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soccer4children Camp – January 2012 – Day 3

66 Boys woke up this morning with the prospect of quality life coaching and soccer training by highly trained soccer coaches. They’d got a taste, the previous day, of the dedication and hard work it takes to become a skilled player. With their new watches and commitment to punctuality, they arrived for some life coaching […]

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soccer4children Camp – January 2012 – Day 2

The second day of soccer4children started off with lots of enthusiasm as the children knew they had a day full of soccer waiting for them. Breakfast was served at 7:30 followed by a 20 minute devotional where each child received a “My Book of Hope”, a book filled with devotionals and biblical content for the […]

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soccer4children Camp – January 2012 – Day 1

The excitement was visible on the faces that climbed out of cars and mini-buses. Today was the start of the second soccer4children camp, an initiative aimed at teaching young South African boys life-skills and spiritual truths while they enjoy soccer training from some of our countries best coaches.  Since soccer is their passion, soccer4children aims to make this an unforgettable experience! At the end of the week, each boy will go back to their communities, equipped with life skills, spiritual skills and a whole lot of new soccer skills!

soccer4children Trained in soccer – Coached in life!

After registration had finished, 66 excited boys gathered round to meet the organisers and coaches.  Elvis Mvulane, National Director of Walk Thru the Bible and soccer4children started the camp in prayer. Martin Deacon, CEO and founder of soccer4children welcomed the boys and introduced the coaches.

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soccer4children Camp – January 2012 – Day 1

The excitement was visible on the faces that climbed out of cars and mini-buses. Today was the start of the second soccer4children camp, an initiative aimed at teaching young South African boys life-skills and spiritual truths while they enjoy soccer training from some of our countries best coaches.  Since soccer is their passion, soccer4children aims […]

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soccer4children says “Thank you Nedbank”

The second soccer4children (www.soccer4children.org) camp took place from 9 – 14 January 2012. In this week young boys from poorer communities got the chance to receive life coaching from trained leadership teachers, and professional soccer training by some of our country’s top coaches! All this, while enjoying a fun time at the Eikenhof LifeChange Centre.

Making a pledge to Coach Khulu.

On the first day of the camp, Martin Deacon, CEO of soccer4children gathered the boys for a short time-management session. “A winner is someone who is on time – who wants to be a winner?” asked Martin Deacon. All the hands went up. “Well”, continued Martin, “who will make the commitment to be a leader in 2012, to be on time, not just this week, but afterwards as well.” All 66 boys lined up in front of their coaches, pledging to be a leader – on time. . . . → Read More: soccer4children says “Thank you Nedbank”

Exciting Partnership Sees 80 000 Bags of Clothing Help Those in Need

turn the tide 4 children (ttt4c) has the vision to impact those who are in need – through the training of caregivers, distribution of resources, sport camps and networking with the Body of Christ. With this goal in mind, the ttt4c team worked to help a founding board member of ttt4c, Hennie Burger, and his […]

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soccer4children…the dream realised

With the soccer4children soccer clinic drawing to a close, days 9 and 10 seemed to melt into each other. To an outside observer, the children appear to have known each other for much longer than the ten days the clinic had been going.

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Giving the gift of giving…

After the rains had subsided, the soccer4children clinic held at Eikenhof saw the children being granted the opportunity to reciprocate the gesture of giving they had been receiving at the camp. . . . → Read More: Giving the gift of giving…

“The dream making a difference…”

Everyone involved with the soccer 4 children soccer camp knows the tall gentleman who always seems to be in a hurry to be somewhere, but nobody really knows exactly who he is and what he is doing at the camp. . . . → Read More: “The dream making a difference…”

soccer4children officially launches at FNB Stadium

FNB STADIUM, Johannesburg (16 December 2010) – soccer4children, in partnership with turn the tide 4 children, officially launched at FNB Stadium (previously known as Soccer City) during a media briefing with Dr. Danny Jordaan (2010 FIFA Local Organising Committee CEO and  SAFA Vice President). Dr. Jordaan recognized that the gap between development and professional football […] . . . → Read More: soccer4children officially launches at FNB Stadium