Zaporozhye region picked up the baton of the September events of the project "Open football lessons"

24.09.2020 17:02

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"Open football lessons" are available to all and are not aimed at achieving a sports result at any cost, but to get the joy of playing football, regardless of the level of the child's abilities, the introduction of healthy lifestyle values. All September events in Zaporizhia region were held in a new format, adapted to all sanitary and anti-epidemic norms.

In the village of Rozdol, Mykhailiv district, the festival brought together students from Novohorivska and Vysokivska schools, Tavriya, Kokhanivsky NVK and Rozdolsky lyceum.

The grand opening of the festival was attended by the national project coordinator Yevhen Stolitenko, project coordinator in Zaporizhia region Lyudmila Padalka, deputy chairmen of Zaporizhia regional football association Oleg and Serhiy Kalimanov, head of Rozdol village council Valentyna Kopeichenko. The festival was organized with the support of FG "Tavria-Scythian".

After an energetic flashmob, each team of eight participants had to go through six squares: "Psychologist's playground", "Healthy lifestyle", "Games for the development of general and special skills", "Fun games", "Football games" and " Football equipment ". A team of coaches consisting of Olga Konstantinova, Yuriy Tarnovsky, Oleksiy Rykunenko, Volodymyr Kyrchak, Tetyana Mykhailyshyna and Olga Ratushnyak worked with the children in each square.

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After that, the baton was picked up by Zaporizhia, where the festival united students of city schools воло 4, 24, 33, 75 and gymnasiums №№ 46, 107 at the Titan Stadium (director - project volunteer Oleh Siryk).

The festival was opened by the national coordinator of the project Yevhen Stolitenko and the deputy chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Football Association Petro Honcharuk.

During the opening ceremony, the children were very interested in the performances of the Zaporizhia contemporary dance group Emotion and the football freestyler from Zaporizhia Ihor Pivnia.

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The relay race of festivals in the Zaporozhye region in the city of Orikhiv has come to the end. Young participants of the holiday were students of Orikhiv NEC № 2 them. VA Lazaryan, branch № 5 of the school "Constellation", Preobrazhensky NEC "Osnova".

The head of the Orikhiv District Football Association, Orykhiv City Council Deputy Roman Vyskrebentsev and the project coordinator Yevhen Stolitenko greeted the children.

Volunteers from each of the communities that took part in the Open Football Lessons in Zaporizhia Oblast emphasized that the project attracts children to football and a healthy lifestyle, creates a festive mood, and teaches children to communicate with each other.

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Traditionally, all children participating in the festivals received sweet gifts and certificates, and the participating schools received the necessary sports equipment from the Ukrainian Football Association.