EVENTS

Positive Discipline Informative talk

On Monday, 13th November 2006, Premier School of Football held the first informative talk for Season 2006/2007 for boys who attend the school and their parents. The talk which was well attended, treated the subject of ‘Positive Discipline’.

Mr Alex Delia delivered a talk and slide presentation on the subject stressing the importance to lead and correct children with an open hand rather than with a pointed finger. Discipline was defined as the bridge between goals and accomplishment and the different ways to discipline children were outlined and explained.

During this meeting Mr Delia announced that the school has managed to attract the assistance of two main sponsors, namely Attard Bros and Alberta.

At the end of this meeting, awards for the school’s most improved players for the months of September and October were given.

20th August 2006 - Premier School of Football end of season Target Shoot-out and Presentation Night

To mark the end of its first football training season, Premier School of Football organised a Target Shoot-Out for all the boys attending the school. The youngsters competed within their respective groups where each boy took twenty target shots. The boy who managed to gather the highest number of points in his group, won the competition and a trophy. The boys were also encouraged to find sponsors and the one with the highest amount of money collected was rewarded with a trophy with his name engraved on it, to keep for a year.

On the following day the boys were invited to a Barbeque and Presentation Night organised at Gnien Arjuza. The boys’ parents and relatives joined in to make this evening a very enjoyable experience and a wonderful family gathering. The night commenced with a thanksgiving mass celebration and later proceeded with a feastful barbeque followed by the season’s awards presentation. This included the most improved players’ awards for the months of April, May and June. Moreover, each and every boy that attended the school during the year was given a memento for his participation. A special trophy was also awarded to the most dedicated and improved player over the whole season. Target shoot-out awards were also presented during the evening.

Premier School of Football teams up with 'Din L-Art Helwa'

Loyal to the objectives set out at its’ inception, Premier School of Football teamed up with ‘Din L-Art Helwa’ organisation to set up another cultural activity for its students.

All the boys together with their coaches, were taken to three interesting cultural sites namely Knisja ta’ Bir Miftuh, Torri Mamo and Gnien Il-Mistrieh. Mr John Sare, Din L-Art Helwa representative, gave the boys a brief but detailed history relative to these sites. The boys showed their interest by asking Mr Sare several questions about each and every site.

These activities help the children to understand better our history and culture thus enabling them to be confidently socially conversant about several subject generating in them a better self-esteem.

Sports Injuries in Youths – Prevention and Treatment - Seminar

Premier School of Football has recently organised another educational seminar for all the boys attending the school and their parents. The meeting, which once again was very well attended, treated the subject of “Sports Injuries in Youths – Prevention and Treatment”. Dr David Attard, Malta Football Association’s chief medical doctor and an expert in the field was invited to deliver a presentation and answer questions about the subject. The talk, which lasted for about an hour and proved to be very interesting, delved on what to do to prevent injury and how to deal with it when it happens. Dr Attard also explained the differences that exist between various types of injuries, such as common injuries (strains and sprains), overuse injuries, growth plate injuries and injuries during growth.

At the end of Dr. Attard’s lecture, the school’s organisers took the opportunity to present their main speaker with a memento to thank him for his participation and for the sterling work he carries out with great dedication.

The meeting ended with the school’s usual presentation of the most improved players’ award for the months of February and March.

6th February 2006 - “End of Term” parents’ meeting

On Monday 6th February, Premier School of Football marked the termination of its first term by organizing an “End of Term” parents’ meeting at the Qawra Palace Hotel.

During the meeting, the school’s training methods and evaluation programmes for its students were revealed and explained in detail to the parents present. The training programme for the forthcoming term was also explained. The boys’ progress and training participation was put into perspective by means of statistical data duly prepared and presented during the meeting.

The meeting ended with the school’s usual presentation of the most improved players’ award for the month of January.

Christmas Party 2005

A children’s Christmas Party was the latest activity organized. The event took place at the Empire Cinema, where all the boys watched a film and had a party after. For the occasion the school invited national team player Andre Schembri to hand the most improved players awards for the month of November. Andre’, who at his young age, is considered one of Malta’s brightest prospects, also delivered a small speech, where he told the boys to listen to their coach and to believe that nothing is impossible and that dreams can come true. The boys were all given a gift and several football items among which featured also a national team shirt signed by Andre’ himself.

11th December 2005 - Cultural Activity at the Malta Experience

On Sunday 11th December, the administrators organized also the first cultural activity, a visit to the Mediterranean Conference Centre to assist to “The Malta Experience” show. As stated in its objectives, the school believes in giving also, as much as possible, a cultural background to the boys. Better general knowledge; especially about our country’s cultural history and the ability to converse socially with confidence about several subjects, helps to give our boys better self-esteem. Again, this second activity was well attended and greatly appreciated by the boys and their parents.

21st November 2005 - Sports Nutrition Talk by Mr. Geoffrey Axiak

The last two months of 2005 proved to be two eventful months for Premier School of Football. Apart from the regular training sessions, the school also organized three social activities for all the boys and their parents. The first activity, organized on 21st November 2005, was the second of a series of educational seminars, and treated the subject of Sports Nutrition. Mr Geoffrey Axiak, a qualified nutritionist, was invited to deliver a presentation and answer questions about the subject. The school also took the occasion to hand its students the most improved player awards for the month of October. Given the encouraging attendance and overall participation, the event, which was organized at the Qawra Palace Hotel, turned out to be a success.

17th October 2005 - Time Management Talk

On Monday, 17th October 2005, Premier School of Football held the first of a series of informative talks for boys who attend the school and their parents. The talk which was well attended, treated the subject of ‘Time Management’.
Mr Alex Delia, Premier School of Football’s administrator, explained the importance of time management in the running of everyday life. If a good plan is organised for each day, children can manage their time better, thus resulting in less pressure for everyone.

At the end of this meeting, an award for the school’s most improved player for the month of September was given. This award is being given in line with the school’s main objective and philosophy; being that to inspire and instill confidence in the youngsters attending the school and to praise them for their efforts.