Day One

The Way of Champions program began in March 2008 and the coaches have been working together for the last six months. In that time there have been many workshops, trainings and meetings to learn and explore the principles and values, and to develop the program for Jordan. Each coach has been investing a lot of time, energy and creativity to make these principles and values relevant and meaningful. The program has shown that the love of the game can really bind coaches together. Everyone has gained so much from the time together. The values have become very important to all participants and the youth that they coach. Now each coach has great stories about how the values are being put into practice by their youth players.

Monday, August 19th, the first of three evening programs was held at the Zaha Cultural Center, a Way of Champions partner in Amman. This first night, the football clubs from the 1st and 2nd divisions of Jordan football were invited to come and share the vision and practice of the Way of Champions program. Al Wihdat the top club in Jordan had representatives there, and they were astonished at how much the Way of Champions had done in 6 months, and saw how important this can be for the whole of Jordanian football. The club has invited the program to be introduced to their club.

The Kick Off for Peace Celebration highlights the Way of Champions, bit not as the conclusion of the teaching program. It is in fact the start of the next stage, to multiply and expand the program first in Jordan and then throughout Western Asia.