Que Phong Youth aims to reach the quarter-finals of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament

Que Phong district youth football team participatedThe 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournamentwith 18 players. They are the faces selected from Chau Kim, Muong Noc, Tien Phong communes and Kim Son town. Accordingly, after the team was established, every afternoon, the team was deployed to practice.

However, with the rather unique weather of Que Phong district, sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoon, it greatly affects the training process, especially when the field becomes muddy puddles, making it difficult to perform ball passing, kicking, etc. Besides, most of the children are ethnic minorities, rarely go out and interact, so it affects their psychology to some extent.

The Que Phong district youth football team is made up of players selected from Chau Kim, Muong Noc, Tien Phong communes and Kim Son town. Photo: Van Thanh

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Sau, coach of the Que Phong district youth soccer team: In addition to training the children in techniques and tactics, we also have to regularly talk to and encourage them to integrate into the group, thereby forming collective strength, an important factor in soccer.

According to Mr. Sau, this is the 24th season, the same amount of time Que Phong has had a football team participating in the tournament organized by Nghe An Newspaper. Although the achievements are not significant, the highest is winning the Bronze Medal and having the player score the most goals in the tournament in 2017 and 2019. However, every season, the district is very interested, encouraging both mentally and materially for the team to compete, in addition to the goal of achieving high results, the first goal is to create a summer playground for the children, at the same time, it is also a condition for them to practice and improve their football skills...

Currently, the children practice every afternoon of the day. Photo: Nguyen Viet

Nguyen Canh Khiem, class 7A4, Kim Son Town Secondary School, who plays as a defender on the team participating in this year's tournament, said: Soccer has been my favorite sport since I was a child. Ever since grade 2, every time my parents gave me a reward, I would buy a ball to play with my friends in the neighborhood. This year, I was selected for the team and trained to compete in the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Soccer Tournament. I am very happy and now I and my friends on the team are eagerly waiting for the opening day.

Many physical exercises are emphasized by the trainer. Photo: Van Thanh

To keep the joy and passion of the children "fueled", we cannot fail to mention the wholehearted support from the parents. During the days when the children practiced at the district stadium, many parents stayed up late and woke up early to cook sticky rice and banh chung so that the children could have breakfast before practicing. Not to mention, the parents themselves were the cheerleaders in each of their practice sessions... Mr. Tran Van Quang, one of the parents, said: Since the day his child was called to the team to practice, he was assigned the task of picking up and cheering, while his wife took care of the meals... "I am very happy that my child is passionate about football, because this is a sport that helps children form a sense of collective awareness and team spirit. Not only that, participating in a large football tournament at the provincial level makes both father and child even more excited".

The goal of Que Phong Youth Team is to pass the group stage to enter the quarter-finals. Photo: Nguyen Viet

Talking to us, Mr. Nguyen Van Sau, coach of the Que Phong district youth football team, said: With the current squad, as well as the attention and encouragement that the children receive, we believe that the Que Phong district youth football team will perform beautiful and attractive matches, thereby passing the group stage to reach the quarter-finals./.