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CHENNAI Onside Soccer's focus in India is Chennai where in 2011, in partnership with the Dr John Joseph Foundation and the Christian Sports Fellowship, the Christ Church Onside Soccer Academy was founded as an outreach to children and young people. Onside Soccer currently runs two kinds of tours to Chennai: Coaching tours and Playing tours. Coaching tours have a strong focus on developing and mentoring young players, as well as community involvment, while playing tours contain a number of friendly matches against local opposition combined with coaching younger players. |
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THE CHRIST CHURCH ONSIDE ACADEMY The Christ Church Onside Academy is a football academy operated in partnership with Christian Sports Fellowship and the Dr John Joseph Foundation, and is held every Saturday in the grounds of Christ Church right in the centre of Chennai. On average, 70-90 young players attend every session and receive professional coaching from two fully qualified football coaches. The Academy is free of charge and is open to players from all backgrounds, ages and religions. Training sessions last appoxiamtely 90 minutes, with players learning the skills and tactics of the game and each training plan is specifically designed to incorporate structured life lessons as well. |
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WHAT WILL I BE DOING? Tour participants travelling to India will experience one of the most diverse and multi-cultural countries in the world, where extreme poverty and huge wealth exist side by side and the streets are a melting pot of colour and noise. You will be working closely with the Onside India team, participating in a number of sports ministry programmes and will also have the opportunity to teach English to local children. |
