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Erick Hernández

altErick Hernández Sánchez . Known as the Dominator, Cuban world Multi-record in the domain of the ball. Account with a Record Guinness recognized in October of the 2005 by touching the ball 319 times during one minute head.


Biographical summary
Was born in Havana the may 6 of 1966. From an early age begins to practice sports in the municipality Cerro, where he now lives.
It was football, begins raiding in the form of the domain of the ball in 1994 inspired by the example of brother Douglas Hernandez, the precursor of the speciality in Cuba and assisted by coach Luis Olmasa, him which it has been prepared in different modalities practiced.
The athlete has demonstrated the capacity to play the round with almost all parts of the body, to the brands of domain with the thighs, knees, feet, head, running the 100 metres and the marathon.

Major records
    In October of the 2005 received the first certificate of the book of Guinness world Record by touching the ball in 319 times during one minute with the head, mark that it had imposed in December of 2004.
    The May 26 of the 2007 managed the previous Primate world, in the Club Habana, in the form of touches with his knees, when he hit the ball continuously 7.743 times in about an hour and a half.
    The August 28 of the 2007 accomplished another record with 350 touches with the head, try also performed at the Club Habana, in Havana City. The athlete expressed as follows: more awkward was warming to seek the necessary concentration, the record was already easier.
    In the 2009 imposes new record with the thighs with record of one hour and 28 minutes, sealed at the Club Habana.

Major universal records
    Hectometre, 17.83 seconds.
    The Marathon with 7.17 hours.
    More time hitting him with the entire body with 19.10 hours.
    From the position of sitting and just giving it with his feet, with 3.03.14 hours.

Performance 2010
On Thursday July 1of the 2010 in the Hotel Copacabana in Havana City, in an activity organized by the Cuban Federation of Football with the occasion of the World of football 2010 South Africa broke his own World record in domain of the ball with the feet in the seated position, achieved a time of 3.03.14 hours. Thus achieved the second brand of the world since the beginning of the year.
This type of competition involves a big physical effort and high concentration, as well as a commitment to the country as expressed the athlete, but thanks to the training could break the mark, because he was very tired to run the test because the exhibits previously undertaken in salute to the world of Football.
During the test, it imposed a frequency of 120 touches per minute, surpassing the 18 thousand, in the more than 3 hours that kept the ball in the air.
The Saturday September 25 achieved a new record in the domain of the ball.

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Criteria on the Jabulani ball
The new brand was made with the ball Jabulani used in the World of football 2010 South Africa and the athlete expressed does not share the commercial character of the criticisms made to the ball, labelled it excellent, as a ball of pot, very much alive, that does not need big efforts to keep it in the air.
It exposes what an excellent ball, with a proper weight of 400 grams, he stressed that in a world not you may experience, this spherical passed all required laboratory tests.

Performance 2011
    The March 19 of the 2011, at 14: 39 hours in La Habana Erick introduced another world record in domain of the ball from the position of sitting with both feet, to get a time of 3:06.22 hours, leaving behind an elevation of 3: 03. 14, in the Central Park Hotel .
    The Monday 28 March 2011introduced another Cuban world record in domain of the ball from the position of sitting with both feet, with time of 3:06.22 hours. Technicians of discipline indicated that for this type of event preparation includes work with weights and careers of resistance, among other activities.
    The Saturday, 11 June 2011 implanted new world record, only nodding 195 touches in 30 seconds, in the Hotel Meliá Habana.
    On Saturday September 24 breaks the world record in the domain of the ball, only with the thighs, without the ball he fell to the ground during 1: 33: 29 hours, at the Copacabana Hotel, of the Cuban, capital reported the AIN.

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