Modern sport always requires keeping the day’s pulse, regular training, and increasing education and expertise. In this respect, it is very important for young weightlifting experts to accumulate experience, learn and apply international rules, innovations and trends, and enhance their coaching skills. Focusing on these efforts, Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation is laying the foundation of future achievements.
The Scientific – Practical Conference of traditional trainers organized by the European Weightlifting Federation took place in Koshitse, Slovakia, on March 2-5. In the event where 65 representatives from 22 countries took part, our country was represented by former weightlifter Emil Aliyev who is currently on the national team coaches’ delegation. In the two-days conference, presentations were made about the sports nutrition, weightlifting techniques, functional preparation and other topics. Then , they shifted to practical lessons. Seminars on various topics were presented to participants in the gym. During all these lessons, special attention was paid to the doping challenge, and extensive information on anti-doping measures was given.
Conversation with Emil Aliev, we learned his thoughts about the conference in Slovakia. The expert noted that the visit was fruitful:” The Federation provided my participation in the scientific-practical conference held in Koshitse. There we attended conferences and seminars on nutrition, technique and anti-doping measures. Some interesting nuances were noted, and many aspects of the coaching business were discussed. We did not see any special innovations. Just some minor adjustments were made to the rules. We can also say that it was a Conference on “Russian school technique”.
As Azerbaijan , we know this system very well, because we have been exercising for a long time. So if Europe comes to this tendency now, we are already in this phase. Europeans like Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan athletes’ lifting style and technique, prefer it and show this as an example. That’s why we did not witness serious innovations. In any case, it was a good experience for us. We can consider it as an effective conference in terms of important issues such as increasing the effectiveness of training, control of food intake, methods of doping challenge”.
