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[Activity Report] Visiting Katano Girls' Academy in Katano City, Osaka Prefecture

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On Friday, June 19, we visited Katano Girls' Academy^* in Katano City, Osaka Prefecture, and participated in their in-house volleyball tournament. From OSAKA BLUTEON, Shunsuke Nakamura player, Kotaro Kaneta player, Yuga Tarumi player, and Kai Nakao academy coach visited. We observed the tournament, and during the break, we performed spikes and other demonstrations, and also participated in an exhibition match.
On the day, about 60 academy students, including staff, participated, and it was great to see them moving their bodies and practicing teamwork through volleyball. At the end of the tournament, Nakamura-senshu expressed her gratitude, saying, "I was energized by seeing you all playing while calling out to each other," and spoke directly to the students about "the importance of valuing teamwork."

Furthermore, prior to the in-house volleyball tournament, we also participated in physical education instruction on Tuesday, June 2, led by the academy coach. During the physical education instruction, we taught them how to enhance teamwork by calling out to each other and communicating, and worked on basic practice such as passing, receiving, and serving.
On the day of the tournament, compared to the practice, there were fewer serve errors and rallies continued for many exchanges, which brought cheers not only from the students but also from the players, making it very exciting. Also, it was impressive that they were calling out to each other during the matches, and each team had become one.

Katano Girls' Academy is a facility under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice that provides education for the sound development of girls aged approximately 14 to under 20 who have been sent there as a protective measure by family courts in the two prefectures and four prefectures of the Kinki region and the six prefectures of the Chubu region. Located in Katano City, the hometown of OSAKA BLUTEON, we are now entering our second season of visits and exchanges, prompted by the fact that they incorporate volleyball into their physical education instruction and hold volleyball tournaments as part of their institutional events.
OSAKA BLUTEON hopes that these activities will provide opportunities for the residents to connect with society, foster teamwork, and feel a sense of connection with others, and we will continue to engage in these efforts going forward.

• * Katano Girls' Academy: A facility that houses girls aged 14 to under 20 who have been ordered to be sent to a juvenile training school by family courts in the Kinki and Chubu regions.