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For Aleksandar his community outreach event actually takes place overseas back in his home country of Serbia. To no one’s surprise, Serbia is not a big football nation so a lot of his work is based in establishing a grassroots movement there to produce more talent. Several countries like Germany and England have produced European ISFL talent, so why not Serbia? The obvious issue with the campaign is Serbia has almost no football infrastructure, focusing mostly on their soccer and basketball programs. Aleksandar came over with the idea and the financial backing from the Kansas City Coyotes to build three football fields in his hometown of Valjevo so that kids have a place to practice on the proper facilities to avoid any injuries. The other thing is securing gear sponsorships from several major equipment manufacturers so that all of the kids wanting to learn how to play have the ability to do so as protected as possible.
For Aleksandar his community outreach event actually takes place overseas back in his home country of Serbia. To no one’s surprise, Serbia is not a big football nation so a lot of his work is based in establishing a grassroots movement there to produce more talent. Several countries like Germany and England have produced European ISFL talent, so why not Serbia? The obvious issue with the campaign is Serbia has almost no football infrastructure, focusing mostly on their soccer and basketball programs. Aleksandar came over with the idea and the financial backing from the Kansas City Coyotes to build three football fields in his hometown of Valjevo so that kids have a place to practice on the proper facilities to avoid any injuries. The other thing is securing gear sponsorships from several major equipment manufacturers so that all of the kids wanting to learn how to play have the ability to do so as protected as possible.
"You relieve the same day over and over again, you kind of start to see who you really are."