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Former Latvian national goalkeeper Masaļskis has worked for Riga “Dinamo” as the assistant to the head coach Ģirts Ankipāns for the last two and a half seasons.
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It is still unclear about the future of the Riga team, although the unofficial information available to TVNET shows that the budget for next season is secured.
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Masalskis refused to answer questions about Riga’s “Dynamo”. He said he has not communicated with the team management since the end of the previous KHL season regular championship.
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“Every now and then someone calls me, congratulates me on something. I don’t know what to congratulate me on,” Masalski commented on rumors that he was scheduled to be one of Dinamo’s next season coaches.
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Masaļskis together with Mārtiņš Cipulis established the children’s and youth hockey club “Baltijas vilki” last year. At the moment, the former goalkeeper is on the ice almost every day, where he trains new candidates.
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“I train children. Until the middle of July, together with Juris Klodāns, I will do specialized goalkeeper training. I only undertake training for new goalkeepers, because the specifics between adult and children’s training are very different. defender or attacker, “said Masalsky.
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“Baltijas vilki” trains in the ice rink of the shopping center “Akropole”. U-9, U-11 and U-13 young hockey players train in the club.
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The children are from both shores of Riga, as well as from Ogre, Ikšķile and Mārupe.
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One of the coaches is Juris Ozols, Aigars Bērziņš, Jēkabs Rēdlihs, as well as Masaļskis and Cipulis are also working.
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“We are all new coaches. We are also trying to train children with new methods. When the career was coming to an end, it was clear that something had to be done. We have young children who practice hockey.
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We wanted to create a hockey school where we would work the way we think was right. We believe that with Mārtiņš we know what this process should be like. We give our children the best. “
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Both of Masalsk’s sons were playing in the position of a defender, because he had tried to prevent both of them from becoming goalkeepers. This is due to the fact that Masalskis and his wife Ieva are not productive, so the boys will not grow very tall, but the trends of modern goalkeepers require tall goalkeepers.
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Masalskis and Cipulis believe that no young hockey player should be “left behind” – everyone should be allowed to train, because someone can “thrive” very late.
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“The idea is this year: to take beginners every year and build their pyramid to the very top. The current students will get older, eventually we will also reach the U-17 group,” the former goalkeeper revealed plans.
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The information on the “Baltic Wolf” website says that Juris Ozols trains the U-9 group, but Aigars Bērziņš and Jēkabs Rēdlihs are coaches of all three age groups. Imants Legzda also trains the new goalkeeper.
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