Sport and Society
Sport is a part of society. The role of sport in this society is getting bigger and bigger. Changes or incidents in sport have effect on our daily lives. An example is the intensity and connection between people that you could not only see but also feel in the Netherlands, when the National team reached the World Cup Final in 2010. These effects also have small scale effects and are most certainly just as important! Pelota sees that too...
The goal is to improve the position of the youth groups. The tool used for that is the Panna or Nutmeg. In 2010 Pelota started setting up local sports programs, with the help of Doetinchem City Council. Street Football is the central focus. The Streetsoccer Project is held in numerous districts inside the city of Doetinchem. The combined effort, in combination with the strength of Streetsoccer, has let to an optimum and permanent project. Pelota Events is responsible for carrying our, facilitating and coordinating the events and clinics. This approach has not stayed unnoticed! Not only is the project been held again in the council of Doetinchem in 2011, the council of the city Winterswijk have joined as well.
