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LOCATION
HIALEAH, MIAMI
USA
A 9-month soccer program for 45 children from the low-income families of Hialeah to foster sports participation and help children develop respect, social inclusion, fair play, and equal opportunities between boys and girls, while promoting a healthier lifestyle.
PARTNER
In 2017 Play for Change has developed a soccer program called “Kick It” for a group of 45 children aged between 7 and 12 years old from the low-income families of Hialeah, Miami, including a one hour session twice a week.
The program was designed in collaboration with the The Miami Football Club and the renowned street soccer star Jason Jayzinho Quezada's J10 Futbol Academy, to coach and teach the children the basic skills of soccer with interactive, dynamic and high performance drills that develop their soccer abilities, as well as the life skills.
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More over, Italian soccer legend, Miami FC Head Coach and PFC Ambassador, Alessandro Nesta supported the program .
The program was open to both boys and girls and designed to promote social inclusion, fair play, sports abilities and equal opportunities while also fostering sports participation.
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Furthermore, the practices increased the physical activity of children, resulting in better health and a positive influence in their overall well-being.
Further to training sessions twice a week for a total of 9 months, the program also delivered life skills workshops focusing on nutrition, education on health and well-being, and motivational mentorship talks.
Context
Sport is seen as a tool to address social inclusion between race, gender, class and a way to encourage fairness and fair play within children.