Chiba SKYWINGS -School- ~Tako Town Local Vitalization Cooperator~

Creating steps to becoming a professional from rural areas. 22 people participated in the free trial event of the "CHIBA SKY WINGS" basketball school from the Airport City.

"Next-generation challenge" starts through community-based sports training.

"There is no environment to receive professional coaching in rural areas." "There are no opportunities to feel close to professional athletes."

In response to such disparities in the local sports environment, a school showing one answer from Tako Town has started to move.

CHIBA SKY WINGS, a 3x3 professional basketball team based in Tako Town, Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, held a free trial event for a basketball school aimed at nurturing the next generation.

This school is not merely a place for technical instruction. It is a hub that draws a path connecting the local community to the professional level and nurtures the children's "will to challenge."

Heat beyond imagination. A free trial event with a total of 22 participants

The free trial event held the other day was attended by a total of 22 children and youths, mainly from the local area. A gymnasium echoing with the sound of dribbling. What was there were the serious eyes of the participants and the smiles of purely enjoying basketball.

Regardless of age or experience, the space where everyone sweated on the same court and stimulated each other showed tremendous excitement that exceeded our imagination.

Local media is also paying attention. Covered by Kujukuri Shimbun and others

This enthusiasm is creating a ripple effect on the local community. Local media, including the Kujukuri Shimbun, visited to cover this event.

The initiative of a professional sports team rooting itself in the community and directly nurturing the next generation goes beyond the framework of simple sports news and is attracting high interest from the perspectives of regional revitalization and education.

Why does a professional team operate a school?

To truly realize the "Rural-origin professional athlete model" aimed for by CHIBA SKY WINGS, nurturing the next generation, which becomes its foundation, is essential. Players who are seriously aiming to be professionals directly coaching and showing their backs. It creates a sense of self-efficacy in the community that "maybe I can do it too," in addition to improving skills.

By linking the professional team and the school, the goal is to turn the "cycle" of developing human resources who continue to challenge themselves in the land of Tako Town.

School Coach Comment

CHIBA SKY WINGS SCHOOL Coach Ryoma Endo

"Seeing the 22 people chasing the ball with shining eyes, I was once again convinced of the significance of launching a school in this area. I don't want them to give up on their possibilities just because it's a rural area. I want to create a place that nurtures the will to challenge, rather than talent or environment. I would be happy if the children who participated today felt that basketball is fun and wanted to play more."

Future Development

Full-scale opening of the basketball school Regular direct coaching by professional players (Local Vitalization Cooperators, etc.) Continuous holding of sports events in collaboration with Tako Town's local resources

With the activities of the professional team and the nurturing of the next generation as the two wheels, we will create new regional value through sports from Tako Town.