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It is very typical, especially in our target group of disadvantaged children and youth that everyone only wants to win and they do not pay attention to younger players. Victory has such a high value in our target group as they do not have much success in other fields of life. This ‘wanting to win so much’ often results in aggression, harassment, verbal or physical violence during playing football.

Based on our experience, team selection for even a friendly game at the end of the training, can be a stressful and painful process. In order to prevent or reduce these stressful situation, we use a friendlier way to select the teams.

Address how people feel when they are a minority or excluded.

Create a team spirit at all skills' levels.

Raise the debate about the problems and the effects of life and reality.

Prepare players to make decisions in a compromised and short period of time.

Prepare players to choose the right decision when having different options and to know how to prioritize those options.

Prepare players to know how to take decisions in a risk or dangerous situation

To prepare the players to react and make a quick decisions, also with the help of their team.

To learn how to communicate and collaborate and understand what  are the other's skills or limitations.