A training seminar for coaches and teachers was organized at AFFA Education and Rehabilitation Center within the Playmakers Project, a joint initiative of UEFA and Disney, organized by AFFA.
Farrukh Ismayilov, Head of AFFA Grassroots Department, and Kifayat Mustafayeva, AFFA Social and Environmental Sustainability Manager opened the event. The education process was led by the project’s instructors, Gulyana Ozcan and Ofelia Gafarova.
The seminar consisted of two parts – theoretical and practical.
- In the theoretical part, the participants were explained the project's objectives, methodology, and rules for implementing training sessions.
- In the practical part, interactive activities were carried out on the pitch and the participants visually tested the Playmakers training models applied while working with children.
Playmakers Project is operated in 25 centers in Baku and three regions and will continue until 2028. The main goal of the Project is to increase the interest of 5-8-year-old girls in football, develop their social and psychological skills, and encourage a healthy lifestyle from an early age. The Project has been successfully implemented since 2022 under the organization of AFFA, and during this period, more than 6,000 girls have been introduced to football through the Playmakers programme.
Playmakers programme makes an important social contribution to the development of women's football, the promotion of gender equality, and the integration of young girls into sports.
