I. Metshin: "Master class from Datsyuk is an event that kids will remember for a lifetime"

(KZN.RU, July 14, Adelia Galieva). This summer Kazan children got a unique opportunity to take a week-long program of workshops from the best players and coaches of North America. Children's training camp was organized by the striker of Russian hockey team and the NHL "Detroit" team  Pavel Datsyuk with the support of City Hall. Today The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin visited one of the final training in the sport complex "Zilant", there he talked with the guys and the coaches.

For almost 10 years Pavel Datsyuk’s hockey school had already become a recognizable brand among the many training programs for young hockey players. Dozens of children from Yekaterinburg and Zelenograd have been able to experience the North American technique of preparing of future players. This summer a unique chance to pass an intensive week-long training under the personal guidance of the former ex-player of Kazan "Ak Bars" team Pavel Datsyuk and best North American experts was given to Kazan students of youth sports schools. After a rigorous selection 72 students aged 10 to 16 years and six coaches got to the training camp. Note that thanks to the support of the City Hall classes for children were organized for free.

Ilsur Metshin visited one of the final trainings. The head of the city together with Pavel Datsyuk watched the progress of the training, and then talked to the guys to find out their impressions of participation in the project. As it turned out, many young hockey players of Kazan are Pavel Datsyuk ‘s fans, and a meeting with him seemed to them an unattainable dream. On the question of the Mayor, what are they dream about now, one of the future stars of world hockey confidently declared that he wants to "be like Datsyuk!" "Is not necessary to be “how Datsyuk”, it is necessary to better!" - the athlete hastened to protest.

The head of the city, in his turn, noted that the great goal begins with such an ambitious dream.

Kazan Mayor also stressed that only the best of the best have a right to get to the master classes by well-known coaches. " You are the hope of our hockey: Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, and perhaps of the world "- said the Mayor referring to the children and expressed confidence that this is not the last visit of Pavel Datsyuk and his school in the capital of Tatarstan.

One of the guys from the face of the team thanked the Mayor of Kazan for the presented opportunity. "Today we have executed your dream, and you will fulfill our - be decent people! "- said Ilsur Metshin.

According to Pavel Datsyuk, Kazan was chosen as the site for training not by the chance. "Kazan is a very sporty city; the President and the Mayor here are sportsmen too. We love your city! What you are doing is an example for many cities. I hope you will invite us again, "- he said.

The conduct of studies of Pavel Datsyuk’s hockey school is just one of the areas of support and development of children's sport in Kazan. Due to the Universiade 2013, a lot of world-class sports facilities were built in the city, today they are occupied in children's and youth sports schools. In addition, the capital of Tatarstan created all the conditions for the promotion of healthy lifestyle and sports, as well as the development of sport in house yards: in the winter time 80 plastic hockey boxes work in the school yards. Construction of modern universal sports grounds with a mini-football and basketball, as well as simulators for training street workout, is continuing in Kazan. All this contributes to the growth of the number of children, interested in sports. In 5 years the number of constantly involved in sports Kazan citizens increased by 2 times and amounted to 33% of the total population.