Nam Dan Children's Team Determined to Advance Beyond the Quarterfinals at the Youth – Children's Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup
Although the selection and training of the Nam Dan Children's team was carried out quite late compared to many other localities, both the teachers and students of the team showed their determination to go further in the Youth - Children's Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup this year, after many years of stopping at the quarter-finals.
Among the participating districts, cities and townsThe 26th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament in 2024Although Nam Dan only sent the Children's football team to participate like previous seasons, it was the district that established the team and started training the latest. As of May 29, the whole team had only had 4 training sessions.
The reason for this delay, according to the representative of the leader of the Center for Culture - Sports and Communication of Nam Dan district, is due to a problem in the coordination between the Center and the coach in charge of the amateur gifted class of Song Lam Nghe An opened in the district. In return, both the teachers and students of the team are very determined, trying their best on the training ground.
These days, every afternoon, under the direction of two coaches Tran Dinh Viet and Nguyen Van Manh, the Nam Dan Children's players are absorbed in technical and tactical exercises on the artificial turf field of Nam Dan 1 High School. This is also the location chosen by the team's coaching staff in recent years to practice in preparation for the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Football Tournament, because there are many trees around, and it is located near the Lam River, so it is quite cool. All practice sessions are monitored and cheered on by the leaders of the District Culture - Sports and Communication Center and parents.
Although the training time of Nam Dan Children's Team is still quite limited, according to Mr. Tran Dinh Viet - Officer of the Center for Culture - Information and Communication of Nam Dan District, the head coach of the team, the quality of players this year is relatively good compared to previous seasons. Although according to the tournament regulations, Children's teams are only allowed to call up a maximum of 12 U10 players (born in 2014 or later), in these first training sessions, there were up to 20 players in all 3 age groups of 9, 10, 11 practicing together.
In addition to the players who will be the official members of the team participating in the tournament, including players born in 2014, the team's coaching staff also called up players born in 2013 who participated in last year's season to practice together to help improve the technique, experience and competitive mentality of the "juniors". In addition, some players born in 2015 with potential, although not in the team participating in the tournament, were also called up to practice together to prepare for next year's season.
According to coach Tran Dinh Viet, in recent years, the selection of players for the Children's Football Team to participate in the Youth Football Tournament - Children's Cup of Nghe An Newspaper has been quite favorable. Currently, Nam Dan is the only district in the province with a system of artificial turf fields covering all localities, including many fields designed according to mini standards, suitable for children's players to practice and compete.
“In addition, from the 2021-2022 school year, the district Department of Education and Training regularly organizes primary and secondary school football tournaments in school clusters or friendly matches between schools, so the football movement among children develops strongly, creating favorable conditions for scouts to select talented young players for gifted football classes,” coach Tran Dinh Viet shared.
Mr. Tran Dinh Viet is one of the veteran coaches of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament, having been involved in this tournament for 16 years, including 10 years as head coach of the Nam Dan District Children's Football Team. According to Mr. Viet, among the districts, cities and towns of the province, Nam Dan is the locality with a tradition in the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament, having participated in all 26 seasons, winning notable achievements such as: 5 style awards, 8 third prizes and especially the championship in 2014 with the special factor Dinh Xuan Tien - a player currently playing for the first team of Song Lam Nghe An, who was called up to the National U23 team.
However, after the championship in 2014, the following seasons, the Nam Dan District Children's Football Teams failed to pass the quarter-finals. Last season, the players from Bac Ninh's hometown had to stop at this round when they received a 0-3 defeat against Tan Ky Children's Football Team - the team that later won the championship.
In the Nam Dan Children's team participating in this year's tournament, there are 6 players who participated in last year's tournament, including players who played excellently such as Le Van Toi, Nguyen Hai Phong, Nguyen Canh Sang. Young player Dinh Van Toi showed his determination: "After the defeat against Tan Ky Children's last year, we have gained a lot of experience and are determined to compete well to go further in this year's tournament."
