The Russian Football Union (RFU) announced the start of the second season of the Steel Will football festival, held in Sochi. According to this press office organizations, from April 24 to April 27, with the support of the bookmaker Fonbet, the festival will be held on the federal territory of Sirius.
It is stated that 600 people from 30 regions of the country will attend the festival this time. Representatives of five disability sports federations accredited by the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, 5 nosologies in 3 categories: men, women and men from 15 to 18 years and 8 disciplines will come to Sochi.
During the festival, the RFU Academy will run a face-to-face training module for a professional development program for 40 adaptive football coaches. Alexei Smertin, a well-known football player, former midfielder of the Russian national team, head of the RFU project office for sustainable development and social responsibility, said that the project will develop and grow.
Stalnaya Volya is a unique project that brings together a large number of disabled and disabled players on one site. The project started last year and we have successfully completed all phases including the final. More than 2,000 people attended the tournament in 2022.
But we will not stop here and we will actively develop the tournament by trying to get as many people involved in football as possible in the future because Will of Steel is not just about goals, points and seconds! This is a project that allows people to communicate more and more often, interact closely with each other and show a sincere love for life and football, ”Smertin was convinced.
It is worth noting that the festival in Sochi will be only the first tournament of the Steel Will project in 2023. This year they will also be held in Nizhny Tagil and Kazan, and at the end of September the final tournament will also be held in Sirius.
Previously reportedThat the legends of the Russian national teams held a “Football Lesson” for Bashkir schoolchildren.