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It 'been a busy week that the framework of the Federation of German bobsleigh, skeleton and luge (BSD) has just spent in Berchtesgaden in Bavaria to decide the future of Germany's gut.
Thursday 27 March 2014 6 minutes reading time
In the past few days, in fact, the German federal leaders have long debated about the formation of technical guides and competitions of national teams in bobsled, skeleton and luge which as usual will remain in office for the next four years, following a special program up to the Games Olympic 2018.
After a disappointing season in which the great satisfactions came only from the tightrope of the sled would be expected of a big transition at the top technical bobsleigh and skeleton, however, a little 'surprise is that Christoph Langen Jens Mueller were re-elected at the head of respective disciplines along with head coach Norbert Loch of the sled. If at the level of head-coch there has been no change in the level of coaches, there was a small revolution.
In the bobsleigh for the first time will experience double driving technique with two coaches Gerd Leopold and Matthias Trübner from Saxony and Thuringia the two German Laender historically the most flourishing of talents, "I expect great things from this integration - has Langen said the site of the BSD - I think that in this way our athletes will arrive at the start of next season with significant improvements that will allow athletic also to prevent any injuries. "
But the news in the world of bob Teutonic are not finished, "We decided to entrust the role of project manager for the development of materials to coach the team's European Cup Matthias Hoepfner which will have the task of coordinating the work of the producer EDF and the Institute of Sport in Berlin - said the head coach - Hoepfner obviously going to be in close contact with the assistant coach of the team at the World Cup Rene Spies that provide indications of athletes . "
The BSD has decided to give more importance to the junior team and for this reason the new manager Wolfgang Hoppe has announced that this year there will be a greater selection of athletes are part of the rooster, so much so that the already next May there will be an initial fitness test which will be repeated in August and that will have as its main objective to improve the performance of the Teutonic crews in the boost phase.
Great changes in the skeleton. Head coach Jens Mueller explained that from now on will be followed by the search system of young talent widely used with success by the Federation of English. For the first time, in fact, also in Germany will be organized campus selection of young athletes from various sports including the sled that should not be forgotten that it is the sport of gut far more practiced in Germany. In addition, the head coach said that never before in the coming years Quattri technicians take care with greater devotion the boost phase, real Achilles heel of the team, organizing special training camp in the main plants in Germany.
Even in the skeleton bobsleigh rise as a greater synergy between the team of the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup that will allow athletes to move from one team to another depending on the individual circumstances of the form.
Small revolution also where the luge for the first time head coach will be at the end of the four-year Olympic rincofermato. In recent years it existed the rule of rotation, so this year Norbert Loch would have to leave his post and return to coach the team B. Instead we opted for the reappointment of the father of two-time Olympic champion Felix, who therefore remain , at the helm of the strongest team in the world at the Olympics until 2018.
Will these changes to give back to the lymph skeleton and bobsleigh German women?
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