On a sunny and warm October day, Chernihiv hosted the Open Football Lessons project of the Ukrainian Football Association and the Ukrainian Football Development Charitable Foundation at the modern Yunist Stadium. The festival was organized by the Chernihiv Regional Football Association and educators from Chernihiv and the region.

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Also, thanks to synergy with the project of the International Charitable Fund Parimatch Foundation "Yes, I Can!", a component of inclusive classes was introduced into the format of the football festival.

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As bright as the day itself, smiling and happy were 96 boys and girls - participants of the festival from Chernihiv schools. To comply with anti-epidemic conditions, they were divided and worked out on a large football field in separate small groups. It should be noted that at least half of the children were girls, and children with special educational needs also worked out.

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The festival was solemnly opened by the head of the Chernihiv Regional Football Association, Gennady Prokopovych, his first deputy, regional project coordinator Anatoliy Svystun, deputy head of the Department of Education and Science of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Olena Soronovych, and deputy head of the Department of Education and Science of the Chernihiv City Council, Olena Horna.

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Under the guidance of their volunteer mentors, teachers and coaches, as well as young leaders - students of the Youth Football School "Yunist", Chernihiv schoolchildren participated with great enthusiasm in games at each football station. Boys and girls learned to handle the ball, perform various football exercises with it, and accurately hit the goal. They performed exercises for coordination, agility, communication and association, intellectual tasks, for example, identifying healthy and unhealthy habits. Children talked with interest with employees of the juvenile prevention police.

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The participants were not left without gifts - equipment and inventory from the Ukrainian Football Association and the Chernihiv Regional Football Association.

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It should also be added that teachers from the region also visited Chernihiv, following the innovative experience of holding such a football festival, and they showed great interest in organizing similar events in their communities.

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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.