In partnership with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, the "Inter Campus" project of Italian giants Inter Milan brought its community programme to Kiryat Shalom
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Kiryat Shalom training complex today (Tuesday) opened its doors to the "Inter Campus" project of Italy's renowned football club Inter Milan and the club's honorary president , Massimo Moratti. The project was launched in 1997 and is in fact a long-term social and co-operative effort designed to exploit football as an educational tool to reach children throughout the world, from Brazil to China, and in particular in those countries like Cameroon whose children live in exceptionally difficult circumstances. "Inter Campus" has now broadened its scope to twenty-five countries and includes some 10,000 children in its training programme. A highly trained staff of seven coaches work with more than 200 local trainers on the programme, that places emphasis not only on footballing skills but also includes educational and social projects.
Today the Youth Division training staff of Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv joined forces with coaches from Inter's youth division for a combined day of training for Maccabi's Under-10 to Under-14 squad members together with youngsters from a children's team from Jaljulya near Kfar Saba and a team formed for children of Sudanese refugees staying in Israel. The day's agenda included professional training by the combined coaching staff which saw the children participate in various activities designed to improve the children's footballing skills. This intensive day ended with an inter-group practise match followed by Maccabi Tel Aviv senior head coach Paulo Sousa, himself a former squad member of Inter Milan, handing out presents to the children of the winning group.
