On the evening training of the youngest members of Hajduk Academy, unexpected guests caused a real eruption of enthusiasm among coach Dejan Tomic's U-9 and coach Ante Puljiz'S U-8 players. First team players Ahmed Said Said, Toma Basic and Michele Sego came to see them in the middle of their training session, and it was not only a visit.
They soon joined the youngest players' training, they showed the basics of dribbling, heading the ball techniques, passes and ball control, and the biggest surprise was a short match between the two groups. On one side, about thirty children, on the other, senior players and their role models.
Just as we expected, it ended with a big celebration of the youngest, because children can't lose, especially when one of their greatest dreams is fulfilled - playing against their football idols.
Such training means so much to many young boys who have just stepped into the world of football and after training, they all agreed: "We could train with them for two more hours".
It all ended up with a common Hajduk's team shout and many beautiful memories. At the end of the working day, it improved everyone's mood.
„It feels great to work with kids, they watch each our game and surely dream to become a Hajduk player someday. We are glad to be able to give them some examples and spend some time with them so that they can feel as a part of our club even more“ Said told us.
"It's nice to remember how we all started, we are happy that we showed them some tricks and basic moves that we all learn in our Academy and I hope this will be an additional motivation for them" said Sego.
„It's wonderful to see so many children together, to see how happy they are and how they enjoy football, I hope they will continue like this, they have all the necessary conditions for that here in Hajduk and I would be happy if some of them make great careers one day“ Basic concluded.
Childrens' impressions after training and socializing with the first team players were hard to describe, these are the first impressions of some of them.
Roko Brkljacic: It's great that the first players surprised us, Said is one of my favorite players of Hajduk and I'm happy that he showed me some tricks and that he was juggling with me.
Josip Duvnjak: My favorite part was when they showed us dribbling.
Marko Rajcic: The best part was when we all played against the three of them and we managed to score a goal. Toma Basic is my favorite player and training with him was a great experience.
