Yaotécatl Soccer Academy
After four years of intense work in the development of a soccer school for girls, boys, and young people from ages 6 to 15, this project has managed to fly on its own. The achievement is due to the efforts of Claudia Almanza Tacubeño, Martín López Guzmán and Julio César Romero Coatzin. Thanks to these 3 entrepreneurs for having a dream and making it come true!
During 2020, before the start of the contingency, 83 people participated in the program, and 48 were part of our local soccer tournament.
The operational team continued training in soccer methodologies: we finished our certification process with Proyecto Cantera, who trained us in techniques for educational work through soccer and the use of the Green Card ® Imaginalco will be the first institution certified by this amazing organization! We are also certified as Level 1 Coaches of Change through the Girls United organization, we continue in learning sessions with them to acquire more psychosocial work tools. In addition, as part of the sub-donation project we took training for the management of sports injuries.
Finally, we promoted the training of local coaches focused on women's and mixed soccer games that support the development of life skills through sport.
Yaotécatl Soccer Academy
Formative school
Through soccer, we ensure the development of psychosocial skills, healthy habits, and other protective factors against violence and addictions.
Impact
During the 4 years in which Imaginalco led the coordination of the Yaotécatl Soccer Academy, we achieved:
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The consolidation of a soccer school that today operates autonomously.
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Trained three local coaches.
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The participation of 300 girls, boys and young people.
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Promoted a train the trainers program so that all this knowledge continues to promote the integral development of girls, boys and young people through soccer and other sports within our game and development program.
To make this project possible, we thank:
Isabel Corral and Antonio Alfeirán, directors of Imaginalco and tireless promoters of this and other of our projects. Thank you for your initiative, vision and openness to join forces.
Grupo "Glo": Marcos Nava, Queca Gutiérrez, Malena Martínez, Margarita González and Maite Corral, for trusting in the project and working hard for 2 years to help in the creation of the school, mission and vision.
“For more children on the fields”, for the trainings, promoting learning, structures, business plans, and for helping us keep the soccer field equipped.
Noel González Cawley, the first person who trusted and invested to carry out the project.
Mari Carmen Corral and Clara Dosal for sharing their knowledge and organizing weekly education trainings.
Mario Quintana for advising us with his soccer program “Double Positive Couching”.
The Malinalco Community Foundation, an ally in different.
All the people who participated in the Donadora campaign “For more children on the courts”, thank you for your generosity!
Víctor Castillo, Imaginalco trainer, for coordinating this school for 3 years and giving it the structure and professionalism necessary for its independence.
Proyecto Cantera for their training and guidance.
Social Service of the Universidad Iberoamericana, for playing and sharing their weekends with the children.
Bruno Cattori for making alliances with the Devils of Toluca, and the entire Imaginalco Council, for their interest and constant work.
Sofía Aspe, Rafael Yturbe, Alejandro de Beraza, and the artists Alejandro Robayo, Aldo Chaparro, Ane Alfeirán, Angel Ricardo Ríos, Ariel Orozco, Betsabée Romero, Francisco Castro Leñero, Ignacio Urquiza, Irma Palacios, James Bonachea, Jan Hendrix, Jazzamoart, Jorge Yázpik, Ma José de la Macorra, Manuela Generali, Marco Roundtree, Marta María Pérez, Mary Suart, Pedro Diego Alvarado, Roberto Cortázar and Taka Fernández, who made our soccer ball auction possible. And, to all those involved in it as well as to the assistants and collectors who bought the balls.
Each and everyone who somehow made this project grow.
We recognize the value of working as a team and united as Mexicans for projects that positively modify the social fabric and provide opportunities for girls, boys and young people to develop in an environment of respect, education and health. As a team we made it possible.
We wish the "Yaotecatl Soccer Academy" all the success it deserves and we will continue to be its allies, we will stay close.
At Imaginalco we continue to promote the integral development of girls, boys and young people through soccer and other sports, we hope to have your ideas and contributions.
Thank you for helping us make this program possible!
