Real Madrid Gives Summer School a Kick

How do you get kids excited about making healthy choices?

Finish out summer school with a soccer skills clinic hosted by the Real Madrid Foundation, the social arm of champion soccer club Real Madrid.

Saturday’s clinic at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. with Real Madrid Foundation coaches was hosted for kids 8-14 from across the community who might not otherwise get these opportunities.

The clinic is part of Abbott’s ongoing partnership with Real Madrid and Real Madrid Foundation, which aims to educate, support, nourish and develop kids around the world across all geographies, cultures and backgrounds.

The event also marks the start of the club’s Summer Champions Tour in the U.S. following their LaLiga and Champions League titles. In addition to showing their skills, kids engaged in a nutrition and hydration workshop while their families participated in health education and screenings.

Because you’re never too young — or old — to understand just how much living healthy is built on good nutrition, activity and healthy choices.

The event is built on multiple collaborations, including:

• Abbott and Real Madrid’s 3-year partnership. In this, our first year, we’ve made great strides implementing the Future Well Kids curriculum — provided by the Abbott Fund — to teach kids 10 to 13 about noncommunicable (chronic) diseases, and the ways that they can stay healthy and reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases later in life.
• Our commitment to the city of Stockton following the 2019 launch of our Future Well Communities program.

The soccer clinic was also supported by the city of Stockton, University of the Pacific, the Emergency Food Bank and El Concilio, a Stockton nonprofit social services agency that works with low-income and marginalized communities, all of which also participate in the Future Well Communities program.

From the pictures, it’s clear: Summer school has never been such a kick!