The Why

• Positively influence Edu-Soccer environments.
• Professional development for School Teachers to improve soccer and physical education.
• Demonstrate soccer can contribute to well-being and promote a culture of well-being within YYC schools.
• Enhance the teaching of life skills such as resiliency, and mental health through soccer.
• Provide a pathway to play for students who want to continue playing soccer.

Benefits for Your School

• A FREE and memorable event for students!
• Qualified coaches delivering sessions or gym classes.
• Allow for teachers to enhance their soccer knowledge and improve their physical education delivery.
• Safe and enjoyable atmosphere for children to enjoy soccer and sport in!
• Improved connection and awareness for students to be active in sports outside of school hours.
• All equipment provided.
• Aligned to CBE Student Well-Being Framework and Alberta’s K-6 Curriculum.

CBE Student Well-Being Framework

• Diversity and Inclusion
  • Soccer is the World’s game and we will ensure the sessions and coaches are able to connect with all students.
• School Connectedness and Belonging
  • Working cooperatively in an environment where adults care about them and their development will see students connect with each other and foster positive relationships.
• Regulation
  • All sessions will include attention skills, problem-solving, and cognitive flexibility.
• Resilience and Mental Health
  • Each activity will have goals and objectives or overcoming challenges to bring alive the student’s resilience, and plenty of activity to aid in positive mental health development.

How it Works?

• CMSA to coordinate a date/time with school for sessions.
• Can be one-off session, or deliver the soccer module of the physical education curriculum
• Can be during class hours, lunchtime, or after school.
• CMSA will organize all equipment logistics and source certified coaches.
• CMSA will deliver sessions with club coaches.
• CMSA to conduct a short survey with teachers/students at the end of the session or program.
• School to provide a gym or field and teacher supervision during the session.