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"Open Football Lessons" in Novoarkhangelsk, Kirovohrad Region
The "Open Football Lessons" project of the Ukrainian Football Association and the "Development of Football in Ukraine" charitable foundation was continued in Novoarkhangelsk in the Kirovohrad region, where it was organized by the Kirovohrad Regional Football Association and the local community.
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The "Open Football Lessons" project of the Ukrainian Football Association and the "Development of Football in Ukraine" charitable foundation was continued in Novoarkhangelsk in the Kirovohrad region, where it was organized by the Kirovohrad Regional Football Association and the local community.
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This fall, the football festival format included a component of inclusive activities thanks to synergy with the Parimatch Foundation's "Yes, I Can!" project.
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The festival was attended by schoolchildren from educational institutions in Novoarkhangelsk, who formed separate teams. The stadium field was divided into locations, which were assigned to volunteers - experienced football coaches from the Youth and Sports School, teachers from secondary schools in the village, a psychologist, and representatives of the National Police of Ukraine.
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Before the festival began, an opening ceremony was held, in which the head of the Kirovograd Regional Football Association Viktor Bezsmertny, head of the Kirovograd Regional Department of the Committee on Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Oleksandr Shevchenko, village head Yuriy Shamanovsky, head of the Department of Education, Youth and Sports Olena Onyshchenko, and director of the Novoarkhangelsk NVK-gymnasium Iryna Kosenko took part. During the opening, the silver medalists of the Kirovograd Regional Football Championship among amateur teams of the first league season 2021 were also awarded medals.
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The children took part with great joy in football games, competitions, exercises for accuracy, speed, and agility, and learned the secrets of football with the help of their mentors — creative volunteers, led by Valeriy Butenko and Serhiy Gorbachev.
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At the end of the festival, after a group photo, the children were treated to sweets.
We remind you that for the second year in a row, the format of the "Open Football Lessons" has been adapted to the norms of the anti-epidemic regime and social distancing.
