From March 17 to 27, the youth national team of Uzbekistan held training camps at the Central Park in Almetyevsk. Young hockey players were intensively preparing for the upcoming IIHF Asia and Oceania Cup (U18), which will soon be held in Tashkent

Twenty-two players of the youth national team under the leadership of Abdumajid Nasyrov tested the full range of the hockey player development program that is available in Almetyevsk: training in specialized zones and on two ice rinks, medical examinations, testing on special simulators and much more

In addition to daily training, the guys had an extensive cultural program. The players of the Uzbek national team visited all the cultural centers of the city: from the Oil Museum to the modern international University ASOI

It should be noted that the entire training process was developed by specialists of the Ak Bars Academy and conducted by experienced coaches — Andrey Makarov and Andrey Kazennykh

During the training camp in Almetyevsk, the youth national hockey team of Uzbekistan held several control meetings with their peers from Neftyanik 2009

The head coach of the national team Abdulmajid Nasyrov shared his opinion on the training camps and infrastructure of Almetyevsk:

— I want to thank you for the invitation. We really like everything here. Everything is great here. The training process went according to the planned plan. Tatarstan is the capital of sports in Russia, everything is developed here. And the Hockey Training Center in Almetyevsk is proof of that, we see this level. It is very important that this is a Muslim region. A lot of guys from the team are holding a post. Halal food, conditions — it’s all very tangible for us. You don’t have to worry: the food is good, the chefs are meeting you halfway. Everything is great here