Mohammed Abdulrazzaq

KUWAIT CITY, June 17: The Kuwait youth volleyball team officially kicked off its training the day before yesterday in preparation for the 17th Arab Volleyball Championship for players born in 2007, scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan, from August 14 to 26. The training sessions are being held at the Federation Hall within the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Complex.

Leading the team is national coach Mohammed Abdulrazzaq, supported by assistant coach Mishaal Al-Sabti and team administrator Abdullah Al-Rayes. The technical staff has initially selected 41 players across various clubs, including:

Ahmed Jassim, Bader Bouarki, Shaheen Abdul Latif, Ali Al-Qattan, Mohammed Al-Dhahabi, Mohammed Al-Qattan, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ahmed Al-Sarheed, Mohammed Al-Huwaidi, Nasser Al-Sanea (Kuwait), Mahdi Ismail, Waleed Al-Shammari, Rashid Al-Naimi, Saad Al-Failakawi, Saud Al-Duwaisan (Al-Qadisiyah), Rashid Al-Arouj, Saqr Al-Sharhan, Abdul Latif Khaled Al-Bahouh, Fahad Ghaith, Mishari Al-Ansari, Mishali Al-Kandari, Bandar Al-Ahmad, Abdul Rahman Al-Saif, Mohammed Al-Dokhi (Kazma), Abdullah Al-Ali, Mishari Al-Mutawwatah, Yousef Al-Khudair, Salem Khadada, Salman Al-Mutairi, Abdulaziz Al-Ubaid, Ali Dashti, Mahdi Safar (Al-Yarmouk), Khaled Hijres, Mishari Al-Hamdan (Burgan), Fares Al-Enezi, Mohammed Al-Zaabi (Al-Sahel), Ahmed Dashti. Salman Kanaan, Mohammed Dashti, Abdulrahman Walid (Al-Arabi), and Salem Al-Shammari (Al-Jahra). Coach Abdulrazzaq confirmed that an intensive two-phase training program has been developed. The first phase consists of domestic training lasting about six weeks, followed by an external training camp, with its location to be announced soon.

He added that the inclusion of a wide age range aims to build a new generation of skilled athletes for the national team and ensure strong representation in the upcoming Arab Championship.

The list of selected players includes representatives from Kuwait Club, Al-Qadsiya, Kazma, Al-Yarmouk, Burgan, Al-Sahel, Al-Arabi, and Al-Jahra.

By Khaled Al-Enezi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff