PAD4YOUTH PROJECT

The “Padel for Youth: Adapted Training for the Youngest” (PAD4YOUTH) project is a European Project of the Erasmus+ Programme that will have a duration of 18 months. This project has a consortium of 5 organisations from 4 different countries (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Croatia) and aims to expand the application of the new adapted training model for children and young people with intellectual disabilities, created by the Valencian Community Padel Federation (VCPF).

The consortium aims to: Design a new toolbox and training in skill development applicable to diverse target groups of children, with use of innovative equipment; Provide training and employability opportunities for coaches, enhancing their skills in delivering adapted Padel for young people and youth with intellectual disabilities;

Exchange between partner countries of good practice specific to, but not limited to, Padel; Include core approaches to coaching based on gender and intellectual disability inclusion, mental wellbeing, socialisation, digitalisation and sustainability and Increase the sustainability and impact of the project by providing stakeholders with the capacity to use this toolbox and data, as a basis for adaptation to Padel or other racket sports, covering all children.

Press Releases:
https://gcp.pt/pad4youth-projectos-erasmus/
https://gcp.pt/gcp-e-o-projecto-europeu-erasmus-pad4youth/
https://gcp.pt/erasmus-pad4youth/
https://gcp.pt/pad4youth/