No to Racism - Tournament

This tournament is about getting together on the football field no matter where you
come from and what you believe in- just play.
All you need is to gather at least 5-6 teams (could be more).
For the first part the teams will be mixed and go through an educational training
program, for the second half the kids will play 7X7 in mixed teams.
Educational training- No to racism:
Team talk:
Start with a name game- dance your name/ catch name/ any other fun name game. Then continue
with some "getting to know each other" games.
Start a conversation with the team in a circle:
As you can see everybody is different, some have things in common some dont,
Who can tell me what is racism? (Ask the kids), read definition of being racist a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racialgroup is superior or that a partic
ular racial group is inferior to the others. (dictionary.com) Have any of you come across racism
acts on or off the field? The kids can share examples. One example is of a Greek player Giorgos
Katidis (AEK Athens) that was banned for life over Nazi salute after scoring in a game.
Do you know any ethnic mixed teams? Who? In many countries the national team is comprised
from many different ethnicities for example- Belgium, Israel and Germany (Germany has players
from many backgrounds- Polish, Turkish, Spanish, Tunisian, Ghana and more) etc.
The Power game:
Divide the group you have to 2-3 small circles, in the circle all kids should hold hands, one player
stands outside the circle.
1. The player outside needs to touch a certain player in the circle, while the kids in the circle
are preventing it

2. The player outside the circle needs to get into the circle, while the kids in the circle are
preventing him.

DiscussionSometimes in a game we push, get heart, or heart without meaning to, how can we play
aggressively and still be fear? Let the kids give examples of kind jesters in a game, or how can they
prevent violence in a game have you ever come across violence on the field? Verbal or physical?
Drills and practice before the games:
8X8- two teams- in a relay race:

A
x
x

1. In a line, every player holds the hips of the player in front; all the players in the line must run
between cones from A-B without breaking the line.
2. Same with dribbling a ball
3. In pears, each pear runs together holding hands.
4. Each pear holds a ball between their chest, or between their head- both need to circle a
cone at the end of the relay and return
5. The worm relay- each group stands in a line, the last person needs to pass the ball between
the legs of the whole line, the person who gets the ball at the end of the line needs to
dribble the ball to the end of the line and pass it again. Continue until all participants pass
the ball.

Group talk- conclusion:

What did we talk about today?
You are here today because your coaches chose you as leaders for change! You are able to change
the next generation attitude on and off the field.
In order to succeed in a game can a teammate be racist? If teammates dont cooperate can a team
win?
Our true nationality is mankind.
H.G. Wells