Summer Kicks Off with Goooal!: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic

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If you are planning to learn how to play football, this summer is probably the best time to do it. Be trained by no less than Real Madrid C.F youth team coaches and help a charity, as this is a fundraising event. That’s like hitting 2 goals with one kick, right? Read on to know more about Goooal: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic:

It’s a fundraising event like no other before by Fundación Santiago in collaboration with the Fundación Real Madrid. It’s “Goooal: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic.”

This two-week football training for the youth and for football coaches will happen in a span of 12 days from April 19 to May 2 in Metro Manila and in Negros Occidental. Goooal! participants will be trained by the best coaches from the Real Madrid C.F. youth team in Spain on individual technique and tactical team training.

In the words of Fundación Santiago executive director, Chaco Molina: “Here’s a case that proves that doing good is More Fun in the Philippines. Indeed a unique opportunity to be of help to those who have less in life while enjoying the practice of your favourite sport, mentored by internationally acclaimed coaches.”

It all started with a novel joint project in Nasugbu, Batangas designed to keep children in school and out of harms-way through the practice of football. Notably, the proceeds from “Goooal!: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic” will go to Fundación Santiago’s Volun2rism Program, particularly the Real Madrid Foundation Social Sports School (Escuelas Socio Deportivas) in Batangas and Negros Occidental.

It will foster inclusive development for under-served children while they pursue their passion for football and enhance their academic performance. The Social Sports School likewise aspires to teach them good values associated with sports and teamwork as well as healthy living.

This summer “Goooal: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic” will hone the football skills of participants, ages 7 to 18 years old, in daily sessions held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila from April 20 to 24 and at the SJR Football Field in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental from April 27 to May 1.

The Coach Clinic is a whole day educational session for football coaches on pre-championship and pre-competition preparation for young players, set for April 19, in Metro Manila and on May 2, in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

“Goooal: The Real Madrid Foundation Clinic” is supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, the Spanish Embassy in Manila, MAPFRE-Insular, Roxas Holdings and Lifeline.

For more info, you may contact Cheska Lacson, Resource Mobilization Officer of Fundación Santiago at:

E: cheska@fundacionsantiago.com | M: +63936 -9677660 | T: 696-2457

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a is for april, activefun + the arcade!

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the fourth month of the year, april, is finally here! according to wiki, this month name came from the latin word aprilis, which means “to open,” as this month is often associated with spring. so what activities do you have lined up for the month? for the first week i shall be busy with my swimming class! i only got a week left to enjoy the water + the sun with my coach + my classmate + i plan to enjoy every minute of it! did you know that i can now swim in the 7-foot pool without the aid of my floater? my coach said i only need to move my hands a bit more + i shall be good to go!  :Wink:

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this month, we are also slated to go to activefun in megamall, as we have been invited for its launching this friday. activefun is one of my most favorite places + i absolutely enjoy playing there for hours on end. there are loads of interesting stuff to play with + discover, + there is this colorful huge slide, which happens to be my fave. am sure our visit to activefun will be one worthwhile experience + i shall tell you all about it!

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another thing am sure i will be enjoying a lot this month is going to the arcade. we make it a point to stop by the arcade whenever we do our groceries + it has become one of our bonding activities as a family. did you know that even mum + dad enjoys visiting the place. dad plays this  cool fight game, while mum enjoys the basketball game with me. i also enjoy riding a number of rides there, including this cool car ride, which i shared with a little girl in one of our visits. check out our cool moving picture above! there is a new arcade at the local mall which we have not visited yet. i will make sure to ask mum + dad if we can go there one of these days!   :Happy-Grin:

by the way, this is my first entry for this april blogging challenge #atozchallenge:

first image is from the smashing magazine website

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kids in doodles: swimming lessons


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that’s me on the first day of swimming class, learning how to kick my feet!

hello again playmates? how’s your summer so far? i have quite a busy one. apart from the numerous activities we have to do {did i tell you we watched ironman3 again last may 1st with my titas + my kuya sean this time?}. mum, dad + i also spend overnight in a hotel in the city + i kind of enjoyed sleeping in a very cold place. i had a wonderful time, we even went on a swim in the hotel’s 6th floor pool.

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swimming with my classmates, that’s me in the green/blue rashguard

anyway, speaking of swimming, the thing that is keeping me occupied this summer is my swimming class! mum enrolled me again this year + to say that i am having a great time is actually an understatement. i simply love swimming in the water + when mum agreed that we tag along my car water toys, it was even better! i also enjoy playing with my classmates + learning from my coach. but mostly i just love wading + swimming in the water while coach joy teaches the other students by the poolside. 😀

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that’s me swimming in the 6ft pool on the 9th day

mum said i have a unique style of learning how to swim, but she was also most pleased that compared to last year i now know how to kick my feet + will occasionally move my arms if need be! i am almost through with my lessons, i have only 1 session left. but i bet my coach thinks i need to stay for a few more session so that i can totally learn how to swim. so maybe we’ll go down the local resort a few more times for a few more weeks.

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the 9-10am toddler class

if i learn how to swim this summer i bet mum will be so delighted, but i know that she primarily just wants me to enjoy + have a great time which is what exactly i am doing. so i guess, it is mission accomplished for us both! after my swimming lessons, mum + i will be checking out the local playschool so that i can enroll, i cannot wait! 😀

how about you? how’s your summer turning so far + what’s keeping you preoccupied? join us + share your awesome doodles with us. do add one of these badges + link up. visit our other playmate + send them cheers, too! see yah! 🙂



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