The purpose of Manual for Trainers and Facilitators is to serve the specific learning needs of the people 50+ in the entire European community and, therefore, it begins in the community and is owned by the community members. The Catch the Ball Manual for Trainers and Facilitators of the Academy of Opportunities focus on issues and topics that are most interesting to the ageing European citizens and relevant to their lives and the instructional methods are appropriate to their learning styles. In that sense, the Manual is not a set of directions, but rather a resource for the adult educators, trainers and learners, as well as for all the others who support them. The training implementation teams are encouraged to adapt the ideas and suggestions in each chapter to their particular needs. (project number 2016-1-IS01-KA204-017103)