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Ministry of Football is an indoor football programme for boys and girls aged 5-14. We mix high-quality football skills coaching and small-sided games with dance music, in order to promote creativity and self-expression. The programmes are for keen football players of all abilities.
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SUNDAYS AT 4pm 27 APRIL - 20 JULY 2008 at FORTISMERE SCHOOL, N10
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Ministry of Football believes that children need more time to play than they currently get. Play time can provide children with the physical activity they need to be healthy, and also teach them life skills such as team-work, leadership and confidence. Play time with a ball and in football games can provide children with the opportunity for creativity and self-expression that most children don't get at school or in coach-centred sports sessions. Years ago, young football players learnt most of their skills and understanding of the game in the adult-free environments of the school playground, park or street. Ministry of Football hopes to re-create this type of environment where children can play, experiment and develop in the direction they choose rather than the direction a coach or adult chooses for them.
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EXPRESS YOURSELF
FEEL THE MAGIC
Aims
* To promote player and child creativity and self expression
* To develop healthy, confident players and children who can experiment with different answers and are not afraid to try new things
* To help produce skilful and creative football players who understand and enjoy the game
BEFORE WATCHING VIDEO - TURN WEBSITE MUSIC OFF USING BUTTON IN LEFT HAND MENU (above and left)
In any creative sport, a player won’t become the best in the world by being afraid to try new things or by being restricted to doing only what others tell them. If Maradona or Ronaldinho - as a child - had learnt only what a coach thought was possible, they would never have become the world’s best. And the world would never have enjoyed their incredible creativity, freedom and talent. Ministry of Football believes in allowing players and children to set their own limits as to what is possible, therefore letting the learner surpass the teacher.
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Ministry of Football is coached and directed by Mark Carter, Watford Academy coach.