“Everyone who starts playing ice hockey is a talent.”

Today the sides are changing! In this edition of DEB-Podcasts “Coach the Coach” welcomes host Julia Eisenrieder DEB-Colleagues Karl Schwarzenbrunner on a somewhat special episode. The listeners of the podcast, i.e. trainers from all over Germany, sent in questions that the trainer for science and education should answer. Julia Eisenrieder herself is there DEB as a project manager responsible for trainer training and the topic of integration and prevention of sexual violence.

The first major topic is the framework training concept. The aim of this concept is to play uniform ice hockey throughout Germany, be it in small or large clubs. That's what it shows DEB on its platform (www.deb-rtk.de) the different training levels with which the performance of athletes in all age groups is to be developed as optimally and uniformly as possible. The aim is to provide assistance with training content not only to large clubs, but also to small ones. Schwarzenbrunner emphasizes: “Everyone who starts playing ice hockey is a talent.” And talents ultimately have to be promoted. In the new year, teaching content in video form for goalkeeper training will be added, as well as the best video teaching samples for certain technical exercises that are created in coach training.

Parents are the sponsors, supporters and managers of the children. Karl Schwarzenbrunner therefore emphasizes how important it is as a coach to enter into dialogue with parents of young athletes. They cook their children food, drive them to training and send them to bed at the right time. “The better informed the parents are, the easier it is to have a discussion with them,” explains Schwarzenbrunner. The topic of energy drinks is often a much-discussed topic for parents. Schwarzenbrunner emphasizes that he considers caffeine to be a valid means of promoting performance, but not in the young talent area. He therefore sees it as very important for the players and their parents to be informed by the coaches.

Another question arises as to how much the sport of ice hockey differs from other sports such as field hockey or football due to its skating and stick technology. “The skill of skating is something that evolution did not provide,” is how the trainer for science and education explains the implementation of linear, i.e. repetitive, training methods in ice hockey. Schwarzenbrunner also sees ice hockey as the most complex team sport in the world.

Eisenrieder finally gives a short summary of the past year 2021 and, despite all the hurdles, is satisfied with the trainer training and further education. She also gives an outlook on where she sees trainer training in five years.

In summary, an interested question and answer session with Schwarzenbrunner and Eisenrieder results from the diverse questions raised by the DEB-Trainers in the 27th episode of DEB-Podcasts “Coach the Coach”.

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