In Luxembourg, the European Coaching Commission (ECOC) meeting took place. Its members under the leadership of Alexander Boricic discussed the topics related to volleyball in the world. The meeting was attended by Grzegorz Rys, former coach of the Polish junior national team, with whom in 2003 in Tehran, the team won the gold medal of the World Championships.
- Everyone who took part in the meeting are very active and interested in supporting the work of the Commission - said Boricic.
He added that the Commission has started its work on the elaboration of an application dedicated to the international competition calendar. - We also pay attention to cooperation with the Commissions in different countries. We will collect data on the coaching work and help those who need it - added Boricic.
The Commission will also work on "standardization of youth events, as well as those related to beach volleyball." In addition, also the sport centers of development are planned, in which particular members will be able to help the national federations.
- We will try our best to use the experience of our members. We would also like to teach the best coaches. We want Svetlana Ilic to help us promote women in the role of volleyball coaches at the volley world. In summary, our Commission wishes to be an active and supportive in all the aspects, as far as possible - concluded Boricic.
What is the elaboration of proposals for the international competition calendar? - Everybody agrees that the burden on athletes and players is huge. Injuries occur due to their overexploitation, not the errors of training or lack of medical care. We would like to establish a period for the national team and it would begin on the 15th of May and finish on the 15th of September. The Commission thinks there is a need for free time, since the end of the league season to the start of the national team season - said Grzegorz Rys.