Gli Azzurrini di YouSport

Project start date: October 2023

Project location: Milan

The “Azzurrini di YouSport” project was born from the meeting of two entities: YouSport and the Azzurrini Academy of Como, created to promote sports activities among children with cognitive disabilities thanks to the help of new technologies. Such as mind robots, used to develop and strengthen the computational sphere; 3D videos and drone shots, to simplify the schemes proposed by the coach; augmented reality to teach how to recognize and manage emotions before they take over.

This cutting-edge method, thanks to the “Azzurrini” project, will now also be exported to the city of Milan, where we operate, combining our strategy and territorial experience, with the innovative model of the Academy.

The benefit that physical activity can bring to people with disabilities was also confirmed by research conducted by ISTAT in 2019: physical activity and sport contribute to the development of social relationships with a positive rehabilitative effect on health. Yet only 9.1% of people with disabilities in Italy practice sport, compared to 36.6% of the rest of the population. Although the importance of sport is now widely recognized, much still needs to be done to increase the share of people with limitations who dedicate themselves to this activity.

This is precisely the direction of the new project: taking to the field to overcome the idea of ​​​​diversity as a barrier. This is where the idea of ​​​​an inclusive football practice was born, which aims to contribute to the improvement of the psycho-physical conditions of children, strengthening their awareness, self-esteem, health conditions and promoting the construction of a group identity.

The project was presented at the Ciro Menotti theater, Saturday 11 March 2023.
On stage to present the project were two world champions, Gianluca Zambrotta and Beppe Bergomi, the Sky presenter and journalist Anna Billò and Samuele Robbioni member of the YouSport Scientific Committee.