Sixth day of the National Team of Ukraine gathering: in the morning - an opportunity to relax

28.05.2018 19:27

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

After four consecutive days of two workouts (plus the day of arrival when the boys were training in the evening), the blue and yellows were given a more leisurely schedule for lunch.

After breakfast, the team walked in a group between the picturesque hills of the golf course. The walk was pleasant - from the very morning Kharkiv shines with a gentle sun, which adds not only ultraviolet light, but also vitality! Breathing the fresh air of country nature and stepping on a soft grass carpet, football players and coaches talked about football and more. Calmness and idyll - what else do you need to get away from intense training?

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

Probably, every athlete is attracted by the opportunity to try themselves in a different way. Therefore, the presence of perfectly trimmed grass lawns and golf attributes, such as a club and the "personal" golf cart of the national team's head coach, attracted several players to test their accuracy. Non-professional golfers Yevhen Konoplyanka, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Yevhen Seleznyov, and together with them the chef of the national team of Ukraine Lyubomyr Toshych decided to start mastering golf from a mini-field.

At each of the nine stations it was necessary to roll the ball into the hole, using the least number of strokes. Yevhen Konoplyanka, who won the competition, was the best, Toshych finished second, making only one shot more than the national team midfielder. But the struggle not to be in last place was, without exaggeration, fierce. At the final, ninth, station, Seleznyov decided to take a risk to catch up with Zinchenko, but the risk is uncertain. Using two blows more than the opponent, Eugene was forced to fulfill the desire due to the participants of the game in advance. A small aqua aerobics session for hotel guests strengthened the positive emotions of all present.

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

After lunch, the players of the national team were already preparing for the evening training, which, as you know, will be open and will begin at the stadium "Metalist" at 18.00. The public meeting of the blue-yellows with their fans will be the first at this meeting. Knowing how warmly the national team of Ukraine is supported in Kharkiv, the guys are expecting an evening class with excitement.

Alexander GLIVINSKY,

press attaché of the national team of Ukraine