Real Madrid Holds First Official Soccer School in Hokkaido
Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid held its first official soccer school in Hokkaido in August, bringing about 90 young players from across Japan to Urakawa, a town of roughly 11,000 people in the Hidaka region, with organizers now considering opening a permanent residential academy there as early as 2028. (News On Japan)
Real Madrid inaugurated its inaugural official soccer school in the Japanese region of Hokkaido in August, welcoming approximately 90 young athletes from throughout the nation to the town of Urakawa, home to about 11,000 residents in the Hidaka region. The program, organized by a Japanese enterprise under a licensing pact with a foundation established by Real Madrid, is now contemplating the establishment of a permanent residential academy in the area as early as 2028.
The initiative, which began in Japan in 2011 and currently boasts 10 permanent academies, including sites in the Kanto and Kansai regions with around 1,400 students, was held in Urakawa, a leading thoroughbred-producing area in Japan. Participants, aged from elementary school to high school, were chosen through applications nationwide.
Instruction was provided by coaches versant in Real Madrid's training methodologies, with an emphasis on ball retention, passing, tactical awareness, and independent decision-making. The program, divided into age-specific categories, aimed to enhance personal development, encouraging students to think independently and make decisions without relying on pre-set solutions.
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