NEWS AND UPDATES
Motivation Monday: DUSA Coach Leila
I always like to start my Monday's by seeking some sort of inspiration. My way of starting off the week grounded, looking in the right direction. Today, I'm remembering Leila. Leila is one of the first of two Darfur United Soccer Academy women coaches! Looking at...
Darfur United Soccer Academy Opens in Refugee Camp
Watch as the new Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) Coaches receive children and run warm up, drills, and games. It's an exciting start to the first DUSA! This is the first camp to launch. With your help, we look to open in at least another 11 camps on the Chad-Sudan...
Mission Accomplished
After three hard days of training, we were finally able to narrow our selection to four fantastic coaches. Two of them we knew from the beginning were strong leaders and possessed all the right characteristics for the job, however the last two shined more so on the...
‘Mission Accomplished’
After three hard days of training, we were finally able to narrow our selection to four fantastic coaches. Two of them we knew from the beginning were strong leaders and possessed all the right characteristics for the job, however the last two shined more so on the...
Selecting the First Group of DUSA Coaches
The first Darfur United Soccer Academy Coaches have been chosen! The try-out process at Darfuri refugee camp Djabal was intense, challenging, and fun. From the twelve that participated, two men and two women begin their new careers, coaching children in the beautiful...
What Makes a Good DUSA Coach?
Rachael Rapinoe, the first Coach Ambassador for the Darfur United Soccer Academy, explains what type of person she's looking for as DUSA Coaches. It's been hot days at camp Djabal, but the fun and enthusiasm keeps shining through! Support DUSA. Sponsor a refugee boy...
Day 2: DU Soccer Academy Training Keeps Getting Better
We’ve completed our second full day of training with the potential Darfur United Soccer Academy coaches. First of all, it’s been so great to see Rachael in action. She is certainly setting the bar high for all future DU Coach Ambassadors!
Hello Camp Djabal!
Darfur United Soccer Academy Candidates from i-ACT on Vimeo. Wow this camp has a very different feeling from the previous refugee camp, Goz Amer. The moment we arrived yesterday we were all greeted with massive smiles, laughs and genuine happiness for our arrival....
Presenting the Candidates to Become the First Darfur United Soccer Academy Coaches
We have a wonderful group of candidates for the position of Darfur United Soccer Academy Coaches. They will go through training and testing, as Rachael Rapinoe puts them through an intensive, two-per-day running of warm-ups, drills, skills, and character assessment...