Mass sports nucleus

The family of Tran Trung Hoanh and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh accompany each other from training to participating in marathon competitions - Photo: TH

Family bonding through sports

For a long time, Mr. Nguyen Sy Hung and his son Nguyen Sy Nhat Anh, Ward 5, Dong Ha City, have worked together as referees and commentators for amateur and amateur football tournaments in Quang Tri. Those who are knowledgeable about Quang Tri sports consider this an ideal model of a typical sports family in competition and have made many contributions to mass sports.

Mr. Nguyen Van Anh Dung, head of the organizing committee of many grassroots football tournaments in Dong Ha City, said: “The refereeing and commentary work plays an important role, contributing to the success of each tournament. Quang Tri football community always highly appreciates referee Sy Hung for his expertise, dedication and prestige, and commentator Nhat Anh has an extremely good inspirational voice.”

The criteria for recognizing a sports family are stipulated in Circular No. 01/2019/TT-BVHTTDL dated January 17, 2019 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Accordingly, households with a total number of members who regularly practice sports accounting for 50% or more and having a regular practice time of 60 minutes/day or more are recognized as sports families.

Mr. Sy Hung and his son have brought many interesting things and made positive contributions to amateur football and the movement in Quang Tri. Mr. Sy Hung used to be a talented midfielder of Dong Ha football. When he got older, he switched to refereeing for grassroots football. Over the past 7 years, although he did not go through specialized training, but with practical experience in competition, the spirit of learning from the team of professional referees and updating new information about football rules, Mr. Sy Hung has well managed amateur football and movement matches in Quang Tri.

Inheriting his talent for football and receiving his father’s dedicated guidance on technique, experience, and competitive spirit, Nhat Anh plays the king of sports very well. “My father and I always played together for the Quarter 5 football team at the Football Tournament, the Ward 5 Sports Festival in 2013.

At the Ward 5 Sports Festival in 2017 and 2021, my father was a coach, and I was a player for the neighborhood football team. I always want to thank my father for leading me into the football world, helping me feel many emotions when I let my soul go with the round ball", Nhat Anh shared. 2 years ago, Nhat Anh switched to being a commentator. With his powerful voice and deep knowledge of football, he has made a name for himself as a motivator.

“As if it were destined, my father and I continue to work together on the field as referees and commentators. I often instruct and explain many football terms, interacting directly on the field to help my son comment more accurately on each phase of the game. In addition, Nhat Anh also supports and encourages me to complete my duties of managing the match well. Through sports activities, my family's love is getting stronger and stronger,” Mr. Sy Hung happily said.

Footballer Thai Quy and his sister My Nhi (left) actively contribute to sports in Dong Le ward, Dong Ha city - Photo: M.D

Sports are a special bridge that brings family members closer together. The family of Tran Trung Hoanh and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (Dong Luong Ward, Dong Ha City) is a vivid example of this. Hoanh and his wife share a passion for running, gym, boxing...

In particular, running has helped them actively accompany each other on every journey. Mr. Hoanh said that the advantage when both husband and wife have the same interest in playing sports is that they have the motivation to progress together. When playing sports together, their diet and rest will also be adjusted in a positive direction, helping both of them maintain good form and health. Having a partner to accompany them makes maintaining the habit of running easier.

He confided: “We wake up together at 4:30 every day to jog. Going through long journeys, difficult training sessions or participating in marathons together helps my husband and I understand each other better. The times we completed a marathon together, explored new routes or simply ran in the rain all became beautiful memories.” Ms. Ngoc Anh added: “When we train together, my husband and I always encourage each other to complete our goals. Playing sports together has inspired our two young children to participate, creating an active and healthy lifestyle for the whole family.”

Active contribution to Quang Tri sports

In recent times, the development of sports families has actively contributed to promoting the development of mass sports movements.

The sports family model also contributes to promoting the development of sports socialization, when each family is interested in investing in facilities for sports activities at home or supporting the construction of sports training and competition facilities, sponsoring football teams... Senior martial artist Nguyen Quang Tam, Head of Mai Han Martial Arts School, said: "Family is a solid foundation to help members develop their sports path. Therefore, I always focus on maintaining and promoting the family's martial arts tradition to my children and grandchildren.

Currently, my four sons and two grandsons are spreading the essence of traditional martial arts through opening martial arts training classes for people in and outside the province. The greatest happiness is that my children and grandchildren have many high achievements in national traditional martial arts competitions, contributing to training many athletes for the province's sports". In addition to promoting the role of the nucleus of mass sports, sports families are also the first training environment for talents. It is grandparents and parents who inspire members to come to sports, develop their talents and orient them towards a professional path.

Sy Hung and Nhat Anh's two sons have made many contributions to Quang Tri football - Photo: M.D

Player Truong Van Thai Quy shared: “I am lucky to be born into a family that loves sports, including 1 brother and 3 sisters who are all actively participating in local sports activities. I have today inherited the family tradition, especially the encouragement and support from my parents and siblings to firmly step on the path of professional sports, reaping many impressive achievements.”

According to Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Van Hoa, the provincial Department of Sports and Physical Training always pays special attention to the development of mass sports at the grassroots level, including encouraging and supporting the development of sports families. Currently, the rate of families practicing sports reaches 28.6% of the total number of households. The development of sports families has positively impacted the mass sports movement in many diverse forms.

Thereby contributing to raising the rate of people practicing sports regularly in the province to 37.9%. From sports families, we have discovered and selected many young talents for high-performance sports in Quang Tri, including many athletes who have worn the Vietnamese national team jersey, excellently winning many high achievements in the international arena.

Nguyen Minh Duc

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/hat-nhan-the-thao-quan-chung-192889.htm