Football Clinic for Kachin Kids

Last Saturday a group of expat friends working in Malaysia volunteered their time and expertise to run a 2hr long football clinic for the Kachin kids. The kids were coached by Stephan & Adam from Total Sports Asia (TSA), who incidentally happen to be ex-pro football players, and their German friend Profi who is a football coach in Germany. This is the first time the kids have had such "professional" coaching and they were thrilled. As for the 'coaches", they thoroughly enjoyed themselves despite getting sunburnt in the scorching heat. Stephan said it was great to see the smiles on their faces so much so they're running another training session this Sunday. Way to go guys!

It was heartwarming to see photos of the kids. Some didn't even have shoes to play in while others wore slippers! The good news is TSA has come to their rescue by sponsoring 45 pairs of football boots for their tournament as well as providing training equipment like balls, bibs & cones. Thank you TSA for your great support and help!

The Faisal Cup which is an annual football tournament for the refugee community in Malaysia takes place on Sept. 26th. The Kachin schools are sending 4 teams from different age groups. Good luck boys and we can't wait to see you in your spanking new boots :)