English Football Learning Experts Embraces Greater China in the 21^st Century - share the prosperity of a new Asia

To rejuvenate China’s football industry, in the new era of the 21st century, China, according to the plans and schemes that have been promulgated, takes the whole society’s strength to implement the football education reform and popularization. One of the most important actions is to vigorously develop the School football culture education of teenagers. In recent years, China’s education and sports departments at all levels and schools at different levels have attached great importance to School football teaching, and students, parents, and public forces have also actively participated in football sports. Based on the publics’ increasing awareness on School football, the joint support of all social resources will certainly strengthen the coordination between China’s football reform institutions and social forces, which will certainly contribute to the continuous level improvement and achievements making of China’s School football teaching and the continuous level improvement of teenagers’ football on School and in communities. This will lay a solid foundation for building China in the new era into one of the important countries with the core industrial chain (green environmental protection and new material application, research & development, production and sales) of famous international football education and football industry brands, and for the realization of China’s vision to become a world’s powerhouse in football education and industry.

Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation application planning setup in England, registered by guarantee as a charity of a non-profit organization in 2003, has established the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” after over 10 years of early development raised the funds. The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) was approached to assist and support in developing the project in Greater China (including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau). The ESFA, founded in 1904, is a full member of the English Football Association and the Schools’ Association Football International Board (SAFIB). SAFIB incorporates the aims and objectives of the youth programmes of 26 national football associations provides the modern football teaching system of England and technical supports for it. With the support of the General Administration of Sport of China and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation successfully held the First-Session The Sino-U.K School Football Project - Football Education Exchange Programme & Match and Competition Event in August 2006. In this project, China sent a 25-member delegation from the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (U18 School football team of San’gao Football Club) to participate in friendly matches and exchange activities in England with the U18 international team of English Schools’ football. The Sino-UK School Football project attaches great importance to, cares and support for Her Majesty the Queen of England and have received the letter of approval from the heads of the relevant authorities of the British government institutions in charge of culture, news, and sports for unanimously recognizing and supporting the far-reaching significance and development ideas of “The Sino-U.K School Football Project”, which will build a new path for the long-lasting friendship between China and UK and the teenagers of the global.

On 13 May 2012, Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation, on behalf of “The Sino-U.K School Football Project”, entered into a 15-year agreement with the organizations responsible for football teaching, coaches and the development of modern football textbooks, including teaching experts from The FA Group. This Project aims to help Greater China (including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) cultivate talent in football teaching and football education industry management, by grasping modern ideas from English football teaching and popularization, generating reforms by cultivating football teaching talent, and compiling textbooks for football teachers, coaches and football majors in universities and colleges, etc. It also aims to facilitate co-development between England and China of football teaching, coaches, and a football education industry, and, together, to promote culture, education and sport in the fast lane!

Additionally, The Sino-U.K School Football Project’s ambition is to achieve the co-development by China and the world’s football powerhouses of football education, culture and industry. A further aim is to implement football education and popularization, by working with experienced English football teaching experts and Chinese football teaching talent to develop a series of advanced and comprehensive textbooks (in both Chinese and English), suited to China’s national conditions for modern football teachers and coaches, and with independent intellectual property rights belonging to China. These textbooks will be the basis for China to implement teaching and popularization of teenage football by improving skills, grasping the essence of modern football training and coaching, and complying with the rules and regulations of football management technologies.

Jade can be polished by stones from other hills. Based on the rich experience of England in the development of modern football, the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” planned to introduce into China the successful experience of England in effective teaching and popularization of School and community football. With the support of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Zhongshan Education and Sports Bureau, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Tongji University, and relevant institutions of Government in China and England, the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” was launched in May 2012 and successfully held seven “The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme” courses in Zhongshan and Shanghai on a trial basis from October 2013 to July 2017 (the first stage and second stage of this Project). On the course, regular School football and teenage community football brand new textbooks developed by English football teaching experts were used, and experts from England and other European countries with extensive experience in School football teaching were invited to China to give lessons. Over nearly five years, the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” has systematically trained more than 530 students (from the basic level mainly teachers and coaches engaged in School football in mainland China and Taiwan) from 12 provinces and cities in Mainland China and Taiwan. We believe that this project can: boost China to implement teenage and School football teaching; promote teaching and cultural exchange activities in Greater China; enable learning from the enlightened modern football teaching culture in England; and realize the long-term vision of deep cooperation between China and England in football culture and industry!

Unlike other youth training programmes provided by national football associations and commercial sources, the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” uses the medium of football to promote well-being, teamwork, decision-making and a number of other skills required for teenagers to grow into well rounded and talented adults. Although the programme is “for all”, it will inevitably enhance the skills and development of future national teams. There are clear national policies formulated by the sovereign state: the joint participation or support of government agencies, enterprises, and social forces at all levels; guidelines and relevant codes on modern football teaching; senior, dedicated modern football teaching experts; and teachers and coaches with scientific and systematic knowledge of football teaching and community teenage and School football popularization. We suggest that China should design the most advanced modern football teaching and application courses to support its long-term development goals. With the recently developed English School Football Teaching Programme and the successful teaching experience gained to date, the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” can provide teaching talent and services for football development in Greater China, encouraging institutions and friendly people who love football culture around the world to share the fruitful results of the opening of Greater China’s football education and industry, and promote football education in Greater China. England has a long and successful history of football education and popularization through modern teaching and has become one of the core representative countries of the global soft power sports culture industry in the promotion of public health. English football has driven the development of teenage football in schools and communities; guided the public to recognize modern football culture and entertainment programmes; promoted social activities; expanded employment opportunities for the people; improved national fiscal revenues; promoted the continuous reforms of social goods in the production and consumption structure; and ensured a steady increase in contribution to national GDP of the sports soft power industry. It has thus become a successful model for creating opportunities for modern social football achievements. China may carry out reforms in modern football teaching and industry by reference to the history and experience of England and other European countries with a developed football culture. It can drive the cooperation of China and relevant regions in Asian football education; support in-depth reform in football education culture and industry; share the bonus of global economic and cultural cooperation from China’s practice of “the Belt and Road” initiative; and be conducive to introducing teaching experts from England and other European countries, who have advanced teaching experience and modern textbooks, to Greater China and other Asian countries.

To realize the above goals, it is necessary to further strengthen the confidence and coordinated implementation of China’s football reform governing agencies, universities, primary and secondary schools, and social forces in China’s long-term football plan with the policy support of China’s deepening reform in economic, cultural, sports and other fields in the new era. In view of feelings of modern football education and popularization in England, Chinese football governing departments may negotiate with Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation to share the teaching course plans for the training of football teachers and coaches. Over more than 10 years of exploration and research, these teaching course plans have been implemented in the Sino-UK School Football Project (at the first stage) successfully on a pilot basis. At present, the core work is to build a team of experts with rich knowledge and experience in football teaching in China, England, and other European countries to cultivate world-class football teaching talents and coaches for China and Asia in the 21st century.

Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation appeals to all Chinese people around the world to jointly support the deep reforms in China’s football cause, work together with the elite teams of football teaching experts of England and other European countries, cooperate with foreign-friendly people who support China’s football education and industry reforms, devote to perfecting new schemes on China’s modern football enlightenment education and popularization and promote teenagers’ bodybuilding and comprehensive quality. Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation will strive for obtaining the approvals from relevant provincial/city’s governing agencies in China and building the first “The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Education Park” to introduce the advanced football education, football economy, football brands, football media, football rules, and regulations and other football disciplines from England and other European countries to help China fully learn from the historical management experience of the English modern football culture in promoting the development of the football industry and promoting the social employment. After building, the “The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Education Park” will certainly and instantly play a leading role in China’s ongoing football teaching reforms and providing England and Europe high-level football education services for teenagers’ football lovers, including teenage football players and their parents, School football teachers and coaches, managers of football education institutions and amateurs, in rural and urban areas of China, and thus enable trainees (especially teenage players and employees from middle-income and low-income families) to receive the systematic teaching by English high-level football teaching experts working in China of the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” at zero distance without going abroad to seamlessly receive the most advanced international teenagers’ football education ideas and practice guidance.

We believe that China will certainly make excellent achievements in education, popularization, and reforms of teenagers’ football on School and in communities. This will be conducive to inspiring the long-term development of the people’s love of football culture and inspiring every Chinese person to take the responsibility for promoting the building of the spirit of patriotism and teamwork and the traditional virtue of “Loving China” to promote the education culture development and popularization of teenagers’ football in China. This will also promote the modern football to become the “national sport of China”, help China to become one of the consumption powerhouses in football education culture and creative industries in the world, Committed to The Sino-UK football relationship of the teaching, coaches and football industry through the development of modern Internet enterprises, boost the efficiency of the global consumer market, promote new product design, improve product quality manufacturing, and promote the common interests of China, Britain and the global，and boost the co-development of the Greater China, Prosperity New Asia and England with other countries in the world in economy, culture, education, sports and creative industries in the golden era.

26 July 2019
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Children must be treated like children on the pitch-school football training in the eyes of English coach James Houchen

Source: Xinhua News Agency 2018-07-24 10:59

 

English youth football coach Jamie said at the completion ceremony of the second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project that students should understand that children should be treated in the way of children, not adults.  Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, July 24th. Question: Children should be treated like children on the court-school football training in the eyes of English coach Jamie. Zhu Hong Huang Wentao

"In the 5+2 course training and assessment cycle, the performance of the Chinese students is still good. They have significantly improved both in terms of self-confidence in communication and the mastery of specific football skills." English Youth Football Coach Jamie said at the completion ceremony of the second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project, “Students must understand that children should be treated like children on the pitch, not as adults.”

Recently, the second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project -English School football Teaching Programme training class held a closing ceremony at Shanghai Tongji University. Among all 73 students, 65 students who passed the examination were awarded The Sino-UK School Football Project Foundation Football Training Certificate. In the 7-day training course, the trainees are divided into 3 groups, each group is guided by two senior English football coaches.

As an "old coach" with 25 years of football coaching experience and a UEFA A-level coaching certificate, Jamie's rich community football teaching experience makes his teaching practical and interesting. The students feel that learning is very stressful but not too nervous, because Jamie often encourages them to express and perform actions with confidence.

"I think the 5+2 training model is very good. In the first 5 days, we taught the students basic teaching concepts and norms, teaching methods, technical actions, etc.; the next 2 days is the assessment period, and the students will immediately respond according to the content learned. Children in the younger age group teach football, and we take their on-site performance as an assessment basis." Jamie said. This "learning is to use, learning to apply" approach allows students to pay more attention to learning and communication in practice, rather than hope to obtain a certificate through a test paper.

"For the students, this is a great opportunity-as young coaches, they benefit from our experience and then become good coaches for the children. They can better understand how to deal with the individual needs of the children and create a positive learning environment for children."

Jamie and another coach are responsible for the training of students in the 17 to 20 age group. Jamie believes that children need to be treated as children on the court, not as adults, so that they will bravely try, take risks, and make mistakes without being punished.

Wang Jibin is the second group of this training course. Before that, his job was to teach college students at the International Football College of Tongji University. "The actual teaching in the next two days is a big challenge for me. I originally taught football to college students. There is a significant difference between children and college students. Although I particularly like these children, the problem is that there are too many children and I want to organize an orderly, interesting, and enjoyable game for students is very difficult." Wang Jibin told reporters that he encountered many challenges in this training class, but he also learned a lot, "especially the teaching concepts and teaching methods. Promote".

"If you look at the football skills of children, especially younger children, I think they are accelerating to catch up with the children in Europe. From the teaching these days, we can see that the children often play football and are very good. To understand how to work together to complete a game." With his rich teaching experience across Europe, Jamie pointed out that the "boy scouts" of Chinese football have a promising future.

Through this teaching in China, Jamie believes that what China lacks is not football skills, but football culture. "As long as China has a positive learning environment, children will be able to thrive, and more and more children will like football-because there is no longer a factor that scares them, they just enjoy football and then love football. I think Now we just need to provide the children with the right opportunities to help them improve-more opportunities for children to run, try and grow into excellent players without fear."

"We are very happy that every student has gained insights and gains from the training course." Mr Nelson Cheng, director general of the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation, said in an interview. "We have observed through these years that despite the rapid development of School football in China, However, the degree of regularization and specialization is not enough, especially young people generally lack the guidance of professional football coaches. Therefore, the foundation and the FA have signed a 15-year school football cooperation agreement to hire English football teaching experts to learn from the British Compile teaching materials with experience to cultivate internationally certified football teaching talents for China."

At the graduation ceremony, the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation and the International Football College of Tongji University signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the establishment of "The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Tongji Education Park". According to the agreement, the two parties will train more than 15,000 basic teachers of school football teaching in the next five years; and then train more than 300 elite football teachers through intermediate and advanced training.

 

Let universities become a viable force for school football promotion

Source: China Youth Daily 23 July, 2018 09:20

The second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project English School Football Teaching Programme was recently opened at Tongji University in Shanghai. Among the 74 students, 1/3 are students from Tongji University. According to the training plan, there will be more college students in the next 5 years. Participating in this training course-these college students who love football and are interested in becoming full-time, part-time or non-profit football coaches are expected to become a new force to promote the promotion of domestic school football.

The one-week training course made Fu Huanzhe, the captain of the Tongji University football team (school team) deeply feel. "It's the first time I know that football can still be taught in this way," Fu Huanzhe told a reporter from China Youth Daily China Youth Online. "What I feel most deeply is the new understanding of the concept of football. I used to think that football teaching is mainly teaching football. Skills, tactics and physical fitness, only now I know that players’ psychology, communication and cooperation between players should be placed in a more important position. For school football, football should be a thing that makes children feel happy. ."

Fu Huanzhe has liked to play football since he was a child, but to his regret, he basically did not receive any professional and scientific guidance when he was a child. He could only “play blindly”. As a result, he suffered a lot of injuries. Guiding, I should be able to avoid these unnecessary injuries." Fu Huanzhe said that his regrets when he was a child made him interested in becoming an amateur football coach and coaching young players.

But Fu Huanzhe also knows that realizing his wishes requires him to have a certain level of football teaching, not just football skills. Fortunately, the "Second Phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project —English School Football Teaching Programme" put university students as an important training group, and Fu Huanzhe got the opportunity to receive the most advanced football teaching and training courses in England. , The one-week course allowed him to subvert his original football teaching concept-teaching children to play football in a way of combining teaching and education, rather than just teaching. Fu Huanzhe said that this also allows him to understand football from another angle.

Unlike Fu Huanzhe, who was admitted to the university as an ordinary college entrance examination candidate, Yang Dihui, a member of the Tongji University football team (high-level group), is a special football student. In his future career plan, he himself has the option of becoming a football coach. As a young man, Yang Huihui is eager to acquire new knowledge. When he discovered that football teaching can be used in entertaining and inspiring new methods, he can't wait to add these new methods to his team's daily training.

"Our traditional football training pays more attention to the technical and tactical training effects, but the training method in England pays more attention to the process and details. The training concept is also based on the guidance of the players. It can be said that in participating in such After training, everyone's body is very tired, but the heart is very relaxed, and the whole process is very enjoyable." Yang Weihui said, recalling his football training experience and seeing the training process of children playing football next to him, but not so relaxed.

Yang Feihui believes that England’s football training concepts and methods are indeed more advanced than China’s, but they cannot be fully accepted and need to be viewed dialectically. He said that we can learn from the concepts and methods of football teaching in England, but some of China’s teaching concepts and methods have national conditions and characteristics. Methods should also be retained. For example, in terms of disciplinary requirements for children, he believes that the Chinese method is more effective.

According to the reporter's understanding, in January 2017, Tongji University established the International Football Academy and reached and signed a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation. According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly host and implement the first plan of the second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project -to hold rotating training courses in the next 5 years to train more than 15,000 standard football teachers, and on this basis, strive to Train more than 300 elite football lecturers who can be recognized by the Football Association, UEFA or equivalent institutions.

In recent years, China’s school football has developed rapidly, but it has also encountered many problems. In terms of teacher training, the original football teaching system is in urgent need of concept improvement and knowledge update. Mr Nelson Cheng, director general of the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (UK), said that one of the main tasks of the second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project is to train football coaches with more advanced teaching concepts and teaching capabilities for China, except for primary and secondary school physical education teachers and social football clubs. In addition to football coaches as training objects, university students are included in the training scope for the first time. The main focus is that they accept new knowledge quickly. In addition, they are also future parents. They master more advanced football teaching concepts and help Participate in football and play a positive role in football.

Mr Jamie Houchen, director of football education and culture of Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation, once introduced to reporters that in England, 80% of grassroots football coaches are parents. In the development of school football and community youth football, parents are the most important teachers. power.

However, the current domestic school football is still facing many challenges in terms of teacher training. A junior high school physical education teacher who participated in this training told reporters that the pressure of entering a higher school has a great impact on the school and parents. The pressure of students’ learning is always an unavoidable problem. With the improvement of grades, the time for children to play football Fewer and fewer. When the vast majority of students have no time to play football, those who stay to play often have stronger utilitarian goals, such as extra points for game scores and advancement.

In addition to the pressure of entering higher education, how can teachers, coaches and university students who have received training in new ideas and concepts apply what they have learned is also a problem. Liang Tongfu, associate professor of the International Football College of Tongji University, told reporters that the inherent football teaching thinking has a profound impact on teachers and coaches. These teachers and coaches who have received training in the new concept will easily be caught again after returning to school and society. The old ideas and methods of other teachers and coaches are assimilated. Therefore, this type of training cannot be done in a single point but must be widely carried out in every school and every region. (Cixin)

China Youth Daily, Beijing, 22nd July 2018

Source: China Youth Daily

 

The second phase of The Sino-UK School Football Project started at Shanghai Tongji University

Source: Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Hong Wu Zhendong July 15, 2018

Tongji University is a well-known university with football characteristics in Shanghai and even the whole country. It has always paid attention to the education and training of football talents. Tongji University is a well-known university with football characteristics in Shanghai and even the whole country. It has always paid attention to the education and training of football talents. Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, 15 July (Reporter Mr Zhu Hong and Mr Wu Zhendong) On the 15th, the second phase of the Sino-UK School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme training class opened at Shanghai Tongji University. In the first training course of the second phase, 74 trainees from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places will be divided into 3 classes for a week of professional football training.

In January 2017, Tongji University established the International Football College and reached and signed a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation. According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly host and implement the first plan of the second phase of the Sino-UK School Football Project to hold rotating training courses in the next 5 years to train more than 15,000 standard football teachers, and on this basis, strive More than 300 elite football lecturers who can be recognized by the Football Association, UEFA or equivalent institutions have been trained from them, and they have contributed to the integration of Chinese football education with international standards.

 

English football elite lecturer training class opens in Tongji to enrich grassroots coaches

Shanghai Hotline Sports Channel 2018-07-16 10:25:28

News from Shanghai Hotline Sports Channel The opening ceremony of the elite football lecturer training course jointly organized by The Sino-UK School Football Project and Tongji University was held in Tongji University at 8 am on 15 July, 2018. This training event originated from the strategic cooperation reached between the International Football College of Tongji University and Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation. After 7 consecutive days of training and passing the assessment, the trainees can obtain a certificate issued by senior qualified football teaching experts authorized by the FA and UEFA. Certificate of Completion of foundation Course of Sino-UK School Football Project.

Leaders such as Mr Lei Xinghui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Tongji University, Mr You Songhui, Dean of the International Football College of Tongji University, Mr Nelson Cheng, Chairman of the British Chapter of the Chinese Association of Overseas Chinese, and Director General of the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (UK) attended the opening ceremony. Leaders such as Mr Lei Xinghui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Tongji University, Mr You Songhui, Dean of the International Football College of Tongji University, Mr Nelson Cheng, Chairman of the British Chapter of the Chinese Association of Overseas Chinese, and Director General of the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (UK) attended the opening ceremony.

The International Football College of Tongji University and the Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation and after many in-depth discussions and researches, on the basis of the development of the development of China's youth football education mechanism and other concepts, have reached a joint promotion of The Sino-UK School Football Project (second phase) Strategic cooperation. One of the key points of the cooperation between the two parties is that they are committed to training more than 300 Chinese football elites who can obtain the qualifications of the English Football Association or the European Football Confederation in about 5 years in accordance with advanced football teaching quality standards. lecturer. In order to accomplish this goal, the special training courses are divided into three levels: basic teaching courses, intermediate teaching courses and advanced teaching courses. Those who pass the assessment at each level can obtain a certificate of completion of the corresponding level. After 5 years of teaching in turn, they will obtain all the certificates. Qualified students are eligible to be sent to a university or college jointly accredited by the Football Association or UEFA to participate in the local equivalent level assessment. Those who pass the assessment will eventually obtain a certificate with international teaching qualifications.

Mr You Songhui, Dean of the International Football College of Tongji University, said that the ten-year strategic cooperation between the two parties will lay a solid foundation for cultivating high-level Chinese football education elites with an international perspective. Helpful.

China, UK to launch football project

China, UK to Launch Football Project
A football training program will begin this September, in partnership with England's Football Association, at selected primary and secondary schools in China.
The FA will work with the Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation. (Xinhua News Agency (London) visited Jane Bateman)

Talking about football: he is a Manchester United fan and hopes Beckham will promote Sino-UK football cooperation

Our two countries have a lot of cooperation in economic, cultural, and technological aspects. In fact, the two countries also have a lot of interaction in sports. Recently, The Sino-UK School Football Project was launched in Zhongshan, and Beckham is also very popular in China. A star from, has served as the ambassador of the Chinese Super League for the season. This incident has received a warm welcome in China. How do you comment on this incident?

 

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The Sino-UK School Football Project joins hands with Tongji University to cultivate elite football lecturers

The International Football College of Tongji University and the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation have reached a strategic cooperation. The two parties will work together to promote the Sino-UK School football project (phase 2). The training goal of the second stage is to ensure that 300 to 320 Chinese football elite lecturers who can obtain the qualifications of the English Football Association or the European Football Confederation are obtained in about 5 years in accordance with the advanced football teaching quality standards. (Source from Xinhuanet)

20 November 2017

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In England football, there was a forgotten Chinese star

British writer Susan Gardiner has recently published a biography of a former England player named "The Wanderer" The Wanderer - The Story of Frank Soo, digging the Chinese player Frank Sue many stories. Frankus is the first non-white player to play for England in history  (source from  Xinhua news agency)

11 April 2017 

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School football is not a simple "use of doctrine"

This afternoon, "Sino-UK School football project" Shanghai first intermediate training courses, in the Shanghai Normal University affiliated middle schoolfor one week officially closed. At the same time, the British Sun Yat-sen Youth Foundation and the Shanghai Normal University High School jointly established the "campus football international curriculum research center", declared listing. (Source from China Youth Daily) 7 December 2015 

Mr Zhang Jian: China has no reason to develop bad football
Source: Xinhua News Agency

27 February 2016

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The first Intermediate teaching training course for The Sino-UK School Football projects started in Shanghai

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, November 29, sports special (Xinhua Guo Jingdan) 29, by the Ministry of Education and Sports Division, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai Sports Bureau and Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) co-sponsored by The Sino-UK School Football projects first intermediate teaching training Classes in the Shanghai Normal University secondary school classes. (Source Xinhua news agency)

29 November 2015

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Boganshan No.6 Middle School PE Teachers Participated in "The Sino-UK School Football Project" from 6 to 13 July 2015 The SINO-UK School Football Project (Phase IV) - English School Football International Foundation Teaching Shanghai Phase II Junior Teaching Training Course

2015 "The Sino-UK School football project" Shanghai second (total fourth) primary training class in July 6 to 13 in the Shanghai Normal University secondary school opened, our school arranged Liu Yingchun, Yue Bin teacher Participate in this training event. (source: Boshan six in the school network)

20 August 2015

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Zhongqing newspaper: School football needs national football clear ideas + stability concept

To stimulate and maintain the child's interest in football, which is the Western football developed countries on the school football coach's first request. More than 70 Chinese sports teachers who are participating in the current "The Sino-UK School Football Project" in Shanghai will experience the ideological impact from the British football concept. Six football training specialists will teach Chinese sports teachers 7 days. (Source: China Youth Daily)

10 July 2015

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School football development is still lack of planning

China school football has never been like this by the government departments and the community's attention. By participating in the "The Sino-UK School Football Project" (Phase IV) training program in Shanghai, the reporter interviewed former England U18, U19 national team coach Nobel Black and former Japanese football consultant Senior training instructor Kevin England, two school football experts have said that the first country on the top of the school football design, to determine the overall development plan (Source: China Youth Daily)

9 July 2015

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UK School football Shanghai again to teach new textbooks + 10 months to do friendly!

Shanghai Hotline Sports Channel is jointly sponsored by the Sports, Health and Art Education Division of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai Sports Bureau and Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK). Shanghai Campus Football League and Shanghai Normal University Affiliated Middle School Chinese and UK School football cooperation project - UK School Football Foundation teaching Shanghai second foundation training class on 6 July officially opened, the course will be a week. (Source: Shanghai Sports Bureau)

6 July 2015

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The SINO-UK School Football Project (Phase IV) - UK School Football Project Foundation Teaching - Shanghai Phase II Junior Training Course

The two sides are still preparing for the Shanghai school football league elite team to participate in this year in October in London at the second "The Sino-UK School Football Project" friendly match, and to participate in the British National Football Center organized by the football English teaching training (Source: Shanghai Sports Bureau)

6 July 2015

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The SINO-UK School Football Project (Phase IV) Intermediate Course in Shanghai

The third phase of the SINO-UK School Football Project by the Ministry of Education, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau and the Dr Suni Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) co-sponsored the England campus football Shanghai junior training course in Shanghai Normal University affiliated secondary school. (Source Xinhua news agency)

6 July 2015

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England school football expert says ‘Having educational logic does make a big impact’

Our original logic on teaching football is like following a single track which has lack of flexibility, whereas the English way of teaching is interactive and it's like following a dual carriage way allowing flexibility and creativity. This can allow students to fully enjoy the happy experience of football. Unfortunately, our traditional way of teaching football is very prone to causing students feeling anxious and bored of the sport and therefore it is ineffective and it will therefore be harder to teach them. (Source from:Chinese Soccer Newspaper, www.goalchina.net)

26th January 2015

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(China Football): Opening up China’s Football Channel

In China today, the coaching levels is incompetent, in fact it is so limited that it has created severe problems for China’s football. Those lucky enough to be become professional players for China has always encountered the same problem: Lack of football knowledge. China’s football has no Great Coaches thus resulting in improper training. Ten years ago, England’s coach Keith Blunt pointed out frankly, Chinese football spoon-feeding training will definitely not produce professional footballers and they will not be equipped with the reasoning skills for the sport. (Source from: Xinhua News Agency Beijing)

27th January 2015

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A fun lesson from a foreign coach: How a piece of paper amused a group of people

The success of a day’s lesson is dependent on setting the correct tasks and launching of the game. In order to complete this successfully it is important to fully mobilise the enthusiasm of everyone, to keep them happy, and for them to be engage and involved. Therefore every lesson, a variety of different props are used to keep everyone moving. (Source from: South China newspaper)

27th January 2015

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U.K’s school football  philosophy’s has a direct impact in China’s football

This is not a one off professional football training course for Chinese football coaches but it should be recognised and looked at, from an educational perspective of having a deeper understanding of the significance of football. (Source from: China Youth Daily - Zhongshan 18th January 2015)

18th January 2015

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Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) Director General Mr. Nelson Cheng and Zhongshan City Football Association Chairman Mr Ma Jianjun met on 16th January 2015 to sign a 15 year agreement for The Sino-U.K School Football Project.

Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) Director General Mr. Nelson Cheng and Zhongshan City Football Association Chairman Mr Ma Jianjun met on 16th January 2015 to sign a 15 year agreement for The Sino-U.K School Football Project and development of Zhongshan City school football and to focus on strategic cooperation. Both parties will jointly provide beginners, intermediate and advanced football training courses in Zhongshan city. (Source from: Chinese Communist News Network)

16th January 2015

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The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football international foundation course, Zhongshan campus – The Sino-U.K School football training courses opening ceremony

Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) and Zhongshan city sign a 15 year agreement for The Sino-U.K School Football Project and development of Zhongshan city school football and also to focus on strategic cooperation. From now on both parties will jointly provide beginners, intermediate and advanced football training courses in Zhongshan city. (Source from: Zhongshan China)

16th January 2015

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People’s Republic of China, Vice Premier Madam Liu Yandong recommends that the sports industry should accelerate and promote sports consumption！

Vice Premier, Madame Liu Yandong, stressed at a teleconference that China National Campus Football for youngsters should accelerate the popularity of youth football on campus which can result in healthy development and laying a solid foundation for the revitalisation of football.(Source from: Chinese Government Network)

26th November 2014

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People’s Republic of China State Council recommends accelerating the development of Chinese sports industry to promote sports consumption.

They suggest to accelerate this project and to make it become widely popular, of high interest, and come together to promote this industry which should be developed in depth. To have a long term site plan for the development of infrastructure so that it helps to promote community, schools and the football venue facilities.(Source from: Xinhua News Agency)

20th October 2014

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British Football head coach states: Don’t consider China in football today as a failure but as a developing incentive

From 15th – 22nd September 2014, the Ministry of Sport, Health, Art and Education division, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) jointly organised an account on Chinese ‘Weibo’ for The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football International Foundation Course at the success of Tongji University.(Source from: sports.eastday.com)

2nd October 2014

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British football coaches: School football lessons should not be all dependent on safety, otherwise the children would lose passion towards football.

"Upon meeting with Chinese teachers during a cultural visit, they have learnt that their current lesson is still revolving around the idea of health and safety, with the basic teachings of health knowledge to ensure that the children are safe." The FA Skills Programme project officer Claire Daniels told reporters via e-mail.(Source from: Xinhua News Agency)

18th September 2014

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School football is not "professional football" but the true meaning is happiness

With the excellent weather this morning, it is sunny with a light breeze, today arriving at Shanghai Tongji University, are 72 special ‘new students’ all aged between 30-40 years old. There exact identities are all local primary and secondary school physical education teachers.(Source from: China Youth Daily)

17th September 2014

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The Sino-UK School Football Project training to take physical education teachers "knife."

From 22nd September 2014 "Sino-U.K School Football Project” beginners training sessions starts in Shanghai. The Shanghai City Education Committee and the Shanghai City Sports Committee has given their support and had agreed to let Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) to work with Shanghai Collective Football Association. Shanghai Collective Football Association Executive Director Mr. Jiang Fuming (also Vice Principal of Tongji University) and founder of Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) Mr. Nelson Cheng met to sign the agreement for The Sino-U.K School Football Project. In the next 10 years, the primary schools within the 17 counties in Shanghai will allow their primary school teachers and physical education teachers to begin football training sessions in schools. (Source from: China Youth Daily)

16th June 2014

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The Sino-U.K School Football Project establishing bridge of cooperation: The FA coach teaches in Shanghai

In 14th to 21st of October 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Education worked with the Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) work together on The Sino-U.K School Football Project. After first phase training, there will be continuous training sessions throughout for this project. The second phase will feature England’s representative coach concluding a closure speech to all the students, whom are all Chinese teachers. (Source, Shanghai City Collective School's Football official website)

16th September 2014

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"Shanghai to promote football" learning the English way of teaching

In order to promote football, it is important to migrate British football and transfer their management system, hoping that in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and China can set up teaching courses.(Source from: Taiwan Central News Agency）

15th September 2014

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Dr. Chen Sanjing congratulations to the "The Sino-U.K School Football Project" first training phase in Shanghai City

Dr. Chen Sanjing a former academic in the research centre in Taiwan, now the director of the Institute of Modern China Federation and also the Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association writes to congratulate "The Sino-U.K School Football Project" first phase training in Shanghai city

12th September 2014

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Mr. Mike Spinks Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings

Mr. Mike Spinks - ESFA Chairman - Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings for first training phase in Shanghai city

4 September 2014

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Mr. Dave Woollaston Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings

Mr. Dave Woollaston - ESFA Chairman 2013-14 Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings for first training phase in Shanghai city

1 September 2014

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Sports and Olympic affairs ministers pay close attention to the "The Sino-UK School football project" more far-reaching development

In August 2010, Mr Hugh Robertson MP, a member of the British Parliament and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Olympic Affairs of the UK, affirmed that The Sino-UK School Football Project had a far more profound development

2 September 2010

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British Ministry of Education: "The Sino-UK School football Project" to help young people grow up healthily.

In July 2010, Mr Tim Loughton MP, a parliamentarian who was in charge of the British School sports, represented the British Ministry of Education that The Sino-UK School Football Project could be positive for the healthy growth of young people in China and the United Kingdom and the world The role of affirmation

11 August 2010

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Mr. Brian DavidSon Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings

Mr. Brian DavidSon HM Consul-General British Consulate-General Shanghai Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings for first training phase in Shanghai city

1 September 2014

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Mr. Tang Li - Chinese Embassy Counsellor and Consul General writes to congratulate

Mr. Tang Li Chinese Embassy Counsellor and Consul General writes to congratulate ‘The Sino-U.K School Football Project’ first training phase in Shanghai city

28th August 2014

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Mr. Greg Dyke Chairman of The Football Association (FA) writes to congratulate “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings

Mr. Greg Dyke Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings for first training phase in Shanghai city

27 August 2014

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Mr. Jamie Houchen Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings

Mr. Jamie Houchen Head of FA Learning of Football Association (FA) writes to congratulate “Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Greetings for first training phase in Shanghai city

26 August 2014

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Minister of Education of China - Yuan Guiren speaks at the National Physical Education Work Conference

By focusing on important projects, this has been a strived to achieve major breakthrough in the football industry. Firstly, we need to increase the awareness of this project, develop and implement medium to long-term planning courses in football for primary, secondary and university students. We have planned that within three years, we should have an expansion from 5,000 football schools to 20,000 football schools. Secondly, to introduce tournaments and leagues. From this year onwards we will gradually establish a complete primary, secondary, college and university, a 4 level football league system. This can be achieved by the method of admission examinations and training the best people. This training will be continuous and will be throughout. Thirdly, we me must continuously to promote football; improve teachings, share experiences and increase practicality. We aim to pass on the successful method to other sports such as basketball and volleyball.(Source from: People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education website)

30th July 2014

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Shanghai training football academy accelerates as British football coaches will come to teach

On 9th June 2014, The Shanghai City Education Committee has given their full support and also have agreed to let Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) to work with Shanghai City Collective Football Association, this was confirmed by Xinhua News Agency reporter. The primary schools within the 17 counties in Shanghai will allow their primary school teachers and physical education teachers to begin football training sessions in schools. This was also commissioned by the various Ministry departments including health, education and art, and this was confirmed by signing the agreement. (Source from: Xinhua News Agency)

9th June 2014

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Oh so this is the original way to teach! English coaches inspires Chinese coaches
Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) had the honour to participate in Chinese school football education reform services.

I taught football for 15 years and this class is much more difficult than our physical education classes! This reminds me of the days when my English coach gave me football lessons. (Source from: Xinhua News Agency)

9th June 2014

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The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football International Foundation Course launched in Shanghai

Ever since we started the first training sessions in October 2013 at Zhongshan Memorial High School, we received positive attention and have been praised from varies people in society.(Source from: Shanghai Campus Football League's official website)

6th June 2014

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Chinese School football association need to start changing their philosophy

October this year, ‘The Sino-U.K School Football Project’ held its first course, with around 70 physical education teachers from around the country came to learn from the 6 British professional football coaches.(Source from: China Youth Daily)

18th November 2013

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Wang Dengfeng states: Relying on sports programs will help to accelerate the reform of Physical Education

Wang Dengfeng said ‘Three In One’ The goal is: to improve the student’s physical health; improving student movement skills and to develop physical wellbeing.(Source from: Xinhua News Agency)

16th October 2013

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School football training educational academy is supported by the Football Association (The FA)

The Chinese Ministry of Education and Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K) fully support the Sino-U.K School Football Project, there are 72 participants representing 9 provinces and cities participating in the training program.(Source from: Titan Sports)

16th October 2013

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The Sino-UK School Football Project opening ceremony in Zhongshan city

Multicultural chatter provides the soundtrack in dressing rooms at many English football clubs - however there are still some languages which remain uncommon to those in the English game.

14 October 2013

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The Sino-U.K School Football Project starts

With support from Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Elizabeth II, the Queen of Britain

20 October 2013

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The first Sino-UK School Football Project training kicks off in Zhongshan

The Britain Football Association school football international training course, the first Sino-UK School Football Project

14 October 2013

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Mr Alastair Morgan - British Consulate-General Guangzhou

British Consulate-General Guangzhou - Mr Alastair Morgan Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Letter

10 October 2013

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Jamie Houchen Congratulations to the “Sino-U.K. School Football Project”

Jamie Houchen Congratulations to the “The Sino-U.K. School Football Project” Letter

24 September 2013

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Queen gives care and thought on The Sino-UK Schools Football Project

Queen Elizabeth II gives care and thought on the 'The Sino-UK Schools Football Project' - The English Football International Coach Training Course.

17 September 2013

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The Sino-UK School Football Project

FA Learning has teamed up with Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation in China (Source from The FA Group)

25 May 2012

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European soccer clubs and players seek greener pastures in China

Nelson Cheng, CEO of the foundation, praises the new partnership as "an exciting and immensely important step in developing cultural, educational, economic and sporting relations between China and the UK". (source from: China Daily European Weekly)

25 May 2012

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China, UK to Launch Football Project

A football training program will begin this September, in partnership with England's Football Association, at selected primary and secondary schools in China. The FA will work with the Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, based in the UK. (Xinhua News Agency (London) visited Jane Bateman)

08 May 2012

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Promoting ‘The Sino-U.K School Football Project’

On 13th May 2012, the Football Association (The FA) and the "Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K)" signed a 15-year agreement in London Wembley Stadium for the Sino-U.K School Football Project.  (Source from: Takungpao Hong Kong )

13th May 2012

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Step in a decade of rough road

Following 10 years of dedication and rough road, “Dr. Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation (U.K)” started The Sino-U.K School football Project education, exchange and cooperation. The following major event is recorded: 2002-2012 (Source from: Takungpao Hong Kong)

 

25th October 2003

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