Yesterday, a delegation of our experts arrived in Manama. In a few days, the specialists will conduct ice hockey practices, trainings for different age groups and share the experience of the Ak Bars ice hockey club.

The delegation included coaches of the Ak Bars system Andrey Kazennykh and Andrey Makarov, content manager Nikita Likhachev and specialist of the Department of International Relations of ADIHIC Alfiya Bakhteeva.

On the first day of the visit, the experts got acquainted with the infrastructure of Manama, as well as with the leadership and representatives of the Bahrain ice hockey club: President Abdulla Mohamed Alqasemi and the coach of the children’s team Maxim Tymoshenko.

In the evening of the first day, the first practices for children of different ages were held, with the participation of some ice hockey players from the Bahrain national team. Our coaches Andrey Makarov and Andrey Kazennykh, who have many years of experience both playing at a professional level and coaching, conducted an introductory practices.

The plans of the second day of the visit include a visit to the main office of the Bahrain Ice Hockey Club, as well as training on the ice and in the gym with children and the Bahrain women’s national team to improve dribbling and skating techniques.