National Team to Europe
　With the postponement of　the Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, previously scheduled　to be held in August, the Japanese national team is making a tour to Europe in the first half of August. The team will play six friendly matches in West Germany and France as part　of　their　preparations for the World　Cup Preliminary　Tournament, which will take place in October in Seoul, South Korea.

　Course and Tournament for Students of Normal Colleges
　The　national　tournament for　normal college teams was held in the last half　of July in Tokyo.　The tournament was divided into two divisions, one for the students of　general　education　and　the　other　for those　specialising in physical　education. This is one part of the overall programme for development of Japanese football.
　About 600 students from 31 colleges throughout Japan participated in　the　competition, which also featured a five　day　coaching course.　They will be expected to lead the　popularisation of football　here as teachers of primary, middle and high schools in the future.

　Mitsubishi Men in Europe
　Mitsubishi　F.C. of　Tokyo presently leading the Japan League, sent four　of its young players, together with Manager H.Ninomiya, to Europe in July and August. They are to spend some time with Monchengladbach F.C. in West Germany, and Arsenal in England

　FIFA Coaching School for Asian Countries
　The first FIFA Coaching School for Asia is being held from July　15th　to　October 15th at the Tokyo University Sports Centre, Kemigawa, near Tokyo, with FIFA Coach, Dettmar Cramer of West Germany, presiding.
　Forty coaches from twelve Asian countries, ranging in age from 20 to 45, are　taking part, and Cramer is　putting　the　group through its paces with four hours of theory and four hours of practical training each day. Overall, 192 hours are scheduled for instmction in technical　subjects, 190 for　theory and 80 for methods. The examination will take 72 hours in total. The　entire　Course is being conducted in English,　the subjects covered　including　physiology, anatomy, first-aid　and　massage,　psychology　and pedagogy in addition to the　practical　and theoretical side of coaching itself.
　This School represents a giant step forward for　Asian football. It is the first time that FIFA has sponsored such　a　comprehensive Course　on　an international　scale, and the results　are　awaited　with　great　interest. Similar schools can　be　expected　in other parts of the world if　this first　experiment is a success.
　The　results　of　the　Course　will　be particularly　significant　for Japanese football.　The Japanese F.A. has invested some \23million (about $64,000) in providing various facilities etc. for the　Course, and whilst they do not expect to derive immediate　benefits,　they see　it　as　a　sound investment　for　the　future, forming　the nucleus of a modern coaching system here ―something which has long been needed.

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