Recreational Cricket Association (RCA) was founded in March 2002 as a member of Japan Cricket Association (JCA), a non-profit organization.
As to take over the work that JCA development department had energetically done since 2000, RCA carries out 5 main activities as follows:
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Promoting
cultural understandings RCA provides students from elementary to high school with various “cultural study” programs. |
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Support
in international exchange programs In order for international exchange programs to be successful, RCA searches with those program members living all over Japan, and engages in various supporting activities. |
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Participating
in recreational events As a member of National Recreation Association of Japan, RCA receives various kinds of information. Using the information, it will actively participate in events, competitions, seminars, etc. throughout the country. |
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Authorizing
certificates and organizing seminars With new sports seminars by prefectural divisions of Recreation Associations of Japan at the head, RCA is planning to organize seminars and to set certification systems. Alongside, it will prepare for setting up branch offices. |
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Selling
kits and other products RCA sells products such as a kit called “Easy Cricket” and Japanese sub-titled video “This is Cricket”, for those who wish to be more familiar with the sport. |
As choosing Easy Cricket, different from Hardball Cricket, RCA wishes to introduce the sport especially to the beginners, from children to elderly. Its basic concept is “Cricket to play, to learn and to promote.” We seek for your support.
RCA stands with the volunteer spirit.
It consists of the passion and the goodwill of its staff who would like
to help popularize cricket and make friends with local children and people.
You could cry out, “Cricket is an internationally well-known sport with
200 years of history,” but the fact is that the sport is totally unknown
in Japan. While trying hard to follow the authentic, traditional style,
the past efforts have caused false recognition, and failed to popularize
the sport.
I started RCA with a new approach, different from what Japan Cricket Association
have tried before. That is, to introduce cricket as a recreation of flexible
nature.
Let's try this, though the real rule says that.
We'll change it this way today, though that's the normal way.
RCA's main concept is “to play, to learn and to spread.”
We begin from where we can play and have fun, not from learning difficult
rules. Won't you come and play with us?
Feel free to talk to us because RCA has full of people who love to play.
One day I would like to play all together with thousands of people.
President Kenny MATSUMURA 