Choosing: hockey or football section for boys in St. Petersburg, addresses, expert
Alexander Yudin, an expert in the field of children’s sports in St. Petersburg, a veteran of hockey, a former SKA player, the author of a series of children’s master classes on ice, told Woman’s Day which section to send the boy to and which one the girl to.
“There is a real hockey boom in St. Petersburg. The groups of the first year of study recruit 80 people, – says Alexander Yudin. – True, then most of the children are expelled with the mark “unpromising”. And this is wrong. How can a child of about seven be told that he has no prospects? Since I took him, please, bring him to the 11th grade. A coach nowadays should be his ward and a mother, and a folder, and a grandfather and grandmother. We need to love them, groom them, cherish them and give them more play exercises. And the “unpromising” themselves will then be eliminated.
Hockey can be practiced from the age of 5. At this age, the kids are joking, they almost run around the ceiling at home. It’s time to channel their energy in the right direction. And if the child is quiet? Many believe that a calm child has nothing to do in the sports section. Nothing like this! Just such children can have serious problems in communicating with peers. But if the quiet one is sent to active children, they will swing him at least twenty percent. And then there will be no problems at school.
Previously, in small towns, a child could easily walk to any sports section and start practicing. Often, the kid chose this or that sport by watching a movie. In the seventies, the movie “Tigers on Ice” was very popular. Remember: “Real men play hockey …” – that’s from there. Now there is no such thing. TV series “Youth”? So no one really knows how to skate there, only two professional players are involved. And it is not hockey life that is shown, but behind the scenes: who kissed whom, who married whom.
So in our time, children need help with the choice. Literally bring the child to the section by the scruff of the neck and say: study. And during the first two or three years, drag him to training, until he himself falls in love with this sport. Or, having achieved certain results, he will not decide to move to another section. In general, parents will have to be patient. But then the child will say thank you. But this all concerns the boys. But I do not recommend giving a girl to hockey or any other kind of professional sports – it is dangerous for the body. Better to choose physical education, dance or choreography. “
From 4 years old, kids are accepted into sports and health groups.
It is not necessary to have special skills, it is enough to bring a medical certificate. Older children, 6–8 years old, can be enrolled in initial training groups. They will check not only the external data of the child (they will give preference to girls weighing up to 20 kg with a height of up to 115 cm and boys with a height of up to 120 cm and weighing up to 25 kg), but also skating skills.
Figure skating is practiced at the legendary Academy of Figure Skating (4 Tupolevskaya St., tel. 342-65-40). A full list of the list of schools and sections can be viewed .
You can study from 5 years old.
“When selecting children, attention is paid to coordination of movements, flexibility and appearance – girls must be slim. Well, if a child does not know how to swim, he will be taught, ”says Olympic champion Olga Kuzhela.
Synchronized swimming sections are available in the Ekran sports school (Khlopina st., 10d, tel. 297-12-70), school No. 3 of the Kalininsky district (Ushinsky st., 10 / 2a, tel. 998-26-61), a sports school at water sports “Nevskaya Volna” (st. John Reed, 8 / 2a, tel. 640-97-07).
You can also enroll in the Olga Kuzhela Synchronized Swimming Sports School, its branches in different parts of the city, tel. 920-28-29.
From 4 to 6 years old girls are engaged in sports and fitness groups.
At the end of the school year, they will be tested. Those who have passed the standards will be transferred to the next stage of preparation. The rest will be shown the door.
Rhythmic gymnastics is practiced at the Center for Rhythmic Gymnastics “Pearl” (Petrovsky pr., 16a, tel. 230-65-98). See the entire list of schools .
Boys are accepted into the most famous football team of St. Petersburg from the age of 5.
At the viewing at the Academy of FC “Zenith” (Vernosti str., 21, tel. 535−46−13), they are asked to kick the ball and perform exercises, run the baton and play football. Not everyone is taken, but only those who have demonstrated coordination, activity and speed. Boys over 6 years old should be able to handle the ball.
For those who did not get to the Academy, you can go to one of its branches – they are in almost every district of St. Petersburg, addresses – on the official website .
BTW
Famous actors and TV presenters in childhood also studied in sections and often showed good results.
Dmitry Nagiyev in childhood managed to practice freestyle wrestling, then he was taken to the sambo section.
Tatiana Bulanova in childhood went to the rhythmic gymnastics section and was engaged in jumping on a trampoline.
The star of the television series “Youth” Alexander Sokolovsky was professionally engaged in swimming. And even managed to get the first youthful rank.
Evgeny Dyatlov, being a schoolboy, came to the boxing section. But very soon he switched to music. However, the acquired skills helped him to reach the final of the television project “King of the Ring”.