League

SALT Academy staff works closely with community groups in three provinces of Northwest Cambodia
to maintain and develop local football leagues.

All the players in the football league are taught life skill lessons before the weekly games.  These games provide the teams with a chance to showcase what they have learned, provide a place for healthy competition, and encourage interaction with youth from other communities.

When developing teams, SALT helps form at least one boys’ team and one girls’ team from each community group or organization. The organization or group also identifies a potential young leader from within their community, who shows commitment and enthusiasm but lacks alternative opportunities, to serve as the team leader and undergo vocational training.

 

 

 

The different SALT leagues:

 

 

Regular-Season League: weekly games /teams, players /girls and boys teams / coached and trained at least once a week by SALT coaches / provides a place for healthy competition / encourages interaction with youth from other communities / life skill lessons for all players / winning team in each qualifies for a Championship Game taking place in Battambang

Futsal Rainy-Season League: Futsal league during the rainy season / played on small concrete field / 5 players a side / same teams from the football season have a chance to compete against each other again and continue training

Winter Cup Adult Competition: For adults and older youth within the community /goal: to promote football and find new groups, new coaches, and new referees who are interested volunteering

League Expansion: SALT organizes tournaments in Poipet and in Pailin / attracts many local groups to join in the sports program

 

Learn more:  Life Skills  /  Vocational Training  /  Summer School  /  Special Outreach

 

SALT Academy staff works closely with community groups in three provinces of Northwest Cambodia – Battambang, Poipet, and Pailin – to maintain and develop local football leagues.

Text Box: [box or sidebar] For schedules and results for each league: • Battambang • Poipet • PailinWhen developing teams, SALT helps form at least one boys’ team and one girls’ team from each community group or organization.The organization or group also identifies a potential young leader from within their community, who shows commitment and enthusiasm but lacks alternative opportunities, to serve as the team leader and undergo vocational training.

The selected youth team leader also assists in outreach, identification, and placement[F1] of the final team. Each team member is briefed on what it means to be a part of the team, including a commitment to participation in life skill lessons. After teams are formed, SALT staff assists in one, or more,with one-hour training sessions a week within their community for the duration of all seasons, at least once a week.

For more on our training programs:

For more on our training programs:

Life Skills / Vocational Training / Summer School / Special Outreach

Overview

 

As well as the standard league for young people, SALT also runs an annual competition for adults. To read about both of these and more visit the overview page >>

Life Skills

Before each game, the competing teams participate in an educational Life Skills lesson.To learn more about what is covered in these lessons visit the life skills page >>

Vocational Training

The community nominates committed and passionate young people for SALT to train to become future leaders of the sports program. Learn more about our vocational training program here>>

Summer School

Each summer we run a Summer School for 24 girls. Visit the summer school page to understand more about why we think education is so important >>

Special Outreach

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