Change Communities with love.fúbol in Brazil and take
the trip of a lifetime with a US soccer legend!
Adults ages 16+: June 30 - July 13, 2017
In 2017 the third half will offer a select group of individuals the chance to
travel to Brazil – the home of the beautiful game – with one of the bestknown faces in US soccer – former MLS and USMNT star Jimmy Conrad.
An NCAA champion who went on to captain the US Men’s National Team and
played at the FIFA World Cup, Jimmy has since become one of the nation’s bestloved soccer commentators.
Jimmy also has a deep love for the power of the game to change the world. A
former Major League Soccer Humanitarian of the Year, he has also used his
remarkable story to teach others about the value of hard work, resilience and
determination.
Join Jimmy on the trip of a lifetime with the third half - Along the way you’ll get to
know Jimmy, learn about his journey to the top of the game, hear some incredible
stories – and make some of your own!
WHO WANTS TO COME WITH ME TO BRAZIL?
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to
inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else
does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport
can create hope where once there was only despair.”
Nelson Mandela
Former President of South Africa
“In my travels around the world – from the dirt fields of Lusaka,
Zambia, to playgrounds in schools across America – I’ve seen the
transformative power soccer has to bring people together and
transform lives on and off the field.”
William J Clinton
Former President of the U.S.A.
“Some people believe soccer is a matter of life and death. I can
assure you it is much, much more important than that”
Bill Shankly
Legendary Liverpool F.C. Manager
Soccer is more than ‘a game of two halves’. It’s about more than two teams. It’s about more than winning and losing.
Soccer is not only the planet’s favorite sport – it’s also one of the most powerful vehicles for positive social change.
the third half is what happens when you go beyond - it’s about using the power of soccer for cultural and educational transformation.
We design international, soccer-themed adventures to incredible locations that leave a legacy of lasting impact.
travel. play soccer. change the world.
the third half experience is a journey of personal transformation.
Soccer is often called ‘the world’s common language’. It is played and watched by more people in more countries than any other sport,
from the mountains of Africa to the backstreets of Barcelona to the crowded urban favelas of Brazil. It has greater power to cross
boundaries of race, culture and religion than almost anything else.
Each the third half experience uses the medium of the game to take you on an educational journey that gives you a greater
understanding of how the world works, the challenges it faces and how we can solve them together as global citizens.
The universality of soccer makes it a powerful platform for education. All over the world, organizations use soccer to
help tackle serious social issues like poverty, disease and lack of education.
You’ll get to experience first-hand how soccer can change lives. You’ll work side-by-side with local coaches and experience how
they use soccer to help disadvantaged children.
Profits from every the third half tour are invested directly in the local host organization, meaning you’ll be helping to change lives
long after the final whistle.
travel
Experience incredible culture and scenery
play soccer
Make new friends playing the game you love in
unforgettable locations
change the world
Support inspiring charities helping underserved children
WHY CHOOSE the third half?
Every day, all over the world, millions of children wake up to an uncertain future; threatened by discrimination because of their gender or race,
crime and violence, poverty and disease or lack of education and opportunities for employment.
Increasingly, local non-profit organizations are using soccer as a platform to provide health, education and social services.
These organizations need your support.
What if your next vacation helped 1,000 African children get tested for HIV? Or helped build a new soccer field in a Brazilian favela?
Or helped empower indigenous people in Costa Rica?
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
the third half is about creating a level playing field. We want you to see what life - and soccer - is like through the eyes of your hosts.
Each the third half experience is designed to create a balance between sports, education and culture. You’ll visit exciting tourist attractions with trusted
local guides, experience exotic cuisine and customs and make new friends both on and off the field.
Your package price includes all meals, entertainment and insurance. We arrange all travel and transport from the moment you depart, throughout your
trip to the moment you arrive home. A dedicated the third half Tour Supervisor will be with you and on-call 24/7.
Each the third half tour includes activities
built around three transformational
experiences:
•SOCCER
- play soccer in amazing new
settings, meet new people and make
friendships that last a lifetime. Our
experiences are open to all abilities from
absolute beginner to seasoned pro.
EDUCATION - get hands-on experience
with local non-profit organizations
working to improve the lives of
disadvantaged young people.
CULTURE - experience new cultures,
customs and scenery in some of the
world’s most popular adventure
destinations.
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PLAY THE THIRD HALF WAY
Our methodology is comprised of three components; soccer, educational and
cultural activities. Each the third half experience is constructed from a portfolio of
exciting and varied activities reflecting one of these themes, creating a
comprehensive soccer-based educational experience.
SOCCER
Activities that allow you to bond and socialize with your teammates and the local hosts –
including competitive and non-competitive soccer experiences, group meals, parties and more.
EDUCATION
Activities that allow you to learn first-hand about the work carried out by your
host organization and how your trip is helping to change the lives of others.
CULTURE
Activities that allow you to experience what life is like for people in your
host community and to sample the unique flavor of your destination.
BRAZIL
Help build community soccer facilities for boys
and girls in the favelas of Brazil while learning the
secrets of joga bonito with love.fútbol.
Brazil is considered the ‘spiritual home’ of
soccer and the game is a religion to most
Brazilians.
But despite their passion for the game, many
children from underserved communities in
Brazil don’t even have the opportunity to play
the game they love.
Brazil has one of the most unequal societies in
the world, with millions living in poverty. In the
overcrowded favelas of the country’s major
cities, children are often forced to play in the
street, at risk from traffic and crime, or in trash
dumps and other dangerous places.
The number one sport for young people in Brazil is soccer.
You’ll join the non-profit organization love.fútbol as they empower local Brazilians to plan, build and manage their own community soccer fields
and use them as platforms for social education.
Profits from the trip will support love.fútbol’s daily operations providing access to safe places to play for underserved Brazilian children.
During your 14-day BRAZIL
experience you will:
• Hone your skills the Brazilian way with
training from pro futsal and futvolei players
• See how love.fútbol and their local partners
transform local communities and help to
renovate a community facility
• Take the field at a pro-soccer stadium at local
powerhouses Sport Club do Recife and Clube
Nautico (elite experience only)*
• Experience life in a Brazilian favela
• Sample incredible local culture like samba and
capoeira and relax on some of the world’s
most beautiful beaches
• Make friendships that will last a lifetime
*dependent on schedules
Capoiera
love.fútbol’s
local projects
Swimming Pools of
Maragogi
Arena Pernambuco
Stadium
Coastline of Recife
RIO DE JANEIRO
Located on the coast of beautiful Brazil,
the skyline of Rio de Janeiro makes a
powerful visual impact with Corcovado
Mountain and Sugar Loaf looming in the
background.
While here, you’ll visit sites with
breathtaking views, play beach soccer and
footvolley, and experience the exciting
metropolitan energy of Rio.
Home of the 2014 World Cup and the
2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is
a popular destination with so much to
offer to sports fans and tourists alike.
Rio de Janeiro
Sugar Loaf
Christ the Redeemer
Barra Beach
Accommodation at
Hotel Praia Linda
SAMPLE ITINERARY
JUNE 30:
JULY 1:
JULY 2: JULY 3: JULY 4: JULY 5: JULY 6: Fly out from your hometown.
Arrival in Recife. Transfer to accommodations and check in. Welcome meeting. Lunch and boat
tour in colonial area of the city. Dinner at local barbecue restaurant. Introductions and
love.fútbol presentation.
Training Session 1. Visit two love.fútbol projects and meeting with local leaders. Light
pickup game. Social and Emotional Intelligence Workshop 1: Global Leadership and International
Development.
Soccer Training Session with Local Coach (Sport Club do Recife’s Youth Coach). Friendly Game #1 *Attend professional match. (*subject to availability and additional cost.)
Beach visit. Tour Arena Pernambuco Stadium. Soccer Game. Build day (painting) and
Barbecue. Social and Emotional Intelligence Workshop 2: Social Entrepreneurship and Design
Thinking.
Soccer Training session with Local Coach (Beach Soccer and Foot Volley training). Visit LF’s
partner organization, a Beach Soccer for development project. Attend local Capoeira
event.
Transfer to downtown for Sightseeing, Guided City Tour. Friendly Match #2 (Beach Soccer
match). *Attend Professional Match in World Cup Stadium. (*subject to availability and
additional cost.)
SAMPLE ITINERARY
JULY 7: Travel to love.fútbol’s 3 project in the region. Afternoon Pick-up Futsal Game with community.
JULY 8: Dive in natural swimming pools of Maragogi. Transfer back to Recife.
Sightseeing and free time downtown.
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JULY 9: Morning pickup game. Attend a local Samba event. Social and Emotional Intelligence Workshop 3: The Right to Play and Community Development.
JULY 10: Morning leisure time for sightseeing and souvenir shopping. Farewell Activity with love.fútbol.
JULY 11: Transfer to airport. Fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (flights to be booked by individual participants. Please try
to book an AM flight) Check into accommodations, the Hotel Praia Linda. Sightsee the Corcovado
Mountain (Christ the Redeemer).
JULY 12:
Free time at Barra Beach. Lunch at “Tourao” Churrascaria Rodizio. Sugar Loaf for sightseeing
(optional extra). *Attend possible Pro Serie A Game (optional and additional charge).
JULY 13: Transfer to airport, fly home.
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES
• All required ground transportation throughout your trip (airport transfers included)
• All soccer training sessions
• All community service and educational activities
• All cultural and sightseeing activities
• Use of training facilities for soccer practice sessions
• Water during all practices
• 2-3 competitive soccer games against local teams
• Attend a local professional league or international match (depending on availability and
additional cost at time of tour)
Full board during your stay in Recife (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and Half board during
your stay in Rio (breakfast and lunch or dinner)
12 nights accommodation
A full time Tour Supervisor on-call 24 hours a day
Cancellation and medical insurance
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THE PROGRAM EXCLUDES
• Round trip airfare
• Match tickets to professional games (subject to availability and additional cost)
• Additional items such as: Individual laundry, international phone calls, and other personal
expenses (snacks, refreshments, souvenirs etc.)
Admission fees to any cultural, tourist or leisure activities not listed in the itinerary
Any other items not specified under the “Program includes” section
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YOUR IMPACT
Our social mission is to improve the lives of boys and girls in underserved communities around the world.
We do this by supporting trusted, local, non-profit organizations that use soccer to address social issues like gender inequality, youth
unemployment, crime, gang violence, racism and HIV/Aids. When you take a trip with us, we are helping these organizations grow and reach
more young people. This is how we do it:
1. Each host generates employment opportunities and guaranteed financial income from hosting your trip that is invested directly into their programs
2. Your fundraising challenge also goes direct to the local host to support their work
3. If you choose to also purchase soccer equipment to donate through our partnership with Senda Athletics, or if you want to bring and donate old
equipment of your own, your local host will ensure that it gets a new life where it’s needed most.
During your trip you’ll be able to experience first-hand the work of your local host organization and see the value created by your visit.
YOUR IMPACT
Profits from each the third half experience will be invested in love.fútbol.
the third half will allow love.fútbol to enhance current fields as community centers, while also supporting them in reaching future
communities. love.fútbol fields have often served as a first step for future growth, and developing structures in each field’s surroundings can
make the space more active and increase its long term sustainability. A kiosk, for example, could generate funds and help maintain the field.
Each the third half program will also provide meaningful cultural exchange for both travelers and members of the community.
Tangible projects and approximate estimated costs:
Outdoor classroom: 10K
Gymnastic equipment: 5-10K
Repainting a field: 4K
Kiosk: 10-15K
Playground: 5-10K
Benches and seats: 5K
Planting trees: 2-5K
Tables for games and seats: 5K
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
Want to make an even bigger impact for young people in your host community? We’re
challenging all our travelers to volunteer to raise $300 for your local host organization
before you travel.
We’ve partnered with RallyMe, the No.1 crowdfunding site for athletes, teams and sports
organizations to make this challenge as easy as possible. If you raise more than $300
you can donate this too or use it towards the cost of your trip – it’s up to you.
The fundraising challenge is completely optional, but the more you raise the more
impact you’ll be able to see from your trip.
Learn more and start a Rally campaign!
GIVE THE GIFT OF SOCCER
Your trip will also provide fair trade soccer gear to
your local host organization. We’re proud to partner
with Senda Athletics to make this possible!
The Senda vision is to make the highest quality,
ethically-made gear in the world, and to build a
movement that transforms the way people interact
with the game. Through this partnership
You’re not only providing high quality equipment to
underprivileged children, but also helping provide
living wages to workers making premium quality
soccer balls in Fair Trade working conditions.
At the end of your trip you’ll be able to donate a set
of Senda balls and bibs to your hosts. And of course
if you want to bring and donate any of your own
soccer gear, bring it on!
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Dates: June 30 - July 13, 2017
Landed Package Price: $3,295
Single Supplement: $595
Flights: Roundtrip airfare is not included in the program price. All participants will be responsible for purchase of their
own airfare. Participants should aim to arrive as early as possible on JULY 1, 2017.
All participants will be responsible for purchase of their own flight itinerary. Participants should aim to arrive
as early as possible on July 1, 2017.*Please do not purchase your flights until we have confirmed that program
minimum travel numbers have been met. We will notify you as soon as this occurs. At the latest, we will notify
you four months prior to the program start date (February 28th). If there is not enough participation and the program must be cancelled, eSoccer and the third half will not be
liable for previously purchased flights by the prospective customers directly with the airline. However, a full
refund will be provided on the landed package booked through the third half if the program does not meet
minimum numbers. Please call us with any questions at (404) 816-4688 and our customer service team would be
happy to assist you.
Payment
The payment outline is as follows:
Deposit: $600 deposit due at registration
Progress Payment: $800 due by FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Final Payment: Final balance due by MAY 15, 2017
*Exchange rates can fluctuate. We reserve the right to confirm the exchange rate at the time of proposal acceptance.
Registration Site
A TEAM YOU CAN TRUST
streetfootballworld is the global leader in the field of Soccer for Good. Since 2002, we have developed a
network of over 100 organizations in more than 60 countries that use soccer as a tool to tackle deep-rooted
community issues in areas such as HIV/AIDS, education, peacebuilding, employability and gender equality.
Collectively, we empower more than one million disadvantaged young people per year. streetfootballworld is
a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization with offices in New York, Berlin, Rio and Cape Town.
www.streetfootballworld.org.
eSoccer is the leading American company in the ‘educational and soccer travel’ sector, that has provided
services to more than 15,000 youth from the US and abroad. eSoccer partners with some of the most
important soccer and travel organizations in the world, including US Soccer, MLS, adidas, Real Madrid CF and
many more. eSoccer is a registered LLC organization with offices in Atlanta, Madrid, Toronto and London.
www.educationsoccertravel.com.
love.fútbol partners with underserved communities to build simple soccer fields for youth without safe places
to play. love.fútbol has received numerous awards and recognitions for its work including winning Nike and
Ashoka’s Changing Lives Through Football Award (2010), being selected as a finalist in the Beyond Sport
Awards and as a recipient of FIFA’s Football for Hope fund. love.fútbol is a registered non-profit organization
with offices in the USA, Guatemala and Brazil. For more information visit www.lovefútbol.org.
“The money we raised through one tour with
the third half will help Kick4Life save lives by
providing HIV testing and counseling to over
2,500 orphans and vulnerable children,
referring those who test positive to ongoing
medical treatment and support.”
“I never really connected the statistics and
information you see on Powerpoints to the real
world, but actually hearing people tell their
stories really makes you connect to them, to
understand where they are coming from and
what the statistics really mean”.
Rhe‫ מּ‬Power
Country Director
Kick4Life, Lesotho
Jordan
the third half 2016
“There’s no be‫מּ‬er way to prepare our kids for
an extremely complicated world than coming to
learn about issues first-hand. You just can't do
this in a classroom. The way in which our kids
have been able to connect to the local people
through soccer is be‫מּ‬er than I’ve ever seen
before. Connecting sport and international
development is a phenomenal idea”.
“It’s very important to share my story with
people from different countries, because then
they will understand the issue much be‫מּ‬er
than if they just read about it. I like helping
people to understand what is really happening
in countries like mine”.
Trish Anderson
PACE Academy Teacher
the third half 2016
Maphoka ‘Puky’ Ramokoatsi
Youth Coach
Kick4Life, Lesotho
THE THIRD HALF ON YOUTUBE: LEARN MORE!
• Create Social Impact: At "the third half" we design international, soccer-themed adventures to incredible
locations that leave a legacy of lasting impact.
• A Team you can Trust:
the third half is a partnership between streetfootballworld, the largest
international network of soccer for social good organizations and eSoccer, a company specializing in
international soccer travel logistics.
• Learn the Beautiful Game:
Each the third half experience uses the medium of the beautiful game to
take you on an educational journey.
• Become a Global Citizen: Our programs provide a greater understanding of how the world works, the
challenges it faces and how we can solve them together as global citizens.
• Experience International Development: Each local host organization is using soccer as a tool to tackle
deep-rooted community issues in areas like HIV/AIDS education, peace-building, employability and gender
equality.
COMING SOON
ZAMBIA
SOUTH AFRICA
ECUADOR
CUBA
AND MANY MORE…
JOIN THE TEAM!
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