Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – December 28, 2020 – Sport
Vice President of the Association Vadym Kostyuchenko stated that the Ukrainian Football Association will continue to actively cooperate with DUFLU in the development and promotion of children’s and youth football.
“It is planned to continue the implementation of measures to train coaches of children’s and youth football, which was launched last year. Thanks to the UAF Football Institute and the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, we have introduced free online courses under the UAF D-diploma curriculum and in 2020 attracted about 500 people from different regions of Ukraine.
It is the development of new technologies, thanks to which UAF can implement such measures, has become one of the few, given the quarantine restrictions, positive aspects. Next year, we will continue such courses and attract as many people interested in the learning process as possible, who, after receiving the relevant diplomas and licenses, will be able to train with young football players of primary training groups,” he said.
Thus, there are plans for the development of children’s and youth football in the UAF, and for their implementation, the UAF leadership will not stop at any challenges, say the Association.
“Our team of specialists will always find opportunities for development to be constant and harmonious, no matter what,” Kostyuchenko added.
More than 5,000 children were involved in the UAF ‘s adapted “Open Football Lessons”.
