From Tuesday to Thursday (18 to 20 March 2025) the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund’s National Coaches’ Conference (DEB) will take place. All sports officials from the DEB to analyze the season so far and to initiate joint decisions and goals for the future. This time the conference will take place in the premises of the DEB-Partners vitagroup in Mannheim.
The vitagroup is a healthcare company that develops intelligent care solutions through digital progress and innovation – since 2023 the company has been a partner of the DEB. The participants of the National coach conferencesz met on Tuesday in the Vitagroup's so-called HIP.lab. The HIP.lab is ideal for the DEB-Event suitable for an open exchange of DEB-To promote decision-makers in a modern, creative environment.
Digitalisation and innovation are also on the agenda at the national coach conference, as DEB-Sports director Christian Künast reports: “For us as DEB The two topics mentioned are of central importance. We have been digitally connected with all national coaches on several platforms for some time now and will consistently continue this path to make our training and development and our work with the national teams even more effective. In this respect, it is important for us to constantly update ourselves and discuss meaningful innovations that will be of great benefit to our joint work."
In addition to these future topics, the personal exchange of experiences between the national coaches and the mentoring of the players are central components of this conference, which will be discussed in detail in sessions lasting several hours. Another topic of discussion on the three-day program is the development of German players. The internal guest will be DEBPresident Dr. Peter Merten will hold a joint discussion with the national coaches.
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast He concludes: "For us, the conference is a moment of pause and reflection, but also of further development with a view to the future of German ice hockey and the national teams. In this respect, we welcome the opportunity to meet in the vitagroup's HIP.lab, which offers an ideal atmosphere. A location that stands for creativity and innovation and will certainly positively promote our mutual exchange."