Adapted Football
Adapted sport is one of the best ways to integrate people with different capacities in our society. We strongly believe that football is a useful tool that practiced at an early age can generate multiple benefits in the future of people regardless of their abilities. It is why we have implemented this new modality in Mundialito 2017.
International Adapted Football Tournament “MUNDIALITO 2017”
This is a Tournament of Adapted football for children with different capacities (Down Syndrome, autism, Asperger Syndrome, Mental Development Disorder, etc) until a moderate condition.
Date: From 8th to 16th April 2017.
Modality: Football of 6 players (10 players in total with 4 substitutes).
Place: Mundialito Center.
Ages: One unique category of children born in 2005 (11-12 years old)
Organizer: Foundation “E.I.F. Ricardo Godoy” from Mali.
Competition Level
The tournament is aimed at teams of institutions, schools or organizations that have a level of competence to practice football without changing the basic rules; demonstrating mastery and sufficient preparation to participate in Mundialito 2017.
Teams must be made up of children according to their degree of mental development disorder and understanding of the football rules.
The tournament will be played under the modality of Football Reduced (measures will be similar to those of an indoor football field or less) to control efforts, attention and concentration of children.
The ball used will be Nº 4 (Kelme)
Teams may be mixed.
The Football Adapted Tournament will be played separately to the other categories, but this does not prevent participants to share all the rest of the experience that Mundialito offers with the rest of the 5.000 children of the 5 continents: Leisure-Recreation, inaugural parade, day in PortAventura, etc.
From the Foundation “Ricardo Godoy” we understand that football is a great tool for all children, regardless of their abilities and that if it’s practiced at an early age fosters teamwork, camaraderie and the feeling of acceptance of children. It also harmonizes health and improves communication and sociability inside and outside the football field.
Due to the lack of events of this nature, we appeal to your sensitivity to support this event. Our mission is to spread football at an early age because of all the benefits that occurs when driven by experts.
We strongly believe that children with different capacities should also enjoy this privilege.
From our organization, we are trying to get the support from other institutions and schools from Hong Kong, México, Canada, USA, South Africa, Portugal and Spain through our representatives.
For this project we have the support of outstanding personalities of world football and of our foundation.