February 9, 2007

Foreign junior high school student prepares for Seiritsu

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(Mr. Yohei Fukuda, Director of Seiritsu, and Jason, by the blossoming cherry trees at the Seiritsu training ground).


Jason Davidson came to Japan in March 2006 to enter the Seiritsu soccer academy called Zebra, which Seiritsu established for elementary and junior high school students. For one year Jason has attended Washimiya Junior High School near the Seiritsu training ground, where he is learning the Japanese language and culture as he prepares to enter Seiritsu’s high school student athlete program for April 2007. He plans to graduate from Seiritsu after completing the regular three years.


Hi everyone. My name is Jason Davidson. I am fifteen years old. I have been living in Japan, in the Seiritsu dormitory, now for almost a year. I came to Japan last year to attend and play soccer at Seiritsu. I came one year in advance of actually entering the high school so I could learn and experience the Japanese culture. The main reason I wanted to learn about the Japanese culture was because I am part Japanese. My grandmother is from Hiroshima. I have found that Japan is a very unique country. There are so many reasons why it is a unique country, but the main three are it is so clean, safe and group orientated. So far it has been a very enjoyable experience.


This year because I am not at the high school yet I have been training with the Seiritsu Zebra under-15 team. It was very hard for me at the start to adapt to the soccer over here in Japan because they were so fit. The reason why they are so fit is because the Zebra team trains five times a week and plays multiple games on Saturday and Sunday. This is a totally different schedule back home in Australia. In Australia I would only train two days a week and play a game on Sunday. That’s why your soccer improves dramatically here. I think my soccer has improved. It has improved because the Seiritsu coaching staff are excellent coaches. Most of them were pro soccer players so they know what they are talking about. The second reason is because I am just simply training triple of what I was doing back home in Australia.


There is also one more bonus that I get coming to Japan and attending Seiritsu. That is that while I am pursuing my dream of becoming a pro soccer player, I also can get an education. My dad and mum always told me that without an education you will never get anywhere in this world. This is why Seiritsu is a very unique high school. There is no school that I know of in Australia that does this kind of thing.


That’s all from me for this month. I am just keeping you updated with all the info. It’s an awesome school with awesome soccer staff and awesome teachers.


Jason Davidson

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Seiritsu Gakuen is a private co-educational high school created in 1925 and it is located in Tokyo, Japan.

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