Cologne / feet - He was himself parachuting to the Russian army. At night he comes out after four hours sleep with their own data and its most exciting sporting achievement he describes as: "I once drove 24 hours at a stretch sport. All that has occurred to me as: swimming, running - not just to sleep. "
No question: Igor Pavlov (44) is probably the most passionate coach of the Cologne Sharks. And despite cranky predecessors such as compatriot Vladimir Vasilyev (1992 to 1995) or Hans Zach (2002 to 2006).
Yet for all the hardness in the preparation, understands it, the new coach of the KEC-force after the disaster season again breathe air. With his unconventional methods Pavlov forms the fun-sharks.
The friendly match on Saturday, lost in the foot against Russia's top club Avangard Omsk, with top-Star Jaromir Jagr (37, a total of 1442 NHL games) was true with 1:6, but the young sharks around scorer Jerome Flaake stopped in front of 2000 spectators partially Great with.
Pavlov: "That's an interesting experience and motivation for the guys who ran against such players like Jagr to be allowed to." On Monday, the same stands ran the second test against Jagr.
Such games are an important component in Pavlov's plan that the sharks DEL regain the lead. In the training to do it right to the point, but not with stupid Bully exercises, but varied.
And in every respect: Rugby on the ice, on the judo mat, stairs to the Jahnwiese, Skat and the specially designed pond at the training center or a tennis tournament. Pavlov himself stated his workout: "It is the art of making each day so that the players do not even realize what they done."
