New Performance Development Committee of National Hockey Team

Japan Hockey Association

To whom it may concern,

As always we would like to start by thanking you all your continued support.

In Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, both men’s and women’s hockey national team finished 11th, not to meet your expectations. After Olympics, we verified the method to strengthen them and had discussion to rebuild a new organization to aim for new challenge. This time, Japan Hockey Association (President, Hirofumi Nakasone) announced new Performance Development Committee of men’s and women’s national team as below.

On-site staffs such as men’s and women’s head coaches are under consideration by the new chairperson of the Performance Development Committee.

Position	Name	Age	Hockey Profile
Men’s Performance Development Committee
Chairperson	Satoru Miyata	64	Graduated from Meiji University JHA Executives, Ex-Japanese International Candidates 1982- Coach in Meiji University Hockey Team 2010- Manager in Meiji University Hockey Team 2018- General Manager in Meiji University Hockey Team
Vice Chairperson	Yoshinori Takahashi	57	Graduated from Agriculture of Tokyo University Ex-Japanese International 1995-96 Coach of Men’sU21 Hockey 1996-02 Manager of Men’s U21 Hockey 1998-02 Coach of Men’s Senior Hockey 2018- Vice President of Performance Development Committee
Vice Chairperson	Yuji Teramoto	57	Graduated from Meiji University and Tsukuba University Graduate JHA Senior Executive, Manager and General Manager of Yamanashi Gakuin Hockey Team, Ex-Japanese International 1990-94 Coach of Men’s Senior Hockey 1995-00 Coach of Women’s Senior Hockey 2009- Manager of U21 Men’s Hockey
Women’s Performance Development Committee
Chairperson	Yutaka Hirao	63	Graduated from Hiroshima University JHA Senior Executive, Managing Director in Okyama Hockey Prefecture, Ex-Chairperson of Technical Committee
Vice Chairperson	Michiko Matsuda	38	Born in Oyabe City in Toyama Prefecture Studied in Melbourne in Australia in High School Graduated from Melbourne University, and played hockey in high school and junior high school Got Team of the Year in the University After 2008, built a carrier such as a foreign financial institute, and a sporting goods company
Vice Chairperson	Mazuki Arai	32	Graduated from Tenri University Ex-Japanese International 2010-16 Affiliated in Coca Cola West Hockey 2017- Studied in Melbourne in Australia 2018.4-7 Coach & Manager of U-15 Women’s Victoria Team 2018.8-12 Played in Bundesliga 1st in Germany 2021 Translator in Tokyo Olympic Women’s National Team