SSMD - Day 6!

The sixth day of activities has been represented by the image of another dimension within the sport and it has been represented too by an activity that has never been implemented in the city.

The activity was called “Nations Cup” and it was developed on the Ramnicu Sarat Municipal Stadium. The activity targeted the promotion of a sport life, and the communication and connections with different local people who wanted to know better the participants.

In this way, the organization promoted the event within his volunteers by making an adverse team to play against the project’s team. The game was played on the entire field of the Stadium and it was just a friendly one, so everyone can play. This activity revealed the real friendships between the participants, because they had to collaborate and support each other. So they did, and the game was heightened by the football performance of the participants. The others who didn’t play football, tried to support the players with motivational songs and lyrics, while the others played volleyball, handball and badminton.

At the activity assisted too the vice mayor, Mr. Sorin Cirjan, who was interviewed by the responsible team for Press Office. He gave a positive and important feedback for youth involvement and sustained the sport activities. More than this, he appreciated the contact and impact that the project developed for the local community, and for the multicultural relations, communication and a different style for life, one which, as he said, healthier.

At the end of the activity, all the 32 participants gathered around a round table near the stadium, where they submitted in a common way the enjoyment of taking part in the project and their motivation to continue the sport activities and the pleasure that they had experienced during each activity of the day.

The communication with the local authorities was replayed in the second part of the day within a Conference which targeted the youth and sport problems. The conference was developed within the Meeting Room, at the City Hall, and in it took part also important members of the city like local youth responsible, local administration and city’s sport leaders.

The discussions started from the theme of the project and continued by the approach of the problem’s infrastructure. As a conclusion and after various dialogues and opinions, everyone thought that each state would need an improvement of the relations between youths, more human and administration resources, financial and methodological resources. They also thought that the young persons who like sport activities, or even who don’t should be much more supported by the local authorities and to appreciate their initiatives and ideas.

After meeting the local administration, the participants played handball, divided in mixed groups, and after this, Press Office.

Back to the hotel the participants had to review today’s activities and to express their feelings about it. Then, the evening of the day reunited the participants within “Casa Veche” Club, where they experienced beautiful moments, dancing and singing, sharing the same and common values, even if they were from different states.

Participants’ impressions : “ I waited for this day since the project started. In Lithuania, the sport is a priority and the football is in a continuous growth. I’m happy because I could improve my football skills on the local terrain, a very good one actually, along with the local youth, who, I understood that were members of the local team. It was an extraordinary experience that united us as a group and which, I think, that made this project the best of all. The meeting with the local administration was, as well, a nice one. I met young people who were part of the local administration, full of enthusiasm and I really felt that our ideas were important to them and understandable.”

Roman Griskevic – Participant, LITHUANIA

“An hour of free time and we were ready to move on. +40,5 degrees, but it couldn’t  stop us to do some sports, because that’s the reason we are here. This time boys did some serious game. Our international team was playing against some local Professional players. The game was hard, but boys were doing their best. Score amazing despite really hot weather – 10:10. To find out the winner, they had to do penalty shootouts. And the cup goes to OUR TEAM! Wooohoooo! Our girls were playing volleyball at the tıme and in the relaxing break supporting footballers. There was also vice minister watching the game and he admitted that this game surprised him a lot. Players showed amazing enthusiasm and they were really good.

Derya Derman –Group Leader TURKEY!