Many useful sports activities for children in the summer

This summer, from urban to rural areas, children's sports activities are quite exciting with diverse content, meeting the needs of children for entertainment, recreation and learning. From these playgrounds, children and students have a good opportunity to exercise, develop their intelligence and physical strength, and be equipped with knowledge and life skills to know how to protect themselves, prevent accidents and injuries as well as develop their sports talents.

Gio Mai Taekwondo Club is the passion of Ms. Truong Thi Hien to create a good environment for children to develop their martial arts talent - Photo: DC

Help children develop their talents

This summer, regularly at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons, 32 children in Gio Mai commune, Gio Linh district enthusiastically came to Gio Mai Kindergarten to practice at Gio Mai Taekwondo Club. This is also the joy and passion of Ms. Truong Thi Hien, the club's director, because for a long time, she has cherished the idea of ​​creating an environment for local children to practice and develop their sports talents during the summer days when they are temporarily away from books.

Ms. Hien shared: “When I was young, I loved martial arts but did not have the opportunity to study for many reasons. After graduating from the Taekwondo major at the Da Nang University of Physical Education and Sports, I returned to work in Quang Tri. During this time, I noticed that many children and students in Gio Mai commune had to travel a long way to Dong Ha city to study during the summer vacation if they wanted to learn martial arts. Understanding the difficulties and disadvantages of children living far from sports training centers, I decided to open a martial arts class for them right in my hometown. Although it is quite new, the class has received enthusiastic support from parents. The club will strive to maintain this class so that the children have a practical and meaningful playground during the summer.”

Participating in a variety of activities such as internal competitions brings joy and excitement to the children of the chess class at Dong Le Chess Club - Photo: DC

In many localities in the province, organizing sports classes for children right where they live has created convenience for them, especially those in difficult circumstances.

Deputy Director of the Center for Culture, Sports and Physical Training of Vinh Linh district, Duong Quoc Ninh, said that summer sports activities for children in Vinh Linh district are rich and diverse from the district to the grassroots, attracting a large number of young people to participate.

Notably, Binh Minh Badminton Club (Ho Xa town) organized a summer course for 36 children. The club's purpose is to provide systematic badminton training for students, and to build up the core of the district's badminton movement to participate in provincial tournaments.

In particular, this summer, there are organizations, sports clubs and dedicated individuals who have launched many free volleyball and swimming classes for children in remote areas and poor children. Thereby, helping them have the opportunity to access sports and have a playground to develop their talents.

Typically, the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Linh district cooperated with the Safe Swimming Project (Swim for life) to organize free swimming classes for about 160 students at Vinh Giang Primary School.

Thai Duong Anh, a student at Vinh Giang Primary School, happily said: “I really want to learn to swim, but where I used to live, there was no swimming pool or swimming class to attend. When I heard about the free swimming class at Vinh Giang Primary School, I asked my parents to register me. Thanks to the dedicated teachers, I now know how to swim and feel more confident when I am alone in the water. I will try to practice more diligently to have the opportunity to compete in school swimming competitions.”

Mr. Duong Quoc Ninh himself has also directly opened a free volleyball class for 25 disadvantaged children who are passionate about volleyball to study at the outdoor court of the district's sports training and gymnasium. From this class, it is hoped that the children will develop their style and competitive spirit and become outstanding athletes of Vinh Linh district's school sports.

Rich and diverse activities

Before the summer of 2024, many agencies, units and sports clubs in the province announced plans to organize teaching of sports such as: football, volleyball, badminton, swimming, chess, tennis, dance sports, zumba... with a commitment to ensure the quality of teaching as well as facilities, equipment, and sports and physical education tools to serve the training and competition of children. That has helped parents, children and students easily choose the right sport.

As has become a tradition, every summer, the Provincial Children's House is an ideal destination to organize sports activities for children and students. Director of the Provincial Children's House Nguyen The Hung said: "This summer, the Provincial Children's House has invested in upgrading and repairing facilities to better meet the needs of teaching and learning; strengthening coordination and creating conditions for teachers and coaches teaching gifted sports subjects to perform the tasks of teaching, training and fostering to improve the children's performance more effectively.

The provincial Children's House has created many safe and healthy playgrounds, helping children to be equipped with knowledge, life skills, injury prevention, health training, and talent development. We and the parents always care and create the best conditions for children to realize their dreams and ambitions.

As a foundation for the 2024 summer activities, the Provincial Children's House has done a good job of maintaining and developing 6 classes to teach and foster sports talents for children such as karate-do, Mai Han traditional martial arts, aerobics, zumba, chess, and table tennis with more than 600 students participating.

Free swimming class for children at Vinh Giang Primary School - Photo: DC

According to the reporter, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Centers of districts, towns, cities and schools in the province have opened many classes to teach and foster sports talents with a variety of subjects. This makes it easier for children to choose a suitable sport to improve their health, stay away from video games and social evils, and have many opportunities to develop their physical, intellectual and talents.

The 2024 summer sports activities also recorded the active participation of sports clubs when implementing teaching many subjects associated with organizing exchanges, internal competitions or allowing students to participate in sports tournaments inside and outside the province.

Notably, Dong Le Chess Club, with the dedication of Mr. Nguyen Truc, has built a brand in chess training over the past 2 years. In particular, the Club has successfully organized 2 chess tournaments attracting hundreds of athletes in Quang Tri and the Central region to participate. Mr. Nguyen Truc said that the Club organizes chess lessons during the summer for about 60 children.

In addition to teaching from basic to advanced, the Club also organizes many internal competitions and takes children to participate in competitions in the Central region. Participating in a variety of activities brings joy and excitement to children, while helping them gain more experience in real competitions and improve their achievements in tournaments.

Up to now, sports activities for children in the province have been very diverse and effectively organized, creating a safe, healthy and beneficial learning environment. The cooperation of many dedicated organizations and individuals has created good opportunities for children to improve their health, have fun and develop their talents, contributing to bringing a useful summer to school-age children.

Hoai Diem Chi

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/nhieu-hoat-dong-the-thao-bo-ich-danh-cho-thieu-nhi-trong-dip-he-186535.htm