FIFA Football for Schools Ambassador Hristo Stoichkov and fellow Ballon d’Or winner Pavel Nedvěd present diplomas to 26 coaching Mentors following a capacity-building course in Prague
Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) President David Trunda and government ministers also attend as initiative that teaches life skills through football gets underway
First phase will involve 300 elementary schools across Czechia’s 14 regions with Mentors supporting educators integrating the programme into the curriculum
The FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) programme has kicked off in Czechia with schoolchildren joining government ministers and Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) President David Trunda at the launch in the capital, Prague. Some 100 elementary school pupils were joined by FIFA Legends Pavel Nedvěd and Hristo Stoichkov, who is also a FIFA Football for Schools Ambassador, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Robert Plaga, Minister of Sport, Prevention and Health Boris Šťastný as well as Mr Trunda at the festival that launched the programme.
The first phase of the initiative, which aims to teach children life skills through football, will involve 300 elementary schools from all 14 regions in Czechia. The first 26 Master Trainers will now assist in training educators and integrating the programme into the school curriculum. Nedvěd and Stoichkov presented the Mentors with diplomas, while the schoolchildren took part in the launch festival, some experiencing the joy of playing football for the very first time.
On his first visit to Czechia as FIFA President last month, FIFA President Gianni Infantino discussed the FIFA Football for Schools launch with Mr Trunda. As part of the initiative, 5,000 footballs have been allocated to support the programme’s implementation and have already been delivered for distribution across the country’s school system.