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April 21, 2014

Preliminary registration of 2014 IIHF International Coaching Symposium participants

2014 IIHF International Coaching Symposium will take place in Minsk on May 16-18

Dear friends!

Organizing Committee of the 2014WM cordially invites you to participate in the IIHF International Coaching Symposium which will be held in Minsk on May 16-18, 2014 at the conference hall of Hotel Yubileiny. This event is organized mutually by the International Ice Hockey Federation and Directorate of the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

Friday, May 16
11.00 – 13.00	Registration / lunch
13.00 – 13.15	Introduction
13.15 – 14.15	Vladimir Yurzinov, MHL Board Member – “Technical skills as a basis of modern hockey”
14.30 – 15.30	Jim Brithén, International Ice Hockey Coach
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee-break
16.45	Game USA – KAZ
20.45	Game FIN – SUI
Saturday, May 17
09.00 – 09.45	Yuri Nikonov, BIHA – “Physical skills of players in the long-term practice process”
10.00 – 10.45	Mika Saarinen, IIHF Presenter
10.45 – 11.15	Coffee-break
11.15 – 12.00	Torgny Bendelin, IIHF Presenter - "Taking over a team in the middle of a season"
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch
13.00 – 14.00	Vasili Konovalov, KHL Severstal Cherepovets – “Modern approaches to organizing complex control of players”
14.00 – 14.30	Coffee-break
14.30 – 15.30	Dr. Gennadi Gorbunov, St. Petersburg University of Physical Training – “Professional level of coaches in modern hockey”
16.45	Game DEN – CZE
20.45	Game SVK – ITA
Sunday, May 18
09.00 – 10.00	Bob Leslie, IIHF Presenter - "10 principles for a good team"
10.00 – 11.00	Jeremy Weiss, International Ice Hockey Coach
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee-break
11.30 – 12.30	Vladimir Bure, KHL President Advisor – “Functional skills on ice in the pre-season period”
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.30	Nikolai Kuznetsov, KHL Corporate Expert – “Organization of practice processes during competitions”
14.30 – 15.00	Coffee-break
15.00 – 15.30	Wrap-up
16.45	Game CAN – SWE

All presentations will be simultaneously interpreted into English/Russian.

Participation fee – 350 euro (no accommodation) – includes:

- Full participation in all Symposium activities

- Presentation materials

- Symposium registration kit

- Lunches and coffee-breaks for the duration of the Symposium

- 5 tickets to WM games and transportation to/from them

Availability of accommodation is guaranteed if you register as a Symposium participant until April 25, 2014. Any cancellation 30 or fewer days before the expected arrival will be charged according to the cancellation policy of the hotel (100% of the value). Accommodation costs:

Single room – 85 euro/day

Twin room – 55 euro per bed/day

Application form can be downloaded here. Please, send the filled-in application to the following e-mail: putilin@hockey.by

For all organizational questions, please, contact Andrei Putilin (OC manager) at putilin@hockey.by or +375 29 166 20 14.

See you in Minsk!