Gilberto Silva
Arsenal and online money transfer service, WorldRemit, are offering one male and one female football coach from Africa or the Americas the chance to attend an exclusive training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London.
And in its second edition currently underway online, the ‘Future Stars’ programme, developed by WorldRemit and Arsenal to celebrate the positive impact that grassroots youth football coaches have on their communities, helping the children they train to develop life skills both on and off the pitch.
‘Future Stars’ is free to apply for and open to youth team (U-16s) coaches from across Africa and the Americas.
WorldRemit will sponsor two winners, one male and one female, to fly to London for a personalised coaching programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches.
Through the programme, 20 shortlisted coaches will be rewarded with Arsenal shirts for their youth squad.
Entries are now open on www.futurestars.worldremit.com or via a chatbot on the WorldRemit Facebook page until September 4.
To enter, coaches simply need to complete a short application form explaining why they deserve to be granted this unique training opportunity and how they would use it to build a lasting legacy of positive change through football.
From the online applications, 20 coaches will be shortlisted to receive Arsenal youth shirts for their team.
Applicants will be assessed against the following criteria by a panel of judges including Catherine Wines, Co-Founder at WorldRemit; Simon McManus, Head Coach at Arsenal Football Development; and Marc Thorogood, Business Manager at Arsenal Football Development.
The commitment of the coach to improving the lives of their community, the impact the coach has had on young people within their community, and the strength of the coach’s proposal to pass on their training on their return home are the criteria for selection.
From the shortlist of 20, the judging panel will select eight coaches as finalists – four male and four female.
The eight finalists’ stories will be shared on www.futurestars.worldremit.com and the winners will be chosen based on a public vote on the website.
Andrew Stewart, Managing Director for Africa at WorldRemit, said,“Our customers work hard every day to send money home to support their communities.”
Two community football coaches, one male and one female will attend an exclusive training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London.
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