
Currently, there are 26 members, but we are taking infection prevention measures by dividing the activity day into 2 groups in order to avoid crowding in the gymnasium, and 8 members participated in the practice on the 15th.
The staff members first measured their body temperature, and their instructors instructed them to wear a mask, do not shout, and wash their hands frequently to prevent infection.
The practice time was usually one hour, which was shorter than usual.However, as the maximum temperature exceeded 30 degrees on a hot summer day, open the windows and use a large fan to take measures against heat stroke, and check footwork after a long time. Was going on.
On the other hand, some private high schools in Tokyo have already resumed club activities at their own discretion, and some are aiming to resume after the end of this month.
Osaka Rugby Club does not play contact
Even at many public high schools in Osaka Prefecture, club activities that had been suspended due to the new coronavirus were resumed, and the energetic appearance of the students returned to the field after school.
Of these, all of the students at Prefectural Senri High School in Suita City, Osaka began to attend school, and club activities resumed for the first time in about three and a half months.
The rugby club in 1954 had a meeting at the beginning, and Director Koji Enomoto thoroughly implemented preventive measures such as hand washing and gradually raised the level of practice to prevent injuries and a national high school held from September every year. I explained that the policy is to hold the rugby Osaka preliminaries.
After this, the members went out to the ground and worked on basic exercises such as passing around while making circles by making intervals of about 2 meters so that they would not become dense and disinfecting hands during the process. It was
In order to prevent infection, the team will not play contact play such as tackle or scrum, which is important in rugby for the time being.
Director Enomoto said, “I have returned to school for a long time. I am excited to be able to work with the students in the future.”
Captain Kazuhiro Niu said with a smile, "I'm happy that I can practice face-to-face with my friends. I want to improve little by little and join the competition together."
The baseball club that was scheduled to participate in Gifu Prefecture Senbatsu
Since junior high school and high school club activities in Gifu Prefecture have been suspended since March, including spring break, it started again at prefectural high school on the 15th.
Among them, the baseball club of the prefectural Gifu commerce, which participates in the exchange game held at the Koshien Stadium in August after the cancellation of the Senbatsu High School Baseball, has about 80 members gathered and resumes the overall practice for the first time in 3 months. did.
On the 15th, we met with a first-year student who joined the club in April, and after introducing themselves, the members went out to the ground and played loudly, catching balls and receiving knocks.
It means that even during the club break, the members voluntarily considered the menu every day and worked hard for individual practice.
Captain Yasushi Sasaki said, “I'm really happy to play baseball, so I'm happy to be able to resume my practice. I feel that playing baseball in this way is not a matter of course, so I'd like to improve our strength together.”
Director Kakuji Takumi said, “It's been three months, but I feel like I'm getting bigger due to self-training. I want to spend 1 minute and 1 second so that I won't regret it.”
Gunma prefecture Kendo club practiced with shield
The baseball club at Kendai Takasaki High School resumed club activities for the first time in about three months on the 15th after the alertness of Gunma Prefecture was lowered on the 13th due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Kendai Takasaki High School practiced mainly in the 3rd grade on the 15th in order to participate in the exchange game held at Koshien in August after the cancellation of Senbatsu High School baseball.
The members were sweating in the ground training with everyone after a long time such as batting.
The summer national high school baseball team members were aiming for was canceled due to the new coronavirus, but the Gunma Prefectural High School Baseball Federation is considering holding a prefectural alternative competition.
Hata Tomaru, captain, said, "I'm so happy that everyone can play baseball together. I know that the current members can play baseball again, so I would like to thank you for being able to play baseball and practice it." ..
Director Hirofumi Aoyagi said, “I want to be careful about safety and take thorough measures to prevent infection, and believe that there are substitute games in the prefecture as well as exchange games, and I will do my best.”
Meanwhile, the Kendo club at Maebashi Commercial High School in Maebashi City also resumed practice from the 15th.
In order to prevent infection, the members perform preparatory exercises while wearing a mask, then attach a transparent plastic shield inside the armor that covers the eyes and mouth, and use a bamboo sword to speak out while speaking. I practiced.
Because of the risk of heat build-up, we practiced wearing armor less than half the time.
Since the prefectural qualifying for the national high schools, which was scheduled to take place this June, has been cancelled, the students are looking forward to holding an alternative tournament.
Maebashi Commercial High School Kendo Club captain Kohei Uehara said, “It's hard to practice moving the body and wearing a shield for the first time in a long time. However, it's fun to do Kendo together with everyone, so a tournament that replaces the whole high school If I open it, I want to show the results of my practice."
Saitama prefecture junior high school track and field club
At the junior high school in Asaka City, Saitama Prefecture, where classes were fully resumed from the 15th, after-school club activities began while taking measures against infection with the new coronavirus and measures against heat stroke.
At all five public junior high schools in Asaka City, classes resumed as usual on the 15th, and club activities started after taking measures to prevent infection.
Of these, at the track and field club of Asaka Daini Junior High School, during practice, I didn't shout and I put on a mask and practiced except for the intense training that made me breathe.
In addition, in the kendo section, in order to prevent the scattering of flying splashes, the mouth of the armor was covered with a hand towel, etc., and the inside of the surface was covered with a transparent shield, and the students were swinging.
In Saitama prefecture on the 15th, it was a midsummer day that exceeded 30 degrees in various places, and we took measures such as taking a mask during frequent exercise and diluting water frequently.
A third-year male student in the Kendo club said, "I can't spend a long time wearing a mask and a shield, but I want to practice in a short time while fighting infections."
At Asaka Daini Junior High School, Yuji Sekiguchi, who is in charge of club activities, said, “I want to practice and create a good environment that can both prevent infection and prevent heatstroke in the heat.”
In this junior high school, club activities will be resumed in stages, and by the end of the 21st of this month, the activity time will be about one hour and the body will gradually get used to it.