Expanding Youth Horizons in Brazil Through Rugby

On October 12^th, Brazilian Children’s Day, we signed a new partnership with SESI Diadema which has excellent all weather training facilities in order that we can develop our rugby programme there. The change of space was necessary to help our children to have a broader experience and more enthusiasm for the practice of sport and with this new structure we expect to attend 120 children and young people. 

Wedja, one of ACER Brasil's youth monitors and keen rugby player shared with us a little about her experience before and after this partnership: ''This change of space helped me and my teammates a lot, it was very important to give the team a boost, I used to see that people were not working so hard to help with the development of the activities, but now everyone helps each other, strives to have the best class possible, and it is very pleasant to see that there has been a change in the attitude of the majority. This contributing to a greater good is priceless, I did not know rugby until I started playing at ACER and today I can say that I am extremely passionate about the sport and that this has opened many more doors in my life, next year I will try for an athlete's scholarship in college, I'm very confident, the training we do here is making me evolve a lot in terms of techniques and fundamentals, this is essential for the practice of any sport.''

Carlos, newcomer to rugby activities at ACER, shared a bit about how these first steps in the sport are going; "I didn't know rugby until the boys called me to participate in practice, I'm really enjoying how this experience is, I'm learning a lot, when I don't know how to do things the boys help me; when I ask the teachers they explain no matter how many times I need it, and it makes me very comfortable about it, I'm very happy here and in such a short time everyone has become my family, I'm so grateful to be here.”