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Norway’s former Beach Volleyball head coach attends Tokyo 2020 legacy programme
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Article Tue, May 14 2019
Oslo, Norway, May 15, 2019. Jon Grydeland, the former Beach Volleyball coach of Team Norway at a number of Olympic Games, was among those invited to attend one of the legacy programmes established by the Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
“It was a great honour to be one of the 12 coaches selected for this programme, together with candidates from all over the world. Being a participant in such a world-class programme, with colleagues from leading coaching positions in sporting federations and universities, has been a really powerful learning experience,” he said. Grydeland is currently working for the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and for the Norwegian Confederation of Sports as an advisor for coach development. “Hopefully I will be able to use my experience to further improve coach development and coaches across all sports in Norway,” he added.
Jon Grydeland portrayed together with the players and coaching staff of the Toyota Auto Body Queenseis in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Grydeland played a leading role in a very successful chapter in Norwegian Beach Volleyball history, with four Olympic participations, four World Tour medals and five medals from the European Championship on his resume. Right now, he is witnessing yet another successful chapter in Norwegian sports, especially thanks to reigning European champions Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sandlie Sørum. “Yes, it is really amazing. As a sports director from 2012-2017, I had a chance to see how these boys were developing, and I was confident they would be successful. However, their success at such a young age is mind-blowing. Huge credit to the boys who have stayed focused and dedicated, but also to the coaches that have helped them on their journey, giving them a chance to take ownership of their own development, and also combining high quality and hard work with fun and enjoyment,” he said.
Coming to Tokyo for the NCDA, the Coach Developer Academy Programme established by the Japanese government and the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020, Grydeland used the opportunity to visit the women’s team of Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, where the former mentor of Toppvolley Norge, Haruya Indo, is currently coaching. “Yes, Indo has influenced many players and coaches after arriving in Norway. His knowledge and dedication for the game was something new for our country, and we still see a big footprint of his hard work today. Watching him and his team practice was impressive. The work ethics and intensity was extremely good. However, it was also interesting to know that he is doing some things differently based on his experience from the time he spent in Norway.”
“It was a great honour to be one of the 12 coaches selected for this programme, together with candidates from all over the world. Being a participant in such a world-class programme, with colleagues from leading coaching positions in sporting federations and universities, has been a really powerful learning experience,” he said. Grydeland is currently working for the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and for the Norwegian Confederation of Sports as an advisor for coach development. “Hopefully I will be able to use my experience to further improve coach development and coaches across all sports in Norway,” he added.
Jon Grydeland portrayed together with the players and coaching staff of the Toyota Auto Body Queenseis in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Grydeland played a leading role in a very successful chapter in Norwegian Beach Volleyball history, with four Olympic participations, four World Tour medals and five medals from the European Championship on his resume. Right now, he is witnessing yet another successful chapter in Norwegian sports, especially thanks to reigning European champions Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sandlie Sørum. “Yes, it is really amazing. As a sports director from 2012-2017, I had a chance to see how these boys were developing, and I was confident they would be successful. However, their success at such a young age is mind-blowing. Huge credit to the boys who have stayed focused and dedicated, but also to the coaches that have helped them on their journey, giving them a chance to take ownership of their own development, and also combining high quality and hard work with fun and enjoyment,” he said.
Coming to Tokyo for the NCDA, the Coach Developer Academy Programme established by the Japanese government and the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020, Grydeland used the opportunity to visit the women’s team of Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, where the former mentor of Toppvolley Norge, Haruya Indo, is currently coaching. “Yes, Indo has influenced many players and coaches after arriving in Norway. His knowledge and dedication for the game was something new for our country, and we still see a big footprint of his hard work today. Watching him and his team practice was impressive. The work ethics and intensity was extremely good. However, it was also interesting to know that he is doing some things differently based on his experience from the time he spent in Norway.”