The training session went by in a flash on the school pitch in Jema’a Yetu in the centre of Lubumbashi. As ever we stuck to the four traditional stages of the game: a playful yet engaging introduction, an analytical part based on specific technique, a livelier phase taken from a match situation and a short game to finish. The main theme running through the session was the technical objective: how to strike the ball.<\/p>\n
The kids learned whilst having fun, focusing on the drills run by the local coaches. Alongside them, we were addressing the situational part of the session, recreating a three against one with a finishing phase.<\/p>\n
All of sudden, the peace and tranquility of Jema’a Yetu was disrupted by something we weren’t used to: the midday bell! Out of nowhere a crowd of boys and girls came pouring out of the classrooms. Entire classes stopped to watch training, very quickly forming a mini ‘San Siro’ around the pitch. Every touch, shot and even every mistake were met by a chorus of cheers from around 50 make-shift fans, encouraging their classmates as if the latter were real stars.<\/p>\n
From that moment on, despite the kids on the pitch losing focus, their enthusiasm –\u00a0 along with the crowd’s – made it one of the most exciting training sessions in Congo.<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Forneris, Inter Campus coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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