Winner! Kei Kobayashi wins the NSSA State National Championship!
Recently, on Father's Day Sunday, in Salt Creek, California
NSSA State National Championships
Luvsurf team, currently in great form, Kei Kobayashi (Kei Kobayashi) has entered
This year, we came in first place from the first round to the finals!
In the finals, he came in second place and won the individual championship with a huge combo score!!!
Kei is a member of the surf team at Shorecliffs Middle School in San Clemente.
First, to be on the school varsity team, you need to be part of a surf club and make the varsity team.
It is a prestigious junior high school in California that has won the national title for 10 consecutive years.
Alumni include such notable members as the Godarcus Brothers of San Clemente and Kolohe Andino.
This marks Shorecliff Middle School's 10th consecutive victory.
That just goes to show how strong San Clemente's junior and senior high schools are.
The competition is the NSSA State National Championship and is attended by surf teams from schools across the United States.
The classes are divided into university, high school, and junior high school, and determine the best in the United States.
It's a national tournament held once a year in Salt Creek.
Each heat will consist of six people and they will be ranked from 1st to 6th.
It's a knockout tournament where the first place gets 6 points, the second place gets 5 points, and the sixth place gets 1 point.
In the end, the school with the most points will be the team winner.
This match is also a team competition, and it is an opportunity to bond with friends, communicate with coaches,
Each year, the pride of each school is at stake, and the matches are filled with heated and dramatic battles.
He is also very happy that he was able to win this year, which is his last year as a junior high school student before graduating!
Masaki, the father who was watching and cheering on his son, commented that it was the best Father's Day ever!
Congratulations Katsura!