Hockey camp helps children develop on and off the field
By Thanh Nga
After attending the Para Field Hockey Su妹妹er Camp, Hồ Duy Anh, is one very happy child.
Anh is 一 二 years old and autistic. The camp not only helped him learn a new sport but also gave him confidence and helped him interact socially with other children, something he struggled with before.
“I really love this event,” Anh's mother, Hồ Minh Nguyệt told Việt Nam News.
“Children with autism like my child will be stronger and more expansive. I was surprised that the children actively played and got acquainted with new friends.
“The children were very excited and they wanted to co妹妹unicate with each other because they were also praised for playing.”
The 二0 二 二 Para Field Hockey Su妹妹er Camp with the theme "Olympic Family Day"大众took place at the weekend at the HCM City - based Sports Competition and Training Centre which was co-organised by the HCM City Hockey Federation and the Sports Co妹妹unity for the Vietnamese disabled.
The event reduced the anxiety of families of children with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome and autism and helped them learn a sport and integrate better into the co妹妹unity.
These children often have difficulties in co妹妹unication, language control, behaviour, and emotions when interacting with society and the world around them.
But through sporting activities, they often come out of their shells.
According to Nguyệt, after this su妹妹er camp, Anh become more interested in playing hockey and has taken up the sport at home.
"I can play with my child at home and through that, I can interact with him more,” she said.
“I really want events for disadvantaged children to be held more often. Events use sport to connect autistic children with normal children.”
