A symposium was held in which sports officials and others exchanged opinions toward the transition of club activities to the region, and it was expressed that the financial burden was an issue in order to guarantee the opportunities for students' activities.
In order to balance club activities and work style reforms for teachers, the national government plans to gradually shift the club activities of junior high schools on holidays to local sports clubs from next year. I showed a proposal that included measures to secure people and possible saucers.
On the 27th, an online symposium was held in which former athletes and academic experts exchanged opinions on this proposal.
Among them, Professor Ryo Uchida of Nagoya University Graduate School, who is familiar with the working styles and club activities of teachers, showed in a questionnaire to teachers that about 80% wanted to move club activities to the region. Therefore, it is a pervasive idea at school to get the help of the community. "
He also pointed out that the issue is how to reduce the burden on households such as monthly fees and participation fees in order to guarantee opportunities for students' activities.
In addition, Kosei Inoue, who won the gold medal in judo at the Sydney Olympics, said, "It is not a bad thing to pursue victory, but it will strengthen your body, based on the fact that the All Japan Judo Federation has decided to abolish the national tournament in individual competition for elementary school students. Children have a wide range of goals, such as things and wanting to have fun, and it is necessary to create an environment that can achieve them. "
Based on these opinions, the Japan Sports Agency's Council of Experts will make recommendations at the meeting on the 31st of this month.