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Core Training Modules

Right To Play has five core training, or program, modules that Local Coaches receive training on and then implement in their community. These modules were developed by Right To Play, and in the case of the Live Safe, Play Safe Module, through funding by USAIDS it has undergone a primary review by the CORE Initiative-a consortium including Johns Hopkins University.

1. Coach2Coach Module: Capacity Building

The objective of Coach2Coach is to create a pool of Local Coach volunteers that can implement and manage daily sport and play activities with children. Coach2Coach helps to set the foundation for individual leadership and community ownership.

The focus is on capacity building of the Local Coaches and local organizations in areas such as leadership, communication, project management, event organization, and conflict resolution. An element of child development theory is also addressed throughout the module.

Coach2Coach Training equips coaches with tangible skills that can be used both during the implementation of sport and play programs and in the context of their everyday lives. Play Days and regular activities are co-organized by Right To Play and the trained coaches as a practical component of the Coach2Coach Module.

2. Live Safe, Play Safe Module: HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Sport and Play

Live Safe, Play Safe (LSPS) is a skills-based health education program focused on the prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people. LSPS uses physical activity and active discussion to engage children and youth in the development of key knowledge, attitudes and skills that can be expected to influence the development of health-promoting behaviours in real life.

Knowledge refers to what participants understand and learn with respect to the male and female anatomy, what HIV/AIDS is and how it is transmitted, and how HIV/AIDS can be prevented.

Attitude refers to feelings, values and beliefs that are held about the self and others, and includes self-esteem and awareness of stigma and discrimination.

Skill refers to participants’ abilities to carry out specific behaviours, and includes assertive communication, decision-making and the correct use of a condom. This module strongly depends on collaboration with local partners in-field who have the technical expertise and experience in HIV/AIDS education, where Right To Play provides an active, enjoyable learning environment through games and discussion.

Meet the children, hear the stories, and play the games. Check out our multimedia website for an interactive look at Right To Play HIV/AIDS prevention program.

3. Red Ball Child Play (RBCP) Module: Holistic Child Development

The Red Ball Child Play module is based on a holistic approach to child development and is comprised of five different coloured balls which each correspond to a specific area of child development: mind, body, spirit, health and peace (social co-operation). This concept corresponds to the World Health Organization’s definition of health as: “a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Right To Play has created a number of games and play activities for each coloured ball that allow children to learn in a fun and memorable way. This module is a particularly effective means through which to reach children particularly in SportWorks and community integration projects where schools are targeted. Through involvement of the school principals in the development of the lesson plans, Right To Play and the teachers ensure that the module is being used on a regular and long term basis.

In the Red Ball Child Play module, each of the five components of enhancing healthy child development and promoting physical activity and fun are symbolized by a Ball of a different colour:

The Red Mind Ball
Represents the cognitive and intellectual processes of children. This includes their perception of the world around them and of themselves; the capacity to learn and build knowledge; and their ability to gain awareness and insight into different aspects of life.

The Black Body Ball
Represents the physical development of children’s bodies as well as their awareness and understanding of their own bodies.

The Yellow Spirit Ball
Represents the emotional aspect of child development. This relates to the child’s feelings such as joy and happiness. It includes children’s self-esteem, confidence and their sense of hope and optimism.

The Green Health Ball
Represents the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The Green Health Ball also provides the broader perspectives of total health as it relates to the environment. The human body will not sustain complete well being if it is not provided healthy conditions within which to live.

The Blue Peace Ball
Represents the social aspects of development in terms of children’s relationships with their peers, family, community and nature.

4. Community Infrastructure Capacity Building: Community Based Groups

Right To Play works with existing community or sport groups, or assists in establishing them if specific sport groups do not exist. The project implementation is fundamentally based on the cooperation with local, national and international NGOs, government ministries, schools, and community leaders that are active in the project location.

The purpose is to ensure active community leadership and participation in both the planning and implementation of the program, with the intention of encouraging strong community ownership. Community based groups are responsible for the management of sport leagues, to plan special events, to oversee light infrastructure construction, and to ensure the inclusion of women, girls and children with different abilities.

5. Light Physical Infrastructure Development: Sport and Play Facilities

In some project locations the community requests assistance to develop simple sport and play facilities in order to host regular activities in a safe environment. Right To Play supports the upgrade and repair of existing facilities or the initiative to build new ones, to a limited extent.

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