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[size=+2]Tatiana Tarasova: "Young coaches should be helped financially"[/size]
Soviet figure skating is dead; in order to create the Russian one it's imperative to help out the young coaches, first of all financially. THis is what the great coach Tatiana Tarasova, teacher to 11 Olympic champions in various disciplines, told the "All Sport" agency.
"Soviet system of preparing great skaters is dead", declared Tarasova. "We saw the last rays of its glory at the Turin Olympics. Right now there is a renewal of the whole team and the system of preparing the skaters. Slowly new ice palaces ae opening up, but the coaches are still earning a pittance, and have to make money elsewhere. Progressive system of preparation must include three things: proper nutrition for the athletes, proximity of the rink to the home, and the necessary ice time. Right now, each coach has to find the ice, worry about salary, and perform many other administrative functions. Only those who've already made money abroad can train comfortably back at home. In the West, the most mediocre coach make in a day what our most famous one makes in a month. It's not a worthy system."
[size=+2]Tatiana Tarasova: "Young coaches should be helped financially"[/size]
Soviet figure skating is dead; in order to create the Russian one it's imperative to help out the young coaches, first of all financially. THis is what the great coach Tatiana Tarasova, teacher to 11 Olympic champions in various disciplines, told the "All Sport" agency.
"Soviet system of preparing great skaters is dead", declared Tarasova. "We saw the last rays of its glory at the Turin Olympics. Right now there is a renewal of the whole team and the system of preparing the skaters. Slowly new ice palaces ae opening up, but the coaches are still earning a pittance, and have to make money elsewhere. Progressive system of preparation must include three things: proper nutrition for the athletes, proximity of the rink to the home, and the necessary ice time. Right now, each coach has to find the ice, worry about salary, and perform many other administrative functions. Only those who've already made money abroad can train comfortably back at home. In the West, the most mediocre coach make in a day what our most famous one makes in a month. It's not a worthy system."