Organised in collaboration with the Vanuatu Government through its ministry of education, the programme is geared towards students aged 12 to 15 and is based around the teaching of a wide range of football skills.
The launch brought together VFF chief executive Fabien Hoeppe, technical director Charles Vatu and technical advisor Christian Chosson, who gathered to present the pupils of Central schools with cones, markers, bibs, whistles and 40 footballs.
The gear was accepted by principal Matthew Hall, who thanked VFF for selecting Central as the first pilot school for the programme.
“I hope this Class Foot programme will run smoothly and be of great benefit to the children at Central School,” he said.
The initiative will be run by Richard Iwai and Obed Jimmy for VFF with the support of Chosson. It is intended that Class Foot will run in conjunction with Just Play, an OFC grassroots programme targeted at the younger age group of six to 12.
“Class Foot is a special programme for secondary school students from year seven to 10,” Hoeppe stated at the launch. “This is a new programme we are trying to put into place in order to have a pathway from Just Play to senior level.
“Little by little, and with the recent introduction of a national U-17 championship, we will work towards having a full pathway. Class Foot will introduce football to secondary schools and football will be part of the physical education curriculum for some years.”
Should the pilot scheme go to plan, Class Foot will soon spreads to other schools in the region.
“Central School is currently the pilot and Lycee Bougainville might be the next, subject to our discussions with them,” Hoeppe said.
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