Tony Popovic and Local Kids Kick-off Player Escort Competition

The clinic provided 10 lucky 6-10 year olds with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk on the field with the Australian team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup? in South Africa.
Former Socceroo and current Sydney FC assistant coach, Tony Popovic was on hand at the event, together with Football NSW technical coaches, to take the kids through a series of training drills specifically devised to teach the values of sportsmanship.
Tony Popovic said: ?Whatever sport you?re into, learning to be a ?good sport? – teamwork, winning and losing with good grace, communication, social interaction – not only make playing more enjoyable, but experts also believe these are essential life-skills which, if learned from a young age, can greatly benefit a child?s personal growth and wellbeing.  It?s great to see a competition which actively promotes and encourages these values.?
The McDonald?s Player Escort Competition is open to all Australian children between the ages of 6 and 10 as at 20 June 2010.  The competition requires entrants to log on to www.mcdonalds.com.au/playerescort and complete a comic story about ?The Spirit of Sportsmanship.?

The closing date for entries is 31/3/10.