School physical education teachers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region are participating in competitions for the best football lesson, with winners potentially becoming participants in the national final under a joint program by the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

In Kyiv Oblast, the competition took place at Bucha Lyceum No. 9 (head of education department of Bucha City Council — Oleg Tsimbal, director of the lyceum — Larisa Storozhik), and it was organized by representatives of the Kyiv Oblast Institute of Postgraduate Education for Pedagogical Cadres Oleksiy Lakiza and Viktor Kachurovsky.

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Pedagogical mastery during the lessons was demonstrated by Tetiana Lisova (Irpin Lyceum No. 3), Maxim Myroshnychenko (Berezan Lyceum No. 3), and Oleksandr Shypulov (Babynets School No. 13 of Bucha City Council). The jury decided that the winner was Maxim Myroshnychenko.

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In Kyiv, the competition was hosted by School No. 266 (head of Darnytsia District Education Department — Yevgeniya Spisovska, director of the school — Valentina Kucherava), and it was organized by representatives of the Boris Grinchenko Kyiv City University Yuri Cherpak and the Kyiv City Department of Education and Science Serhiy Melnyk.

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The competition was attended by Ruslan Godunov (School No. 216 of Obolon District), Volodymyr Zavarin (Gymnasium No. 237 of Darnytsia District), Igor Shulz (Specialized School No. 149 of Solomenskyi District), Artur Stepanyuk (Euroland Lyceum of Sviatoshyn District), Oleksiy Chernyavsky (Specialized School No. 175 of Shevchenkivskyi District). The winner was Igor Shulz.

At both events, the participants were greeted and honored by Deputy Head of the Department of Mass Football and Social Projects Yevgeniy Stolitenko on behalf of the UAF.