Free Kick Lagos 2023 offers a supervised football (soccer) training camp during August break, when schools are in their long vacation holiday here in the city of Lagos Nigeria
The camp combines fun and football skill training, offering two weeks filled with games, drills, and scrimmages with qualified coaches and game masters.
Its such an amazing way to unwind from strenuous school academic activities and also a great way for your kids to recuperate for the new school session in September.
Get ready to play football & have serious fun - This August break!
Date: Camp start August 1 and closes on August 14, 2023,
Venue: NIS grass pitch @ Former national Stadium Surulere Lagos
For two weeks or so, kids can stay away from Mom and Dad in the morning hours and work first hand on ball joggling and control, penalty shoot out, crosses, free kicks (set pieces); dribbling moves like leg over, shot at goal, volley and flip backs (Shagalo), passes and ball positioning... using Total Soccer Methods (TSM) for 5 to 14years old kids Only.
Apart from football skills, kids will learn a lot in teamwork, sportsmanship, endurance, winning mentality and improve their Emotional Quotients (EQ)...while also making friends that may last a lifetime.
REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 years old.
Registration fee is NGN20,000 per child.
Free Kick Lagos is organized by Fantaxtik - Make It Beautiful, a Sport Marketing and Management Company in Lagos Nigeria, in collaboration with Great Olympics Football Academy also in Lagos Nigeria
The mission of Free Kick Football Training Camp is to positively impact our community by the development of healthy habits. Kids that feel passion and love for football, will through our organized training camp gain an unforgettable experience.
It is far more for their physical health and well being, even now most schools in Nigeria do not have robust extra-curricular sports activities. We are seeking to bridge the gap by promoting sports talents and comprehensive football training during holiday period. To continue to build interest in sports and to catch them young!
Qualified Coaches and Care Givers
The camp will be handled by qualified sports masters and coaches... There will also be well equip first aid box for minor injuries, handled by a qualified sport nurse and care givers.
For emergence cases, there is a sports hospital inside the stadium with ambulance facilities.
Venue and Security
NIS pitch is made of a lush natural grass and fenced round with a barb wire. From the major entrance, you will need to pass two gates before you get to the pitch, so it is difficult for kids to stray away without being noticed.
However, the stadium has uniform security men on all the major enterance and undercover police personnel on morfity. There is a major Police station in the stadium, with quick response facilities.
Location Accessibility
The stadium is in the heart of Lagos and central to anyone driving from Island or other part of the mainland: 230 km from Lekki Pennisula, 157km from Ikorodu and 137km from festac town.
You can arrive faster by using the Lagos BRT (Mass transit) buses from CMS or from Ikorodu, Ketu or Ojota to avoid rush hour traffic jam, because the BRT buses drive on delegated lane.
And from festac town to Orile down to the stadium are usually less congested this days. The Red buses ply this route too. Otherwise, drop your kids with your private car to ensure transit security.
Only Limited Number of Kids Can Participate
It may not be possible to register more than 50 kids for the training camp, because of the number of care givers on ground and in order not to overcrowd the facility.
Kids will be registered on "first come first serve basis" Call immediately to book a place for your child. Call: +234 809 877 2556
