Friday, June 28th
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Salon de Children International
We held a meeting for parents of children involved in the soccer school to provide latest details on the school and its new affiliation with La Liga de Fútbol de Magdalena.
Thanks to the assistance of Hugo Amador, Director at the league, we had turned in the Statues to the city hall. Due to the nature of his position, Señor Hugo has contacts at City Hall that we've been hounding to push through the paperwork that is still being reviewed. He has also been generous with extending deadlines to us as we collect the required paperwork for each player in order to be enrolled in the league (copy of Registro Civil, copy of Tarjeta de Identidad, photo cédula, filled in ficha del jugador, and 12.000 COP for their carnéts or ID cards). One of the goals of the meeting was to introduce our new affiliation with the league as well as fill out paperwork and collect required photocopies of documents. Games officially start today, however, we have been extended until the following Sunday. Our internal deadline is Tuesday to turn in paperwork, money, and photos... even if that means we play one category.
Additionally, we reminded parents of the new summer hours:
| Sub-9 | Lunes/Monday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
| Sub-12 | Martes/Tuesday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
| Sub-14 | Miércoles/Wednesday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
| Las Niñas | Jueves/Thursday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
| Sub-12 | Viernes/Friday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
| Sub-14 | Sábado/Saturday | 9:00 - 11:00 am |
Lastly, we asked for collaboration from the parents. The following Sunday we would have a fundraiser where Marcos would be cooking dinner (meat, yuca, potatoes, salad) at $7000 COP. We asked that each family commit to purchasing one meal for their family.
One thing I am realizing from my experiences is that one faces very similar challenges when working with the community, whether it be in New York, California, or in Colombia. Of supposedly 60 football students supposedly going to play with the League, only 12 parents arrived and an additional handful called ahead of time to inform of his/her inability to attend. We've since discussed numerous plans of attack, ways to enganchar or "hook" parents...
Update
One thing I am realizing from my experiences is that one faces very similar challenges when working with the community, whether it be in New York, California, or in Colombia. Of supposedly 60 football students supposedly going to play with the League, only 12 parents arrived and an additional handful called ahead of time to inform of his/her inability to attend. We've since discussed numerous plans of attack, ways to enganchar or "hook" parents...
Update
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