Choose: hockey or football section for boys in St. Petersburg, addresses, expert

Everything will be hockey!

Photo: Zamir Usmanov / Interpress“There is a real hockey boom in St. Petersburg right now.There are 80 people in the first-year groups, says Alexander Yudin. True, then most of the children are expelled with the note "unpromising". And this is wrong. How can you tell a seven-year-old that he has no prospects? If you took him, be kind enough to bring him to the 11th grade. A coach these days should be his ward's mom, dad, grandpa and grandma. You need to love them, pamper them, cherish them and give them more game exercises. And the "unpromising" ones will drop out themselves. You can play hockey from the age of 5. At this age, children are boisterous, they practically run on the ceiling at home. It's time to direct their energy in the right direction. But what if the child is a quiet one? Many believe that a quiet child has no business in a sports section. Nothing of the sort! It is precisely such children who may have serious problems communicating with their peers. But if you send a quiet kid to active kids, they will rock him at least twenty percent. And then there will be no problems at school. Earlier, in small towns, a child could easily go to any sports section and start training. Often, a kid would choose this or that sport after watching a movie. In the seventies, the movie "Tigers on Ice" was very popular. Remember: "Real men play hockey ..." - that's from there. There is no such thing now. The TV series "Youth"? Well, no one there can even skate properly, 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: train. 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, decides to move to another section. In general, parents will have to be patient. But then the child will say thank you. But this all applies to boys. But I do not recommend sending a girl to hockey or any other kind of professional sport - it is dangerous for the body. It is better to choose physical education, dancing or choreography."

Figure skating

Children from 4 years of age are acceptedsports 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 basic training groups. They will check not only the child's appearance (preference will be given 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 a weight of up to 25 kg), but also their skating skills. Figure skating is practiced at the legendary Figure Skating Academy (4 Tupolevskaya St., tel. 342-65-40). And the full list of schools and sections can be found HERE.Photo: Telesem archive

Synchronized swimming

You can start studying from the age of 5."When selecting children, they pay attention to their coordination, flexibility and appearance - girls should be slim. And if a child doesn't know how to swim, they'll teach him," says Olympic champion Olga Kuzhela. There are synchronized swimming sections at the Ekran Sports School (10d Khlopina St., tel. 297-12-70), School No. 3 of the Kalininsky District (10/2a Ushinsky St., tel. 998-26-61), and the Nevskaya Volna Water Sports School (8/2a Dzhona Reed St., tel. 640-97-07). You can also enroll in Olga Kuzhela's Synchronized Swimming Sports School, its branches in different parts of the city, tel. 920-28-29.

Gymnastics

From 4 to 6 years old, girls study insports and health groups. At the end of the school year, they will be tested. Those who pass the standards will be transferred to the next stage of training. The rest will be shown the door. Rhythmic gymnastics is practiced at the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Center (Petrovsky Ave., 16a, tel. 230-65-98). See the full list of schools HERE.Photo: Getty Images

Football

Boys to the most famous football teamPetersburg are accepted from the age of 5. At the screening at the Academy of FC Zenit (ul. Vernosti, 21, tel. 535-46-13) they ask to kick a ball and do exercises, run a relay race and play football. Not everyone is accepted, but only those who have demonstrated coordination, activity and speed. Boys over 6 years old must be able to handle a ball. Those who did not get into the Academy can go to one of its branches - they are located in almost every district of St. Petersburg, the addresses are on the official website of FC Zenit. BY THE WAY Famous actors and TV presenters also attended sections in childhood and often showed good results.As a child, Dmitry Nagiyev managed to practice freestyle wrestling, then he was taken to the sambo section.As a child, Tatyana Bulanova attended rhythmic gymnastics classes and did trampoline jumping.The star of the television series “Molodezhka” Alexander Sokolovsky professionally engaged in swimming. And even managed to get the first junior level.Evgeny Dyatlov, when he was a schoolboy, came to the boxing section. But very soon he switched to music. However, the skills he acquired helped him reach the final of the TV project "King of the Ring".