THE OBIC SEAGULLS

THE OBIC SEAGULLS
April,2014
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INTRODUCTION
• We are an American Football club team based in
the city of Narashino in the prefecture of Chiba.
Located just 15 miles directly east of Tokyo.
• We were founded as a corporate team, but for the
past 10 years we have operated as a club team.
• In an effort to develop the sport of American Football
in Japan, we involve ourselves in various activities on
and off the field. The goal of these activities are to
grow the sport into a major and successful sport in
the likes of baseball and soccer.
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HISTORY
• 1983, Team founded and administered as a corporate team within the company Recruit Co.,
Ltd.
• 1988, The team became a priority club within Recruit Co., Ltd. Formally became a member of
the football federation.
• 1996, Won first league and national title.
• 1998, National Champion.
• 1999, Following an economic downturn, the team transitioned from a corporate team under
Recruit Co., Ltd., to a club team.
• 2002, Became a self-supporting club team.
• 2003, Obic Co., Ltd., became the official main sponsor and the team officially became the
“Obic Seagulls.”
• 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 National Champions. The most titles held by a
Japanese organization.
• 2012, Went on record as being the first club team in Japan (Amongst currently registered X
league teams) to play in an international exhibition game (Germany/Dresden Monarchs).
(General information about the game and summary included in this presentation).
• 2013, Played in an international exhibition game in Dusseldorf, Germany vs. the Dusseldorf
Panthers. Became the first Japanese team to win four consecutive national championships.
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FIRST EXPERIENCE ABROAD
INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE BOWL 2012
@ DRESDEN, GERMANY
・Winning the championship for the third straight time was the goal that we set for ourselves as a team at the outset
of the season. For the second game of the Spring season we did something that no other club or corporate team in
Japan has done. We became the first team to play against an international opponent overseas. We felt that such a
game would be a great experience and challenge for our team. An experience and challenge that if handled
properly would make us stronger as a team and ready to face all challengers back home in Japan.
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INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE BOWL 2012
@ DRESDEN, GERMANY
QB Shun Sugawara threw for 204 Yards and two touchdowns to help his Obic Seagulls to a 29-17 win against the
Dresden Monarchs from Germany's top league, the GFL. In front of 5.900 fans at Dresden's Glücksgas Stadium
Sugawara finished the Seagulls' first possession (10 plays, 66 yards) with a 5-yard pass to WR Ryoma Hagiyama for a
7-0 lead and threw a 33-yard strike to WR Kentaro Mori for a 17-3 lead on the Seagulls' third possession - a one-play
drive that followed a fumble by Monarchs RB Larry Croom when he was brought down seven yards behind the line
of scrimmage. The Seagulls scored on all four possessions of the first half. K Yosuke Kaneoya kicked two 25-yard field
goals and the japanese champion took a 20-3 lead into halftime. K Jan Hilgenfeldt scored the only points in the first
half for the Monarchs on a 48-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter.
The home team made the game more interesting in the second half. On the second play of the third quarter DB
Ladislav Jensik intercepted a deep pass to the left side by Sugawara at the Monarchs 37-yard line. The only mistake
by Obic's offense was followed by an impressive six-minute drive (13 plays, 63 yards) and a 1-yard touchdown run by
Warren Smith to cut the deficit to 20-10. And following a 41-yard field goal by Kaneoya on the Seagulls' ensuing
possession the Monarchs went 75 yards in six plays and Smith threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to WR Radko Zoller on
the first play of the fourth quarter to bring the Monarchs within six points (23-17).
The Seagulls, though, never got in danger to lose the game. After the two teams traded punts the Seagulls took
over at the Monarchs 44-yard line and six plays later QB Manabu Tatsumura threw a 6-yard touchdown pass over
the middle to WR Ken Shimizu for a 29-17 lead with just over five minutes left to play. A Tatsumura pass for a potential
two-point conversion failed. The Monarchs got the ball back twice in the final minutes but first had to punt after five
plays and later reached the 36-yard line of the Seagulls before time ran out.
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ALL-TIME RESULTS
• In 26 seasons / 180 total games(including league,
playoff and bowl games): 144 wins / 33 loses / 3
draws
• X League championships (Japan X Bowl): 8 titles
*(the most titles by any one team)
• Japan national championships (Rice Bowl): 7 titles
*(the most titles by any one team)
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ORGANIZATIONAL MAKE-UP
• The club team “Obic Seagulls” is administered by
OFC Co., Ltd. (Obic Football Club)
• The organization consists of 62 players, 13 coaches,
10 staffers, and 16 cheerleaders.
• The players(Japanese and American alike)work
during the week and come together on weekends at
our facility in Narashino, Chiba to practice.
• The team’s main sponsor is Obic Co., Ltd. Along with
Obic Co., Ltd., there are a number of sub-sponsors
and contributors that support the organization.
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN JAPAN
• American football in Japan has a 79 year long history. The
first game was held in 1934.
• The college league is divided into 8 regions and consists of
220 teams.
• American football on the high school level is divided into
two regions(Kanto / Kansai) and the total number of
teams nationwide are 114. Middle school competitions
are also divided between these two regions, but only 30
teams currently compete.
• The X league is the top league/level of football in Japan. It
is a 4 division league that consists of 61 total teams.
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THE X LEAGUE
The X League is an amateur American football league in Japan. It was founded
in 1996, and the four tier league(X1, X2, X3, and X4) are divided into three
divisions(East, West, and Central). The X League is made up of two types of
teams. Company teams are teams in which only employees of the sponsoring
company are allowed to participate as players. Club teams have no such
stipulations and are therefore fielded by players from different occupational
backgrounds.
Game rules are based on, and mirror those of the NCAA in the United States.
The only major difference is the game length. The X League has opted to go
with 12 minute quarters for the majority of its games as opposed to the
traditional 15 minute quarters played at the American collegiate level. The
regular season consists of three stages(1st stage, 2nd stage, final stage) in
which all 18 teams in the top division vie for the X League title which is decided
in the Japan X Bowl(X League championship game). The regular season usually
starts the last week of August and ends with the national championship
game(Rice Bowl)) on January 3rd.
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THE X LEAGUE(CONT.)
The are also two Spring tournaments(Pearl Bowl tournament, Green Bowl
tournament) which are used by teams to ready themselves and evaluate
new players before the start of the Fall season. The Spring season usually
begins the last week of April and runs through the last week of June.
Foreigners(Namely Americans) are often recruited to play for X League.
There are strict rules in place regarding foreign player participation. The
maximum number of foreigners on a single roster is limited to 4 players.
Also, No more than 2 foreign players are allowed on the field of play per
team. Lastly, foreign / with prior professional experience are disqualified
from competing in the X League.
X League url: www.xleague.com
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JAPAN ON THE WORLD STAGE
• 1998, The international body IFAF(International Federation of
American Football) was established
• 1999, The first ever World Championship of American
Football(also known as the IFAF World Cup) was held in Italy.
National teams from 6 countries participated. Japan placed 1st,
and Mexico finished as the runner-up.
• 2003, The second IFAF World Cup was held in Germany.
National teams from 4 countries participated. Once again,
Japan placed 1st and Mexico finished in 2nd.
• 2007, The third IFAF World Cup was held in Japan. National
teams from 6 countries participated. Japan placed 2nd behind
the United States which won the tournament in it’s 1st
appearance.
• 2011, The fourth IFAF World Cup was held in Austria. National
Teams from 8 countries participated. Japan finished 3rd behind
Canada(2nd ) and the United States which won its second
consecutive tournament.
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JAPAN ON THE WORLD STAGE
・United States: NFL, NCAA, Both the level of play and
scale of business operations are the best in the world.
-A Japanese player has yet to play in the NFL.
-Indoor football is also a vibrant sport in the U.S.
・Canada: CFL, University, The foremost level of play
outside of the United States.
・Europe: NFL Europe(1995 ~ 2006), Many Japanese
players participated. It was considered to be a big
stage. Many players had opportunities to showcase
their skills for international audiences.
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GAME RESULTS / ATTENDANCE（2013）
Spring Season
Result
Attendance
Kawasaki Stadium
45-0
574
Fujitsu
Kawasaki Stadium
13-31
1,689
Pearl Bowl Second Round
8/31
Keishicho
Kawasaki Stadium
31-0
1,037
Fall League Game 1
9/14
Meiji Yasuda
Kawasaki Stadium
63-0
809
Fall League Game 2
9/29
IBM
Akitsu Soccer Field
42-41
2,342
Fall League Game 3
10/6
All Mitsubishi
Kawasaki Stadium
46-7
963
Fall League Game 4
10/20
Nojima
Yokohama Stadium
12-3
1,434
Fall League Game 5
11/4
Asahi Beer
Oi Field #2
21-7
842
Post Season Round 1
11/17
Asahi Inryo
Nagai Stadium
44-17
2,500
Post Season Round 2
12/1
Kajima
Yokohama Stadium
21-12
3,867
X League Semi Final
12/17
Fujitsu
Tokyo Dome
24-16
22,488
JXB (X League Championship)
1/3
Kwansei Gakuin
University
Tokyo Dome
34-16
29,564
Rice Bowl (National Championship)
Date
Opponent
Location
5/11
Tokyo Gas
5/25
Game
Pearl Bowl First Round
Fall Season
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2013 OFF STATS
PASSING
Pos/Name/#
Att
Com
%
Yds.
Long
TD
Int
QB #6 Shun
Sugawara
156
101
64.7%
1,538
66
12
10
QB #15
Manabu
Tatsumura
86
50
58.1%
798
68
6
3
QB #13
Yoshihito
Kinoshita
5
1
20.0%
40
40
0
0
WR #18
Noriaki
Kinoshita
1
1
100.0%
5
5
1
0
RB #20
Takuya
Furutani
1
1
100.0%
5
5
1
0
249
154
61.8%
2,386 －
20
13
TOTAL
14
2013 OFF STATS
RUSHING
Pos/#/Name
Att
Yds.
Av.
Long
TD
RB #20 Takuya
Furutani
91
553
6.1
60
7
RB #32 Takuto
Hara
87
487
5.6
55
4
RB #35 Koji
Yamazaki
24
133
5.5
14
2
RB #36 Asaki
Mochizuki
27
99
3.7
13
5
5
75
15.0
65
1
32
55
1.7
21
1
WR #7 Yuki Ikei
1
12
12.0
12
0
WR #83 Ken
Shimizu
1
2
2.0
2
0
WR #18 Noriaki
Kinoshita
3
-3
-1.0 －
QB #15 Manabu
Tatsumura
9
-9
-1.0
QB #13 Yoshihito
Kinoshita
3
-10
-3.3 －
0
283
1,394
4.9 －
21
RB #37 Hiroki Kato
QB #6 Shun
Sugawara
TOTAL
0
3
1
15
2013 OFF STATS
RECEIVING
Pos/#/Name
Rec
Yds
Av
Long
TD
WR #18 Noriaki
Kinoshita
48
816
17.0
68
10
WR #85 Ryoma
Hagiyama
30
639
21.3
61
4
WR #83 Ken Shimizu
19
238
12.5
40
1
WR #7 Yuki Ikei
13
199
15.3
66
2
WR #10 Kentaro Mori
13
123
9.5
21
0
WR #17 Yuki Hirano
6
101
16.8
40
0
TE #89 Akimitsu Mori
7
82
11.7
25
3
TE #88 Sumitaka Ando
4
40
10.0
17
0
WR #19 Yoshiki Okada
2
34
17.0
25
0
RB #32 Takuto Hara
2
33
16.5
13
0
RB #20 Takuya
Furutani
5
26
5.2
10
0
WR #26 Takahito Anan
1
24
24.0
24
0
RB #35 Koji Yamazaki
3
18
6.0
6
0
RB #36 Asaki
Mochizuki
1
13
13.0
13
0
154
2,386
TOTAL
15.5 －
20
16
2013 DEF STATS
Pos/#/Name
Tackles
Sacks
Pass Def.
INT
DL #11 Kevin
Jackson
30
8
2
DL #23 Byron
Beatty Jr.
22
5
4
LB #2 Naoki Kosho
Big Play Points
42
1
39
34.5
1
DB #14 Masashi
Fujimoto
21
7
1
16
DB #25 Keizaburo
Isagawa
14
3
3
23
DB #16 Takeshi
Miyake
25.5
4
DL #31 Takehiro
Mitsui
19
LB #9 Masayoshi
Tsukada
15
3
LB #45 Tomotaka
Hayasaka
17
1
DL #99 Yoshihiro
Nakata
14.5
DB #3 Teruhisa
Takizawa
12.5
2
7
1
DL #54 Shota
Tomita
12
12
2
22
1
18
14
1
13
1
11
16
17
2013 DEF STATS(CONT.)
DB #8 Yuichi
Watanabe
10
LB #4 Masafumi
Toyoda
16
LB #28 Yosuke
Nakanishi
9.5
LB #52 Noriki
Hagino
9
DL #94 Daiki
Hatakeyama
8
LB #5 Satoshi
Sakata
6
DB #22 Yudai
Maruyama
11.5
DB #27 Takayuki
Kurita
LB #30 Yu
Kuwahara
DB #33 Keisuke
Shimazu
2
2
8
5
2
8
2
5
7
1
1
8
5.5
1
2
3
1
4
4.5
1
2
DL #44 Seiji
Kurawaki
2
2
DB #24 Gen
Yanogawa
3
1
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2013 SPECIAL TEAM STATS
KICK/PUNT
Field Goal
Pos/#/Name
Extra Point
Att
Good
%
Att
Good
%
K/P #1
Yosuke
Kaneoya
15
11
73.3%
33
32
97.0%
K #47
Takahito
Maruta
1
0
0%
7
7
100%
16
11
68.8%
40
39
97.5%
TOTAL
Punt
Yds
Average
Long
Touchback
K/P #1 Yosuke
Kaneoya
19
603
31.7
47
1
DB/P #29
Satoshi Kaneuji
13
466
35.8
55
0
TOTAL
32
1,069
33.4 －
1
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2013 SPECIAL TEAM STATS
KICKOFF RETURN
Pos/#/Name
WR #18 Noriaki
Kinoshita
Att
Yds
Average
Long
TD
11
160
14.5
25
0
WR #83 Ken Shimizu
2
52
26.0
35
0
RB #20 Takuya
Furutani
4
41
10.3
17
0
RB #32 Takuto Hara
5
36
7.2
15
0
WR #81 Shota
Matsunaga
1
5
5.0
5
0
LB #9 Masayoshi
Tsukada
1
3
3.0
3
0
WR #85 Ryoma
Hagiyama
2
0
0 －
0
TE #89 Akimitsu Mori
1
0
0 －
0
WR #7 Yuki Ikei
1
0
0 －
0
DB #25 Keizaburo
Isagawa
1
0
0 －
0
29
297
10.2 －
0
TOTAL
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2013 SPECIAL TEAM STATS
PUNT RETURN
Pos/#/Name
Att
Yds
Average
Long
TD
WR #7 Yuki Ikei
11
178
16.2
51
1
WR #18 Noriaki
Kinoshita
4
71
17.8
26
0
WR #81 Shota
Matsunaga
6
45
7.5
21
0
DB #14 Masashi
Fujimoto
1
26
26.0
26
0
DL #23 Byron Beatty
Jr.
1
17
17.0
17
0
DB #22 Yudai
Maruyama
1
2
2.0
2
0
RB #36 Asaki
Mochizuki
1
0
0 －
0
DL #11 Kevin
Jackson
1
0
0 －
0
LB #45 Tomotaka
Hayasaka
1
0
0 －
0
RB #32 Takuto Hara
1
-4
-4.0 －
0
28
335
12.0 －
1
TOTAL
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HEAD COACH/DEF COORDINATOR
Head Coach/Def Coordinator
Makoto Ohashi
Playing career
-Obic Seagulls LB (1989~1996)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls / Japan National Team)
-Obic Seagulls Special teams coordinator (1996)
-Obic Seagulls Defensive coordinator (1997~1999/ 10’~)
-Obic Seagulls Head Coach (2000~)
-Japan National team Defensive Coordinator for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th IFAF World Cup. Also
Japan National Team Defensive Coordinator for the Japan-USA Bowl 05’, Notre Dame-Japan Bowl
09’, German-Japan Bowl 10’, and the 1st Asian Regional Championships in 11’
-Married, proud father of two teenagers.
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OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Offensive Coordinator
HAJIME TOMINAGA
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls Assistant Defense coach（1995）
-Obic Seagulls RB coach（1999~2003）
-Obic Seagulls TE coach（2001）
-Obic Seagulls Special Team Coordinator（2003）
-Obic Seagulls Scouting Coordinator（1996~2006）
-Onward Oaks LB Coach（2007~2008）
-Obic Seagulls DB Coach（2009）
-Obic Seagulls Special Team Coordinator & Offense Run Unit Coach（2010）
-Obic Seagulls Offense Coordinator（2011~）
-Married, proud father of one
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SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
Special Teams Coordinator
Takamasa Suzuki
Playing career
-Obic Seagulls DL/SE (2000~2003)
-IBM Big Blue DL/TE (2003~2008)
-Arena Football FB/LB (2002~2006) (Hawaiian Islanders,
Bossiercity Shreveport BattleWings , San Diego Riptide , Samurai Warriors)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls Special Teams Coordinator / DL coach (2010~)
- Married, proud father of two .
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OFF COACH
OL/TE Coach
Hiroshi Ono
Offense Line Coach
Yuji Kimura
Playing career
-Panasonic Impulse (1999~2001)
-Asahi Inryo Challengers (2002~2005)
-Obic Seagulls (2006~2008, 2010)
-Arena Football FB/LB (2003) Florida
Firecats
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls OL coach (2013~)
Playing career
- Obic Seagulls OL （1997~2005）
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls OL coach（2006）
Fujitsu Frontiers OL coach（2007~ 2009
）
-Obic Seagulls OL coach（2010~2012)
-Obic Seagulls OL/TE coach (2013~)
- Married.
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OFF COACH
Wide Reciever Coach
Toshihide Nakamura
Playing career
- Onward Oaks WR (1997~1999)
- Obic Seagulls WR （2000~2006）
- Arena Football 2 Memphis
- Xplorers WR/DB (2004)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
- Obic Seagulls WR coach (2007~)
- Married, proud father of three son .
Running Back Coach
Takuya Furutani
Playing career
-Obic Seagulls RB （1999~）
- Arena Football 2 Louisville Fire WR/DB (2004)
- Arena Football Philadelphia Soul WR/DB(2005)
-Selected to 2nd WC in Germany (2003)
-BEST11 OF 2nd WC (2003)
-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)
-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)
-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“
(2009)
-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)
-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls RB coach（2009~）
-Married. proud father of two
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DEF COACH
Line Backer Coach
Hirohito Okumura
Playing career
-Nakamura Logistics Golden Go’s LB/C
(1998-2002)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls Assistant WR coach(2006)
-Obic Seagulls Assistant WR coach(2007)
-Obic Seagulls LB coach（2010~）
-Married, proud father of two.
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DEF COACH
Line Backer Coach
Naoki Kosho
Playing career
-Obic Seagulls DB（2001~2003）
- Arena Football 2 Albany Conquest WR/DB (2003)
-Obic Seagulls LB（2004~）
-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)
-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)Vice Captain
-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“
(2009) Captain
-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)
-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011) Captain
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls LB coach（2010~）
-Married. proud father of one
Difensive Back Coach
Yuichi Watanabe
Playing career
-Obic Seagulls DB (1997~)
-Arena Football 2 Albany Conquest Def Specialist (2003)
-Arena Football 2 Louisville Fire Def Specialist(2004)
-Member of Samurai Warriors (2004,2006)
- Arena Football New York Dragons WR/DB (2005)
-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)
-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)
-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“
(2009)
-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)
-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )
-Obic Seagulls DB coach(2011~)
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-Married, proud father of one
ASSISTANT COACH/RB
Assistant Coach/RB
Ryota Yamabe
Coaching Career (Obic Seagulls)
-Obihiro Chikusan University Head
coach/Offensive coordinator (2008~2009)
-Hokusei Gakuin University Head
coach/Offensive coordinator (2010~2011)
-Obic Seagulls Assistant crew (2012)
-Obic Seagulls Assistant coach/Assistant
crew (2013~)
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
Player(DE/OLB) / Staff(PR Manager/Marketing)
Kevin Jackson
Playing career
-University of Hawaii DE (1999~2003)
-Green Bay Packers OLB (Free Agent/participated in OTA’s/mini-camp) 03’)
-Obic Seagulls DE (2005~)
Staff
-Obic Seagulls PR Manager/Marketing (2012~)
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KEY PLAYER #18 NORIAKI KINOSHITA
Wide Receiver/Returner
Noriaki Kinoshita
Playing career
-Ritsumeikan University WR/RT(2001~2004)
-Amsterdam Admirals WR/RT (2005~2007)
-Atlanta Falcons WR(Free Agent/Practice Squad 2008)
-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAME JAPAN BOWL“ (2009)
-Obic Seagulls WR/RT (2011~)
-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Highlights
-Selcted ALL NFL Europe 2006,2007
-Japan X Bowl MVP 2011
-All X League 2011-
-X League MVP 2013
He is considered the best Japanese football player ever. His strength is his speed. He runs 4.38 40yard dash. Not only
does he have speed, he also has a lot of experience that enables him to contribute a great deal to this team. Only
he has experienced the highest level of American football, the NFL. His brother Yoshihito Kinoshita #13 also plays for
the Obic Seagulls.
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AMERICAN SEAGULLS
Kevin Jackson
-University of Hawaii 03’
-Obic Seagulls 05”~
-All X League 2005~
-X League MVP 2005
Frank Fernandez
-Harvard University 07’
-Obic Seagulls 09’~
-All X League 2008,2011
Byron Beatty Jr.
- Colorado University 10’
-Obic Seagulls 12’~
-All X League 2013
Kai Maiava
-UCLA 11"
-Obic Seagulls 13"~
-All X League 2013
-X League Rookie of the Year 2013
• There are currently four Americans on
the roster of the Obic Seagulls. After
graduating from college, Kevin,
Frank, Byron, and Kai decided to go
east to Japan. All three have found
Japan to be a second home, and
the Obic Seagulls to be their family
away from home. X-League
regulations require that all athletes
work. Not only have Kevin, Frank,
Byron, and Kai been key to Obic’s
on-field success, they have all
flourished away from the field in the
Japanese corporate world. They are
making the most of their
opportunities, and are serving as
great ambassadors of our sport,
team, and home country of the
United States.
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NARASHINO, CHIBA
• 2008, We began a hometown outreach program. (The
goal of the program was to spread awareness of our
team and activities throughout the community)
• Held games at Chiba Marine Stadium(QVC Marine
Field in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), and Akitsu Soccer
Stadium(2013).
• Flag Football classes and events directed towards the
city’s youth.
• Participation in city festivals and events.
• Recipients of the 2013 Narashino city 'Honorable
Citizens Award'.
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BE AN ALT IN THE CITY OF NARASHINO
• The city of Narashino is currently looking for ALT’s for schools
throughout the city.
• The term ALT primarily to refers to English language speakers
who assist with the teaching of English in elementary, junior high
and high schools. ALTs are required to be college graduates,
but they are usually not certified teachers like their Japanese
colleagues.
• Teaching abroad is a great opportunity to see the world and
experience new cultures. To have the chance to live and work
overseas is an opportunity that should not be missed. Japan is a
safe, fun and rewarding choice of places to go. The
experience, friendships formed and culture one will learn are all
memories that will be held dear for life.
• Kevin Jackson worked as an ALT for the 05’/06’ school year.
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FLAG FOOTBALL
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CITY OF TUSCALOOSA EXCHANGE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-TUSCALOOSA
EXCHANGE
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FESTIVAL PRESENCE
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CAMPAIGNS
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PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
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HOMETOWN GAMES IN CHIBA
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HOMETOWN FAN SUPPORT
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VICTORY CEREMONY
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Narashino city 'Honorable Citizens Award'.
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THE ROAD AHEAD
・We would like to increase the number of people that love to
watch and enjoy the sport of American Football here in
Japan.
・We would also like to introduce the very engaging and
attractive world of sports and all of its benefits to as many
people as possible. To that end we would like to partner with
other sports and organizations to create a community where
such education can be made possible.
・Eventually we would like to raise and send out players from
the city of Narashino/prefecture of Chiba that are able to
compete in the NFL.
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