‘Badminton is Not About Just Input/Output’
In part 2 of our interview with Kenneth Jonassen, the Denmark head coach speaks about technology in training, the significance of the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals at home and the perceived impacts of the pandemic on…
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In part 2 of our interview with Kenneth Jonassen, the Denmark head coach speaks about technology in training, the significance of the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals at home and the perceived impacts of the pandemic on Danish badminton. (Read Part 1 here.)
Many teams are now using technology to conduct the training of players who are stuck at home. How do you see training evolving in this context, once the lockdown is over?
Monitoring is key but we as such don’t use it that much in Denmark. It will get used more, but overall I don’t believe in monitoring being the answer. I do believe in solid conversations and goal-setting with the players, then helping those who are maybe having a difficult time, making sure that they know that the coaches are watching if they are having a difficult time, but overall I’d like to see the initiative for being monitored come from the players themselves, instead of a system.