PLAY FOR GOAL 9
INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

• By 2030, deploy clean technologies and make industries sustainable.

Basic infrastructure like roads, information and communication technologies, sanitation, electrical power and water remains scarce in many developing countries.

It’s about our livelihoods. The growth of new industries means improvement in the standard of living for many of us. Also, if industries pursue sustainability, this approach will have a positive effect on the environment. Climate change affects all us.

by Becca Todd, United Kingdom

Description of the game

• Teams work together to build obstacles to protect themselves.
• Safe zones can be added.

by Camilla Olsen, Denmark

Description of the game

• Have a chat about infrastructure and transport in your country and perhaps other forms of infrastructure in other countries. Include comments from the players in the game.
• Whenever the lines cross the players have to make a pass, and change direction. Be aware they can´t cross another pair on same lines – instead they either have to wait or find another way.
• The important part is to get the players to cooperate, as a pair, as they have to continuously pass the ball to each other on the lines.
• The goal is to score a goal in all corners.

by Camilla Olsen, Denmark

Description of the game

• The lines on the floor are like a road network and the ball is a car.
• Whenever the lines cross the players have to make a pass, and change direction. Be aware they can´t cross another pair on same lines – instead they either have to wait or find another way.
• The important part is to get the players to cooperate, as a pair, as they have to continuously pass the ball to each other on the lines.
• The goal is to score a goal in all corners.

by Myrna Møller, Denmark

Description of the game

• We focused on infrastructure, and why this is important in a society. We did an “obstacle course” and divided the players in two groups.
• Running with the ball one player at the time from each group had to run through the course. The group who first got all its teammate through the obstacle course won.
• You can make a course where the all the players have to run together and all have to touch the ball. Time them and see if there are ways of going through the course that is faster than others. 

There are so many great ways to create a game. Allow the players to be quite creative with this by introducing the goal at the beginning of the match and asking them how this could be included:  Do one team have a big goal and the other a small. Do everybody play with a glas of water or change a rule every minute. 

A simple way to bring in the Global Goals when playing a match, is that every time a team scores or make a save, or during a water break they can double their points or get a point by stating a Global Goal and what they could do to help promote this in their community. Easiest to play small side games with 3-6 players, so they can hear each other.

You can always have several games going at the same time. There are some rule ideas under Goal 17.

If you have time, give the players a chance to talk solutions, and how they them selve can do something in their every day.

• How can industry and innovation make the world and life safer?
• What technology makes you feel safer?
• What industry or infrastructure would you like to introduce to your community?
• Think about how industry impacts on your life and well-being?
• What other global goals is supported when reaching this goal?

When you and your players create your own drills for the global goals, please share it. Every game counts.

Describe your game in a drawing and add a few words and send it to us.

As a thank you we will share your Impact Game under the relevant Goal here on the website and of course crediting you and your team!