Thai Hoa aims to go deep into the Youth Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup

Aiming to go further into the tournament, these days, on the artificial turf field at Long Son Ward Stadium, Thai Hoa Town - the training location of the teachers and students of the Thai Hoa Town Children's Team - is always bustling and active.

A training session of the Thai Hoa Town Children's Team players. Photo: Quang Huy

As one of the newly selected and added players to play for the Thai Hoa Children's team inYouth Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper CupThis year, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Phu has shown his passion, courage, and talent for playing football through training sessions with his teammates.

Phu shared: “I am always aware that even though this is my first time competing at the provincial level, I will try my best to show professionalism. Therefore, I will try my best for the team's overall results. Currently, my team and I are practicing to ensure good physical and mental preparation, ready to enter the season.”

Many young players are getting used to centralized training for the first time. Photo: Quang Huy

In addition to favorable training conditions, the support of parents is a source of encouragement for young players at Thai Hoa to help them reach their set goals.

Mr. Nguyen Van Vuong, a parent, said: After school hours at his child's school, although he is very busy with farm work, he still takes time to take his child to the training ground, and spends time watching the children practice. According to Mr. Vuong: "Knowing that my child has a passion for football, we are very happy and supportive. This year, my child is training to participate in the Youth Football Tournament organized by Nghe An Newspaper, we are even happier and proud, because this is a provincial-level tournament, professionally organized with the goal of creating a healthy playground for the children."

During this time, the players are trained by the coach on ball handling skills. Photo: Quang Huy

According to the Coaching Board's assessment, this year, although the Thai Hoa Children's Football Team encountered many difficulties in terms of personnel, some of the players were affected by Covid-19 so they could not practice regularly, their physical strength was poor... But with careful preparation, the teachers and players of the Thai Hoa Children's Football Team are determined to achieve high results in the tournament.

Coach Thai Khac Bien discusses tactics with young players during halftime. Photo: Quang Huy

Sharing about this, Coach Thai Khac Bien of the Thai Hoa Town Children's Team said: "To achieve this goal, in terms of personnel, the Coaching Board has found new factors, and at the same time has the accompaniment of experienced coaches and parents to support the children in training. They are all people who have many years of association with Thai Hoa Youth and Children's Football. As coaches, we will unite, encourage each other to practice, determined to dedicate to the audience good football matches, rich in sportsmanship and bring the highest achievements for the home team".

Quang Huy - Hai Yen