Youth Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup 2022: Quy Hop Children Determined to Defend the Championship

Under the May sun, on the artificial turf field in block 7, Quy Hop town every afternoon, coach Cao Thanh Xuan and his students practice together enthusiastically.

Currently, the Quy Hop District Children's Football Team has 14 players. This year, the team introduces a new generation of players, all aged 10-11, with good physique and sharp tactical thinking. Outstanding faces such as Quan Phan Hoan, Lo Anh Lan, Ho Ba Quoc Bao, Ho Hoang Viet Anh, Pham Tien Dat... promise to be the core of the team.

A training session of the Quy Hop Children's Team. Photo: Phan Giang

It can be said that in children's football, the tactical factor does not completely determine victory. A strong team is a team that possesses many players with physical strength and basic ball handling ability, and according to our observations, in the lineup of the Quy Hop District Children's Team this season, there are such players.

Coach Cao Thanh Xuan closely follows each practice of the young players. Photo: Phan Giang

"During the break, we stayed at home and practiced the exercises the coach assigned. Today, we were very happy to go to practice and we tried our best to practice well," player Lo Anh Lan shared.

In addition to studying culture and reasonable entertainment, the players have been scheduled by the coaching staff to have football skill practice sessions. However, what remains most with most of them is the sense of discipline and sportsmanship that have been cultivated during the days of honor of being "called to the team". Player Quan Phan Hoan is excited: "After a long break due to the epidemic, everyone is anxious because they cannot practice together. Therefore, now that there is not much time left, we are all trying our best to practice, especially the combination skills...

At this time, the coaching staff has the players practice physical exercises with the ball to regain the feeling of playing football after a long break. In the coming time, the Quy Hop District Children's Football Team will organize training and practice matches before entering the qualifying matches.Youth and Children Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cup2022. With careful and long-term preparations, coach Cao Thanh Xuan and his team are looking forward to another successful season of Quy Hop children's football.

According to the plan, from May 25 onwards, Quy Hop Children's Football Team will organize friendly matches with Yen Thanh, Vinh City, and Thai Hoa. Photo: Phan Giang

“Currently, we have made plans for the Quy Hop Children's Football Team to compete with other districts to gain experience and better prepare for the tournament. In addition to the competition on May 20, from May 25 onwards, the team will organize friendly matches with Yen Thanh, Vinh City, and Thai Hoa,” said coach Cao Thanh Xuan.

Parents all agree that in order to help their children feel comfortable before entering an important tournament, they always try to create the best conditions for their children. “As a parent, in addition to taking care of their children’s food and sleep, I create all the conditions outside of school hours to take my children to practice with the team, with the determination to achieve the highest results. Who knows, maybe this year, Quy Hop Children’s Team will continue to defend the championship title,” said Ho Van Quyet, class 11, Quy Hop town.

After taking their children to the field, parents stay behind to cheer on their children as they practice. Photo: Phan Giang

The qualifying round of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament 2022 is expected to be held in Vinh city from June 8 to June 16. In recent years, the Quy Hop district children's football team has always had good results at the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Football Tournament, especially in 2019, under the leadership of Coach Cao Thanh Xuan, the mountain town children's football team had excellent results, winning the Nghe An Newspaper Cup championship for the 23rd time.

Currently, the young players of the Quy Hop Children's Team are eagerly awaiting the opening day of the 2022 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth-Children Football Tournament. Photo: Phan Giang

Looking at the urgency of the “young” players and the meticulousness of Coach Cao Thanh Xuan in adjusting each movement for them, one can see the determination of the team. Quy Hop football fans hope that the local children’s football team will “play hard and play hard” in the upcoming tournament./.