In this excerpt from his Volleyball Coaching Wizards interview, German coach Axel Büring answers the question as to what he took from indoor coaching to working with beach players and what he took from beach coaching to working with indoor players.
Axel Büring spent more than 20 years coaching the women’s team at USC Munster in the German Bundesliga. During that time his teams won four titles, 5 cups, and a European Cup. He also coached a world Top-20 ranked German women’s beach team for most of a decade.
There are others we’ve interviewed who have done some beach coaching. Australian Craig Marshall, though, is the first of our interviewees who does it full-time. Beach volleyball coaching has taken him around the world and to multiple Olympic Games.
His resume includes:
Nearly 20 years coaching on the pro beach volleyball World Tour
8 podium finishes and a World Championships medal
Multiple medal wins on Continental tours, including a historic clean sweep of medals at the 2016 Asian Championships
Coached the Australian men in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics tournaments
Here’s some of what Craig discusses in his interview:
– Staying in one position for so long – The pressure of coaching where there is a lot of fan support – Dealing with problem personalities in the team – Remembering that coaching is about the players, not about the coach
Play this excerpt for a taste of the sort of insights and ideas you’ll get from the full interview:
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A Rare Club Lifer in the Professional Coaching Ranks
German Axel Büring has had a career of the sort you don’t often see anymore in professional sports. He spent more than 30 years coaching with just one club – the one in his home town where he started in volleyball as a player.
Her resume includes:
Started coaching at age 16
Coached over 20 years with USC Munster in Germany
Won 4 leagues, 5 cups, and a European Cup
Coached a world Top-20 ranked German beach team
Here’s some of what Axel discusses in his interview:
– Having a staff that is honest with you – Changing training philosophy over the season – Developing the team concept and team building – Coaching in practice vs coaching in matches – Working with both indoor and beach players
Play this excerpt for a taste of the sort of insights and ideas you’ll get from the full interview:
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