Van der Geest: Centralization judo disastrous – Parool.nl

09-10-14 13:44 h – Source: Reuters

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Cor van der Geest. © anp

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According to Cor van der Geest, the current malaise in the Dutch Topjudo caused by NOC * NSF and the Judo Bond Netherlands. This enables the former technical director Thursday in an open letter. Van der Geest calls the desired sport dome centralization Papendal disastrous for his sport “Judo has grown by infighting. Remove the top away from the clubs and there is no example and sparring more for the layer below. “

Netherlands performed last summer appearance at the World Cup after the union took leave of Van der Geest successor Ben Sonne Mans. The gap was filled with an interim, Henry Bonnes, who along with the coaches Marjolein Unending and Maarten Arens technical leadership in his hands.

Van der Geest put on his departure in 2012 his future at the request of JBN and NOC * NSF on paper, which was based on four supports. He relied on the forecast that the contribution of the sports dome would double. It appeared in the redistribution only a marginal increase to go. The judo federation then agreed to centralize. Topjudo the program Papendal According to Van der Geest hence the wishes of the technical staff were ignored

Van der Geest has on numerous things annoyed.; the appointment of the allegedly improper Sonne Mans, who was also barely concealed, the arrival of his successor parttime without consulting the technical staff and the role of NOC * NSF. “The CTO’s (central sport training centers) and Papendal to be a success and there should judo cross against our history into are appropriate. Top sport consists of the grace of the pyramid structure. “

According to Van der Geest is Topjudo ‘has almost become a rudderless ship.” “An ad-interim TD does not solve that,” says the Haarlemmer who advises people to make informed business. A full timer Which he himself is not a candidate, “I finally entitled to a pension time.”

The federal administration announced its dissatisfaction letter and contents surprised. “It is a fact that Cor has meant a lot for the judo sport, not least as a technical director. It’s no secret that he has a different picture in the elaboration of the vision Topjudo than us. The coming weeks will be the union in the sign of the decision on the sport structure after 2016, “said President Willem Jan Stegeman.