After the departure of Giovanni Guidetti (who is now the coach of Turkey), the Dutch women’s team has hired a new coach and he is none other than Jamie Morrison, former assistant coach of USA’s women’s team and current assistant coach of Turkish club team Vakifbank.
The official announcement was made a few days and coach Morrison is very optimistic with the team who finished 4th at the 2016 Olympics and silver at the 2015 European Championship.
Coach Jaime Says
“During the World Championships 2014 in Italy I first noticed the potential of the Dutch women’s team. I saw a group of very athletic players, who fought for every point. The last two years The Netherlands became a world-class team. The players are very close, they really care for each other.
“Right now I feel like one of the luckiest persons in the world for being allowed to coach this team. The team is relatively young, and I think we can keep improving ourselves.”
2016 Olympian Maret Balkestein
“I am very pleased with these news. In a technical and tactical sense Jamie is a great coach and I think we can achieve a lot with him. In 2016 we finished third in the FIVB Grand Prix and fourth at the Rio Olympics. Now it’s up to us to maintain this progress. I absolutely believe that Jamie is the best coach to guide us in the right direction.”
2016 Olympian Lonneke Sloetjes
“I have been working with Jamie Morrison at VakifBank now for one and a half years. During this time I learned a lot from him. He knows a lot about Volleyball, is patient and always gives his players his trust. Besides that, he is a very kind human being. I am confident that he will be the right leader for our team.”
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