"Inclusive football sections" visited Volyn

18.03.2024 17:37

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The social project of the Ukrainian Football Association "Inclusive Football Sections" is implemented on the basis of the Lutsk Educational and Rehabilitation Center.

Classes for children were organized by the project coordinator from the Football Association of Volyn, Vasyl Kohanovskyi, and coach Svyatoslav Gadzinskyi, who underwent special training.

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The trainer emphasizes: "For children with disabilities, this is a great opportunity for psychological relief, meaningful and useful leisure time, improvement of physical fitness, adaptation in society. Warm-ups, football relays, friendly games develop project participants' coordination of movements, thinking, speed, and the ability to work in a team.

Since March 2024, our pupils have been participating in the Lutsk open mini-football championship. The inclusive team "Sports for All" shows good results. Little football players participate in competitions with excitement, pleasure and joy, and parents cheer for their children with delight."

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From the words of the mother of project participant Ilya E., we learned that she sent her son to the football section because he loves this sport very much. He looks forward to every practice and is happy to go to class. He got more friends — teammates. On weekends, my son is always outside with his friends, playing football on the playground in the yard.  

Svyatoslav Gadzinsky notes that Ilya is active in every lesson and tries to perform well in all tasks in order to show good results at the Lutsk open mini-football championship. The young footballer is confident that his skills will help his team win.

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The main goals of the project UAF:

— to improve the psycho-emotional and physical condition of children with disabilities and with special educational needs through their involvement in the project's physical activities and socialization;

— to change the attitude of Ukrainian society towards people with disabilities and children with special educational needs;

— provide access to inclusive sports activities;

— to reveal children's potential;

— to unite children and adults, regardless of the peculiarities of physical and mental development;

— to provide motivation in mass football for all children, regardless of abilities, gender, social problems;

— to activate local communities through intersectoral networks (teachers, coaches, psychologists, parents, youth leaders, local authorities, patrons, etc.).

Thanks to the UAF, the sections are equipped with children's football uniforms, balls and the necessary sports equipment.