Editing Maxim Morozov

'''Maxim Morozov''', also known as '''Max Morozov''', is a Russian paintball player and coach associated with [[Russian Legion]]. He was a member of Boston Red Legion's winning roster at the 2006 [[Paintball World Cup|World Cup]], where the team secured the [[National Xball League]] championship, and its runner-up roster the following year.[1][2][3] His subsequent involvement in paintball included coaching, tournament support and selection for Russia's veterans national team.[4][5][6]

== Playing career ==

=== Russian Legion ===
Morozov played for Russian Legion in professional [[X-Ball]] competition during the 2000s. WARPIG's published roster for the 2006 [[Smart Parts World Championships]] lists him as Max Morozov, from Moscow, wearing jersey number 31.[7]

Later that year, he was registered as a player for Boston Red Legion at the PSP World Cup. The roster included [[Alexander Berdnikov]], [[Konstantin Fedorov]], [[Mikhail Knyazev]], [[Vasiliy Panteleev]], [[Kirill Prikhidni]] and [[Maxim Preobrazhenskiy]].[1] Boston Red Legion won the World Cup and the 2006 NXL championship.[2]

Morozov remained on the team's World Cup playing roster in 2007. Boston Red Legion defeated [[San Diego Dynasty]] in the semi-finals before facing the [[Los Angeles Ironmen]] in the final. Legion won the opening match 8 to 7 but lost the next two matches 5 to 11 and 6 to 7, finishing second.[3]

=== Veterans national team ===
In March 2017, the [[Russian Paintball Federation]] named Morozov in Russia's ten-player veterans squad for players aged 40 and over, following selection trials held in Moscow on 5 March. The squad was led by captain Dmitry Berdnikov and head coach Sergey Samuylov.[6]

== Coaching and team support ==
A contemporary announcement for an open training session at Arena on 22 July 2011 identified Morozov as a coach and a player associated with Russian Legion and Cosmos. The advertised programme covered field analysis, individual technique, team tactics and the correction of playing errors.[4]

At the 2015 NXL World Cup, Morozov was registered and checked in as a staff member for Moscow Red Legion rather than as a player.[5]

== See also ==
* [[Russian Legion]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[Russian Paintball Federation]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/rBiBESJ5QeybstG6 Boston Red Legion: 2006 World Cup roster]. PBLeagues.
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2006/cup/ PSP Paintball World Cup: Boston Red Legion, 2006 NXL Champions]. WARPIG, 7 to 12 November 2006.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/e2ljFZuD3DvCH2gU Boston Red Legion: 2007 World Cup roster and match results]. PBLeagues.
# [https://sonsoferin.ru/pub/viewtopic.php?t=1073 22.07.11 БЕСПЛАТНАЯ ТРЕНИРОВКА в Арене ПЕРЕД ТУРНИРОМ] [Free training at Arena before the tournament, 22 July 2011]. Sons of Erin forum, 2011. In Russian.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/MAf2hz5CPYehe22e Moscow Red Legion: 2015 World Cup roster]. PBLeagues.
# [https://rfpaintball.ru/forum/?PAGE_NAME=message&FID=13&TID=74&TITLE_SEO=74-sbornaya-komanda-rossii-veterany-_40_-na-chempionat-mira-2017&MID=213 Сборная команда России Ветераны (40+) на Чемпионат Мира 2017] [Russia veterans national team (40+) for the 2017 World Championship]. Russian Paintball Federation, squad announcement by Tatiana Nikolaeva, 10 March 2017. In Russian.
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/spchamps/2006/rosters.shtml Smart Parts Paintball World Championships 2006: Team Rosters]. WARPIG, 2006.

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