Inside Japanese High School Football | adidas

High school "Bukatsu," or club team, is a rite of passage and an important environment for the cultivation of next-generation athletes in Japan. ​

The height of their teenage youth has been spent on the pitch, during practice, and in the locker rooms - a sacrifice that they have willingly made of "ordinary" high school memories that their peers enjoy in their stead. ​

For many, these three short years in high school will be the last time they play the sport at a truly competitive level, as wintertime reigns in the national championships – a pinnacle moment of their football careers thus far. ​​

Hours of hard work and sacrifice for a shot at a moment of glory; and in the process, we discover how their passion for football also translates into lessons off the pitch, and a compass to navigate them through the uncertainty of what's to come.

高校サッカーは、次世代のアスリートを育成するための重要なカテゴリー。​彼らの青春は、日々ピッチの中やロッカールームで築かれている。 多くの部活生にとって、高校での3年間がサッカーと真摯に向き合える瞬間であり、様々な想いを胸にひたむきに走り続けている。 栄光の瞬間を目指して流した汗と涙。​その過程から得たものは、ピッチの外でも通用する貴重な経験となる。​部活動を通して、自分の可能性に期待する勇気、​未知の将来を楽しみにすら感じさせてくれる、​そんな彼らの高校サッカーがここにある。

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