TRACOS Soccer School and FC TRACOS

TRACOS runs five soccer schools and one soccer club in Tokyo, and two soccer schools in Kanagawa for children and adults with developmental disabilities/difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, epilepsy, Williams Syndrome, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). We keep the fun factor in training sessions to ensure each child and adult enjoys playing soccer.

TRACOS Soccer School Fees

Admission fee　11,000 JPY
Annual Membership fee　10,800 JPY (From the 2nd year)
Monthly Fees　8,800 JPY /month

FC TRACOS Fees (Age 16 or older)

Admission fee　11,000 JPY
Annual Membership fee　11,000 JPY (From the 2nd year)
Monthly Fees　6,600 JPY /month

Our Coaches

Message From Masayoshi Yoshizawa

My name is Masayoshi Yoshizawa. I am the co-founder and vice-chairman of NPO TRACOS and more importantly a soccer coach who enjoys playing with our students.

I was a soccer coach for a junior team of a J-League (Japan Professional Football League) club. There, I always made children play soccer to win by following my instructions. When I look back at myself as a coach, I did not laugh nor did the children laugh. I thought that was normal until I met this boy at a special education classroom. He had been absent from school but he came back because he’d been told that a soccer coach would teach him how to play soccer. When we started playing soccer, he told me vividly what he wanted and what he liked, smiling. It was a big turning point for me. At first he wanted to play soccer with me. Then he made me want to play soccer with him and eventually with other children who have learning disabilities/difficulties.

I set up an NPO corporation “TRACOS” in 2003 to run soccer schools for children with learning disabilities/difficulties. TRACOS children have turned me into a coach who laughs a lot. At TRACOS, I let children do what they would like so that they can play soccer. It brings them laughter when they just chase the ball. Some don’t chase the ball but run laughing, and some just smile at the ball. Children who did not laugh much before will come to laugh here. It's not about winning or losing, it's all about playing and having fun.

Mitsuteru F.

Atsuko O.

Motoki M.

Shusaku K.

Shun K. (Team Dr.)

Volunteer Coaches

Many volunteer coaches with different backgrounds support TRACOS!

Schools / Club

Our certified coaches are always on hand to help the students/players derive a lot of pleasure from soccer.

Students don't have to choose a particular school or a particular day of the week, they can take part in all schools if they wish. We understand some children with developmental disabilities suddenly just cannot come and play soccer with us. We want our students to join as many practice sessions as they want.

Edogawa School

Practice sessions are held at Shirasagi School for Special Needs Education or Ukita Park. A venue is decided and informed around the 25th of the previous month.

Shikamoto School

Practice sessions are held at Shikamoto School for Special Needs Education or Shikamoto Jr. High School. A venue is decided and informed around the 25th of the previous month.

Koto School

Practice sessions are held at Koto School for Special Needs Education.

Nakano School

Practice sessions are held at Nakano School for Special Needs Education.

Tatekawa School

Practice sessions are held at Tatekawa River Bed Park.

Kanagawa School

Practice sessions are held at Hongo Special Needs Education School, Happe Park or Hongodai Park. A venue is decided and informed around the 25th of the previous month.

FC TRACOS

Practice sessions are held at Tatekawa River Bed Park, Sumida School for Special Needs Education, Koto School for Special Needs Educationor Shikamoto School for Special Needs Education. A venue is decided and informed around the 25th of the previous month.

School Activities

In addition to soccer classes and training programs, TRACOS also offers many fun activities and events for our students and their families.

Inclusive Soccer GOCHATANO!

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GOCHATANO! is an abbreviation for gocha-gocha wo tanoshimo! (Let’s enjoy a mixture!), as the name suggests, it is the event that joins people with/without intellectual disabilities on the same team and play football together.

GOCHATANO! is sponsored by hummel, a Danish footwear and sportswear brand, who has initiated and supported several projects focusing on changing the world through sport by sponsorships.

Nikko Niko Festa

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TRACOS organizes an annual nationwide event, Nikko Niko Festa, for adults and children with learning disabilities. Students and players of TRACOS take part in the event as players and also volunteer staff.

Summer Camp

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Summer camp helps children create a sense of independence and cooperation, and build self-confidence.

A boy who joined a summer camp for the first time missed his family so much that he spent days and nights crying for the first two days, but he was able to join activities with coaches eventually. Each participant grows and learns skills and lessons from a summer camp.

Summer Camp 2023

We held our first summer camp in four years. Thirty-one students participated in the camp, ranging from advanced campers who have attended a summer camp more than 10 times to first-timers. We visited a special needs school in Oshiko and played football together, played in a river, made crafts, coocked dinner together, enjoyed campfire, and more!

Date：2 - 5 Ausust 2023
Location：Camp Village Yanase Daigo-machi Kuji-gun, Ibaraki
Participants： 31

Christmas Soccer

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Christmas Soccer is a fun event in which familiy members of students/players join and play soccer together. The event gives opportunities to meet and become well-acquainted with each other.

Christmas Soccer 2023

Christmas Soccer was taken place on hot and sunny Saturday the 18th of December. Volunteers dressed as Santa Clause and reindeer took part in the event. Every one got a present and a picture with Santa Clause & reindeer.