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| The Story of Samba Soccer |
 Welcome to the most exciting new development in youth sports training. Samba Soccer is nothing less than the attempt to bring all the fun, the flair and the passion of soccer to young people. It was founded by Ronnie Carroll, himself a former international athlete, who has spent time in Brazil and seen for himself the South American approach to teaching soccer skills.
"I was convinced there was a better, more creative and above all more fun way for children to learn about soccer."
The skills of the Brazilian soccer stars are legendary, Ronnie saw these skills in action on the streets, on Copacabana Beach and in the soccer schools of Rio Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
This summer Samba Soccer will bring the very best coaches from Brazil to work with children across Ireland.
| The Samba Soccer Skill Ball |
Children in South America learn to love and enjoy football by training with a specially small, number. 2 size ball, which helps them to focus on the skill aspect of the game. In Ireland some coaches tend to overemphasise winning at the expense of everything else. So Ronnie went to Brazil to see for himself how it could be done better.
Playing Football on
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| The skills of the South American soccer stars are legendary. These skills are born in the 'Viv Villas' - the shanty towns surrounding great cities - on the beaches and in the famous soccer schools. In Rio de Janeiro Ronnie saw the skill ball in action in schools like the Zico Soccer School, the Villa Verde, Juventus and the Ayrton Senna Soccer School, and he met Professor Jose Cortes. |
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Juventus Camp |
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Zico Soccer School |
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 The Professor of Physical Education at Sao Paolo University, Jose Cortes has 140 students who are all learning the finer points of football coaching. In 2000 he agreed to provide the very best pupils to work with Ronnie in the establishment of an authentic soccer school in Ireland. In November 2000, Ronnie was able to return to Brazil with a cheque for £15,000 for Unicef, which he presented to a delighted Professor Cortes.
Ronnie with Professor Cortez
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