THE OBIC SEAGULLS
M AY, 2 0 1 2

INTRODUCTION• We are an American Football club team based in
the city of Narashino in the prefecture of Chiba.
Located just 15 miles directly east of Tokyo.
• We were founded as a corporate team, but for the
past 10 years we have operated as a club team.
• In an effort to develop the sport of American
Football in Japan, we involve ourselves in various
activities on and off the field. The goal of these
activities are to grow the sport into a major andsuccessful sport in the likes of baseball and soccer.

HISTORY• 1983, Team founded and administered as a corporate teamwithin the company Recruit Co., Ltd.
• 1988, The team became a priority club within Recruit Co., Ltd.
Formally became a member of the football federation.
• 1996, Won first league and national title• 1999, Following an economic downturn, the team transitioned
from a corporate team under Recruit Co., Ltd., to a club team• 2002, Became a self-supporting club team• 2003, Obic Co., Ltd., became the official main sponsor andthe team officially became the “Obic Seagulls.”• 2005, 2010, 2011, National Champions.

ALL-TIME RESULTS• In 24 seasons / 160 total games(including
league, playoff, bowl games): 124 wins / 33
loses / 3 draws• X League championships (Japan X Bowl): 6
titles• Japan national championships (Rice Bowl):
5 titles*(tied for the most titles by any one team)ORGANIZATIONAL MAKE-UP• The club team “Obic Seagulls” is administered by
OFC Co., Ltd. (Obic Football Club)• The organization consists of 62 players, 13 coaches,
10 staffers, and 16 cheerleaders• The players(Japanese and American alike)work
during the week and come together on weekends
at our facility in Narashino, Chiba to practice.
• The team’s main sponsor is Obic Co., Ltd. Along with
Obic Co., Ltd., there are a number of sub-sponsors
and contributors that support the organization.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN JAPAN• American football in Japan has a 78 year long history.
The first game was held in 1934.
• The college league is divided into 8 regions and consistsof 220 teams.
• American football on the high school level is divided into
two regions(Kanto / Kansai) and the total number ofteams nationwide are 114. Middle school competitions
are also divided between these two regions, but only 30
teams currently compete.
• The X league is the top league/level of football in Japan.
It is a 4 division league that consists of 61 total teams.

JAPAN ON THE WORLD STAGE• 1998, The international body IFAF(International Federation ofAmerican Football) was established• 1999, The first ever World Championship of American
Football(also known as the IFAF World Cup) was held in Italy.
National teams from 6 countries participated. Japan placed
1st, and Mexico finished as the runner-up.
• 2003, The second IFAF World Cup was held in Germany.
National teams from 4 countries participated. Once again,
Japan placed 1st and Mexico finished in 2nd.
• 2007, The third IFAF World Cup was held in Japan. National
teams from 6 countries participated. Japan placed 2nd behind
the United States which won the tournament in it’s 1st
appearance.
• 2011, The fourth IFAF World Cup was held in Austria. National
Teams from 8 countries participated. Japan finished 3rd behind
Canada(2nd ) and the United States which won its second
consecutive tournament.

JAPAN ON THE WORLD STAGE
・United States: NFL, NCAA, Both the level of playand scale of business operations are the best in theworld.
-A Japanese player has yet to play in the NFL.
-Indoor football is also a vibrant sport in the U.S.
・Canada: CFL, University, The foremost level of playoutside of the United States.

・Europe: NFL Europe(1995 ~ 2006), Many Japaneseplayers participated. It was considered to be a big
stage. Many players had opportunities to showcase
their skills for international audiences.

GAME RESULTS / ATTENDANCE（2011）
Date

Opponent

Location

ResultAttendance

5/7

All Tokyo Gas

Kawasaki Stadium

45-20

600

Eastern Japan Spring Training

5/22

Meiji-Yasuda

Kawasaki Stadium

47-0

902

Eastern Japan Spring Training

9/7

Sagamihara Rise

Tokyo Dome

24-19

5,376

Fall League

9/20

Nihon Unisys

Kawasaki Stadium

75-7

994

Fall League

10/2

All Tokyo Gas

Kawasaki Stadium

24-3

1,217

Fall League

10/11

IBM

QVC Marine Field

46-10

3,013

Fall League

10/24

Asahi Beer

Kawasaki Stadium

28-10

1,287

Fall League

11/7

All Mitsubishi

Yokohama Stadium

49-0

1,283

Post Season Round 1

11/21

Asahi Inryo

Nagai Stadium

20-13

2,205

Post Season Round 2

12/5

KajimaYokohama Stadium

45-20

3,269

League Semi-Final

12/19

FujitsuTokyo Dome

24-17

19,864JXB(X League Championship)

1/3

Kwansei Gakuin
University

Tokyo Dome

38-28

25,059

Rice Bowl(National Championship

Game

HEAD COACH/DEF COORDINATOR
Head Coach/Def Coordinator
Makoto Ohashi

Playing career-Obic Seagulls LB (89’~96’)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls / Japan National Team)-Obic Seagulls Special teams coordinator (96’)-Obic Seagulls Defensive coordinator (97’~99’/ 10’~)-Obic Seagulls Head Coach (00’~)-Japan National team Defensive Coordinator for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th IFAF World Cup. Also
Japan National Team Defensive Coordinator for the Japan-USA Bowl 05’, Notre DameJapan Bowl 09’, German-Japan Bowl 10’, and the 1st Asian Regional Championships in 11’-Married, proud father of two teenagers.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Offensive Coordinator
HAJIME TOMINAGA

Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Assistant Defense coach（1995）-Obic Seagulls RB coach（1999~2003）-Obic Seagulls TE coach（2001）-Obic Seagulls Special Team Coordinator（2003）-Obic Seagulls Scouting Coordinator（1996~2006）-Onward Oaks LB Coach（2007~2008）-Obic Seagulls DB Coach（2009）-Obic Seagulls Special Team Coordinator & Offense Run Unit Coach（2010）-Obic Seagulls Offense Coordinator（2011~）-Married, proud father of one

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
Kicking Coordinator
Takamasa Suzuki

Playing career-Obic Seagulls DL/SE (00’~03’)-IBM Big Blue DL/TE (03’~08’)-Arena Football FB/LB (02’~06’) (Hawaiian Islanders,
Bossiercity Shreveport BattleWings , San Diego Riptide , Samurai Warriors)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Special Teams / DL coach 2010~- Married, proud father of two .

OFF COACH
Offensive Line Coach
Hiroshi Ono

Playing career- Obic Seagulls OL （1997~2005）
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls OL coach（2006）
Fujitsu Frontiers OL coach（2007~2009）- Obic Seagulls OL coach（2010~）- Married.

Wide Reciever CoachToshihide Nakamura

Playing career- Onward Oaks WR (1997~1999)- Obic Seagulls WR （2000~2006）- Arena Football 2 Memphis- Xplorers WR/DB (2004)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )- Obic Seagulls WR coach (2007~)- Married, proud father of three son .

OFF COACH
Tight End Coach
Masafumi Wakita

Playing career-Obic Seagulls WR（1998~2007）
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls WR coach（2008~）-Obic Seagulls TE coach（2010~）-Obic Seagulls member of business
operation.
-Director of Promotion and Marketing.
-Married, proud father of two.

Running Back CoachTakuya Furutani

Playing career-Obic Seagulls RB （1999~）- Arena Football 2 Louisville Fire WR/DB (2004)- Arena Football Philadelphia Soul WR/DB(2005)-Selected to 2nd WC in Germany (2003)-BEST11 OF 2nd WC (2003)-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“(2009)-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls RB coach（2009~）-Married. proud father of two

OFF COACH
Assistant Wide Reciever Coach
Scouting
Ken Shimizu

Playing career-Obic Seagulls WR/RET （2002~）-Selected to 2nd WC in Germany (2003)-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“(2009)-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Assistant WR coach（2012~）

DEF COACH
Line Backer Coach
Hirohito Okumura

Playing career-Nakamura Logistics Golden Go’s LB/C
(1998-2002)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Assistant WR
coach(2006)-Obic Seagulls Assistant WR
coach(2007)-Obic Seagulls LB coach（2010~）-Married, proud father of two.

Line Backer Coach
Naoki Kosho

Playing career-Obic Seagulls DB（2001~2003）- Arena Football 2 Albany Conquest WR/DB (2003)-Obic Seagulls LB（2004~）-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)Vice Captain-Member of The National
Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“ (2009) Captain-Member of National Teamof "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011) Captain
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls LB coach（2010~）-Married. proud father of one

DEF COACH
Difensive Back CoachYasumasa Tamanoi

Playing career
Obic Seagulls DB （1997~2009）-Member of Samurai Warriors (2004,2005)
3RD WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN (2007)-Selected to 2nd WC in Germany (2003)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)-Member of The National Team "JAPANUSA BOWL" (2005)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )Obic Seagulls DB coach（2009~）
Married.

Difensive Back CoachYuichi Watanabe

Playing career-Obic Seagulls DB (1997~)-Arena Football 2 Albany Conquest Def Specialist (2003)-Arena Football 2 Louisville Fire Def Specialist(2004)-Member of Samurai Warriors (2004,2006)- Arena Football New York Dragons WR/DB (2005)-Member of The National Team "JAPAN-USA BOWL" (2005)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“(2009)-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls DB coach(2011~)-Married, proud father of one

DEF COACH/ASSISTANT COACH
Difense Line Coach
Mitsunori Kihira

Playing career-Obic Seagulls DL （2005~）-Member of Samurai Warriors (2006)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)-Member of The National
Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“ (2009)-Member of National Teamof "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Assistant DL coach（2010）-Obic Seagulls Assistant DL coach（2011~）

Assistants CoachRyutaro Shioda

Coaching career (Obic Seagulls )-Obic Seagulls Graduate assistant（2010~）
Obic Seagulls Assistant coach（2011~）

2011 OFF STATSPASSING● Passing

#

Name

6
Shun Sugawara
15 Manabu Tatsumura
13 Yoshihito Kinoshita
TOTAL

ATT
188
38
5
231

COMP
122
18
2
142

%

YDS

LONG

64.90%
47.40%
40.00%
61.50%

1,652
409
51
2,112 －

66
68
37

TD

INT
17
5
0
22

7
1
0
8

2011 OFF STATSRECEIVING● Receiving

#

Name

18 Noriaki Kinoshita
85 Ryoma Hagiyama
83 Ken Shimizu
26 Takahhito Anan
10 Kentaro Mori
89 Akimitsu Mori
17 Yuki Hirano
20 Takuya Furutani
25 Osamu Hattori
19 Yoshiki Okada
87 Kazuya Okada
21 Tataeru Nakanishi
TOTAL

REC
37
34
15
7
11
15
8
6
2
3
3
1
142

YDS
667
442
261
161
139
132
86
81
78
58
11
-4
2,112

AVG

LONG

18
13
17.4
23
12.6
8.8
10.8
13.5
39
19.3
3.7
-4 －
14.9 －

66
39
45
48
37
17
24
42
68
42
4

TD
8
5
2
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
22

2011 OFF STATS
RUSHING● Rushing

#

Name

20
Takuya Furutani
21
Tataeru Nakanishi
13
Yoshihito Kinoshita
35
Koji Yamazaki
6
Shun Sugawara
83
Ken Shimizu
18
Noriaki Kinoshita
37
Hiroki Kato
15
Manabu Tatsumura
89
Akimitsu Mori
TOTAL

CAR
90
62
27
38
45
4
7
5
4
1
283

YDS
497
241
191
148
78
62
47
20
20
0
1,304

AVG

LONG

5.5
3.9
7.1
3.9
1.7
15.5
6.7
4
5
0－
4.6 －

53
57
56
16
15
56
28
12
8

TD
4
3
3
3
6
1
0
2
0
0
22

2011 DEF STATS
#

Name

2
12
9
11
16
43
14
24
99
92
22
5
3
45
94
97
52
4
8
51
98

Naoki Kosho
Karl Noa
Masayoshi Tsukada
Kevin Jackson
Takashi Miyake
Daiki Takechi
Masashi Fujimoto
Gen Yanogawa
Yoshihiro Nakada
Mitsunori Kihira
Mutsumi Takahashi
Hitoshi Sakata
Teruhisa Takizawa
Tomotaka Hayasaka
Daiki Hatakeyama
Hiroyuki Kozawa
Yuki Fujii
Ketnaro Machi
Yuichi Watanabe
Tadahiro Mori
Shinji Yoshiki

TACKLE
37.5
23.5
39.5
30.5
22
21.5
16
21
21.5
11
24.5
15
17.5
16.5
12
8.5
11
6
8.5
5.5
3.5

SACK

CUT
0.5
5
2
2

1
2

INT

#

1
3
2
4
4
1
3
1

1
1
1

2

1

1
1

4
1

2
2
3

2.5
1

1
1

1

1

Name

27 Hiroyoshi Matsushita
31 Rui Nakanishi
23 Nobuo Kikuchi
17 Yuki Hirano
85 Ryoma Hagiyama
91 Rui Tokuma
59 Yusuke Yamamoto
21 Tataeru Nakanishi
41 Masafumi Toyoda
10 Kentaro Mori
20 Takuya Furutani
25 Osamu Hattori
42 Hidetaka Mori
87 Kazuya Okada
89 Akimitsu Mori
18 Noriaki Kinoshita
26 Takahito Anan
83 Ken Shimizu
37 Hiroki Kato
35 Koji Yamazaki
TOTAL

TACKLE
3
3
5
5
3.5
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.5
413

SACK

CUT

INT
1
1
1

1

17

27

19

2011 SPECIAL TEAM STATSKICK/PUNT●FG/PAT

#

Name

1

Yosuke Kaneoya

ATT
11
11

Name

ATT

FG
COM

%
9 81,8%981.80%

PAT
ATT
43
43

● Punt#1
Yosuke Kaneoya
25
Osamu Hattori
TOTAL

20
9
29

YDS
710
250
960

AVG
35.5
27.8
33.1 －

LNG
58
55

COM
%
38 88.40%
38 88.40%

2011 SPECIAL TEAM STATSKICKOFF /PUNT RETURN● Kick Off Return

#

Name

18
Noriaki Kinoshita
83
Ken Shimizu
25
Osamu Hattori
14
Masashi Fujimoto
37
Hiroki Kato
20
Takuya Furutani
16
Takashi Miyake
89
Akimitsu Mori
87
Kazuya Okada
TOTAL

ATT

YDS

7
10
2
2
1
4
1
1
2
30

AVG
226
179
82
59
49
28
19
7
-2
647

LONG

32.3
17.9
41
29.5
49
7
19
7
-1 －
21.6 －

TD

98
17
80
35
49
27
19
7

1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

● Punt Return

#

Name

83
Ken Shimizu
18
Noriaki Kinoshita
12Karl Noa
14
Msashi Fujimoto
25
Osamu Hattori
8
Yuichi Watanabe
TOTAL

ATT
14
5
1
3
1
1
25

YDS

AVG
264
41
17
12
5
4
343

LONG

18.9
8.2
17
4
5
4
13.7 －

76
14
17
6
5
4

TD
2
0
0
0
0
0
2

KEY PLAYER #18 KINOSHITA
Wide Reciever/Returner
Noriaki Kinoshita
Playing career-Ritsumeikan University WR/RT(2001~2004)-Amsterdam Admirals WR/RT (2005~2007)-Atlamta Falcons WR(Free Agent/Practice Squad 2008)-Member of The National Team "NOTRE DAM JAPAN BOWL“ (2009)-Obic Seagulls WR/RT (2011~)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Highlights-Selcted ALL NFL Europe 2006,2007-Japan X Bowl MVP 2011
He is considered the best Japanese football player ever. His strength is his speed. He runs 4.38
40yard dash. Not only does he have speed, he also has a lot of experience that enables him tocontribute a great deal to this team. Only he has experienced the highest level of American
football, the NFL. His brother Yoshihito Kinoshita #13 also plays for the Obic Seagulls.

KEY PLAYER #6 SUGAWARA
Quarter Back
Shun Sugawara
Playing career-Hosei University QB (2004~2007)-Onward Skylarks QB(2008~2009)-Obic Seagulls QB (2010~)-Member of National Team of "GERMAN JAPAN BOWL" (2010)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Highlights-Selcted to All X League 2008
-Rookie of the year (East div)2008-Japan X Bowl MVP 2010
-Rice Bowl MVP 2010,2011
Shun is a very gifted signal-caller. He is an extremely cerebral player that uses his smarts rather than an
overwhelmingly strong arm to lead his team on the field. Sugawara has exceled and won at every level in Japan. He
is a two-time national champion at the University and Semi-professional level in Japan. He was named the national
MVP in three of those outings and has been selected to represent his country in all competitions at the national levelfrom 2009 through 2011.

KEY PLAYER #16 MIYAKE
Defensive Back
Takeshi Miyake
Playing career-Ritsumeikan University DB (2002~2005)-Asahi Soft Drink Challengers DB (2006)-Selected to 3rd WC in Japan (2007)--Obic Seagulls WR/RT (2007~)-Selected to 4th WC in Austria (2011)
Highlights-Selcted All X League 2010
Takeshi is known to be one of the top defenders in Japan. Although he is a mainstay atstrong safety, he is agile enough to play any position in the defensive backfield. Miyake has
been selected to numerous All X League teams and has represented Japan at the national
level in two world cups(2007,2011) as well as the Asian Championships(2011). Along with his
speed and agility, he has a natural knack for the ball and is a leader in-between the lines.

AMERICAN SEAGULLSKevin Jackson-University of Hawaii 03’-Obic Seagulls 05”~

Karl Noa-University of Hawaii 07’-Obic Seagulls 09’~Frank Fernandez-Harvard University 07’-Obic Seagulls 09’~

• There are currently three
Americans on the roster of the
Obic Seagulls. After graduatingfrom college, Kevin, Karl, and Frankdecided to go east to Japan. All
three have found Japan to be asecond home, and the Obic
Seagllus to be their family awayfrom home. X-League regulations
require that all athletes work. Not
only have Kevin, Karl, and Frankbeen key to Obic’s on-field success,they have all flourished away fromthe field in the Japanese corporate
world. They are making the most of
their opportunities, and are serving
as great ambassadors of our sport,
team, and home country of theUnited States.

NARASHINO, CHIBA• 2008, We began a hometown outreachprogram. (The goal of the program was tospread awareness of our team and activities
throughout the community)• Held games at Chiba Marine Stadium (QVC
Marine Field) 2009, 2010, 2011
• Flag Football classes and events directed
towards the city’s youth.
• Participation in city festivals and events.

FLAG FOOTBALL

CITY OF TUSCALOOSA EXCHANGE PROGRAM ACTIVITIESOur hometown of Narashino, Chiba and the cityof Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the U.S.A. are sistercities and enjoy a vibrant relationship. As of late
we have been involved in various programs andactivities between our two cities. Exchange
programs that educate youth from both cities
about culture, and football exchanges
between ourselves and the 2011 NCAA National
Champion Alabama Crimson Tide, which are
based in Tuscaloosa are two of the areas that
we have been active in.

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-TUSCALOOSAEXCHANGE

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