Massimo Vallati
Ashoka Fellow desde 2017   |   Italy

Massimo Vallati

Calciosociale
Massimo completely reframes the rules in which soccer is played to promote empathy, team-work, inclusion and leadership in young people and adults, in a way that appeals to everyone playing…
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This description of Massimo Vallati's work was prepared when Massimo Vallati was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2017.

Introducción

Massimo completely reframes the rules in which soccer is played to promote empathy, team-work, inclusion and leadership in young people and adults, in a way that appeals to everyone playing soccer—from professional soccer players to children with a wide range of talents, in every context.

La idea nueva

Massimo is creating an inclusive soccer system, as opposed to the exclusivity of traditional soccer. His goal is to activate local communities through children playing soccer and their families. Massimo’s innovation tackles two separate social issues: 1) the isolation and lack of opportunities forLeer más

El problema

In Italy, children and young people do not practice sports in school, but through external clubs. Each neighborhood has sport schools, paid for by the children’s family. Despite the huge potential soccer has to reach many families of all social classes, already dominating the scene for most boysLeer más

La estrategia

“Changing the rules of soccer to reinterpret the rules of the world” is Calciosociale’s motto, making the objective of the organization very clear. According to the principles and values promoted by Calciosociale, soccer is a metaphor of life, building the fundamentals of inclusion, respect forLeer más

La persona

Massimo Vallati was born in Rome in 1976. Massimo’s love for soccer goes back to his childhood, when he started playing in the under-eleven group. Massimo witnessed the first difficulties directly on the field when he was a kid: players’ agents, transfer market, bets, doping, extremeLeer más

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