Minigolf Kids for a better World

World Minigolf Sport Federation

Summary

The children /participants collect domestic waste to build
unique obstacles which are used in minigolf tournaments for kids. For building
obstacles, the children have to work as a group to generate ideas and
execute them. At the same time the children also learn to recycle materials
and reuse them for building new things.

Target group(s)

• Children (3-12)
• Refugees
• Youth (13-18)

Purposes

• Economic Impact
• Increase sport participation

Type(s) of initiative

• Coaching and Dissemination
• Non-Competitve Sport for All

Children learn how to reuse waste to create something new and get a profit out of it. They also learn to work together as a team and have fun playing minigolf at the same time.

The project has been realized in multiple schools in Portugal and as a demonstration it was done during the minigolf world championships in China in 2019. A group of children from a local school were briefed just a few hours before the presentation and they built beautful obstacles and played minigolf with them on stage during the UTS conference.

Venue

• Sport Clubs, Educational Institutions, Public spaces

Maximum of participants

• 20-50

Actual number of participants

• No evidence available from Portugal, in China around 15 children

Staff

• 0 (entirely volunteer)

Equipment and Facilities

• Domestic Waste, Glue, Card Board, any type of Minigolf / Golf / Floorball sticks