Real Sociedad trains Jharkhand girls

Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad is currently training eight women coaches from Jharkhand as part of the UEFA 2017 Level 1 training programme.

Published : Sep 19, 2017 20:48 IST

The project is an initiative by YUWA, an internationally acclaimed NGO with support from BookASmile.

Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad is currently training eight women coaches from Jharkhand as part of the UEFA 2017 Level 1 training programme.

They also got a chance to walk out on the field during a recent La Liga game between Sociedad and Real Madrid.

The project is an initiative by YUWA, an internationally acclaimed NGO with support from BookASmile.

These coaches are learning all the new training tricks and techniques to bring back to their teams in India.

BookASmile — the charity initiative of BookMyShow, has developed the Football For Empowerment Program with YUWA for an entire year till March 2018, to provide training and development on and off the field to over 300 girls daily in Jharkhand.