As the Green Batik Coaches program continued, the energy of Day Two and Day Three brought a shift from learning to leading. Coaches who began as participants were now becoming facilitators, designing ways to pass their knowledge on to others. The focus of these two days was simple yet powerful: developing communication, creativity, and leadership through football and teamwork.
The mornings started with sessions that tested more than just athletic ability. Through passing drills, coaches learned that success depends on awareness, trust, and clear communication. When players failed to connect, they quickly saw how silence could break a rhythm, an important lesson mirrored in daily life and environmental work. Whether on the field or in the community, progress only happens when people listen, respond, and collaborate.
Later that day, in a classroom session titled Problems in Pekalongan and Life Skills, coaches were challenged to identify local environmental issues and propose solutions. Working in groups, they presented ideas on two major challenges facing the city: batik wastewater and tidal flooding (banjir rob). Many had seen these issues firsthand, but discussing them collectively sparked a sense of shared purpose. The Green Batik Pekalongan initiative is part of a broader effort to address such problems through environmental innovation, education, and cross-sector collaboration.
The following sessions shifted from identifying problems to building solutions. Coaches designed training plans for local children, complete with warm-ups, drills, endgames, and reflection time. The exercise was more than a coaching plan; it was a model of structured community leadership. The next morning, these plans came to life as the coaches guided elementary school students through fun, age-appropriate sessions filled with energy and laughter.
Classroom learning reinforced these experiences with the Four Golden Principles of Coaching: structure, repetition, adaptability, and team-first focus. Coaches were reminded that good leadership starts with empathy, understanding what others need to learn, and adjusting to meet them where they are. It was a lesson in humility and patience, as much as in technique.
By the end of the third day, something remarkable had happened. The young coaches had not only practiced communication and leadership, but they had lived it. The football field had become a classroom, and the classroom had become a community space for reflection, creativity, and care. As Green Batik Pekalongan emphasizes, climate action is not just about technical solutions or large-scale interventions; it begins with people working together, sharing knowledge, and building the confidence to make change from the ground up.
