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This section offers organisations and practitioners a number of activities that have been designed and developed by football for good organisations across the world. The football for good Online Resource Library will be continuously updated with further free-to-use materials.
Head, Heart, and Feet
When listening to others, we often interpret what we hear through our own experiences and preconceptions. This session aims to develop active listening skills that help us go beyond those biases.
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Probing Questions
The ability to ask appropriate questions and to generate useful discussions is essential, especially in the context of football3 mediation or in the facilitation of other group activities.
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Pick a picture
Communication skills extend beyond the simple act of talking and also include elements such as listening and asking questions. These are essential components of effective football3 mediation and facilitation in general.
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Community Circle
Communication skills are essential for effective football3 mediation and overall facilitation. This activity helps sharpen some key, communication-related skills.
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Discrimination + Tolerance
Being aware of discrimination and racism in society is always important, especially considering growing support for nationalist parties in Europe.
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Juve Cup
In PE classes some students, especially girls, are not well integrated in the games. Particularly football is a big challenge here. If boys are more sensitive about participation in school sports, these issues might change.
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Build up for Equality
• Promote respect and equality
• Combating racism, xenophobia, homophobia, sexism and any form of discrimination against persons
• Sensitize the community (boys, girls and families) on the importance of respect and equality
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Goals for Empwoerment
• Promote equal access of girls and young women to sports
• Raise awareness among the whole community (boys, girls and families) about the importance of access to the same opportunities for boys and girls
• Empowering girls and young women, building trust and self-esteem
• Empowering young people as agents of change
• Open spaces of interrelation between girls and boys, in a context of sports practice
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Football3 Against Xenophobia
When refugees first join our trainings, many of our participants and their families get “scared” and have strong stereotypes against refugees/migrants even though the majority of our disadvantaged participants of Roma origin are also a target of stereotypes from mainstream society. Our “old” and “new” (refugee) players will play together at training session and tournaments and we would like to develop acceptance and tolerance of old players and support the inclusion of new players.
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Reversed Contest
This particular activity can be used as an ice-breaker game as well as a warm-up activity for the players. The aim is to learn to find way how the involve everyone in the game and to strengthen the sense of belonging in every member of the team.
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