22 January at the Olympic House in Dnipro, the first AFDU forum took place, dedicated to modern interpretations of the rules of the game and interactions among all match participants.

This was not a lecture or a formal event but a live discussion on how the rules work on the field today and why the same episodes look different from the stands and from an official's perspective.

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The forum was led by Dmytro Yevtukhov — an UPL referee and head of the AFDU Referees Committee. At the center of attention were real game situations: fouls, tackling, handling the ball, disciplinary decisions, working with captains, and the logic of arbitral decisions in the dynamics of a match. Without abstract theory — only practice, examples, and explanations on why exactly this way.

Representatives from clubs and educational institutions in the region — DAF "Dnipro", MDYSS, "Parnasa", "Amur", "Bureviy", "Alians", "Olimpiyk", DYSH-2, NFK "Dnipro" — those who work with players every day, shape team behavior, and influence the culture of the game from within — participated in the forum.

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The key outcome of the forum — a shared field of understanding. Those who were present now better understand the logic of modern refereeing, current interpretations, and the limits on the field. This means more aware coaching work, better communication with referees, fewer emotional conflicts, and more focus on the game itself.

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AFDU is consistently moving towards openness, honesty, and partnership in football. This forum — the first but an important step — to ensure that decisions on the field are perceived not as a problem but as part of the game that all participants understand equally.