Sjoerd Marijne

Our Great Coach on this episode is Sjoerd Marijne. Sjoerd is a Dutch former field hockey player and now coach. As a player he twice won the Dutch National Championship and EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. He then transitioned into coaching, first with youth teams, eventually leading the Netherlands U21 women to the gold medal at the World Cup and the U21 men to a Bronze at the World cup. In 2015 he was appointed Head Coach for the Dutch Women, then in 2017 led the Indian Men to gold at the Asia Cup, before leading the Indian Women’s to their momentous 4th at the Tokyo Olympics. In 2021 he was voted 'best coach in the world of a women's team' by the international hockey association.

If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.