The left back of HC Chernomorochka Natalia Nikitina talked with Handballfast author Vladimir Mozhaytsev about staying with the national team.
— It’s great that all girls managed to come to the training session. Anya Vyakhireva, Dasha Dmitrieva, Lera Maslova, Lera Kirdyasheva... A true dream team gathered! You look at them and adopt their experience, it’s very important and useful.
I enjoyed our joint training. They read the game so clearly, that personally I had no difficulties to play together. Just when you think, that it would be good to make a pass there, and your partner is already open in this position. And this mutual understanding was from the very first workout.
I lived in one room with Dasha Dmitrieva, we talked a lot. I was interested how handball in Europe works, how does the Western approach to training and preparing for the games differ from ours. Thus, I have only delight and the most positive impression of this training session.
Generally we always have great and friendly atmosphere in our national team. Everyone encourages each other, suggests, tries to help. It’s not that you made a mistake and your competitor in position gloats. On the contrary, you hear supportive words immediately, — Natalia Nikitina said.
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