In order to revive archery in Zhytomyr – an Olympic sport, you do not have to be born in Zhytomyr. You do not even need to live here. One must just love what you do and work tirelessly, as does Alexander Bolshakov
“In Zhytomyr 30 years old there was no federation of archery. The oldest of Zhitomir archers is the teacher of Zhytomyr University Osipenko Valerii. He shot the last time on an arbor in 1986. Five years ago, we began to try to revive the meadows, to create a federation. Then they realized that there are no people who can register it, develop it. But one of the coaches came across, who said: “If there is no one, take it yourself and make it. You will spend a little more time, but you will do it. ” So I did in 2015 “
“We are military children, once lived in the Primorsky Territory, near Vladivostok. There, he was born, and from there he arrived in Zhytomyr. Here lived seven years, and last years 17 in Kiev. Come here now to develop meadow sports »
“I had the experience of registering a public organization, because when I graduated in 1998 or 1999 in the place where the Zhitichi factory was now, we opened a sports hall with several sections for boxing, fitness, gym. I then took part in a public movement – the youth parliament. We were noticed and I started working in Zhytomyr Oblast Department of Family, Youth and Sports. A year worked, got knowledge in this area. But in those days not so much work was in Zhytomyr, and I was offered a job in Kiev. I agreed and went to work, and threw the public work. In Kiev, trained a son, and all efforts have already directed him “
“The whole idea of the NGO” Archery Federation of Zhytomyr Region “and what we are doing now was formed when my eldest son wanted to shoot from the bow. He was ten years old, and he suggested: “Daddy, go shoot.” I asked him to wait, not just to shoot a wooden bow on the field, but to find a section where his trainers will be taught. Well, they found. Five years ago we were all good: we trained in Kiev. And this was until he had not reached the level of a sports master, to 14 years old, when the question was raised how to further develop. We determined the priority, and the son went to the Lviv State School of Physical Culture, where for the first 40 years of his existence the archer came from another city. All this was a forced step, because at that time the platform where the archers were training turned into a helicopter platform of Yanukovych. But there is no disaster without good, because he trained for the next seven years, for grateful both for trainers and teachers ”
“Now son has graduated from Lviv University of Life Safety and has started service. But come here for all open lessons, for classes. We are all doing together. It was him and our dream that when we return to Zhytomyr, there was where to go. And the children who are now engaged in the dash, they get what we have done together over the years “
“Not so fast everything is happening, it’s an evolutionary process. In the first year, children come and get acquainted, we conduct master classes. Thanks to the grant given by the mayor of Zhytomyr Sukhomlyn, we have grass meadows, each of which costs about 10 thousand. There were many children who were interested, then from 20-30 left five or ten. It always happens, but the main thing is that the opportunity to do is! The process of archer training is 10-15 years. Therefore, we believe that all victories are ahead of us “
“We had several events together with the association” Union of Young Artists and Art Critics “, headed by Inna Velychko. Already for the second year in a row there are about twenty artists coming to the contest here. We specially arrange master classes for them for two to three hours. They draw on their leaves their fears or their goals, and they shoot them. I initially thought that the girls would come, we would tell them something, they would hold the bows and go. But they got in the queue to shoot, spit their emotions. The bow allows you to enjoy, just relax and intuitively seek, and thus get rid of fears, phobia. Several guys came to us after ATO. For Unsorted Games – 2017 one of the fighters, who had numerous injuries, trained for us for a month and a half. He even said that he would come home and will continue training, promised to develop skills »
“Athletes want to come and shoot, and nobody wants to deal with the organizational moments, because this is a tumultuous bureaucratic work. The busiest and bureaucratic moments take a lot of time, much more than you get the pleasure of firing “
“Here in the dash well relax: communication is not working. You come, the phone does not work, and for one and a half or two hours monotonous classes forget about everything. Such a meditation »
“School № 5 – the only one in Zhytomyr, where master classes of archery are taking place. Sometime there was a shooting gallery that did not function for some time. I myself studied at this school, and I remember that. In one part of the shooting room there were firing lessons, and the second part of the room was not involved. We ourselves have renewed and rebuilt the shooting range for archery, and only since September last year were able to hold master classes here. By this time we went to schools, held open lessons, got acquainted »
“There are many champions in Europe, who are 40. Yes, there are young people, twenty, but there are people of all ages. They are all together on the same turn, are shooting together. And maybe because adults are more balanced, calm, they all get out “
“I at one time traveled a lot and saw a lot. And I’ve been to India, in other countries. Zhytomyr is a rich city, there is a lot of things to do. This can only be appreciated if you go to another city or country, then you understand how much the city really is. Let people go and see how they live somewhere to understand how good we are. Everyone must show that we have: cultural heritage, rich history, fields and much more. And the main thing – smart people. Of course, there are different, but many reasonable ones. They simply need to pull out the gray mass and give an example for the youth to learn ”
“In 2013 my son won the World Championship among students in Poland. He was the youngest there, only 18 years old. And before that, there was the European Championship in teams, other tournaments, the Ukrainian Championship. There are awards, medals. Much has been invested, but we realize that the big burden lies on the shoulders of sponsors, parents. The state also helps us, but for normal understanding we need a well-functioning apparatus, which will cooperate with the state, handle documents, paper work. Many come to sport and do not understand how this machine works. People just want to get the money. And you can not! You must first show something, do something, and then just ask for something. Yes, the state checks, controls, and then gives »
“Now we have bought costumes – the form of archers, we will soon go to the competition, but in order to do it now, I needed to present calendars of competitions in the last 2016. If I did not do it last year, then nobody would go anywhere. That is precisely the mechanism for the functioning of sports management to be understood and transmitted from the university. A trainer is a specialty, a specialist in mass sports is another, and what I do is quite different. This is sports management. Thanks to good management for two years, we showed ourselves: won grants, organized work »
“There is a psychological barrier when shooting with an onion. And he must be able to overcome. Relax, take off the load, include additional resources. Well, it’s strong! Because you understand that there is a time constraint, and from this just begins to shake. But one has to calm down and enter the state of equilibrium so that you can see the goal and hit it “
“How much is the cheapest onion? No matter: take a twig from a tree! We are the very first to do this. Here you go for picnics, take a knife, rope … I do not joke. It was such a first bow we did for our son. So pleased with his desire. And what to buy at once? When the child wanted, we tried so much. Then they realized that it was a serious desire. Many start with woody meadow grass. Then, when they want to compete, they understand their level, then they already buy serious equipment ”
“Sometimes people make a fate. When we only arrived in Zhytomyr, we just started creating an organization, signing the first documents, I started walking on Zhytomyr shops selling guns for shooting, to see where the grass is sold. I went to one, I talk to the manager. And my grandfather approached me and said: “Are you the Federation of archers opened? I am looking for you a year and I can not find! My granddaughter wants to train. She has been dancing for ten years, but she really wants to learn from the bow to shoot. And I’m looking for you all over the city! “Now Nastya is engaged in us. And I was surprised: as if the phone numbers were … Then I took that special phone number so it was easy to remember: 073- 1-10-10-10. Ten, ten, ten – three dozen, such a “victorious” combination ”
Translated by Aliona Matushevich
