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Yoshio Izuhara / Masahiro Inui

An article summarizing the activities of Fukusou Project Team 2-2 (Coordination Training Research Group) in promoting and implementing coordination exercise programs using ICT media was published in the Fukuoka University Repository (Fukuoka University Review of Sports and Health Science). Click here to read the article.

In addition to in-person activities for implementing and promoting the programs, we have recently been focusing our efforts on promotion using media tools. Some examples are given below.

1. Creating and distributing DVDs on coordination exercise implementation

・ DVD: "Fitness Improvement Manual: Coordination Training" (published by the Fukuoka Board of Education, supervised by Yoshio Izuhara)

2. Sharing exercise programs on website

・ JFA Technical News: "Coordination exercise you can do alone" (written by Yoshio Izuhara, published by the Japan Football Association, Vol. 99 [September 2020])

*Please visit the following website for more details on the exercise program published in JFA Technical News: https://www.jfa.jp/news/00025425/

3. Sharing exercise examples via QR code-based online streaming

(1) Nishinippon Shimbun Children's Newspaper--Special Edition for Elementary School Students: "Refreshing yourself with exercise" (July 22, 2020 issue)

(Figure 1: Exercise program--otedama beanbag exercise)

(Figure 2: Exercise program--rhythmic hands and feet exercise)

(Figure 3: Exercise program--scarf exercise )

(Figure 4: Exercise program--jump rope exercise)

(2) Magazine for Teachers of Physical Education: "Coordination training for improving ball game skills" (written by Yoshio Izuhara, published by Taishukan Publishing, November 2020)

(Figure 5: Exercise program examples from the Magazine for Teachers of Physical Education, November 2020, pp. 20-23)

(3) Book: Bible of Soccer Coordination Training Accompanied with Videos (written by Yoshio Izuhara, published by Taishukan Publishing, September 1, 2020)

* This book covers a range of coordination exercise programs for toddlers and young children (pp. 80-157). Videos were created to be viewed online using the attached QR codes (2D barcodes).

(Figures. 6 and 7: Example of the exercise program covered in the book)

Fukusou Project Team 2-2 (Coordination Training Research Group) has worked with educational institutions, especially elementary and junior high schools, and the board of education in Fukuoka Prefecture in a variety of promotion and implementation activities, including regular teacher workshops, intervention in physical education classes, and joint studies, among many others.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic shows little signs of abating, we are determined to continue engaging in promotion and implementation activities through utilizing the media tools described in this report, online live streaming tools such as Zoom, and various other means.

*Figures. 1 to 4 are cited from the Nishinippon Shimbun Children's Newspaper--Special Edition for Elementary School Students (July 22, 2020 issue), p. 7.
*Figure. 5 is cited from the Magazine for Teachers of Physical Education, November 2020, pp. 20-23.
*Figures. 6 to 7 are cited from Bible of Soccer Coordination Training Accompanied with Videos (Taishukan Publishing, September 2020).