The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and the Premier League’s Chelsea FC spent two days together in London this week teaching kids about physics and engineering concepts as they pertained to sports, and now representatives from both franchises say they’re prepared to extend their partnership into the future.
Through their respective community-focused subsidiaries, the teams hosted a free clinic targeting 10- and 11-year-old children at Chelsea home stadium Stamford Bridge, where they held workshops on how science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) apply to football and soccer.
Representatives from the Chelsea Foundation and the 49ers’ education consulting venture, EDU Academy, have since expressed interest in pursuing additional STEAM events together in hopes of furthering education opportunities for youth in sport and encouraging other organization to follow suit.