Health Day was held at the base of the "Kryvbas" Academy

In October, the Kryvbas Football Academy in Kryvyi Rih held a Health Day organized by Kryvbas FC, the Executive Committee of the Kryvyi Rih City Council and with the support of the Center for Professional Development of Pedagogical Workers of the Ministry of Education and Culture as part of the All-Ukrainian mental health program "How are you?" , initiated by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska.

Coaches and football players of the "Kryvbas" Academy, players of the men's and women's teams of FC "Kryvbas" took part in the event, which is aimed at children of military personnel. And also psychologists from Kryvyi Rih educational institutions. Information about mental health and methods of combating stress was provided at two sports and three psychological workshops.

The event began with a dance in the center of the Academy's indoor arena. Coaches and football players performed sports exercises, participants repeated after them. Subsequently, the participants of the event were divided into groups by color: two sports and three psychological stations.

Every 20 minutes, the groups moved to a new station counter-clockwise. In the first part of the event, the children were joined by the football players of "Kryvbas" Viktor Bliznichenko and Daniel Sosa, as well as the football players of ZFK "Kryvbas" Lyubov Mozga, Ruslana Levchenko, Victoria Petrovets and Victoria Kalinchuk.

As noted by the midfielder of ZFK "Kryvbas" Love of the Brain, such measures are very important in our difficult times, because, unfortunately, there is plenty of bad news, and children should not experience this. This is psychological and social support for the children of our servicemen who are fighting for the freedom of the entire country.

"Mental health is closely related to physical health. Therefore, our psychologists who work in educational institutions of the city together with the trainers of the "Kryvbas" Academy have developed a special program for children. Our participants had a unique opportunity to attend 5 master classes, improve their intellectual, mental, social and physical skills. At this time, when there is a war in the country, it is very important to remember about mental health," said the consultant of the Center for Professional Development of Pedagogical Workers Julia Yakubovska.  

Media of FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih