While we\u00a0eagerly\u00a0look forward to the results\u00a0of the open call in the field of sport within the ERASMUS+ program, relevant\u00a0for continuation of work on the concept of “Life Champions”, it is a perfect moment to\u00a0draw the line when it comes to the project “Creating life champions:\u00a0standing\u00a0together for a healthy\u00a0and safe community” from 2021, by launching a manual on the introduction of non-formal education in sports, all with the aim of revitalizing the pedagogical and educational role of sports coaches.<\/p>\n
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“Module for trainers – how to use training and continuous work to introduce topics of everyday relevance for\u00a0children and youth” is the main result of the project implemented\u00a0last year\u00a0by Development Center for\u00a0Youth as a coordinator,\u00a0with financial support from the European Union’s Erasmus+ program. The project was implemented in partnership of\u00a03 sectors – sports, education and youth, with the participation of 10 partners from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Turkey.<\/p>\n
– We are proud of the fact that we exceeded expected results of the project, primarily through the organization of two educational-sports camps for younger categories of football players, during which young coaches tested the module under the supervision and mentoring support\u00a0from\u00a0the educational team. Thanks to these 2 activities, more than 400 youngsters and their coaches got an opportunity to become part of our activities. In addition to the module for the introduction of non-formal education in\/through sports, as the main result of this process, we note that the total number of participants can be expressed as follows:\u00a040 coaches, 1,000 children and 5,000,000 people who learned about our project activities through active promotion in the media and the Internet. Our goal is to create life, not just sports champions, and that is what we will work on in the years ahead, counting on the significant support of coaches, club management, parents, media, but also other actors\u00a0of relevance. We believe that we are all interested in shifting the focus from top athletes to top people if we want to nurture a society of true values\u00a0and principles – said the program director of Development Center\u00a0for Youth\u00a0and project coordinator Aleksandra Kne\u017eevi\u0107.<\/p>\n