New approaches in the methodological development of young players in Europe

ETTU NAAP 2022 Coaching Seminar was held in Netanya (ISR).

“We just completed our three-day coaching seminar for the best coaches from Israel with the presence of their top 25 coaches 22 men and 3 women and with a practical demonstration of part of exercises by their two best young players: Itay AVIVI and Uri ALMOR. We conducted several theoretical and practical lectures in the application of some new approaches in the methodological development of young players in Europe. I express my personal full satisfaction given that the vast majority of coaches had a very active and positive attitude in the complete program of the seminar and I hope that this information will help them in their further development of young players ” said ETTU Development Manager Neven CEGNAR.

Israeli national coach and the technical manager of the Israeli Table Tennis Association Shimon Rabinovich thanked to all involved.

“The feedbacks from the Israeli coaches are very good and everyone is enjoying and learning a lot from all sessions. The passion and the knowledge of Neven is just admirable.”

list of the coaches:

1) Sinay ITSHAKI

2)Shimi TENENBOIM 

3)Idan LEVI

4)Ofer SIERRA

5)Benzi BLANK 

6)Anna LITMAN 

7)Isaac COHEN

8)Oren ILUZ 

9)Zvi RETHAUZ 

10)Aviv GORDON 

11)Guy ZVI 

12)Omry BEN ARI

13)Arik SHAPIRA 

14)Amit GOREN 

15)Ron DAVIDOVITZ 

16)Meir ITSHAK 

17)Yair MARCO

18)Sami ITSHAK 

19)Itzik ABRAMOVITZ 

20)Gilad AROSHAS 

21)SHLOMO ABRAMOVITZ 

22)Michael TAUBER 

23)Shimon RABINOVICH

24)Genady SEREF

25)Marina KRAVCHENKO

 

 

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