"Foot" is exciting enough! Hubei s "campus football" has embarked on a "new path" of integration of education and sports

Jimu News Correspondent Zou Jinggen Meng Ying

On August 17, the finals were in full swing. Wuhan First Team scored with a corner kick in the first 5 minutes of the game. In the 20th minute, another free kick was shot straight into the dead corner, instantly igniting the passion of nearly 5,000 spectators in the audience.

The picture shows the moment of the men's final competition. Photo by Tao Debin. On the same day, the 7-day 2025 Hubei Provincial Middle School Students (High School Group) football match came to a successful conclusion. The event was sponsored by the Hubei Provincial Department of Education and the Provincial Sports Bureau and hosted by the Shiyan Municipal Education Bureau and the Yunxi County People's Government. It attracted 26 teams and more than 540 athletes from the province to participate, presenting the double fruitful results of the event's "competition + education" in all aspects.

As the top event in the field of football for middle school students in Hubei Province, this competition includes two groups: men and women. In the tense and fierce 58 games, the schedules of cross-match, promotion and other competitions were compact and orderly, and all participating teams were all working hard to fight for honor.

In the end, Wuhan First Team and Jingzhou Team won the high school men's championship and runner-up respectively with their outstanding performance; Qianjiang Team and Wuhan Second Team won the women's championship and runner-up respectively. In addition, Jingmen, Shiyan and other teams have successfully entered the quarterfinals with their tenacious fighting spirit and outstanding performance.

The picture shows the contestants celebrating the championship with Tao Debin. "Every game is a double test of technology and will." Chen Yajun, the leader of Wuhan First Team, sighed after the game, "The players not only showed solid skills and superb tactical skills on the court, but also vividly interpreted the spiritual core of campus football through close teamwork, fully demonstrating the positive and hardworking style of contemporary young people." During the event, in addition to the fierce competition on the court, the education activities were also exciting. On August 14, all the participating teachers and students went to the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Revolutionary Base Memorial Park in Yunxi County to carry out a meaningful red education activity. Through visiting historical relics and listening to revolutionary stories, everyone deeply commemorates the great achievements of the revolutionary martyrs and cultivates their feelings for their country and country.

This event adopts the "1+N" competition mode. In addition to the intense and fierce competition main line, it also organizes special activities such as red song competitions, talent displays, and housework evaluations, so that athletes can fully demonstrate their talents and style in addition to the intense competitions, and achieve the educational goal of "using competitions to promote education and using sports people".

"Football matches are not only a stage for competition in football skills, but also a classroom for students to grow." Yan Cili, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the Yunxi County Education Bureau, introduced that in order to ensure the educational effect of the activities, the activity plan is refined to every responsible person and every time node, and strict assessment standards have been formulated to truly make every activity a carrier of education.

As the host of this event, Yunxi County has attached great importance to campus football construction in recent years. At present, the county has 43 football fields, 52 full-time and part-time coaches, and has cultivated 14 campus football specialty schools across the country. During the event, the county fully demonstrated the fruitful achievements of the integration of sports and education through innovative practices such as "football + cultural tourism" and "competition + culture". It not only provides a platform for young players to show themselves, but also promotes the development of local culture, tourism and other industries, and achieves the deep integration of sports and education, sports and cultural tourism.

(Photo provided by the correspondent)