On August 12, our country embarked on its third overseas study trip.
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Star Wang Frost recently shared a video on her personal social media platform, showing a warm gesture during her training in Qingdao on the eve of the East Asian Cup preparations: a sincere graduation wish to the 60-odd "wind chasing girls" who are about to enter junior high school life.
Wang Frost said in the video, "'Chasing the wind girls', it's really a lucky thing that you can meet soccer in your youthful years. Now that you have graduated, you are about to fly to a wider world. May you continue to gain confidence and happiness in the future with the company of soccer!"
Wang Frost's reference to the "wind chasing girls" stems from a rural school program called the "Wind Chasing Program".
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Support Program. Initiated by Zhejiang Ant Public Welfare Foundation in July 2019 and jointly promoted by multiple partners, this program is committed to supporting 100 girls' soccer teams in rural elementary school in the next five years, helping more rural girls find confidence and enjoy happiness through soccer and expanding their education and development opportunities. Up to now, under the promotion of Ant Public Welfare Foundation and China Youth Development Foundation, the program has sponsored 60 rural elementary school teams in 23 provinces, cities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government.
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team and reached 200 rural schools.
The Ant Public Welfare Foundation's latest three-year project progress shows that in addition to financial support, the "Wind Chaser Program" has also provided support for 260 rural campuses.
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The team donated 6,532 sets of jerseys, 2,735 pairs of shoes and 260 sets of soccer training equipment to ensure the girls' safety and professionalism in training. "In the past, we didn't even have gloves when we pounced on the ball," lamented Dong Mengnan, the starting goalkeeper of Yuanbao Primary School in Dafang County, Guizhou Province, in an interview, "Now that we are well-equipped with gloves and pads, we no longer need to worry about injuries when practicing pouncing on the ball."
In addition, the "Wind Chaser Program" also attaches importance to the enhancement of teachers. 120 rural grassroots soccer coaches received five-day training in Qiongzhong, Hainan, in August 2020, and the former China Football Association (CFA) and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) were invited to participate in the training.
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Head coach Ma Liangxing and former China
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Team member Gao Hong, as a "wind chaser mentor", taught the trainees professional training methods. During the epidemic, the "Wind Chaser Program" also worked with the China
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Hip in the Alipay APP's Vibrant Rose Classroom app cooperation, to provide continuous professional training courses for rural soccer coaches.
Last October was a glorious time for the Wind Chasers. Wang Jiayue, from Yuanbao Primary School, one of the first schools selected for the Wind Chaser Program, was in Italy.
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The big screen at the San Siro stadium. With her outstanding performance in the Southwest Region of the Chasing the Wind League in May, Wang Jiayue took home the 2020
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of the same trophy. Her story of coming out of the mountains was witnessed by fans around the world at the Europa League final - Wang Jiayue and four teammates from Yuanbao Elementary School were recognized by the city of Guangzhou for their outstanding performances on the court
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Selected to travel to Guangzhou for more advanced training, where he would complete his studies from elementary school through college.
There are countless "wind chasing girls" like Wang Jiayue who have opened a new chapter in their lives through soccer. Over the past three years, the "Wind Chaser Program" has helped a total of 4,129 rural soccer girls, of which 783 graduated "Wind Chaser Girls", 119 were admitted to high-quality junior high schools for their soccer specialties, and 30 were admitted to sports schools, youth training centers or soccer schools to receive professional training. professional training.
