Athletes selected four options in front of the Arab Gulf Football League clubs to overcome the hot weather in the training of their local players, this month, in the event that it was unable to establish external preparation camps in preparation for the new season due to the pandemic of Corona «Covid-19», is to establish internal camps In coastal areas in the country such as Khor Fakkan, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah, and to follow the utmost caution and caution in evening group exercises to avoid exposure to injuries in light of the high temperatures, and to allocate part of the exercises in air-conditioned gyms (gym), good sleep, healthy nutrition to the players, and reducing Duration of exercises on the field.
They told «Emirates Today»: «Some clubs have already started in practical terms to find ways and solutions to the problems of hot weather, through the reservation of hotels in coastal areas that have additional features such as stadiums, hotels and the possibility of training in the morning at sea, in addition to avoiding the noisy atmosphere in City".
And the clubs return to training officially from the 11th of this month after the last decision issued by the Football Association, and most of them go to the internal camps because of the difficulty of traveling abroad, which puts some clubs at a loss because it is the first time that they face this challenge.
The League of Professionals has set the third of next September as the date for the start of the new football season 2020-2021 in the Arab Gulf Cup competition and then the League Championship on the ninth of the same month, as well as the U-12 League, knowing that the League had finally decided to cancel the Arab Gulf League due to "Corona", And give the clubs the opportunity to prepare early for the new football season.
For his part, former Olympic team coach Ali Ibrahim confirmed that «all current indications are that club camps will be 90% internal in light of the current circumstances the whole world is going through and there are no other solutions for clubs to overcome the hot weather during the training of their players, except Following some matters, including the possibility of allocating a portion of the training of its players to set up in gyms and gyms in the morning and evening periods, holding regular group exercises in the stadium if external preparation camps are not available as expected.
He added: "The issue of clubs traveling to set up external preparation camps depends on the final decisions that will be issued by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, regarding the possibility of traveling outside the country in light of the current health conditions."
In turn, the former coach of the Sharjah U-21 team, Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr, saw that «there are many solutions available for clubs to overcome the problem of hot weather in their players’ training, namely: good sleep and healthy nutrition for the player, and drinking the largest number of fluids not only during the training but Before that, his body can overcome the air temperature and assist him in performing the exercises in the required manner, in addition to that, in addition to the regular group exercises in the stadium, as well as setting up part of the exercises in closed gyms such as the gym, iron, handball and basketball halls ». He added, "Although the training in the gyms does not achieve for the players only 20% of what is required, while the other 80%, which is the largest percentage of the required return, is through group training in the stadium, but training in these halls is considered an auxiliary element that will reduce Part of the suffering experienced by the player in open training in hot weather. ”
And Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr stressed the importance of supervising a nutritionist in the club on the work of the players ’food, especially during the hot weather, given that the player needs to compensate for the deficiency in his body due to the hot weather.
He continued, "In the event that the clubs are unable to set up external preparation camps, they have ample time to prepare their players through internal camps until next September."
As for the goalkeeper coach at the Sharjah Football Academy, the former national team goalkeeper trainer, Hassan Ismail, said: “Several clubs have already started finding solutions in preparation for the start of their players’ training, ”noting that“ there are clubs awaiting permission to travel outside the country to set up boot camps External if the health situation allows this, while there are other clubs that have begun to acclimate to the de facto situation by preparing to set up preparation camps within the country, and to overcome the difficulties of hot weather, as these clubs have begun to set up camps in coastal areas on the sea such as Khor Fakkan and Fujairah And Ras Al-Khaimah due to the availability of training fields and hotels, due to several advantages, including avoiding the hustle and bustle of the city, along with the possibility of training at sea, especially in the morning periods.
He added, "The clubs will start from the 15th of this month in the initial preparations, such as booking hotels, friendly matches and camps in the coastal areas, in preparation for the return of official activity and the start of the start and preparation for the new season."
4 options
1- Establishing camps in coastal areas such as (Khor Fakkan, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah).
2- Assigning part of the exercises
In air-conditioned gyms.
3- Training in the evening, taking care and caution.
4- Reducing the training period on the field.
Coastal areas in the country have stadiums, hotels and the possibility to train in the morning at sea.