Jesper Hovgaard: ‘Transition To Elite Level is a Challenge’
In the second part of our two-part interview with Jesper Hovgaard, Denmark’s assistant national coach in charge of women’s singles, talks about preparing his players for the elite level in a category that’s rapidly…
· DEV SUKUMAR
In the second part of our two-part interview with Jesper Hovgaard, Denmark’s assistant national coach in charge of women’s singles, talks about preparing his players for the elite level in a category that’s rapidly evolving, and the challenges that Denmark faces. (Read part 1 of the interview here.)
There is great diversity of styles in women’s singles at the elite level. With that in mind, how are you looking to build your group to compete at that level?
We have different qualities, but of course it doesn’t move the focus that we look into a really high level of women’s singles. Looking at women’s singles, it’s an intense and high speed game, with defence, skill, physical capacity… a lot of things have been changing rapidly. So of course we need to stay sharp and see what’s going on at the highest level.