What's a Soccer Clinic?
During our soccer clinics, we work with 40-50 girls and boys, for ~2-3 hours, using soccer to promote the importance of a good education. Our clinics are divided into 3 main sessions: warm-ups, individual drills, and team drills. The children are provided instruction before, during, and after each session. In addition to instruction, the schools receive soccer balls and text books, while the children are provided refreshments and school supplies.
How does a Soccer Clinic help?
The children at our soccer clinics learn the importance of good decision-making; the importance of developing individual talents; how to work together as a team; and how those skills can translate to success in the classroom and community. Unfortunately, most schools in rural Africa do not have text books, and the children cannot afford school supplies. The result is that most of these children receive a poor education, leaving school illiterate and with no chance of receiving a higher education. By providing the schools with textbooks and the children with school supplies, we can help improve the education of the children we work with.