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STUDENT INFORMATION

Name of the student:
Alessio Cellini
Country:
Italy
Sport:
Football


SCHOOL INFORMATION

Name of the School:
IPS Francesco Datini
School Typology:
Vocational
Address:
via di Reggiana 26 Prato
Tel:
0574630511
Fax:
0574630411
Web site:
www.datini.prato.it
E-mail:


CASE STUDY

The Context:
As a child both of my parents wanted me to do sports, and I had been fond of football since I was a child. My parents also encouraged me, thinking that it was good to do sports from an early age to prevent physical problems. Also, I think that sport practice could help me to better relate with the others.
I think that sport infrastructures of my school could be improved, and Physical Education could be strengthened: at school we need to practice not only the best known sports, like football. The young must be more encouraged by all actors to practice sport, even through school, to achieve a better way of life .
Balancing Sport and Education:
Certainly at school, it is not easy to balance study and football. I think that my classmates gave me a great help, for example when they inform me about school activities, or when the School Direction allows me to have time to go to weekly training sections. Even the teachers helped me a lot as far as tasks, homework and queries.
My time for study is affected by sport activities, and I try to schedule time balancing sport and study. I try to do my best not to stay too far behind in the study. The school day is already very challenging, with an average of 34 hours a week, and then finding a couple of hours daily for studying is never so easy.
It is not easy to combine sport and school, but, for the moment, I'm happy also for my school results. I always got average marks in the last two years. After some little problems at the beginning, I think I will be able to reach my final Diploma at the end of 5th year.
In the football world, luckily, I met people - managers and coaches – who, before searching for the player saw the guy who had to study to get a diploma.
I still play sports and go to school at the same time, because in the world of sports you never know: you can be a champion, but the next day you're down and out, so you'd better be ready for a second choice, which can be different from the world of football. My football team, whenever I have to skip school because of football commitments, send to my school a document containing the sport reasons why I am exempted from school on some days. The school, for its part, is always trying to keep me informed on the activities and considers this commitment to sport training as equally important.
Future Perspectives:
My most immediate project is to get a good grade at the school final exam, next school year ( 2016-17), so I would like to obtain good marks from this year. As far as sport is concerned, my goal is to continue to gain experience, which does not depend only on me, but on the football team's leaders and managers. I do not exclude the possibility to continue studying, perhaps something connected with sport.


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