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Esperanza provides a welcoming indoor soccer program for diverse youth who face barriers in traditional settings. Free to join, it promotes teamwork, self-discovery, and social integration, creating a supportive community that thrives beyond the game.
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Esperanza? • Started +/- 15 yearsago • Lots of youngpeoplejust hangingaround • Difficulttoparticipate in regularsettingslikesoccer clubs or otherorganizations • Needforrecreationalactivitiesfor a “special” group of youth
What is Esperanza? • Indoor soccer • Every week • 3 groups (everygroup 1 hour) • 2 teams in regularcompetition (Esperanzaand t Initiatief) • Supportedbyvolunteerswithsocial background
Whatmakesitdifficulttoparticipate in regularsettings? • Western structure • Rules • Appointments • Meetings • Money • Buymaterial • Needidentity papers forinsurance • …
Why is Esperanza different? • Open structure: whenyou want toplay, you’rewelcome • It’s free • Everbody’swelcome • No papers needed • Only a few rules
More thansoccer? As a team: • Diversity of people (young, older, psychiatric, refugees, ..) • Respect forown team, other team, referee etc. • Learnhowtoplaytogether as a team • Respect for the rules: forexample, onlyspeakdutchduring the game.
More thansoccer? As a person: • Learnaboutyourselfandyourcapabilities • Buildselfconfidence • Learnaboutselfcontrol • Learn the abilityto put things intoperspective
How does itwork? • Whenyou want toplay, youcancometo the training for 1 hour • Youcanchoosewhichgroup, everygroup has different peopleand level • Ifyou want toplay in the regular team, youjust have to say it. Ifyoucometo the training youwill get your chance. • You have to respect the rules, ifyoudon’t, youcanbesend out. Next week we will talk andyou are verywelcomeagain.
Does itwork? • +/- 50 peopleevery week • Lots of fun • Building socialnetwork • People tellpeople, every week new people • Room tolearnfrom mistakes • Streets andparks are empty at soccernight
Andwhatabout the regular teams? • T’Initiatief:
Andwhatabout the regular teams? • Esperanza: