Project name: Female Leadership in Walking Sports – ATHENA project
Project number/reference: 101089496
Project deliverable name: Project website
Project deliverable number: 14
Project website: https://athenaproject.co/
Walking spotts (walking football and walking basketball) are varianst of association football/basketball that are aimed at keeping people aged over 50 involved active, due to a lack of mobility or for other reasons, they are not able to play the traditional game.
Both sports can be played both indoors and outdoors and orginate in the UK. Nowdays are played all around the Europe.
ATHENA team aim is to set regular or informal teams mainly in Bulgaria, Netherlands, Italy, Slovakia, Israel and Czech Republic and also establish platform for social and health enhancing physial activities. Important part of the project is to encourage female leaders who will help team to achieve project mission.
Though based on association football (albeit with more than 50 differences), the key difference from standard football is that if a player runs then they concede a free kick to the other side.
Walking football is a variant of association football that is aimed at keeping people aged over 50 involved with football if, due to a lack of mobility or for other reasons, they are not able to play the traditional game.
The sport can be played both indoors and outdoors. Walking football was devised as a competitive sport by John Croot of Chesterfield FC.
Coverage of a walking football session, initially believed to be an April Fools’ joke, on Sky Sports News and a documentary aired on Sky Sports Football in October 2017, led to several other clubs taking up this version of the game.
It has since become a current craze. There are now thousands of teams and session all over the UK with player now featuring in over 50s, over 60, and over 70s. The sport has also proved popular with women and is played by women from over 40s.
Though based on association football (albeit with more than 50 differences), the key difference from standard football is that if a player runs then they concede a free kick to the other side.
Walking Basketball is a modified version of basketball, which has a simple premise.
Players can only walk.
Players do what they can manage.
The sessions are about enjoyment as opposed to competition.
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