"11 for Health" has been running since 2016, and over the course of the 5 years, up to 30,000 middle school students have participated. The program puts, with simple means and documented effect, health and well-being on the school schedule in 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
It is much more than teaching football, and quite literally, students must learn to dribble around unhealthy foods, score good friendships, and gain a joy from exercise and sports that they can take with them further into life.
More info at the Danish FA
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Scientific background - overview of 30 articles on '11 for Health' and 'FIT FIRST' (PDF).
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