March 19, 2002
A little more about this
A little more about this Nike FC promotion. ..."an ambitious new initiative to help educate and develop the football skills of more than half a million British youngsters over the next three years". Schoolchildren from seven to 11 will receive coaching. If henceforth they are to favour a particular brand of clothing and footwear, of course, Nike will be powerless to intervene. And in the Observer (quoted here): The Nike FC scheme, developed over the past few years by a respected German coach, Horst Wein, aims to help hard-pressed teachers to lay on better sessions for kids. Nike have initially appointed coaching directors in London and Manchester, and will also work with 'their' clubs, including Leeds and Sunderland, in local community schemes. Around £1 million is earmarked for the initiative this year, the first of at least three. Primary-school sports teachers are being trained in the Nike FC promotion: it's "an educational project". Yet the advertising is blatantly direct, pushing trainers and kit in their promotional leaflets to "help your performance". This from any commercial company would be too much. From Nike, it's sickening. |
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