20 years of school sports reform - from fitness training to dreaming of becoming an athlete

20 years of school sports training - from competition to training, from dreams to reality

20 years of Schoolsport Association - from Gymzaal, in collaboration with Drempels and Kansen.

Prior to the Sport Awards Rotterdam, schools, sports clubs, professionals, and partners gathered at Theater Zuidplein to celebrate 20 years of the Schoolsport Association. Since 2005, this program from Rotterdam Sportsupport has brought sports closer to children who do not find it self-evident.

In those 20 years, we have introduced approximately 45,000 to 50,000 children in Rotterdam to sports and physical activity. For many children, this is the beginning of more than just sports: fun, new friends, self-confidence, and a place to belong.

A moment that stuck with me from the panel discussion:

“When I played football after school with friends from the class on Katedrrect, that was when I first started enjoying sports.”

In the activity of the school sports association, I am pleased to discover that I still have the opportunity to participate in football, and that I can also listen to a young voice. " - Wembley Paulino Reyes (front side Spartan ’20)

Thank you to everyone who has contributed here for 20 years and to all the children who participate every week. Here’s to more sports opportunities in Rotterdam!

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