Training for kids with disabilities
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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The first football training session for children with disabilities was held at the Come on, Let’s Play! ground in Mariupol. The event was organised by the Shakhtar Social non-profit foundation of FC Shakhtar
Equal access to football
The group featuring 14 pupils from the Believe in Yourself city centre, also includes a few mentally retarded children. The 45-minute session included individual exercises with the ball, special games and tasks. The kids were trained by the volunteer coaches who had received special training based on the English Premier League methodology.
- The mission of Shakhtar Social is to give every child the opportunity to play football. There can’t be any boundaries and barriers here, - pointed out Yuriy Sviridov, the FC Shakhtar Communications Director. - After opening the Come on, Let’s Play! grounds in 9 Ukrainian cities, we took the decision to create conditions for the children with special needs. It’s important that the kids have the opportunity for physical rehabilitation and social integration in society.
The general partner of the Come on, Let’s Play! project for the development of children's football is DTEK company.
- This is a significant event for Mariupol, for the whole of Ukraine, for the children with disabilities who will be able to practise their favourite sport, - says Tatiana Overina, the Director for Regional Policy at DTEK Energo. – It’s important for parents to know that their child is involved in some useful occupation. For our company, the co-operation with FC Shakhtar within the Come on, Let’s Play! project is not just social responsibility. We want to give children a chance for their personal success stories, regardless of their level of preparation, their finances and other abilities.
New activities and places
The nearest project plans include the formation of additional groups for children with visual impairments, with the cerebral palsy, along with a training group for the girls with disabilities. In addition to Mariupol, training sessions will also be conducted in Ivano-Frankivsk, Burshtyn and Kyiv. About 100 youngsters with special needs are expected to play football at the Come on, Let’s Play! grounds until the end of 2018.
The group featuring 14 pupils from the Believe in Yourself city centre, also includes a few mentally retarded children. The 45-minute session included individual exercises with the ball, special games and tasks. The kids were trained by the volunteer coaches who had received special training based on the English Premier League methodology.
- The mission of Shakhtar Social is to give every child the opportunity to play football. There can’t be any boundaries and barriers here, - pointed out Yuriy Sviridov, the FC Shakhtar Communications Director. - After opening the Come on, Let’s Play! grounds in 9 Ukrainian cities, we took the decision to create conditions for the children with special needs. It’s important that the kids have the opportunity for physical rehabilitation and social integration in society.
The general partner of the Come on, Let’s Play! project for the development of children's football is DTEK company.
- This is a significant event for Mariupol, for the whole of Ukraine, for the children with disabilities who will be able to practise their favourite sport, - says Tatiana Overina, the Director for Regional Policy at DTEK Energo. – It’s important for parents to know that their child is involved in some useful occupation. For our company, the co-operation with FC Shakhtar within the Come on, Let’s Play! project is not just social responsibility. We want to give children a chance for their personal success stories, regardless of their level of preparation, their finances and other abilities.
New activities and places
The nearest project plans include the formation of additional groups for children with visual impairments, with the cerebral palsy, along with a training group for the girls with disabilities. In addition to Mariupol, training sessions will also be conducted in Ivano-Frankivsk, Burshtyn and Kyiv. About 100 youngsters with special needs are expected to play football at the Come on, Let’s Play! grounds until the end of 2018.
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