The UEFA Playmakers center in Rakhiv, Rivne region, which has been operating since last fall at the local Petrovsky Lyceum, continued its work and completed another cycle of project activities (the coaching team of the center — Vitaliy Zarivenyi, Maxim Davychyk, and Tetiana Smyk).

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Parents' impressions of the sessions:

"We are proud to be participants in the UEFA Playmakers program. Our children receive positive emotions not only from playing football but also from interesting activities combining cartoons and sports. The little one returns from training not just with a good mood, but also with new knowledge. The child is satisfied, and parents are happy."

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"Our child really enjoys the football sessions, and we have noticed progress in their sports skills. Our coaches, thanks to the UEFA Playmakers format, very interestingly encourage girls to play. The little one visits the sessions with great satisfaction."

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Objectives of the UEFA Playmakers program, which is implemented by the Ukrainian Football Association:

• to introduce girls to football, creating an environment for them where fun, friends, and football are in focus;
• to implement a new individual coaching approach that uses imagination (inspired by Disney stories and characters) as a tool for training and acquiring football skills;
• to refine girls' life skills, basic movement skills, and teach them the basics of football to foster lifelong interest in the sport.