Hockey players visited young football players with special needs
02.05.2026
Reaktor players Kirill Stolyarov and Amir Gizyatov attended an adaptive football training session at a section for children with special needs, which opened in Nizhnekamsk at the initiative of Mikhail Sergachev's Sector 98 charitable foundation.
As for today, 29 children participate in the section. Many of them love hockey and often come to cheer for Reaktor and Neftekhimik teams. During the training session, the children played football with the hockey players, chatted and had a great time.
After the warm-up, Stolyarov and Gizyatov tried their hand at a new role – goaltenders. The children were divided into four teams and played on both halves of the field.
At the end of the meeting, the whole group took a photo and a selfie and received gifts – special "ABCs of Hockey" books, which help them better understand the game of hockey.
Arseniy Burnin's mother, Feruza
– We are very happy that this section has opened. A lot has changed in the first year of classes. I thought my son would quickly lose interest. Instead of it, he learned how to dribble and score goals. The most important thing is that the kids practice together, not alone. This brings them together, helps them build friendship and enjoy their time together.
Rektor player Kirill Stolyarov:
– It was really fun! The kids were kind and sociable. They were a little upset when they couldn't score, but that only made the game more interesting. It was unusual to be a goaltender, especially in football, but the main thing is that we all had a lot of positive emotions and had a great time.
This meeting proved one more time that sport unites people, regardless of whether it's football or hockey.
