My Town Inagi 2021 Hirao Floorball Club

The Hirao Floorball Club, which is active at Inagi Second Junior High School, participated in the 10th National Neo Hockey Tournament held at Saiden Kagaku Arena (Saitama City) on June 27th, winning both the general men's division and the mixed division. Runner-up in the general women's division.
Neo-hockey consists of six players on each team, and uses plastic sticks in the opponent's goal to shoot plastic balls with holes to score points. Mr. Ken Iijima (Hirao resident), who participated in the general men's division, talked about the charm of the sport, saying, "It's a sport with intense offense and defense, and a sense of speed."

Members of the Hirao Floorball Club

The Hirao Floorball Club was launched after Mr. Ken Iijima was introduced as a new sport by the Athletic Association. At the time of its founding, it was a small group of people, but now it has become a large team of over 50 people, and it is active from children to adults. In practice, we are working on improving the technique and nurturing the younger generation. When I asked Mr. Ken Iijima about his future goals, he said, "I want the elementary school students practicing here to have more friends so that they can enjoy their activities." Let's continue to support the Hirao Floorball Club, which won the national championship after overcoming difficulties such as the cancellation of the tournament and the period when practice was not possible due to the influence of the new corona.