Two days after the introduced departure of Jesse Mahieu, the brand new nationwide coach of the Dutch Junior males has been introduced. Rick Mathijssen will begin January 1 as the brand new head coach of the Dutch abilities. The 43-year-old Mathijssen combines his new place along with his job as head coach of the Amsterdam males’s crew, with whom he grew to become nationwide champion final season.
Jeroen Groenheijde will probably be Mathijssen’s assistant. The SCHC males’s coach can be no stranger to the KNHB. He has been the assistant coach of the Dutch U18 boys for 3 years, with whom he will probably be energetic on the European Underneath-18 Championships in Lille later this month.
Mathijssen beforehand served as nationwide coach of the Dutch Junior Girls, which he led between 2015 and 2020. He garnered a European title (2017) and World Cup and European Championship silver (2016 and 2019) with that squad. After that, the Amsterdam native grew to become assistant nationwide crew coach of the Orange males, with whom he skilled the 2021 Olympics. Beforehand, Mathijssen was nationwide coach of Dutch Women and Boys Underneath-18.
Mathijssen on the 2017 Youth European Championship with Yibbi Jansen. Photograph: Worldsportpics/Frank Uijlenbroek
‘Falling and getting up’
‘Rick is in fact a well-known identify with the KNHB, but additionally with hockey-loving Holland, we all know precisely what we’re bringing in,’ mentioned Jamilon Mülders, efficiency supervisor of the KNHB. ‘He’s nonetheless younger, however his expertise is huge: from the Olympics to the World Cup with the Dutch Junior Crew, from the youth groups to the Tulip large league. He has identified setbacks as a coach, but additionally many highlights. He is aware of what it’s prefer to fall and to stand up once more, precisely what we wish to give our younger gamers. Rick desires to construct, seems to be on the particular person, works collectively along with his workers and actively exchanges information. And Rick does all this in a relaxed, clear and galvanizing means. We’re completely happy to have him again on board.’
‘It’s an honor to change into the nationwide coach of the Junior Males’s Nationwide Crew,’ Mathijssen responded.’I’m trying ahead to working with this group of younger high hockey gamers. For me, customization is vital: each expertise has its personal route and tempo. I wish to contribute to their growth into mature professionals – on and off the sector – by offering clear frameworks, setting excessive requirements and providing a secure, open studying surroundings. In fact I can even construct on the strong basis that Jesse has laid with the crew.
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