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Soccer Without Borders
- Apr 24, 2019
Rethinking Competition: How SWB In-House Leagues Promote Socio-Emotional Learning and Healthy Play
What was the world's biggest soccer competition of the past winter? The SWB Champions League! Featuring eight high school-aged SWB Oakland teams—in addition to a team of alumni—we ran our own in-house league this winter, combining quality soccer, healthy competition, and SWB values. With the SWB Champions League, we brought organized league play to our participants, but also included several aspects sometimes absent from youth soccer. Fair Play Points: At the end of each game
Soccer Without Borders
- Sep 5, 2018
Intern Spotlight: Bella Reiss
Bella Reiss, now a senior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined SWB this summer as a Program Intern in Boston, MA. After wrapping up her time as our summer intern, Bella shared reflections about her work and experiences collaborating both on and off the field with SWB’s National Office and Boston Program. My time with Soccer Without Borders in Boston came about somewhat unconventionally. Originally, I was set to travel to SWB’s program in Granada, Ni
Soccer Without Borders
- Aug 30, 2018
The Language of Soccer
“So, where are you all from?” “I’m from Haiti!" “Puerto Rico!” “Venezuela!” “Costa Rica!” “Panama!” And it doesn’t stop there; El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Morocco and Cape Verde were also represented on August 6th by the almost 40 participants of the FHI 360 Youth Soccer and ESL Sports Visitor program and SWB Boston soccer clinic. These participants would spend the next 5 mornings together developing their soccer skills by participating in drills and scrimmages
Soccer Without Borders
- May 7, 2018
SWB Boston’s Middle School Boys’ Tradition to Promote Sportsmanship
"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen" - John Wooden Soccer Without Borders strives to harness the potential of soccer to foster mutual respect, build community, and promote peace. Last year, Coach Bruno and the SWB Boston middle school boys' team began a special pre-game tradition that has been able accomplish this. Inspired by a ritual often performed before professional soccer matches, the tradition involves SWB captains giving a gif
Soccer Without Borders
- Feb 7, 2018
A wonderful side of soccer -- helping kids feel like they belong
SWB Oakland was recently featured in Soccer America with an article written by Lauren Markham. Lauren is a writer based in Berkeley, CA focusing on issues related to youth, migration, and the environment. Her work has appeared in such outlets as The New York Times, VICE, Orion, the New Yorker.com, The Guardian, Guernica, and VQR. For the past 5 years, she has also been the Community School Program Manager at Oakland International High School - a long time partner of SWB! A wo
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