The RIHF staged events for players and coaches of the SKA Academy

The Junior Cup for players of the SKA Academy born in 2016 was staged at the Hockey City complex in Saint Petersburg.

The events held as part of the tournament were attended by specialists of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) with the aim of continuing to introduce the workings of the Red Machine National Development Program.

Cooperation between the RIHF and the SKA Academy in the field of implementing advanced developments of the Red Machine National Development Program has been going on for several years now. The Junior Cup program consists of master-classes, seminars and presentations of methodological innovations for coaches.

The key topics of the coaching seminars were discussions concerning issues of advanced training, additional professional education and exchanges of experiences, while the classes conducted for the young players by RIHF specialists took place in accordance with the Red Machine National Development Program.

The Red Machine National Development Program was developed and introduced by the RIHF with the support of Nornickel.