18 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2017...Centre Papendal, home of the Dutch Olympic athletes and Vitesse Arnhem. I...

18 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS

18-20 September 2017

Arnhem, The Netherlands

E U R O P E A N

Fulham FCClub BruggeKAA GentAnorthosis Famagusta FCVålerenga FotballSL BenficaVfL WolfsburgWerder Bremen PSVVitesse ArnhemNEC NijmegenFeyenoord Rotterdam Tottenham Hotspur FCNAC BredaFC Schalke 04Heracles AlmeloBayer 04 LeverkusenLeyton OrientFeyenoord Rotterdam IIVålerenga Fotball IINEC Nijmegen II

PARTICIPANTS

European Legends Walking Football Tournament2

Ton StroobandChair EFDN Foundation

TON STROOBANDCHAIR EFDN Foundation

PROLOGUE

3European Legends Walking Football Tournament

Dear European Legends Festival attendees,

I have the great pleasure of welcoming you all to the EFDN European Legends Walking Football Festival. I do so on behalf of the entire EFDN board and staff.

We are grateful that you and your team are here to join us at the iconic Dutch sporting Centre Papendal, home of the Dutch Olympic athletes and Vitesse Arnhem. I would fi rst like to thank the host, Vitesse Betrokken, for their commitment and hospitality during the Festival.

Now that the European Legends Programme is approaching its fi nal stage, we are proud to host the European Legends Walking Football Festival as the fi nal crowning event.

Since 2016, EFDN has been working in collaboration with clubs from Portugal, Belgium, England the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus and Norway to broaden the reach of the Walking Football & Sports methodology. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all partners who have contributed to the success of our

European Legends programme by showing continuous dedication, commitment and by welcoming us at their club facilities to stage project seminars and meetings.

This European Legends Festival provides us with the fantastic opportunity to celebrate the beautiful sport of Walking Football together with our 13 project partners and 5 additional teams from all across Europe. We have teams in attendance ranging from Norway to Portugal and from the Netherlands to Cyprus, giving the Festival a very vibrant, colourful and inspirational atmosphere.

We sincerely hope that throughout the Festival you will have the opportunity to get to know as many follow Walking Football players as possible from different teams and countries.

We wish all participating teams the best of luck and enjoyment and hope that everyone will make new friends and return home with good memories.

Vitesse Training Ground

Papendallaan 406816 VDArnhemThe Netherlands

Hotel Van der Valk

Amsterdamseweg 5056816 VK ArnhemThe Netherlands

+31 (0) 26 482 1100

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Hotel Papendal

Papendallaan 36816 VDArnhemThe Netherlands

+31 (0) 26 483 79 11

The Festival Venue

TRAINING GROUND VITESSE

Hotel VAN DER VALK

Hotel / restaurant Papendal


02.00 PM - 02.30 PM : Travelling to Open Air Museum | From Papendal to Museum 05.00 PM - 05.30 PM : Travelling to Hotel Papendal | From Museum to Hotel Papendal 06.00 PM - 08.00 PM : Opening Ceremony | Athens Room, Hotel Papendal 08.00 PM - 09.00 PM : Dinner | Athens Room, Hotel Papendal

07.00 AM - 09.00 AM : Breakfast | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal 09.00 AM - 09.15 AM : Transfer to | From Restaurant Vitesse Training Centre to Training Centre 09.15 AM - 09.45 AM : Team Check in and Registration | EFDN Tent 09.15 AM - 09.45 AM : Festival briefing | Vitesse Training Centre (For Staff & Captains) 09.45 AM - 09.55 AM : Group Photo | Vitesse Training Centre 10.00 AM - 12.00 PM : Football Tournament | Vitesse Training Centre 12.00 PM - 13.30 PM : Lunch and Transfer to | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal Vitesse Training Centre 01.30 PM - 05.00 PM : Football Tournament | Vitesse Training Centre 05.30 PM - 07.00 PM : Free Time 07.00 PM - 08.00 PM : Dinner | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal 08.00 PM - 10.00 PM : Pub Quiz | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal

07.00 AM - 08.30 AM : Breakfast | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal 08.30 AM - 09.00 AM : Transfer to | From Restaurant Vitesse Training Centre to Training Centre 09.00 AM - 10.45 AM : Football Tournament | Vitesse Training Centre 10.45 AM - 12.15 PM : Lunch and Transfer to | Sydney Room, Hotel Papendal Vitesse Training Centre 12.30 PM - 12.50 PM : Exhibition Game: Vitesse All Stars | Vitesse Training Centre vs European Legends 13.00 PM - 14.00 PM : Semi-Final and Final | Vitesse Training Centre 14.00 PM - 14.45 PM : Closing Ceremony | Vitesse Training Centre 15.00 PM - : Bus departure SL Benfica | From Hotel Papendal to Schiphol 16.30 PM - : Bus departure rest of teams | From Hotel Papendal to Schiphol

PROGRAMME

Monday 18th September, 2017

Tuesday 19th September, 2017

Wednesday 20th September, 2017

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A match is played between two teams, each consisting of not more than six players and four substitutes (total of ten players)

The pitch has the following dimensions: 21 by 42 metres

The maximum number of substitutes permitted is four. The number of substitutions made during a game is unlimited. A player who has been replaced may return to the pitch as a substitute for another player. Players have to leave the pitch alongside their own goal and the substitutes have to enter the pitch alongside their own goal

European Legends is played without goalkeepers

Offside - there is no offside

Tackling and any other form of physical contact is forbidden

There are no penalties. Only indirect free kicks. All players need to keep a distance of 3 metres

The ball may not be played above the height of the bar of the goal, which is one metre high

If the ball is played outside the pitch, the ball will be placed at the spot where it went out and the player shoots the ball back into play. All players of the other team must keep a distance of 3 metres

After each goal, the match starts with a kick-off in the centre of the fi eld

The penalty for running is a free kick for the other team

Players are not allowed to score from their own side of the pitch

If a goal is prevented in an illegal manner (hands or by running to the ball) the goal will be counted as valid

A player can be removed from the game by the referee for verbal abuse or continuous foul play. The player will be substituted by another player.

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WALK YOUR WAYBACK TOFITNESS!

W a l k i n g F o o t b a l l


The European Legends Programme, funded by Erasmus+ Sport is a football-based health programme that kicked off in November 2015 and runs for a period of two years.

13 EFDN Network member clubs from 7 different countries work in collaboration on developing and delivering a “Walking Football” community programme for a specifically challenging target group to reach.

The European Legends programme follows the mission of increasing the participation in sport, physical activity and voluntary activity for people aged 50 years and older. The purpose of the programme is

to raise awareness about the powerful role that sport can play in promoting health, enhancing physical activity, social inclusion and equal opportunities.

European Legends- A Pan European Project powered by EFDNThe 13 EFDN network member clubs, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Fulham FC, Tottenham Hotspur, NEC Nijmegen, Vitesse Arnhem, KAA Gent, Club Brugge, Vålerenga Fotball, VFL Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven, SV Werder Bremen, Anorthosis Famagusta and SL Benfica along with EFDN are promoting the Walking Football & Walking Sports methodology in seven different countries across Europe.

E U R O P E A N

EFDN EUROPEAN LEGENDS PROGRAMME


To achieve this goal, representatives of the European Legends Programme have been attending international seminars throughout the programme at PSV Eindhoven Netherlands, Fulham FC London, Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus and SL Benfi ca Lisbon.

A collaborative Walking Football Practitioners Guide has been developed which can additionally be applied to other sporting formats in local communities across Europe.

From 18th to 20th of September the values of the programme will truly come to life at the European Legends Walking Football Festival. It presents a unique opportunity for all clubs to gather along with other walking football clubs and groups.

Additionally, the European Legends Festival and with it the Walking Football Conference provides an opportunity for all participating clubs to come together along with local authorities, stakeholders and sponsors to aknowledge the sustainable avenues which continue to inspire the work which is being done across Europe.


Tournament Schedule | FIRST ROUND

10.00 AM – 10.10 AMROUND

1Bayer 04 – Anorthosis Fam. Werder Bremen – Vålerenga 2 PSV – KAA Gent N.E.C. 1 – Leyton Orient

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10.13 AM – 10.23 AMROUND

2Feyenood 2 – Benfica NAC – Club Brugge Tottenham – FC Shalke 04 Vålerenga 1 – Wolfsburg


11.05 AM – 11.15 AMROUND

6Vitesse – Feyenoord 2 Vålerenga 2 – NAC KAA Gent – Tottenham Leyton Orient – Vålerenga 1


10.26 AM – 10. 36 AMROUND

3Vitesse – Fulham Vålerenga 2 – Feyenoord 1 KAA Gent – N.E.C. 2 Leyton Orient – Heracles Almelo


11.18 AM – 11.28 AMROUND

7Bayer 04 – Fulham NAC – Feyenood 1 Tottenham – N.E.C. 2 Vålerenga 1 – Heracles Almelo


10. 39 AM – 10.49 AMROUND

4Benfica – Bayer 04 NAC – Werder Bremen Tottenham – PSV Vålerenga 1 – N.E.C. 1


10.52 AM – 11.02 AMROUND

5Fulham – Anorthosis Fam. Feyenood 1 – Club Brugge N.E.C. 2 – FC Schalke 04 Heracles Almelo – Wolfsburg



1. 46 PM – 1. 56 PMROUND

11Feyenoord 2 – Fulham Anorthosis Fam. – Benfi ca - – - - – -


1.59 PM – 2.09 PMROUND

12Fulham – Benfi ca Bayer 04 – Feyenoord 2 Anorthosis Fam. – Vitesse - – -


1. 33 PM – 1. 43 PMROUND

10Vitesse – Bayer 04 Club Brugge – Vålerenga 2 FC Schalke 04 – KAA Gent Wolfsburg – Leyton Orient


11. 31 AM – 11. 41 AMROUND

8Benfi ca – Vitesse Werder Bremen – Club Brugge PSV – FC Schalke 04 N.E.C. 1 – Wolfsburg


11. 44 AM – 11.54 AMROUND

9Anorthosis Fam. – Feyenoord 2 Feyenoord 1 – Werder Bremen N.E.C. 2 – PSV Heracles Almelo – N.E.C. 1


12. 00 PM – 1. 30 PM

RESTAURANT PAPENDAL

LUNCH

2.12 PM – 2. 32 PM

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European Legends Tournament Cups, Trophies & Prizes

The following are the Awards that will be presented at the closing ceremony of the Festival:

Festival Match AwardsTrophy for the 1st place teamCup for the 2nd place teamCup for the 3rd place team

FAIR PLAY TROPHYThis trophy will be awarded to the team judged by the referees & festival team that has shown to have best upheld the spirit of the game in their matches throughout the festival.

• upholding spirit of the game during the match• showing respect to the opposition• showing respect for the laws of the game• showing respect to the referees

European Legends Team CupEach team participating in the festival will receive a team trophy.

EUROPEAN LEGENDSWALKING FOOTBALL MEDALSEach participant of the Festival will receive a European Legends Medal.


CONTACT INFORMATION

European Football for Development Network

Hubert Rovers CEO EFDN Foundatione-mail: [email protected]: +31 (0) 6 15 04 81 14

Vitesse Arnhem

Martijn de WildVitesse Betrokken e-mail: [email protected]: +31 (0) 6 34 00 19 89

Emergencies Dutch National emergency number 112National service number police (non-urgent cases) +31 (0) 900 8844Urgent medical help in the region Arnhem +31 (0) 26 378 8888 - foreign

Who is EFDN?The European Football for Development Network (EFDN) consists of professional football clubs who are not only committed to their social responsibilities but also have the passion to cooperate and engage on a European level.

This collaboration creates a network to facilitate sharing knowledge, in order to develop a diversity of training methods that directly benefit local social responsibility and community programmes. The aims of our network

are to promote the power of football as a tool for social development, exchange knowledge and create funding opportunities for local participants of our member clubs within their regions.The network currently consists of 52 clubs from 22 European Countries who benefit from our official strategic partnerships with FARE (Football Against Racism Europe), CAFE (Centre for Access in Football Europe), the Social Football Club Alliance, European Healthy Stadia Network, European Club Association and UEFA Foundation for Children.

The EUROPEAN Football for Development NETWORK



Club/Foundation/Trust

Address Club/Foundation/Trust

NameCoordinator

Title of the Walking Football Team

Stiftelsen Vålerenga fotball Samfunn

Innspurten 16 0663 Oslo PB 6064 Etterstad 0601 OsloNorway

Lars Eirik Eggen

Vålerenga Walking Football Team I

Vålerenga Fotball started the Vålerenga Walking Football team in May 2016. The project is part of the EFDN European Legends programme and aims to promote a new sport based methodology to get people of 50 years and older physically active again. The Walking Football and Walking Sports methodology is the biggest innovative aspect of the European Legends project. Walking Football is a variation of football in which players may not run. It’s not allowed to slide,

( NOR )

VÅlerenga Legends

TEAM presentation


have physical contact and play the ball above waist. These rules shall prevent injuries. The Walking Football programme the elderly in Vålerenga Football is offered once a week – on Tuesdays – for 2 hours. After every practice, it is time for a bit of social interaction with coffee/fruit/cookies and cake.

During summertime, we practice outside and throughout the winter period inside. At the beginning of the programme, Vålerenga Football started off with 8 players. Currently, we are a group of 15 players, all being above 60 years old. Until now, we have played one small tournament and a number of matches against the team of Vålerenga Football’s Drug Addict community programme.

At this point, there is not yet another Walking Football team in Norway.

“The Vålerenga Walking Football team is very excited to finally play some matches and to participate in a tournament/festival. We have no other Walking Football teams in Norway and it has been difficult to arrange many matches for the players. Therefore, we have been practicing every Tuesdays but only played one small tournament and two practice matches against the team from Vålerenga’s drug addict community programme.”

“For us it is very exciting to meet other players from the same age group, in a big tournament with 24 other Walking Football teams from all across Europe.”

“It is great to still get to practice and play the game I love, at my age. I have not played football in over 25 years, this is fantastic and to share this experience with my teammates is great.”



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( NED )

Teamplay@NAC, the social department of NAC Breda, organises the NAC Oldstars project in association with several amateur football clubs that are based in the surroundings of the city Breda. Currently, four clubs are participating in the Walking Football programme. Aside from the clubs that have already implemented Walking Football, from September onwards, three more clubs will join the programme.

Teamplay@NAC

Stadionstraat 234815 NC BredaThe Netherlands

Marieke Akkermans

NAC OldStars

nac breda


TEAM presentation

The NAC Oldstars programme consists of a weekly Walking Football session onWednesdays. Next to the training, the team gets together to participate in a variety of social activities as playing billiards, having lunch together or for visiting matches of NAC Breda’s fi rst team.

Therefore, not only a healthy lifestyle plays an important role in the NAC Breda Oldstars programme, but additionally a focus is set on social wellbeing.

One of the amateur clubs that is participating in the NAC Oldstars Walking Football project is V.V. Baronie from Breda. The club started in September 2016, and has grown since then to a squad with 18 players. The team is being coachedby trainer Jari van Aard.

“Having participated in several tournaments, the NAC

OldStars/Baronie squad is looking forward to participating

in this international tournament. It is a nice moment to see

THE progress the team has made in their first year.

Despite that these tournaments are mostly about having fun

and playing the game, which the players enjoy so much!”



NameCoordinator



( NED )

The Vitesse Legends team started in August 2014. It was the fi rst 60+ programme of the Foundation.Vitesse started with a group of30 men and women at a local partner club in Arnhem.

The 10 players who were selected to take part in the amazing European Legends event are part of this group of 30 people. It is a team that consists of nine men and one woman. In addition to the weekly training sessions, the team also regularly organises team outings.

Vitesse Arnhem / Vitesse Betrokken

Vitesse, Arnhem

Papendallaan 406816 VD ArnhemThe Netherlands

Robin Janssen

Vitesse Legends


The social component plays an important role within the group. It became a group of friends and this positive atmosphere is what we show on the pitch.

“We are really looking forward to the tournament and are excited to play against other teams. We hope to get in touch with other participants, meet new people and learn from each other.”

“We are proud to host this unique event at our training Centre at Papendal. We hope that everyone will have a great time and we would like to wish all the teams the best at the European Legends Walking Football Festival!”

TEAM presentation



NameCoordinator


( ENG )


Fulham Football Club Foundation

Fulham FC Training GroundMotspur ParkSurrey KT3 6PTUnited Kingdom

Hugh Thompson

Fulham Walking Football Legends

Fulham FC Foundation Walking football programme has recently had its one year anniversary,with over 70 members engaged in its fi rst year with players ranging from 50-90 years old. FulhamFC Foundation currently run two sessions a week, one for 50+ and one for 65+ only which is purely non contact and has a Sporting Memories session attached to it to increase social connections.At Fulham FC Foundation we aim to build better lives through sport and at the heart of our work is the commitment to empowering

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the most vulnerable members of the communities in which we work. These include Lambeth, Merton, Kingston, Hammersmith, Fulham and Surrey. This is reflected in our Fulham FC Foundation walking football programme which focuses on engaging all abilities with a main priority in creating a fun, sociable and happy place to come and play walking football.

Squad Presentation

1 Mark Jones Fancy footwork, this man can play any position on the pitch but will often talk over you.

2 Graham Fisher Lives and breathes FFC and gives everything he has on the pitch, still needs to learn to walk and needs some shooting practice.

3 John Fincham The silent assassin, he floats around the pitch before popping up to score from all angles.

4 David Reaich Stern defender with a fierce shot on him. Recently employed as the new kit man and volunteer walking football business development manager.

5 Alan Powell Great first touch and delicate finish. The man to go to for the Christmas team dinner and any charity event.

6 Iain Williams The player with the most style on the team, always reliable and has just recently learnt to walk and not run!

7 Mike Ryley Cracking left foot and impeccable FFC knowledge. After recently completing his FA level 1 has a new found love in white boards and tactics.

8 Richard Long Great football brain and always finds space on the pitch. Loves a holiday and always has a tan!

9 Joe P The joker of the pack and self proclaimed ladies man. Most improved walking footballer in the team.

10 Alan Magill Captain fantastic, always there to help other players and give guidance, great feet and passing, shooting needs some work.

“The Fulham FC Foundation walking football team are very excited about joining the festival in Holland. Although the football will be a huge part of the festival the team are really looking forward to meeting so many other players from around Europe and the opportunity to share stories and have a few beers. After seeing the video on the Papendal VENUE the players are looking forward to the privilege of playing and staying at such an iconic venue. The idea of playing against the likes of a Benfica team at such incredible facilities is something all our players could have dreamt off. From my perspective, the walking football programme has changed many lives and it will be incredible to see so many players from all walks of lives come together or a festival of football and unity.”

TEAM presentation



NameCoordinator


( ENG )


Leyton Orient Walking Football was started in 2015 by Leyton Orient Trust with the primary aim of getting those who are over 50 participating in a fun, social activity to address the known physical and mental health issues of this age group. The club now has more than 100 members registered with regular attendances of up to 20 on each of the three weekly sessions and has both over 50s and over 60s teams competing in leagues and tournaments across the south-east of England.

Leyton Orient Trust

100, Oliver Road, LeytonLondon E10 5JYUnited Kingdom

Phillip Smith (Leyton Orient Trust) or Trevor Ridley (Walking Football Club)

Leyton Orient Walking Football Club

Leyton Orient

TEAM presentation

The walking football club also has close ties with Leyton Orient FC with regular pieces in match programmes and, on match days, walking footballers participating in events on the Brisbane Road pitch.

The success of Leyton Orient Walking Football Club has been very much founded on respect, enjoyment and inclusivity, no matter what the skill level of the participant, and mutual support.

“Leyton Orient are thrilled to be taking part in this hugely prestigious European Legends Festival. This is Orient’s first venture into Europe. The team is enthusiastic about both participating in the cultural events as well as competing against likeminded people from across the continent. It is therefore in the spirit of fun and friendship that Orient are playing at the Festival in Papendal.”




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( BEL )

To give you a short description of our Walking Football programme: Walking Football at Club Brugge is a special form of football, where people older than 55 can not only improve their physical condition, but additionally get the opportunity to enhance their social contacts.

The Walking Football Programme of Club Brugge consists of 20 weeks of practice. After this time period, a Walking Football tournament takes place, which is being attend by 10 teams.

Club Brugge Foundation

Olympialaan 728200 BruggeBelgium

Peter Gheysen

Club Brugge Legends

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TEAM presentation

“We look forward to taking part in an international tournament. We are very competitive, but it’s very important that we can just have some fun and have a good laugh.” – Player of the Club Brugge Legends: Ronny Platteeuw –

– Coach Ivan Pattyn –

“It’s nice to see how the participants of our walking football programme all give their best, over and over again at every training session. Throughout my coaching career, I've coached a lot of teams, but I've never sEEN a team that is so motivated to win a game.”



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( GER )

The Schalke 04 Old Star’s team was founded in March 17 with ten persons. At this point it is growing constantly. It all started with an international tournament, which was also attended by Werder Bremen, VFL Wolfsburg, Twente Enschede and PSV Eindhoven. Since then we have played several matches and participated in the season opening of Twente Enschede. Our team mainly consists of Schalke supporter, volunteers and former pro-players.

FC Schalke 04 e.V.

Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 145891 GelsenkirchenGermany

Boris Liebing

FC Schalke 04 Old Stars

FC SChalke 04

TEAM presentation


“We are really excited to be part of the European Legends Festival andwe are looking forward to meeting new people from many different countries.

The project is an important partof our foundation’s work (Schalke hilft!) and further developing and establishing the Walking Football programme is one of our goals.”



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( POR )

Fundação Benfi ca

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfi caAv. Eusébio da Silva FerreiraPorta 18, 1500-313 LisboaPortugal

Nuno Costa

Fundação Benfi ca

The Walking Football programme at Fundação Benfi ca is achieving its goals. We were able to get a very consistent and enthusiastic group of participants within our social partners. Now, we are a group of nearly 50 people, including several female participants and its most emblematic athlete of 93 years old, who doesn’t skip her training. We give our training sessions on a pitch at the stadium facilities of SL Benfi ca in Lisbon on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

SL Benfica


TEAM presentation

At the festival, we will be attending witha mixed group, including some female participants. Our team has been formed considering the commitment of the participants revealed throughout the sessions of the project. Therefore, this decision was not specifi cally based on their ability to play this sport, which is new in our country. We expect to make a positive contribution to spread Walking Football in Portugal.

We see it as a remarkable way to engage seniors in sports activities and have a strong impact in the fi eld of active ageing.

– Clementina (participant) –

“As for the fact of participating inthe project, I don’t like it - I love it.I’m just sorry that I don’t know how to play a little bit better. As for the trip,I’m worried because I think I don’t play well enough yet. I’m going to love going abroad to meet new people and new countries. Going to the stadium every week has become one of my favourite habits, I love the people who are helping us and who have provided us with this experience.

My grandchildren still don’ t believe that the grandmother plays at Benfica. I love the reaction of the people when I’m leaving to the Stadium to another training fully equipped.”

– Carlos (coach) –

“The project has immense benefits in termsof physical health, but for us it is much more than that! The biggest benefit is theconviviality and friendship created among the participants that lead to a happier week for everyone! Concerning the Festival it’s a unique opportunity to get to know different cultures, especially considering thatthe participants never thought about participating in sports competitions abroad!”



NameCoordinator



( GER )

VfL Wolfsburg

In den Allerwiesen 138446 WolfsburgGermany

Roland Wolff

WölfeClub 55plus Team

In June 2016, we started our Walking Football programme with two trial lessons and 12 participants. Currently, we have a weekly training with a maximum of 20 team members. Overall, we have 25 players in our walking football team. All of them are part of the WölfeClub (members of VfL Wolfsburg). Our training takes place on Thursdays between 4:30 – 5:30 pm. We play at the Socca Five Arena, which is an indoor court close to the stadium of VfL Wolfsburg, the Volkswagen Arena. After the

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- Hartmut Pape (player) -

“I’m looking forward to the Walking Football Festival and especially meeting teams from other countries. I’m glad to get the chance to talk to other players. The tournament is a good addition to the weekly practice. I hope we are able to perform better than we did at the last tournament. ”

- Yannik Joop (coach) -

“I’m excited to meet old friends and new people. I want to get in touch with other coaches. It’s interesting for me to watch my team during the tournament and to see how the players translate the content of the training into practise at the festival. At the last tournaments winning was not the main goal for the team, I hope it stays this way.”

sportive activity, we still get together to have a cold drink and socialise. Asides from the practice, we also participate in tournaments and play against other Bundesliga teams. Among others, we have been to Almelo, FC Schalke 04 and we have planned to go to Bremen and Leverkusen later this year.

- Ute Heiser (player) -

“I’m looking forward to the festival and I’m curious about the tournament. As a team we want to perform AT our highest level and we want to be as successful as possible. I’m pleased to meet new people from different countries, who also play Walking Football. And I’m interested in meeting other women that play this kind of sport.”



NameCoordinator



( NED )

PSV Eindhoven engages with 140 elderly people through their weekly Walking Football sessions. We are happy to be present at the European Legends Festival with 10 of our participants. Every one of our team members has a very special personal story, however, all of them have something in common. It is the proud of playing Walking Football. All of them look forward to playing football as often as possible and to socialise by sitting together, having coffee and talking to each other.

PSV

Frederiklaan 10A5616 NH Eindhoven The Netherlands

Harm Oppers

PSV Eindhoven Legends I

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TEAM presentation

“The team is very much looking forwardto playing against international teams.It’s nice to see that elderly people from all over Europe love Walking football. We are going to have great days together!”



NameCoordinator



( NED )

Feyenoord Foundation

Feyenoord RotterdamPostbus 96353007 AP RotterdamThe Netherlands

Rogier Wijsbroek

Feyenoord OldStars I

The Feyenoord OldStars programme, project partner of the EFDN European Legends programme, aims at getting Feyenoord Rotterdam’s supporters physically active and socially engaged. On and offthe fi eld, football friendships are being created through Walking Football. Social wellbeing is one of the essential factors of Feyenoord’s Walking Football programme. This is being achieved through weekly training sessions in combination with social activities.

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TEAM presentation

The training sessions are being given by Feyenoord professionals at the training ground of football club DRL in Rotterdam. The Feyenoord OldStars I team already participated at several tournament such as the European Legends Tournament in Eindhoven and a tournament at the Olympic Stadion in Amsterdam.

Additionally, the Feyenoord Foundation itself organised a wide range of competitions for different OldStar teams coming from the Netherlands.

“In the past, the Feyenoord OldStars I team has participated in several tournaments in the Netherlands, now, the team is looking forward to playing against other European clubs and thereby meeting people from many different cultures.”



NameCoordinator



( NED )

N.E.C. Nijmegen started the NEC Legends walking football project in September 2015. In May 2016 we became part of the EFDN European Legends programme.A programme that aims at promoting a new sport based methodology to get people of 50 years and older physically active again. The Walking Football and Walking Sport methodology is the biggest innovative aspect of the European Legends project. Walking Football is a variation of football in which players may not run. It is not allowed to make

N.E.C. Nijmegen / N.E.C. Doelbewust

Stadionplein 16532 AJ NijmegenThe Netherlands

Joep Goessens

N.E.C. Legends

nec nijmegen


TEAM presentation

sliding’s, have physical contact and play the ball above the waist. All this is to prevent injuries.

The N.E.C Walking Football team consists of 25 participants who come together on a weekly basis for the practical sessions. In addition, we often play matches andthe team participates in tournaments.

“The N.E.C. Legends are excited to join the Walking Football Festival. We are looking forward to meeting new walking football friends!

The festival is a beautiful award for the European Legends project. Additionally, for N.E.C. it is a proof that walking football is aliveand a very meaningful project. Therefore, N.E.C. will continuethis project in the future in the city of Arnhem and surroundings.”




NameCoordinator


( NOR )

Our Vålerenga Walking Football team has existed since 2016. In 2016, the club became part of the EFDN European Legends programme and started to develop this community programme that follows the mission of increasing the participation in sport, physical activity and voluntary activity for people aged 50 years and older.

By offering a Walking Football programme, Vålerenga became the forerunner in Norway. Besides Vålerenga Fotball, until now,

Stiftelsen Vålerenga fotball Samfunn

Innspurten 16 0663 Oslo PB 6064 Etterstad 0601 OsloNorway

Lars Eirik Eggen

Vålerenga Walking Football II

VÅlerenga 2


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no other Norwegian club is offering the sport. However, through the organisation of smaller matches, we tried to get otherpeople and organisations excited about the sport.

At the moment, we are training oncea week for two hours. It is a great opportunity to stay physically active and to have social interaction.

We play and train together with the team of Vålerenga Fotball I.

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“We are lookingforward to participating in this festival and to play games for fun and meet other players from other countries.”

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“I am getting older, and my body cannot handle all the things it used to, so it is great that someone thought of this smart game that everyone can participate in, regardless of age. It helps me with my balance, my physical shape and of course the social aspect is great.”



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( GER )

In October 2016 the Werder Oldsteerns arose from WERDER BEWEGT, CSR brand of Werder Bremen. Since then, more than 50 participants gave Walking Football a try. The quite unknown but still successful sport is mostly seen as a privilege. “I used to be a passive fan of Werder and now I am very pleased being an active part of the Ooldsteerns wearing my favorite’s team kit on the pitch. It is like a dream come true!” says Kalle Christiansen, volunteer and participant since day one. He speaks about a

Sport-Verein “Werder” von 1899 e.V.

Franz-Böhmert-Str. 1c28205 BremenGermany

Henrik Oesau

Werder Ooldsteerns I

Werder Bremen


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common view: The Werder Ooldsteerns are a committed team that is also meeting for social events or training beyond regular training season. In addition many participants act as ambassadors for Walking Football in their former sports networks to promote Walking Football thereby contributing to other sports clubs forming Walking Football teams.

“I particularly like that you get to be part of one large community. For me, Walking Football is important to get out of my house now and then, because always lying on the couch isn’t for me.”

“I particularly like coming to Arnhem because you get to be part of one large community”, describes 61 year-old Gerd Schomaker, participant of the Werder Ooldsteerns.



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( GER )

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

BayArenaBismarckstraße 122–12451373 LeverkusenGermany

Florian Wolfrum

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Silberlöwen

The Bayer 04 Leverkusen Walking Football team was founded in July 2017. It is a part of the new Bayer 04 Leverkusen “Silberlöwen” (silver lions) programme. “Silberlöwen” wants to offer Bayer 04 fans aged 55+ further opportunities of social interaction combined with some sports exercises.

After a couple of training sessions a huge team spirit has already developed among the players of the walking football team due to a common lunch after each session.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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“After the first weeks of training the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Walking Football team is looking forward to prove their abilities in a competition.”

“We only had a few training sessions, however the walking football fever caught us a lot. It is very attractive for us to have the chance of playing against walking football teams from all over Europe. Hopefully we can learn a lot during the upcoming days and extend our knowledge as well as our enthusiasm about walking football.”

“Furthermore we are very excited about meeting walking football players from so many different European countries. Talking to them and creating new friendships across the continent is an opportunity we are really looking forward to.”

“Becoming a part of the European walking football family fills us with pride and happiness.”

The team consists of regular Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fans and of members from the Bayer 04 Leverkusen traditional team. The opportunity of playing with some of their childhood idols attracts many fans from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Additionally, the former players enjoy talking about old clashes like the Bundesliga promotion in 1979. This combination creates a very special atmosphere around the whole walking football team.

Founder Florian Wolfrum summarizes: “Although I am the Coach, I am far younger than the players. Nonetheless the team integrated me very nicely and friendly. I am very proud regarding our development in the past weeks. We have many players during our training sessions and the great atmosphere already resulted in some friendships. Moreover we made a huge effort to establish walking football alongside the river rhine.”




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( NED )

Heracles Almelo started their Walking Football programme for participants of 60 years and older in 2014, together with many other clubs from the Dutch Eredivisie. Next to weekly training sessions, the GoldStars highly value the social aspect of Walking Football.

For the team, it has becomea very important part to have a cup of coffee before the training sessions and to jointly take part in different social activities.The team additionally enjoys

Heracles Almelo

Maardijk 1307609 PR AlmeloThe Netherlands

Huib Rouwenhorst

GoldStars Heracles

Heracles Almelo

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attending tournaments and playing friendly matches against clubs fromthe region.

Since 2016, the club organises the Walking Football Almelo City Cup, which has turned into a great success.

The tournament takes place in the city of Almelo and is attended by 32 Walking Football teams. However, the event does not solely focuses on the beautiful sport but also emphasises social togetherness and cultural exchange.

This year, teams from England, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium participated in the Almelo City cup.


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KAA Gent Foundation

Ottergemsesteenweg 8089000 GentBelgium

Wim Beelaert(coordinator foundation)Jonas Devits (walking football)

HT Gantoise Legends

HT Gantoise Legends, walking football for seniors, is the fi rst project we delivered with the support of EFDN. English and Dutch professional football clubs shared their knowledge and experience with us so we could spread the walking football methodology in Belgium. We started our fi rst team near the Ghelamco Arena. Thus, the HT Gantoise Legends became the pioneers of walking football in Gent.

KAA Gent


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This walking football team brings people from 55+ from Nieuw Gent together. The team focuses on the walking football players, but also on supporters and volunteers. They try to bring people together because the social aspect is more important than the sportive perspective. The participants do sports, receive training sessions from qualified trainers, but most importantly, they get together before, during and after the training sessions, to help each other and make new friends.

Their philosophy and slogan is ‘Winnen doen we samen, verliezen doen we samen, komaan Blue-White’ – ‘We win together, we lose together, come ‘on Blue-White’.

“The players are all excited to join the festival, everyone wants to join.”

“One player, who was a few weeks ago very sick and was lying in the hospital, stated that his main reason to recover was being able to participate in the tournament.”



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( ENG )


Tottenham Hotspur Foundation

807 High Road London N17 8ERUnited Kingdom

Frank Kain

Tottenham FoundationWalking Legends

Tottenham Hotspur Foundation are proud to have put together a team which mixes players from both of our weekly centres with a mix of participants of different abilities and of different ages. Many of the players have been attending our sessions since July 2016 while the other players have stories of remarkable changes to their lifestyle through our Walking Football Programme such as using the programme to successfully recover from injury.

Tottenham Hotspur


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The players regularly attend either the Tuesday morning session which focuses on match practice or the Wednesday evening which focuses mainly on technical aspects and fun games. Both sessions offer social aspects either before or after meaning all of our players know each other on and off the fi eld and cannot wait to take part in this fantastic tournament.

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“When asked aboutthe tournament Roger told us “it feels good, this is from not playing football for a good number of years and within a year you are getting invited to play in Europe! I’ve been boasting to my friends and family I am almost an international Footballer. I am really excited but I think it’s going to be difficult but it’s the taking part that counts.”



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( NED )

The N.E.C. Legends II is a team, which belongs to the Walking Football programme that started in Nijmegen in September 2015. The team gets together on a weekly basis to train and to socialise. At N.E.C. Walking Football does not only focus on the benefi ts of physical activity but also on social wellbeing. In the past the N.E.C. Legends II team, together with the N.E.C. Legends I, participated in several tournaments.

N.E.C. Nijmegen / N.E.C. Doelbewust

Stadionplein 16532 AJ NijmegenThe Netherlands

Joep Goessens

N.E.C. Legends II

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Next to that, N.E.C. Doelbewust, the foundation of the club, organised matches, competitions and tournaments at their own facilities and in the city of Nijmegen. For the future, the club has the ambition

to continue the project in the city and its surroundings. Thereby inspiring even more people that are 50 years and older to participate in the beautiful sport to get physically active and socially engaged.

“For the N.E.C. Legendsthe European Legends Walking Football Festival provides an exciting opportunity to meet new people from all over Europe that share the passion for the sportof Walking Football.”

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( NED )

The Feyenoord OldStars II meet on a weekly basis at the training ground DRL in Rotterdam. The team is training together with the Feyenoord OldStars I and are participating together in different social activities.

Physical improvement is an important element of the Walking Football Programme at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Since starting with the programme, many of the participants were able to experience improved health conditions. Additionally,

Feyenoord Foundation

Feyenoord RotterdamPostbus 96353007 AP RotterdamThe Netherlands

Rogier Wijsbroek

Feyenoord OldStars II

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“The European Legends Festival is a great event to play Walking Football with not only teams from the Netherlands, but also from other European countries. It will be great to meet many people from other countries and to play with them the sport, which we all enjoy.”

the players of Feyenoord OldStars II highly value the social component of the programme and the fact that by joining the Walking Football programme, they got the opportunity to represent their favourite club, Feyenoord Rotterdam.

The Feyenoord OldStars II see themselves as ambassadors of the club and see it as their responsibility to actively participate in the community work of the club. The team members have been volunteering at the final of the Feyenoord Street League, at family events of the club and the Feyenoord Foundation FunRun to raise money.



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( CYP )

Anorthosis Famagusta FC

Antonis Papadopoulos StadiumP.O. Box 407566307 LarnacaCyprus

Marinos Mitrou

Anorthosis Famagusta

Anorthosis Famagusta is one of the 13 clubs participating in the European Legends Walking Football project, coordinated by EFDN.

Through the process of sharing knowledge and the exchange of experience, Anorthosis Famagusta was able to develop and implement a Walking Football programme.

People of the age 55 years and older are participating in the programme.

Anorthosis Famagusta

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European Legends Walking Football Tournament 55

The club uses the “Power of Football” to positively engage elderly participants to become more physically active, have a healthier lifestyle, raise awareness for wellbeing and to create possibilities to socially engage. In January 2017, Famagusta was proud to welcome representatives of all 12 clubs that are participating in the European Legends programme to Larnaca, where a seminar was held to further develop a European Walking Football methodology.

Anorthosis Famagusta aims to broaden the methodology of walking football in Cyprus and work collaboratively with the other clubs across Europe.

“In Cyprus, Walking Football isnot yet very popular, therefore the team has not yet played many games against other teams or joined tournaments. For that reason, the tournament is an exciting opportunity for the Walking Football team of Anorthosis Famagusta.”

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