U-16 J.League Select Team to hold a total of four domestic training camps　Under the guidance of Mr. Roger Schmidt, the first and second camps will be held in Osaka and Miyagi

As part of Year 2 of the “J.League Global Football Advisor Project,” which started in 2025, the J.League has formed U-16 J.League Select Team and plans to hold a total of four domestic training camps.  The first camp, for the Tokai and Kansai regions, will take place in Osaka from Wednesday 21 October and the second camp, for the Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokushinetsu regions, will be held in Miyagi from Monday 26 October.

Mr. Roger Schmidt, a J.League Global Football Adviser, will serve as head coach for this initiative and will provide direct coaching to young players in each region. The aim is to share methodologies and coaching techniques for implementing a world-class style of football with the players and the J.League club coaches, and to ensure these are firmly established.

The training schedule for each region are as follows:

Tokai/Kansai 
Date: October 21 (Wed) – October 23 (Fri)
Place: J-GREEN Sakai (Osaka)

Hokkaido/Tohoku/Hokushinetsu
Date: October 26 (Mon) – October 28 (Wed)
Place: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field (Miyagi)

*Training camps are scheduled to be held in the Kanto, Chugoku/Shikoku, and Kyushu regions in January and February 2027.