Oleg Protasov: "New football stars of Ukraine will grow on the updated fields of the Champion School"

26.09.2018 21:10

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Today, on September 26, after the completion of the capital reconstruction, the grand opening of the sports complex and new football fields of the Complex Children's and Youth Sports School "Champion" took place.

The opening ceremony was attended by honorary guests - First Vice President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Oleh Protasov, Director of the Department of Youth and Sports of Kyiv Vadym Gutzayt, Kyiv City Council Deputy, Chairman of the Women's Wing, Initiator of the pilot project of the Women's Football Department Natalia Maslova, Kyiv City Council Deputy Larysa Degtyareva , Volodymyr Vasylenko, President of the Ukrainian Association for the Development of Children and Youth Football, Anatoliy Buznik, Secretary General of the All-Ukrainian Association of Football Coaches, and Vadym Panchenko, Director of the Champion CYSS.

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Reconstruction of this sports complex lasted about a year, and now there are all the conditions for training and football for children - boys and girls, and for adults. In particular, the main football field, 95 by 65 meters, is lined with modern artificial turf, and stands for fans have been erected nearby. There are also indoor football fields on the territory of the school.

According to Oleg Protasov, the renovation of the complex will contribute to the development and promotion of football both in the area where it is located (23 Verbytskoho Street) and throughout Kyiv. "In my childhood, we could not even dream of such training conditions. Only when you step on the edge of this field, you feel an additional surge of energy and desire to play football, hone your skills and participate in tournaments! Undoubtedly, new football stars of Ukraine will grow on the renewed fields of the "Champion". I wish the little one, who is engaged in CYSS "Champion", a successful sports career and great football victories! " - the first vice-president of FFU addressed to pupils of football school present at ceremony.    

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After the symbolic cutting of the ribbon, the children received gifts from the Football Federation of Ukraine - brand new balls, which they were able to immediately test in their training. Pupils of the school also took a joint photo with the guests and were able to enjoy the game of senior comrades - U-19 teams - the debutant of the Ukrainian championship team "Kyiv Champions" and FC "Lubomyr" from the village. Position, who took part in the match of the third round of the competition on the updated field of the "Champion". The Football Federation of Ukraine plans to hold master classes for children on the basis of the sports complex with the participation of football veterans, and will also invite school coaches to master classes at the V. Bannikov National Technical University.

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