Vadim Kostyuchenko: "Football vacations with FFU are becoming more popular, the project continues to develop"

06.07.2018 15:43

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On the training fields of NTK them. V. Bannikov continues the third week of the new project of the Football Federation of Ukraine - "Football Vacation".

During this time, training with qualified coaches was attended by dozens of boys and girls aged five to 15 years. In general, the statistics of the participation of children and adolescents in the FFU project are gratifying: on average, one training session is attended by about 25 young athletes, and during the week this figure reaches 100.

"To make the holidays even more interesting, the Football Federation of Ukraine continues to develop the initiative," says FFU First Vice President Vadym Kostyuchenko. - We involve star coaches, in particular, Vasyl Kardash, Volodymyr Yezersky, Oleksandr Holovko, in the training process. We also invite children from summer camps in different districts of Kyiv and children with special needs to join the football holidays. The project is constantly evolving and becoming more widespread, although only three weeks have passed since its launch. In the future, this initiative will cover a large number of children and give them good emotions and interesting sports experience, "said Vadym Kostyuchenko.

We will remind that "Football holidays with FFU" began on June 16 and take place on high-quality fields of NTK them. V. Bannikov. Children have the opportunity to engage with qualified coaches who conduct workshops and teach young athletes the skills and various technical elements of football. Children also play football and receive gifts from the Football Federation of Ukraine - brand new balls and certificates for attending matches of the national team.

Trainings within the framework of "Football vacation with FFU" take place four times a week: on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 16.00 to 17.00, on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.00 to 11.00. Children must have a doctor's certificate of health and written permission from their parents, as well as sports uniforms and shoes.