2nd European Legends meeting, London

This 2nd projectmeeting is open for staffmembers of the 13 participating clubs in the European Legends project.

The European Legends project promotes the aims of the HEPA Guidelines and the true European values of sport and will increase the awareness as regards to the role of sport in promoting health-enhancing physical activities, social inclusion and equal opportunities. Furthermore it will insure an increased participation in sport, physical activity and voluntary activity of a hard to reach target group. Through the cooperation between 14 organisations from seven different countries and the organisation of Walking Football and Walking Sport training sessions, National European Legends Sport Events and Seminars in seven European countries and one International European Legends Championship Tournament, the European Legends project promotes the Walking Football and Walking Sport methodology and gets more than one thousand people of 50 years and older physically active again.

WALKING FOOTBALL

This new Walking Football and Walking Sport methodology reaches people of 50 years and older that until recently where out of reach for grassroots sport clubs and sport based community organisations. While this method is very successful in England and the Netherlands, the Walking Football and Walking Sport methodology are unknown in other parts of Europe. Therefore, the project will not only get the direct participants active again but we will also produce a Walking Football and Walking Sport practitioners guide that sport clubs, community organisations and sport governing bodies from all parts of Europe can use to implement this methodology in their own region and inspire thousands of others.