Exciting football matches are taking place on four fields of the Spartak Stadium in Almaty this June weekend! Sports stars here are only 6 to 10 years old! Moreover, do not think that everything is “pretend”! This is a very adult competition, a summer open football tournament for athletes born in 2009-2012. In addition, real judges judge matches!
This sports festival, organized by the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai and the International Network of Children's Football Schools Junior, where 18 teams and over 200 children from different regions of Kazakhstan take part.
The initiator of the unusual action is one of the leading universities in the country, whose teachers and students are pedagogues. And they consider their main mission to be the creation and development of a comfortable, healthy environment for all little Kazakhstanis. - Children love football differently than adults. Sincere, with a pure heart, burning eyes, they play on the field, despite neither the weather nor fatigue they give themselves completel They seem to be more motivated than adult athletes are. Moreover, it does not matter that our opponent, the Almaty team "Jeyran", is currently leading in the score, we will make up for it. Moreover, our fans cheer so much from the stands! - The coach of the Uralsk team "Junior" Vyacheslav KRAPIVIN conveys his impressions.
Football schools "Junior" is an international network, about 400 schools operating in more than 20 countries around the world. From Los Angeles to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk Already 46 thousand children in the world are engaged in them. In Kazakhstan, schools are open in Almaty, Astana, Petropavlovsk, Uralsk, Aktobe, Kostanay, Rudny, and Karaganda.
- Our neighbors from Kyrgyzstan also came to this open summer tournament. All the people are very serious. Recently I caught myself thinking that the children from whom we expect such a return are yesterday's graduates of kindergartens! They are still very young! They have been with us since the age of 4, and it is quite difficult to keep the attention of such kids. Therefore, we work strictly according to the registered methodology, designed specifically for primary school students. It based on professors of the St. Petersburg National University of Physical Culture, Sports and Health. P. F. Lesgaft with the participation of child psychologists and doctors. In addition, our main motto and slogan is: Football that children like! Therefore, the main task of coaches is to make sure that starting from the younger group, where children from 4 to 6 years old are engaged, they fall in love with football. If they fall in love, then they will easily endure moral and physical stress, a busy competitive schedule. - says the head of the football school Junior Arman BAYKAZAKOV.
Last year we participated in a big Junior tournament in Turke It was a very interesting event. The whole hotel given to children and their parents. Four days of competition and the final gala concert! This year we are going to Moscow in August. Competitions based on the sports academy "Spartak". In this new project, the Junior school and Spartak are united. This adult club became interested in our methods and possibilities. Now they want to see the children, evaluate and maybe take someone else into account. They will follow their careers and possibly invite them to their academ Moreover, of course, we are grateful to the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai, for taking us under their care!
- We strive to make our city and country a favorable territory for children. We are for a healthy younger generation and not only in sports, but also in the family, and at school, at the university! Football is the favorite game of millions. It, like sports in general, is so important for the physical development of the child, it provides an opportunity to show their talents and abilities, to grow stronger and more resilient. By helping the physical development of our children, we contribute to the future. Behind them are victories on the football fields of the country and the world, because every famous football player started with such competitions. Nevertheless, even those who do not become professional athletes will remember their first trainings, competitions, victories and defeats many years later. In addition, we want such events to be a real holiday for children! - said Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor Asan SATMURZAEV at the opening of the sports festival.