Impact
Moving People. Everywhere.
For us, Street Racket is more than a game. We want everyone to have access to movement, no matter where they live, how old they are or what they bring with them. It takes no net and no gym, just chalk, a racket and a ball.
Our Vision
Everyone should be able to play racket sports anytime and anywhere, and experience how good regular, varied movement feels.
Our Mission
We are establishing Street Racket worldwide as a simple, sustainable tool for health, education, community and inclusion: in schools, communities and public spaces.
Why We Do It
Why Movement Matters
Movement strengthens body and health, builds coordination and focus, and brings people together. Yet many children and young people move too little today, and far from everyone has access to sports grounds, gyms or clubs.
That is where we come in: Street Racket works in any schoolyard, on the street and in any room. The rules are simple, the equipment is affordable and everyone can join in right away. This is how we want to get children and people all over the world moving.
Growing Up Healthy
Regular movement builds motor skills, coordination and wellbeing.
Low Threshold
No net, no gym, hardly any cost: a few chalk lines are enough.
Together, Not Alone
Generations, cultures and different abilities meet on one court.
Active Learning
Close to Our Hearts: Active Learning
Active learning combines two things that matter most for children: movement and learning. Maths, reading, languages or general knowledge happen right on the court, with numbers, letters and colours in the squares.
Learning becomes something children experience, they stay active instead of sitting still, and teachers get a simple way to bring more movement into the school day.
For Everyone
Anyone Means Everyone
The «Anyone» in our motto matters to us. Street Racket should be open to all: children and adults, beginners and experienced players, people with and without disabilities, and groups who otherwise have little access to sport.
The courts are just lines on the ground, and rules and pace can be adapted to any group. With the TEAM-RACKET, the racket with two handles, cooperative and inclusive play becomes possible. Two people guide the racket together, for example one person with and one without a disability, and experience movement as a team.
Around the World
Bringing Movement Where It Is Missing
We love to travel and bring Street Racket to regions where movement opportunities are scarce. Because it needs hardly any equipment and no infrastructure, it can take root quickly.
Projects have taken us to Ethiopia, South Africa, Ghana, Thailand and Cambodia, among others, working with the ICRC and other charitable organisations.
Lasting Impact
SDGs and 21st Century Skills
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Street Racket supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The concept has its strongest impact on good health and wellbeing (3), quality education (4), gender equality (5), reduced inequalities (10), sustainable cities and communities (11) and responsible consumption and production (12). It also contributes to further goals such as peace and strong institutions (16) and partnerships (17).
The 5Cs: Skills for the 21st Century
Besides knowledge, children today need skills such as collaboration, communication and creativity, often called «21st century skills». Street Racket builds them through play and combines them with movement. We sum this up in the 5Cs:
- Coordination
- Controlling movement, hand-eye coordination
- Cognition
- Focus, attention, thinking on the move
- Cooperation
- Playing together, staying fair, helping each other
- Communication
- Making agreements, giving feedback
- Creativity
- Inventing new games and courts
Creating Impact Together
Social Responsibility You Can See
For companies, foundations and municipalities, Street Racket is a tangible way to take on social responsibility: as a CSR project, a social impact partnership or a local movement initiative. Every contribution helps bring Street Racket to where it makes the biggest difference.
Join the Donors Club
Your contribution makes projects, equipment and workshops possible where resources are lacking.
Learn moreRequest a Partnership
CSR project, foundation or municipality: we develop a project with visible impact together.
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