Smile Football Club in Khanh An Hamlet, Thai Hoa Commune, Ham Yen District.

Smile Football Club (Khanh An Hamlet, Thai Hoa Commune, Ham Yen District) has nearly 100 boys and girls of all ages from 8-14 years old, led by Mr. Ma Le Hoang.

Hoang said, in Thai Hoa rural commune, children have little chance to go to amusement parks and have few opportunities to play sports to exercise their health and develop their talents. Besides, there are many rivers and streams in the locality, children often go to the stream to bathe, which is very dangerous. As a football enthusiast since childhood and joined the district's gifted football team in the years 1984-1985, Hoang decided to organise a free soccer class for local children.

“I want to open a class to teach them how to play football methodically and scientifically, along with creating a better playground for local children after school. I hoped that through this class, many talents will be discovered to introduce to the local movement team", Hoang said.

Currently, the club has 150 children, in which many children are from ethnic minorities such as Dao, Cao Lan, Tay. Joining the club, the children learn how to control the ball, bounce the ball, dribbling techniques, etc.

Chairman of Thai Hoa Commune People's Committee Tong Huy That affirmed that the organization of free soccer lessons for children of Ma Le Hoang is considered a practical significance job. Since then, contributing to promoting the development of physical training and sports movements in the commune, raising the awareness of health training of local people.