The Sasakawa Sports Foundation held the "Sport Policy for Japan 3" policy proposal presentation competition for third-year university students who are aware of issues related to Japanese sports policy.The highest award was given to the Meiji University team's proposal "Calista Alumni Association-Does the Alumni Association Save the Region and the J Club?"
The Sasakawa Sports Foundation is a think tank specializing in the sports field.The development of human resources who contribute to the sports world is one of the priority themes of the business, and this "Sport Policy for Japan 2018" was held as part of that.
About 23 people from 56 teams from 280 universities participated.Third-year college students who are aware of the current situation and future of Japanese sports formed a team and made policy recommendations.As a result of the examination, the highest award was given to the Sawai Seminar B team of Meiji University.The title of the proposal is "Calista Alumni Association-Will the Alumni Association Save the Region and J Club?". The content is to combine alumni associations and job hunting events with J-League games to solve social issues such as population outflow that local governments have.As the reason for selection, the high effectiveness of solving problems such as social issues faced by local governments and the decrease in the number of spectators held by local J clubs was evaluated.
Masayuki Tamaki, a sports writer who has been participating as a judge since 2011, the first year of the tournament, said, "I usually think about the value of sports and the influence that third-year college students have on society, and make recommendations. The opportunity to put it into shape is extremely valuable, and I would like you to take good care of it.Personally, while welcoming the refinement of proposals and presentation techniques, I also have a strong desire to see more bold ideas unique to college students and ideas with potential breakthroughs. ] And comment.
There are five teams of excellence awards, including Ishiguro Seminar A from Asia University, Kamura Seminar from Shizuoka Sangyo University, Akiyoshi Seminar from Tokai University, Matsuo Seminar Group A from Rikkyo University, and Matsuo Seminar B from Rikkyo University.The special award was for XNUMX teams, and the special award was given to Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Kanagawa University, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Tokai University, Hitotsubashi University, and Waseda University.
Through the "Sport Policy for Japan", the Sasakawa Sports Foundation not only trains researchers in the field of sports, but also encourages participating students to become good understandings of "lifelong sports promotion" and lead the promotion of sports in Japan. I'm expecting.
