Players in the Arab Gulf Football League revealed their contract with a fitness trainer, who trains them on the beaches and open spaces to prepare them in a proper way to strengthen the heart muscle and maintain weight, so that they are ready if the matches are resumed by their initial date next August, as each player pays the fitness coach 800 dirhams monthly.
They told «Emirates Today»: “They are keen to continue daily training according to an approved training schedule, so that they can keep in shape in light of the cessation of activity for more than three months.”
A group of players in different clubs are organized in a special training on the Ajman beach, they are: Ahmed Al Yassi “Khor Fakkan”, Abdul Rahman Ali “Al Wasl”, Hassan Abdul Rahman “Ajman”, Ahmed Jishk “Shabab Al Ahly”, Ahmed Jameel “Shabab Al Ahli” and Abdul Rahman Ahmed « Al-Wasl, Saud Al-Muhairi, “Khor Fakkan,” in addition to the players ’agent, Hamad Al-Dossary,“ the former Ajman player, ”as well as players from the first-class clubs,“ amateurs. ”
The players of the Arab Gulf League, during their presence in home isolation, relied on daily exercises to communicate with the technical apparatus, and as soon as external training was permitted, the players ’methods of training varied between cycling and training in gyms, while a group of players took beaches and open halls as a place For training and relying on the private coach in preparation for returning to group training with their teams.
For his part, “Khor Fakkan” player Ahmed Al Yassi said: “We, as professional players, train in the places available for training, and it is not a requirement that they be closed places while adhering to the procedures for divergence, and the most important thing as a player must be prepared and ready without stopping until preparing for any upcoming scenario, The idea of football after (Corona) will be changed in the beginning, which is normal, but this fear will disappear as soon as the matches are back. ”He added,“ The clubs have made a great effort through awareness campaigns on their pages on the networking sites, and I expect that all of this will help to return quickly. ”
In turn, Al-Ahly youth player Ahmed Jishk said: “The Arab Gulf League teams are able to train anywhere inside or outside the country, but the teams conduct training and travel abroad until the player gives all his efforts, which is certainly difficult to achieve in the air. It is hot for the player to give 100% of his effort, and therefore travel abroad is the solution, but currently the situation will be difficult, which will make training and preparation in the Emirates an important matter, which is what we are currently doing to prepare for the league championship ».
As for Al-Ahly youth player, Ahmed Jameel, he said: «Throughout the past period I tried not to stop training altogether, whether at home, outdoor training on the beach or open halls, in order to maintain the fitness required for training and return, we commit to clear procedures to limit the spread of a virus Corona, and I hope to maintain what I have achieved through daily exercises ».
Mr: Lifting fitness and strengthening the heart muscle
Fitness coach Abdullah Al-Sayed, in charge of training the players, said: “The training that I focus on is training exercises to raise fitness and strengthen the heart muscle, and we seek to diversify between exercises on the beach, the sea, the pool and the open hall, in order to give the players the training dose as required in an open place and according to procedures Precaution, so that the player does not feel bored of being in one place, and here we create a kind of change, especially with the rise in temperature at the present time, it is preferable to diversify in the exercises while adhering to the procedures, and it is not a requirement that the player travel abroad for training and can prepare in the state but certainly According to specific schedules and conditions ».
He continued: «We are trying during the exercises not to rely on training with the equipment that must be held from one player to another as much as possible, to limit touch and approach and that was within very narrow limits, and always was sterilization. Training is not in the long period of time in this hot atmosphere as much as it focuses on aerobic training in a period that may not exceed 45 minutes, but it is sufficient at such a hot time, and therefore we seek to make the most of this training ».
Al-Dosari: Take into account the social divergence
The player’s agent’s agent, former Ajman player Hamad Al-Dossary, said: “We made sure that the training for the players was to take place collectively, taking into account the distance and commitment to the precautionary measures, especially with the league championship approaching the resumption according to the last decision in the coming August. Because of the great distance between the stop of the league and the return of activity again, the players should have adhered to the special training, and their gathering gives an incentive to them with full commitment to the precautionary measures. ”