Tet holiday back to the village to watch the 'inter-family group' League

Over the years,Yen Thanh districtis considered one of the localities with a strongly maintained and developed sports movement. Like other districts, cities and towns, football is the number 1 spiritual food here.

Coming to Do Thanh commune at the end of the year, in addition to the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year, of reunions after a year of hard work and study, there is also an annual football tournament called the Ngoc Son Hamlet Spring Football Tournament. More surprisingly, this is an inter-family tournament, meaning the scale is only within one hamlet.

Village football tournament in Ngoc Son hamlet, Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district invested in live broadcasting to serve audiences far from home. Photo: Truong Son

Started in 2018, the Ngoc Son Village Football Tournament has been held regularly for the past 4 years. Originating from the love of football and the need to exchange and meet among inter-family groups as well as the youth in the village, the village-level "bosses" began to form the tournament, attracting a large number of athletes of all ages to participate. This is considered a tournament for the village's grassroots football team to screen and find promising factors.

For the past 4 years, the tournament has had 4 teams: FC Bo Dong, FC To Tay, FC Bo Ngoai and FC Trung Tam, all from Ngoc Son hamlet. According to the organizers, the players have been flexibly expanded to increase the quality of the tournament. From 18-20 year old youths to U35, U40 players who are the children and sons-in-law of the hamlet. In a football team, there are fathers and sons or brothers fighting side by side, creating extremely interesting emotions.

Considered a fairly well-off commune in Yen Thanh district, although it is a hamlet-level tournament, the "socialization" of this tournament is very effective. In addition to the Organizing Committee attracting funding from sponsors, the football teams also receive sponsorship from small businesses, from transportation companies to orchid garden businesses or furniture stores. Thanks to that, the matches are commented on and livestreamed on social networking platforms, serving people living far away to watch.

Young men in Ngoc Son hamlet compete every spring. Photo: Truong Son

The way the tournament is organized is quite professional like a League, 4 teams compete in a round robin and choose the 2 teams with the highest scores to compete for the championship. The champion's prize is not only the cup and flag, but the bonus amount is also unlimited, depending on the generosity of the "bosses" who return home for Tet. A part of this bonus is taken into the fund to support difficult circumstances in the village and build village roads.

To organize a successful grassroots tournament, the physical infrastructure plays a very important role. In Do Thanh commune,Yen Thanh district, artificial football fields have long been invested in construction. Instead of having to play on rough, rocky football fields, the professional quality of the match is guaranteed.

And of course, the audience is also the lifeblood that brings excitement and excitement to this tournament. Although the number of spectators for each match is not up to thousands of people, it brings together all groups and ages to cheer and encourage their children to compete. Most of the people in the countryside can only enjoy football through the TV screen, so this is an opportunity for them to see, breathe and live in the football atmosphere.

Organizing a football tournament for charity purposes and building village roads is a very commendable model. Photo: Truong Son

Mr. Bui Duc Trong - the organizer of the tournament said: "There are many children in the hamlet who are working abroad. This is a very strong source of funding, a great encouragement for the hamlet's sports movement. The tournament has been held for 4 years with the purpose of volunteering in the hamlet and building village roads and alleys, through the tournament, it has mobilized 60-100 million VND. Besides practicing sports to improve health, this is a playground that is highly anticipated by the youth in the hamlet."

From small tournaments such as the Spring Football Tournament in each village and hamlet, football in particular and sports in general have become more than just a tradition of the countryside.Nghe AnFootball has truly gone hand in hand with the economic and social development of each region. In addition to creating a playground for the youth in the neighborhood, the tournament has become more meaningful because it creates a great solidarity between each family area, also known as the inter-family group, contributing to strengthening the village and neighborhood relationship.

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