The program for the development of school football by the Ukrainian Football Association (UFA) is actively being implemented in Ternopil Oblast. The Football Association of Ternopil Oblast held a course to enhance teachers' qualifications with a module on "Football" at the Ternopil National Pedagogic University.

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Participants of the courses received certificates and UFA D-licenses, as well as kits for shoulder bags and guides on school football to conduct quality football lessons and other football events in their schools. The teachers were welcomed by the rector of Ternopil National Pedagogic University Bogdan Boyak, head of AFT Taras Yurik, and dean of the faculty of physical education Andriy Ognyisty. It is worth noting that the courses were organized at a high level by the director of the licensing center for D and C category coaches Volodymyr Namchuk and executive director Vasyl Zatorskyi. Notably, the certificates were awarded together with licenses to trainers who completed the UFA S-diploma program.

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They all agreed that the UFA program will have many positive results for children's physical and emotional development, as well as psychological support in wartime conditions, and will bring a lot of benefits to schools implementing football.