Vadim Kostyuchenko: "Open football lessons champions festivals are gaining ground in our country"

27.09.2019 19:02

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After 28 football festivals held since the beginning of the year, mainly in the east and south of Ukraine with the participation of displaced children, the next, autumn season of the Open Football Champions Festivals has started. During September-October, children from 15 more communities of our country will be involved in it.

The first vice-president of UAF Vadym Kostyuchenko noted: “Festivals of champions“ Open football lessons ”are gaining momentum in our country thanks to the wonderful social initiative of UAF and the charity fund“ Development of football of Ukraine ”.

Rivne region

"Love and teach not only your children, but everyone you meet on your life's journey."

It was under this slogan that the first day of the festival began in the village. Orzhiv of Rivne region of Rivne region.

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Congratulating the participants on the start, the regional coordinator of the project Yuriy Shamych said: "The project attracts not only future players, but also coaches, volunteers, fans, all those who want to join the football process thanks to such festivals." They wished positive emotions, fun games, new acquaintances, joy in the eyes of children and local leaders representing the education department of Klevansky OTG, Orzhiv Lyceum, Orzhiv military unit, as well as representatives of the club "ODEK" and local entrepreneurs who helped with the project.

Children from 11 secondary schools of the territorial community aged 8 to 12 and the team of the football academy "Leader" from Rivne (children aged 7) visited Orzhev. About 150 children took part in the festival, 30 of them were girls. Including children of different social categories and IDP families.

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Before the event, the football field was divided into 12 squares, each of which was assigned to a volunteer. The participants got acquainted with aspects of football rules, gained skills of football elements, took part in relay races and moving games, mini-matches "Sweet Cup" were held. An educational CSP approach ("community / sport + school + police") on the prevention of juvenile delinquency and conflict was introduced, as well as a psychologist's square.

After the festival, participants received balls and various equipment provided by the UAF together with the Rivne Regional Football Federation.

Kirovohrad region

On September 19 in the town of Bobryntsi the relay of holding football festivals was picked up by the Kirovohrad region.

The event was attended by students who are not involved in football in youth sports schools. They were able to get acquainted with the game and join a large army of football fans.

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The first day of the festival was attended by about 200 students of the fifth and seventh grades of Bobrynets secondary schools. Participants in 12 different locations under the guidance of coaches and volunteers - pupils of the local children's and youth sports school - juggled a soccer ball, got acquainted with the basics of football equipment and aspects of football rules, hit the goal and entered the ball from the out, conducted among themselves mini-matches, participated in relay races and learned from police officers the rules of conduct in public places.

There were also demonstrations of weightlifting representatives and young Bobrynets football players - champions of the region in their age group.

At the end of the lesson, all participants were awarded special diplomas, and each group received sets of soccer balls for further training.

Zhytomyr region

In a few days, the festival moved to the Zhytomyr region, where on September 22, with the assistance of the Ukrainian Football Association and the Football Development of Ukraine Charitable Foundation, it started in Ovruch.

It will be recalled that the organization of children's football festivals was preceded by the training of volunteers. In August, the UAF prepared regional project leaders at the seminar - Executive Director of the Zhytomyr Regional Football Federation Ruslan Mayevsky and member of the executive committee of the federation Vasyl Babiy, who, in turn, passed the necessary knowledge and skills to local volunteers.

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Ovruch was visited by 12 teams of children aged 8 to 12 from schools in the area: Bondarivska (coach - Yuri Vashchuk), Norynska (coach - Tetyana Vashchuk), Pishchanytska (coach - Anatoliy Pershko), Ovruch № 4 (coach - Stepan Baranovsky), Ovruch № 1 (coaches - Alexander Moshkivsky, Valery Meleshko), Ovruch gymnasium. Malyshka (coaches - Viktor Kupreychuk, Viktor Husar), Kirdanivska (coach - Oleksandr Kobylynsky), Ovrutska № 3 (coach - Oleksandr Tsmokh), Sholomkivska (coach - Serhiy Prachuk), Velykokhaychanska (coach - Vyacheslav Prachuk).

The football festival in Ovruch was opened by Ruslan Pavlyuk, Chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional Football Federation, Ruslan Maevsky, Executive Director of the Federation, Vasyl Babiy, Member of the Federation Executive Committee, Coordinator of the Open Football Lessons Project, and Ivan Korud, Mayor of Ovruch and Mykola Nevruvsky.

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“The main task of the festival is to shift the emphasis in children's football not to the results of competitions, but to the process of playing and enjoying it. We hope that today's football holiday took place according to this scenario. The federation is grateful to Ovruch Mayor Ivan Korud for the comprehensive support and development of football at all levels, "said Ruslan Pavliuk, Chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional Football Federation.

Before the event, the football field was divided into 12 squares, each of which was assigned to the coach. And after the festival, schools received equipment, soccer balls and other various sports equipment from the football federation.

Ternopil region

On September 23, the celebration began in Zboriv at the local Kolos Stadium.

The event was opened by the head of the Ternopil region Football Federation Taras Yuryk. The participants of the festival were also greeted by Deputy Chairman of the Zboriv City Council Jaroslav Garanduk.

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The festival demonstrated that the function of the project is not only a social component, but also teaching children the basic skills of the simplest technical elements of football, the search for gifted boys and girls, their selection and development of talent in the future. 192 students of Zboriv OTG and 14 volunteers participated in the festival of champions.

Kyiv, National Technical University. V. Bannikov

Also we will remind that on September 25 on artificial fields of NTC them. V. Bannikov happened Open Football Lessons Champions Festival with the participation of children and volunteers from Kyiv region, dedicated to UEFA Mass Football Week.

The opening ceremony of the festival was attended by First Vice-President of the UAF Vadim Kostyuchenko, First Vice-President of the UAF, legend of Ukrainian football Oleg Protasov, representatives of the German Embassy in Ukraine, as well as the German Society for International Cooperation GIZ.

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Before the start of the event, the honored guests presented various souvenirs from the Ukrainian Football Association, soccer balls and sports equipment to the festival participants representing the village of Rizhky, Stavyshche district, Boyarka, Vyshneve, Korzhi, Kalynivka and Vasylkiv. All participants were happy to take a joint photo in memory.