Let's protect the "sacred place" of street basketball together
The sporting environment that is nurtured in the public environment of a park provides the fascination of sports that not only competes but also enriches people. In the Japanese basketball scene, where you can see the excitement that has never been seen before, basketball in the park can be seen as the starting point.
On the other hand, basketball played in the public space of the park requires harmony due to the public, such as garbage, noise, and problems with usage rules. While it is desirable to have more players by increasing the number of courts available to everyone, creating new problems in the community and society can lead to its development. Hmm.
In order for basketball to play a leading role in park sports, it is not only the courts and players, but also the communities in which they live. And the scheme of self-government. I wondered what kind of coat renovation would be suitable for a public place for a future in which the consciousness of protecting one's own coat by oneself grows as an opportunity to think about the self-government and sense of belonging of the court. At that time, I came up with the idea that it should be realized not only with the support of government and companies, but also with all the users, players, and basketball lovers.
To that end, we will use a method called crowdfunding to start a project entitled "Coat Renovation to Protect Together".
Through the renovation of the basketball court in the park for generations, this project will be used like this project when the courts in Japan have a self-directed scheme and a sense of belonging, and when renovation of some court is necessary. It aims to be a role model in which people can take action on their own initiative.
Thank you for your support and support.
YOYOGI PARK PLAYGROUND Renovation Project
The members of this executive committee are "ALL DAY", "General Association Law Person Pickup Playground", and "General Association Law Person Shibutsu Future Design". The executive committee and Yoyoen Park will form a partnership to renovate the court this summer, and we will recruit some of the funds through crowdfunding.
project overview
・ Floor renovation of the basketball court 2nd floor (north and south) of Yoyo Park
・ Repair of rings and backboards on the 2nd (north and south) basketball courts of Yoyo Park (4 units)
The design of both floors will be renewed.
Expenses required for full-scale renovation: Approximately 15 million yen
* Half of them are procured by crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding project
Period: June 15, 2022 (Wednesday) 18: 00-July 15 (Friday) 23:00
https://readyfor.jp/projects/yoyogiparkplayground
Related Interview / From FLY Basketball Magazine
https://flymag.jp/feature/yoyogiparkplayground/
What is the Yoyo Park Basketball Court?
The Yoyo Park Basketball Court is located on the street between the athletics field and the soccer field in the B district of Yoyo Park in Shibuya, Tokyo. This coat was donated by Nike Japan Co., Ltd. to Tokyo as a "sports playground that anyone can use at any time" in 2005, but it is rare in Tokyo, and it has a scale of two full coats and a good taste of astringency. Because of the ground, it has been loved by many players. Also, the 5on5 street basketball tournament "ALL DAY", which was donated in 2005, is truly
It has been kept for 17 years and has discharged many selections to various categories such as B League and Japan national basketball team.
In 2006, the now-deceased NBA superstar "Kobe Bryant" visited and donated a bench for watching games. When the NBA star selection "Russell Westbrook" came to Japan in 2018, the top Japanese street basketball players such as "Yuki Togashi" and "Yuki Togashi" also gathered. It has become a playground that is widely known both at home and abroad as a "sacred place".
Coat decay and repair
The basketball court in the park for generations was renovated only once in 2009, and after that, partial repairs have been carried out, but it is time to completely repair the court that has been damaged by aging. We are welcoming you. This court, where a large number of players can play basketball on their own, regardless of whether it is a flat day or a weekend, is therefore extremely exhausted, and nowadays it is mainly spotted with dents, scrapes and cracks on the floor. In some situations, it is difficult to find an environment where you can play safely.
This court, which is used by a variety of players from children to large people, and is often visited both domestically and internationally as a sanctuary for Japanese street basketball, is a court that anyone can use safely. Therefore, now is the time to renovate.
What is ALLDAY?
Street x basketball
"ALLDAY 5ON5BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT" is the largest outdoor 5ON5 tournament that Japan's streetball (street basketball) world is proud of. Since the first event held in 2005, about 50 tournaments have been held in the past 17 years, with "completely open entry system regardless of age, gender, nationality, career and category", and 50 tournaments are held for each tournament. It has grown to attract attention from home and abroad as a big game where teams (about 500 people) participate in the war and thousands of spectators gather. In the past, many prominent overseas players, Japanese national teams, and professionals from the B League have participated in the race, and now, not only users of the basketball court in the park for generations, but also teams from Japan have participated. It is known as a symbolic gathering of streetball.
What is a general association law person pickup playground?
Garbage picking x basketball
"PICK UP PLAYGROUND" is an event held for the future that basketball courts will continue to exist in the park and will increase throughout Japan. Overseas, a game in which various players gathered in a park form an instant team is called a pick-up game, but we named it "PICK UP PLAY GROUND" including the action of picking up trash around the court. .. All the players who gathered at the event will play a pick-up game regardless of whether they are young or young, and after that, all the participants will pick up the trash. Through the event, the number of face-to-face acquaintances will increase, conversations will be held even in daily use, and the community will be nurtured. The court will be self-governing by the community, and the rules for using the court will be created by the morals of the users. I am drawing such a future.
https://pickupplayground.jp
