現地7/10（月）、5日間のトレーニングが無事終了しました。今日のレポートは、QB#15小林優之選手とWR#18渡邊ジャマール選手です。一行は現地7/11（火）早朝にフロリダを発ち、7/12（水）午後に帰国します。
＊期間中の午後に予定していた近隣のカレッジやトレーニング施設の訪問は、翌朝のトレーニングに備えたリカバリーを優先させ、取りやめとしました。

■DAY5 -AM・・・・・・・・・・

＜トレーニングメニュー＞
①ヨガストレッチ
②アジリティ（ラダーやダミーを使いコンペ）
③サーキット1（インクラインベンチ、チューブシュラッグ、メディシンボール壁当て）
④サーキット2（チューブフライ、ワンハンドローイング、サイドレイズ）
⑤サーキット3（ワイパー、ケトルベルニーアップ、3マスステップ）
⑥スレッド押し（20yd、15yd、10yd、5yd ＊すべて往復で折り返し時にバービージャンプ）
⑦ストレッチ

いよいよD1でのトレーニング最終日。今日も連日変わらぬキツさでみっちり3時間追い込みました。

アジリティメニューでは、相手と競いつつ、決められたルール（コーンを倒さない、ボールをしっかり置く等）を守らないといけないため、スピードと正確性が必要になってきます。サーキットメニューは、重量は低めですが、とにかく爆発力が求められ、ハイテンポで行われます。そんな中で最後に発表されたメニューがスレッド押し。みんな最後の力を振り絞り、互いに声をかけ合いながらやり切ることができました。

ここまで追い込むことができたのも、毎日一緒に取り組むチームメートがいて、自分たち以上に必死に見本を見せて、全力でチアアップしてくれるD1のコーチがいたからだと思います。日本に帰っても、ここと変わらない追い込みができるよう、みんなで熱く、強い気持ちを持って取り組みたいと思います。

■DAY5 -PM・・・・・・・・・・

This was the last day of training but I will miss it very much. It was a great experience doing training with the team members and I feel like it has brought us closer together. All week we competed with each other and we are bringing that same mentality back to japan when we train with the rest of our teammates. I was happy to see everybody not only train but enjoying the training together and with me being a new member I saw how much I can count on them and also how important it is to them to get better in order to push our team to win the rice bowl. I think many times during training many of the players were put through unfamiliar drills and not once did I hear a complaint. All together I think we got better at the game of football rather than just learning about each of our individual positions. The bond and the work ethic of the members made me realize how close we can be to winning the rice bowl this year. I believe we are all looking forward to bringing new knowledge and bringing more skill to the rest of the team and when we join back together we will surely be the dominate team that has been successful in the past years.

In the afternoon I took the players around Miami so they can see what it’s really like in Florida. We ate and played football on the beach and on the way home we saw Miami dolphins stadium and we were all surprised at how big football is in America. What I enjoyed most about this day is the car ride to and from Miami. We talked about various subjects and we all learned something new about each other and we had time to just sit and talk. It was important to me because before this trip everyone has work and live in different areas so I haven’t ad a chance to know more about the players in general. Now I feel like I’ve known them for a long time and have a now even deeper love for this team. My teammates also treated my family like their own family and to see how much of good people they are outside of football makes me enjoy being around them and now I am eager for the next camp we have. This is a special team and I can’t wait to make more memories and grow the game of football in Japan with them.