I want to help the team fight for the top spots
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Shakhtar women's team fill the game break with training sessions at the Academy facility in Shchaslyve
On Wednesday, April 3, Shakhtar women’s team has an intensive session at the Academy facility.
It began with working out in the gym where the players used all muscle groups. Next, the team moved to the field and began a warm-up with sprinting for short distances and using hurdles. Then the coaching staff offered the girls passing exercises and practicing team interaction in the final attacking phase. The training session ended with a 5v5 small-sided game.
Yuliana Zavidova, midfielder:
– We started the training week in a good mood. Today, the team worked out in the gym, and then moved to the field to work on the technical elements and finishing. In general, we are preparing for the next game.
– Yuliana, your professional career started at the age of 17. How did you start playing football?
– I started at the amateur level at the age of 14, when a coach came to our school to recruit girls for the football team. It got me interested and I attended the first training session. I immediately liked it, I understood that this is what I want to do in the future. Over the next three years, I trained and wanted to grow my career, and after successfully passing the trials, I signed my first contract with a professional club.
– Can we say that you have adapted at Shakhtar? Do you understand the requirements of the coaching staff?
– Yes, it can be said that the adaptation period has passed. I found a common language with my teammates from the first days in the team, the requirements of the coaching staff are clear. I really like the training process, it's nice to work under the guidance of an experienced coach.
– Tell us what are your main goals at Shakhtar?
– First of all, I want to help the team fight for the top spots in the league, show a good play and progress.
It began with working out in the gym where the players used all muscle groups. Next, the team moved to the field and began a warm-up with sprinting for short distances and using hurdles. Then the coaching staff offered the girls passing exercises and practicing team interaction in the final attacking phase. The training session ended with a 5v5 small-sided game.
Yuliana Zavidova, midfielder:
– We started the training week in a good mood. Today, the team worked out in the gym, and then moved to the field to work on the technical elements and finishing. In general, we are preparing for the next game.
– Yuliana, your professional career started at the age of 17. How did you start playing football?
– I started at the amateur level at the age of 14, when a coach came to our school to recruit girls for the football team. It got me interested and I attended the first training session. I immediately liked it, I understood that this is what I want to do in the future. Over the next three years, I trained and wanted to grow my career, and after successfully passing the trials, I signed my first contract with a professional club.
– Can we say that you have adapted at Shakhtar? Do you understand the requirements of the coaching staff?
– Yes, it can be said that the adaptation period has passed. I found a common language with my teammates from the first days in the team, the requirements of the coaching staff are clear. I really like the training process, it's nice to work under the guidance of an experienced coach.
– Tell us what are your main goals at Shakhtar?
– First of all, I want to help the team fight for the top spots in the league, show a good play and progress.
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