News from training session31 august 2007

The BC Khimki players are on the training camp of the National team of Greece in Portaria. The team is training for a week (the grade is about 800 metres). It is the time to draw some conclusions. And we give a word to the new BC Khimki coach Dmitry SHAKULIN.

Dmitry, what is the training schedule of the team?
— We have two practices two days running. In the morning we are training at the stadium, in the evening we play basketball. The third day we work only in the morning, it is an individual practice.

How players cope with training physical load?
— Everybody has adopted and try doing the best. Many of the players came to the camp well prepared for load; they worked out on their own.

What intermediate results can you point to?
— The mobility and the speed. And we work seriously at tactics.

What are your impressions of your new team, players and colleagues?
— I know all players well. I played with Krasnikov and Savkov and others I knew from last season, I was in Dynamo MR. It is pleasant for me to work with such masters. It is concerned surely coach’s staff.

What about test matches?

— On the 2nd of September we will depart to Lithuania and on the 4th we will play against Neptunas. There’s Fridzon. McCarty and Wilkinson will join us.