The national team, the head coach of which was recently appointed Andriy Yevdokymov, held its first training camp from 23 to 27 February under the guidance of the new mentor at the Mass Football Center "City Sport," Academy of Beach Sports "SUNRISE" in the capital's Hydropark.

The majority of the 24 players involved in the training camp are promising young talents.

Player list: Dmytro Voytenko, Daniil Kyslov, Ihor Lypchenko, Nikita Lypchenko, Serhiy Maksymets, Valentyn Matveychuk, Oleh Merzhyn, Ivan Moroz, Oleksandr Samoylenko, Artem Smazhel'uk, Hlib Smetanin, Artem Fedorenko, Pavlo Shpon'ko, Kyrylo Sherbatiuk, Oleg Shchitnyk, Denis Yamak, Konstantyn Andriyev, Yevheniy Belyav', Volodymyr Voronkov, Oleksii Deytaryov, David Zaloznyi, Bohdan Ponomarenko, Denys Dukov, Oleksii Kyrychenko.

At the beginning of the camp, the head coach presented the composition of the management and coaching staff, outlined the general training strategy, principles of interaction within the team, and the work calendar for the current year.

The players underwent comprehensive functional testing organized by specialists from the Technical Department of the UAF. During the week, the team was divided into two groups of 12 players and worked in a daily double-shift training regime, which was accompanied by theory sessions and analysis of practices. The camp concluded with control friendly matches.

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Head coach of the Ukrainian beach football team Andriy Yevdokymov: "This training camp is the first step in implementing our plans for the next two years. We selected those who, we hope, share our views, philosophy, and belief in ultimate success. Those who aspire to professionally grow specifically in beach football, are not afraid of challenges, and are ready to realistically strive for the level of top players and strongest teams on the planet by working hard during training sessions."