It was attended by: Jarosław Zagórowski – President of the management Board of JSW S.A. Andrzej Tor – Vice-President of the Management Board for Technical Matters, Zdzisław Grodecki – President of Jastrzębski Węgiel, Lorenzo Bernardi – coach, Michał Łasko – team’s capitan, and also Jarosław Kubiak – the coach of Academy of Talents of Jastrzębski Węgiel oraz Jakub Popiwczak – one of Academy’s players.

President Zagórowski admitted at the beginning that it was the first time  Company hosted journalists which specialize in the field other than economy. Explaining what lies at the root of the involvement of the largest coking coal producer in the European Union in sponsoring the club, said that volleyball is on the one hand  historically associated with mines, on the other hand, it is an expression of corporate social responsibility. For us, it is the mission of supporting sport – President Zagórowski explained. He added that it is also a form of advertising, and the volleyball is connected with positive emotions. He sees active presence of youth as an absolute condition of financing and supporting the club.

That is how the project  Jastrzebski Węgiel Talent Academy has come into existence and President Andrzej Tor was named the Academy’s godfather by President Zagórowski. From the very beginning, when we started as a system to support volleyball, I felt that it should be based on two foundations. On the one hand it is supposed to be the class team that will set goals high, and the second pillar, just as important, is to be the training of young people. Therefore, the Academy project fits in perfectly with our strategy - said President Tor. In his view, the idea underlying the current sponsorship of the club, is a sustainable development.

President Zdzislaw Grodecki confessed that with JSW club can fulfill their dreams, both his and the people who work hard in the mines belonging to JSW, and who love the sport and they need this kind of entertainment. Like every year, the club is committed to the highest goals. As usual, we play to win the Polish championship - declared the head of Jastrzębski Węgiel. He is aware of the fact that the four clubs in PlusLiga built a very strong teams, but he also believes that the current team -  Jastrzębski Węgiel is the most powerful in the history of the club. We managed to keep the core of the team for the next season, its  most important cells, including one London olympic medalist in PlusLiga - Michał asko - said President Grodecki.

The new captain of Jastrzębski Węgiel said that for him to remain in Jastrzębie for another season was natural. He mentioned that he felt very well as one of the Jastrzębie long–term projects implemented by the club. Jastrzebski Węgiel develops in an incredible rate. I am confident that as a team we are stronger than last season - said Michael Lasko. What's more, in his opinion, Polish volleyball in general is growing the fastest of all the countries in Europe. In addition, our captain highly praised  Talents Academy project. He confessed that it reminds him of the training program, which used to be famous in Italy, his home club Sisley Treviso - nine-time national champion and four-time winner of the Champions League volleyball.

Lorenzo Bernardi  was also captivated by the idea of ​​the Academy. The coach of Jastrzębski Węgiel argued that never before in his career, he met with a similar project. For the first time I see something like that. It's great that these young boys can train together, live together and learn together. We are very happy with it - said volleyball player of the last century. Speaking of the first team, explained that his volleyball philosophy is based on a simple principle, namely winning.

In the first broad team squad of Jastrzebski Węgiel there will be five boys from the Academy. They will be nominated by the club for performances in European competitions. President Grodecki sees future Olympians among there boys. Their training will be led by the coach Jaroslaw Kubiak,  Michael’s father, a representative of the host country and Jastrzębie’s club. In total, 9 coaches will work  for the Academy and will take care of the training of 85 boys born in: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Coordination of Academy’s activities will be dealt by coach Leszek Dejewski.

We walked through the difficult moments because with the enrollment to the Academy we had to make selection. Young people really wanted to get here. Sometimes there was crying of both - boys and their parents, but our capability unfortunately has been limited. When the parents of the boys admitted to the Academy, saw our base training and the social, were struck with shock. I have no doubt that this project will definitely “work out well” - shared his insights coach Kubiak.

Present at the conference, the young libero of the Academy,  Jakub  Popiwczak that has been training with the  first team, when asked about the possibility of cooperation with the volleyball star as coach Bernardi, said: I listen to the coach, because he was one of the best players in the world. Knows what he's doing, and all that he tells me is true.

President of the club from  Jastrzębie mentioned that the project of the Academy was born in pain. So he thanked  all of the performers who contributed to its timely completion. For the purposes of the Academy  the hall in Szeroka has been renovated and the new  lighting  has been set. The former club’s hotel  after an extensive renovation, was adapted into a boarding school for young people from the Academy.

The rooms in the boarding school are painted in the sponsor’s colors, the beds have a length of 2.20 meters, even linens and logo of the sponsor and the club. Everything is done in a way the boys, even during sleep would think  about our club - smiles President Grodecki. The Academy has full medical coverage. The headquarters of the Academy, thanks to European Union subsidization will have the rehabilitation center, which in future will be used by employees of JSW. The creation of the Academy is one of the biggest volleyball projects in Europe and the best project of its kind in Poland. I think it will be to the benefit of our club and our sponsor - President Grodecki ended.