Ett roligt och intressant avsnitt med landslagsstjÀrnan och proffset Anna Haak. Men först diskuterar vi lite om Svensk Volleyboll och vad som hÀnder just nu!
Missa inte detta avsnitt om du Ă€r en ung spelare som vill ha bra rĂ„d om hur du kan bli en bĂ€ttre spelare đđ
Vi pratar ocksĂ„ om ett proffs vardag och Annas vĂ€g frĂ„n EVS via USA đșđž till topplaget Mulhouse i Frankrike đ«đ·
Amalie JĂžrgensen Ă€r vĂ„r nĂ€sta ”BIP Star” att intervjuas. Amalie Ă€r dock en dansk landslagsspelare som just nu spelar i Belgien. Intervjun Ă€r pĂ„ engelska!
Who is Amalie JĂžrgensen? – I’m a middle blocker from Denmark and I’m 21 years old
Why did you choose to play for Tchalou in Belgium? – I chose Tchalou because the whole practice environment is really professional and the goals matched my own
You have also just re-signed for another year in Tchalou (congrats), what were your thoughts here? – Thank you! Yes, I chose to stay next season because I have ambitions for the team and myself. I’m improving so much here and with one more season I’m confident to be ready for a higher league, potentially France
What is your background in Volleyball? – I played in my hometown, Odense, most of my teenage years. I have been on the youth national team multiple times and also the Senior national team twice. I played college D1 volleyball at MTSU for one and a half years and finally decided to try going pro in Europe in 2021
How did you get in contact with your current agent? – National team coach, Sven-Erik Borch Lauridsen, put me in contact with Tony Westman and BIP
You have now been in Belgium a half season. What are your experience and thoughts about Belgium as country? – I Like Belgium as a country a lot. There are so many historical and beautiful cities to explore on off days. Also a lot of good food and sweets!
And what are your thoughts about the Belgium League? – The Belgium league is pretty high level, definitely a big step for me coming from Denmark and USA. I think this league is really good tactically
Are there any specific things or that you are missing from Denmark? – My family, friends and dog
What is the best with Belgium? – The waffles! – Just kidding, they are really good but the best is the cool cities
And of course, what is the best with your club and city? – The best thing about my club is that it’s one big family. Our practices are always creative, intense and high level. I feel like I get better every single day. There is not much to see in my city, but the nature in this part of Belgium (wallonia) is super beautiful
What are your goals with your volleyball? – Fulfill my potential, become the best possible volleyball player that I can. I am dreaming about playing in a good club in France and see where it takes me from there
You played with the Danish National Team last season. What did you learn from last summer and what are the things you are working on to improve? – I worked on taking more responsibility, especially in block and now I’m mainly focused on improving my attack
What are the goals this season for your Team Tchalou? – Make it to the top 5 so we can play other European teams next season
What are your plans for the Summer of 2022? – Enjoy the summer with my loved ones, play beach volleyball and travel
Thank you Amalie and good luck in the Spring Season!
Nu kör vi igÄng med volleybollÀger för bara killar ocksÄ. BIP Boys Camp kommer att vara i Halmstad Arena under tre intensiva dagar. Detta lÀger riktar sig till killar födda 2003-2007 och som redan spelar 6-manna volleyboll i sin hemmaklubb
Tre intensiva dagar i Halmstad med 8 trÀningar och totalt över 16 timmars trÀning, dÀr du fÄr utveckla dig individuellt som spelare men ocksÄ spela turnering under lÀgrets gÄng. Allt för att förbereda dig inför uppstarten av nÀsta sÀsong. Vi har redan klart med flera etablerade trÀnare med erfarenheter frÄn Elitserien och landslagsuppdrag.
Plats: Halmstad Arena Datum: 4-6 juli 2022 AnmÀlan:https://forms.gle/XLSds63nj9m5cRLQ8 BegrÀnsat antal platser, först till kvarn⊠AnmÀlan bekrÀftas med betalning av anmÀlningsavgiften Detta lÀger vÀnder sig till spelare som spelar 6-manna i sin hemmaklubb PÄ lÀgret fördelas spelarna in i grupper efter sin nivÄ och efter sin spelarposition
Pris: 1795 SEK (4 mÄltider/dag, boende pÄ hÄrt underlag och all trÀning ingÄr i avgiften)
Dagens intervju i BIP Starsđ„ Ă€r med tvĂ„an i poĂ€ngligan i Elitserien, Matt Aubrey frĂ„n Australien. Matt spelar sin andra sĂ€song i Sverige och har bĂ„da sĂ€songerna har han representerat Floby VK.
Who is Matthew Aubrey? – Iâm from Brisbane, Australia. Iâm 24 years old. I started playing volleyball at school when I was 15. Before I switched to volleyball full-time, I also played basketball and rugby. Before starting my professional career in Sweden, I studied and played volleyball in Canada for 4 years
Why did you choose to play for Floby and the Swedish Elitserien? – Honestly, I think it was more Floby chose me. I didnât have a lot of options as I was looking for my first professional contract. However, I liked the idea of the challenge Floby provided being a part of a team returning to the Elitserien after an extended absence and trying to make a big impact on the league. I also spoke to other Australians who have played in Sweden, and I heard nothing but good remarks about the league which helped with my decision to play for Floby
How did you get in contact with your current agent? – It was one of the coaches I had back in Australia that got me in contact with Tony as I haddecided that I didnât want to return to Canada and wanted to start my professional volleyball career
You have now been in Sweden for 1,5 years. What are your experience and thoughts about Sweden as country? – I really enjoy living in Sweden, I have tried to spend a lot of time getting out andexploring this country as I love travelling and want to make the most it my time here. I really like the Swedish culture and the way of life here
And what are your thoughts about the Swedish Elitserien? – The Swedish Elitserien is a good competitive league. All the teams are pretty equal this season with the exception of the top two teams, so it makes it good for competitive matches which can be both fun and frustrating. There are a lot of good players in this league which raises the quality of the game and requires you to play your best volleyball every match
Are there any specific things or food that you are missing from Australia? – Probably the weather, especially this time of year as I see on social media everyone at home outside enjoying the warm sunny weather whilst its freezing cold and snowing here
What is the best with Sweden? – The best thing about Sweden would have to be the people. I donât think I have ever had a bad interaction with anyone during my time here. Everyone is so nice and go out of their way to help you
Floby 2021-22
And of course, what is the best with Floby? – The best thing about Floby would definitely be my teammates. They are a super nice bunch of people. Everyone I have meet in Floby have been really welcoming and friendly which is great because it is such a small town
Are there any things that really impressed or surprised you about Sweden? – The thing that surprised me about Sweden was everyoneâs doubts in their English ability. Whenever I meet someone for the first time, they always claim that they canât speak English, yet they can understand everything I say perfectly
What are your goals with your volleyball? – My goals with volleyball are to continue to develop my game both physically and mentally so that I can be a real well rounded strong opposite. My goal is to play in some of the top volleyball leagues such as Italy and Poland and that I can continue to play for the national team so that I can achieve my life goal of going to the Olympics
You played with the Australian National Team last season, which has a big program and is a very good National Team. What did you learn from last summer and what are the things you are working on to improve? – I learnt a lot in my short time with the national team last summer. The main thing I learnt was that you need to be confident and mentally strong, and you need to turn adversity into opportunity. You must make the most of every opportunity you get as you never know if you will get that opportunity again. I am working on improving my consistency and my all-round volleyball game. I know what to expect with the national team now, so it is now about showing up and proving to everyone why I deserve to be there
What are the goals this season with Floby? – The goal this season with Floby is that we want to be in the Top 6 at the end of the regular season. I believe that this is something that we can achieve as we had a strong first half just missing out on qualifying for GP. Personally, my goal for this season was to improve my consistency from match to match compared to last season and be a dominate player in the league
What are your plans for the Summer of 2022? – I donât have any concrete plans for the summer yet, but I hope to be involved with the national team and the Volleyball Nations League again. I will probably head back to Australia at some point also, but I havenât thought that far ahead yet
Thank you Matt and good luck in the Spring Season with Floby
Global Challenge Pula, Kroatien 7-17 juli đđŽâïž
Just nu pĂ„gĂ„r förberedelserna för fullt för den 17de upplagan av Global Challenge i Pula, Kroatien đđ· under juli mĂ„nad. En turnering som brukar ha diverse ungdoms- och juniorlandslag frĂ„n Europa och lag frĂ„n Asien och USA. FrĂ„n USA kommer lag bland annat frĂ„n Hawaii, California, Florida, New York, Mid West đșđž
Det Ă€r oerhört roligt att vi har spelare som har anmĂ€lt intresse till Global Challenge frĂ„n SkellefteĂ„ i norr till SkĂ„ne i söder. Vi jobbar pĂ„ att fylla 2 svenska BIP-lag đžđȘ men saknar fortfarande nĂ„gra spelare, och det Ă€r framför allt centrar och passare som vi skulle vilja komplettera lagen med. Ăr du intresserad? https://forms.gle/92AQqAZGvNrsE5ra6
I vĂ„r nĂ€sta intervju med ”BIP Stars” har vi vĂ„r första utlĂ€ndska spelare i Dalen Instenes. Dalen kommer frĂ„n USA och spelar i Floby VK under denna sĂ€songen.
Who is Dalen Instenes? – My name is Dalen Instenes and I am an Outside Hitter from the United States. I was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin to a family of four. My father: Doug mother: Kim and older sister: Lauren and of course our dog: Copper.
What is your volleyball background? -I started playing volleyball when I was 14 years old. I was first introduced to the game through my mom and sister. My sister played volleyball in middle school (grades 6-8 in the US). I played some volleyball in middle school gym class and thought it was fun, but the sport I loved was still (American) Football. It wasnât until I went to one of my sisters tournaments where I saw menâs volleyball and how fast passed it was and that is where I drew more interest in the sport.
I played in high school and was able to get a Division 1 college scholarship to play volleyball at Lewis University. There we were one of the top teams 10 in the United States all 5 years I was there. In 2019 winning our conference championship and making it to the Final 4.
After I graduated college this was the year that COVID really took a hit. There wasnât much opportunity to play volleyball so I began coaching. I helped coach a Division 3 college name Carthage college for 1 season. That season we went undefeated with a record of 22-0 and won the National Championship. In the offseason I also play for Team Pineapple in the new professional league in the United States called the Volleyball League of America
Why did you choose to play for Floby and the Swedish Elitserien? – I chose to play for Floby VK because of the reputation of the Swedish Elitserien. In the USA Sweden has a good reputation for taking care of their foreign players and also providing a high level of play. I have had many friends come play in Sweden and loved it. I was able to talk to Floby about the opportunity to come play here and it seemed like a great fit. Many of the players currently on the team also reached out to me about how they were excited to have me and if I had any questions to let them know. That was also a reason I chose Floby
What is your impression of Sweden after a fall here? – I enjoy Sweden it is a lot like where I grew up in Wisconsin. The weather is pretty similar so that wasnât hard to get used to. Everyone I have come across in Sweden has been very respectful and friendly which is very nice to have being a foreigner and not speaking the language
What do you think about the Swedish Elitserie? – I think the Elitserie is a great place to play. There are a lot of talented players here and able to compete at a high level. This year I have found there is a lot more teams battling for spots which is good to see. That means the league is growing and getting better. I also think there is opportunity for this league to expand which is great for the sport worldwide
How do you evaluate the halfway of the season with Floby VK? – I think everyone is finding out that Floby VK is a team you cannot look past. We have proved that we are one of the top teams in this league and we will continue to prove that in the weeks to come. I think you can see the strides that Floby VK has taken just in one year and we have started to figure out what works best for us and how to play as a team and most importantly win
How is life in Floby? – Life in Floby is good. It is a small town so you have to make your fun and explore. The guys on the team are great and are always there to help out or have a good time. I try to get out and explore other cities as much as I can as well which is great. In the US it is not easy or cheap to get around unless you have a car. But here I can easily hop on a bus or train and go anywhere
Are there any specific things or food that you are missing from USA? – This is a GREAT question. The guys will make fun of me for saying this but the biggest thing I missed right away was ranch! We put ranch on everything in the US but here it isnât the same. Good thing I have a great family and they sent me some haha. But the food I miss most is probably Chipotle. It is one of my favorite restaurants. I just havenât found anything that can match it here!
Who will win the NC men’s volleyball championship 2022 in USA? – This is a tough one. Of course I have to say my boys back at Lewis will get it done. But, if not I think this year is going to be an interesting year in the NCAA. A lot of teams lost their 5th and 6th (COVID) year guys. So there will be many new faces out on the court for many teams. I could see Hawaii making another run at the Championship they have always been a really tough team to beat and bring in some great players from overseas
What are your goals with your volleyball? – I am currently living out my goal for volleyball. My goal has always been to improve and make that next step. Whether it was in high school getting better to make the varsity team, in college to make the starting roster, and now to become a professional player overseas. And now it is to help my teammates and Floby VK make a run at a Swedish Eliteserie Gold Medal
Nu Ă€r vi tillbaka efter juluppehĂ„llet! Tanken med Ă„rets första VolleySnack var att göra ett försnack inför Grand Prix i Uppsala. Nu blev Grand Prix instĂ€llt och det blev lite annat pĂ„ agendan, bl.a om vĂ„rens gĂ€ster, nya spelare i elitserien och om vĂ„rt nya lĂ€ger BIP Skills Camp VĂ€rnamođ
Under vĂ„ren kommer vi att slĂ€ppa avsnitten pĂ„ onsdagsmorgon istĂ€llet!đ
BIP Skills Camp Àr ett helt nytt upplÀgg för en BIP Camp. Detta Àr ett mycket mer individuellt lÀger, dÀr vi jobbar med utveckling av varje spelares teknik och spelförstÄelse. Varje spelare jobbar med sin checklista gÀllande sin position och utveckling under lÀgret. Efter lÀgret fÄr varje deltagare ocksÄ en arbetsplan pÄ vad hon kan utveckla vidare
BIP SKILLS CAMP Àr för passare, spikers och centrar som verkligen vill utveckla sig individuellt som spelare. Mycket fokus lÀggs pÄ din individuella teknik och ditt spelsinne. Vi har 2 positionstrÀningar och 1 speltrÀning per dag och vi anvÀnder oss av video och annan utrustning för att kunna utveckla dig pÄ kort tid. Det Àr ocksÄ fler coacher per plan och fÀrre deltagare, ca 1 coach per 5 spelare, dÀrför fÄr du ocksÄ extra mycket tid av coacherna för utveckla dig
BIP Skills Camp arrangeras i samarbete med VÀrnamo Volley och vÀnder sig till tjejer födda 2002 och senare, och som spelar 6-manna som PASSARE eller som ANFALLARE (bÄde center och spiker)
PĂ„ positionstrĂ€ningen kommer bland annat följande att trĂ€nas: Passare – passarteknik, förflyttning och timing, pass till centrar och spikers, blockteknik och förflyttning och jump float serve Spikers – mottagningstrĂ€ning med bĂ„de teknik och repetition, tekniktrĂ€ning i anfallet, block och jump float serve Centrar – blockteknik och förflyttning, anfallspelet med bĂ„de snabb utvĂ€g och slide och jump float serve
BIP coacherna kommer att vara duktiga och erfarna trÀnare som ansvarar för en grupp var plus en assisterande coach. All trÀning planeras i detalj av BIP Instruktörerna
BIP SKILLS CAMP VĂRNAMO 3 dagar med totalt 8 trĂ€ningar och 16 timmars trĂ€ning 15-17 april i VĂ€rnamo BegrĂ€nsat antal platser dĂ„ vi tar in fĂ€rre deltagare pĂ„ detta lĂ€ger Hög Coach-Ratio med 1:5 Pris: 1995:- (dĂ„ ingĂ„r all trĂ€ning, 4 mĂ„l mat om dagen och boende pĂ„ hĂ„rt underlag) PLUS! Varje deltagare fĂ„r ocksĂ„ en individuell sammanstĂ€llning efter lĂ€gret, pĂ„ vad de behöver trĂ€na pĂ„ och utveckla
VĂ„r serie ”BIP Stars” fortsĂ€tter med Ă€nnu en svensk landslagsspelare i Johan Gruvaeus frĂ„n Falkenberg.
Vem Ă€r Johan Gruvaeus? – En kille som gillar att prata. Jag tycker om att umgĂ„s med mĂ€nniskor, samt synas och höras đ
Var spelar du nu och hur har din karriĂ€r sett ut? – Jag spelar just nu i SSS Barneveld i Holland. Jag vĂ€xte upp i Falkenberg och har spelat i Falkenbergs volleybollklubb hela min karriĂ€r fram tills jag fick chansen att bli proffs i Finland förra Ă„ret. Jag spelade dĂ€r i ett halvĂ„r innan Coronan satte stopp för det och jag fick spela klart sĂ€songen hemma i Falkenberg. Den hĂ€r sĂ€songen har jag fĂ„tt chansen att spela i Holland
Hur gĂ„r det för dig och ditt lag i Holland? – Det gĂ„r helt okej. Vi Ă€r ett ungt lag som saknar lite Ă€ldre och erfarna spelare och dĂ€rmed gĂ„r resultaten lite upp och ned. Vi kan spela riktigt bra volleyboll samtidigt som vi kan göra vĂ€ldigt mycket misstag ibland. Vi ligger just nu pĂ„ nedre halvan av mitten i tabellen
Vad Ă€r skillnaderna att spela i Holland och i Sverige? – Skillnaden skulle jag vilja sĂ€ga Ă€r konkurrensen. Det har fler spelare generellt och dĂ€rför bli konkurrensen hĂ„rdare hĂ€r och dĂ„ höjs nivĂ„n. Alla Ă€r lite lĂ€ngre och slĂ„r lite hĂ„rdare Ă€n i Sverige
Vad Ă€r det bĂ€sta med att spela utomlands? – Det bĂ€sta Ă€r att man fĂ„r chansen att utöva sin hobby som yrke. Det jag Ă€lskar mest i livet Ă€r mitt jobb och det Ă€r inte mĂ„nga som fĂ„r chansen att ha det sĂ„! Det Ă€r ocksĂ„ kul att lĂ€ra kĂ€nna ett nytt land och en ny kultur
Du fick ocksĂ„ chansen att spela i Finland förra sĂ€songen! Hur Ă€r skillnaderna mellan finsk och hollĂ€ndsk volleyboll, för dig som proffs? – Jag skulle vĂ€l sĂ€ga att nivĂ„n mellan Finland och Holland Ă€r ganska lik. Jag har försökt jĂ€mföra mĂ„nga gĂ„nger men det Ă€r svĂ„rt. Jag skulle vilja sĂ€ga att i Finland har man mer allmĂ€n bollkontroll men i Holland Ă€r man lite mer âbanka och slĂ„â
I Falkenberg och Sverige blev du kĂ€nd som en poĂ€ngmaskin. Ăr det samma roll du har fĂ„tt i SSS? – Inte riktigt. I och med att vi sprider ut passen lite mer pĂ„ vĂ„ra spelare sĂ„ blir det inte riktigt lika mĂ„nga poĂ€ng som hemma. Men jag tycker fortfarande om att göra mycket poĂ€ng eftersom det Ă€r mitt huvudsyfte pĂ„ planen
Har du mycket kontakt med din bror Daniel, som spelar i Frankrike? – Jag har jĂ€ttemycket kontakt med honom. Vi facetimear nĂ€stan varje dag. Eftersom vi Ă€r i samma situation har vi vĂ€ldigt mycket att prata om och lĂ€ra varandra. Men mest skryter han om vĂ€dret dĂ€r nere đ
Ăr det nĂ„got specifikt som du försöker utveckla pĂ„ trĂ€ningen just nu? – Jag har haft lite problem med en höftskada sĂ„ mitt huvudmĂ„l pĂ„ trĂ€ning just nu Ă€r att hĂ„lla mig sĂ„ hel som möjligt. Samtidigt försöker jag bli stabilare i min serve
Hur gĂ„r det för dig och ditt lag? – Det gĂ„r Ă€ndĂ„ bra vi sliter pĂ„ det brukar bli mĂ„nga femsetare dĂ„ vĂ„rt spel gĂ„r upp och ner men det gillar jag, dĂ„ fĂ„r publiken nĂ„got att njuta av dĂ€r hemma framför datorn. DĂ„ landet Ă€r nedstĂ€ngt fĂ„r de tyvĂ€rr inte vara pĂ„ plats
Vad har ni för mĂ„l med laget? – VĂ„rt mĂ„l i Ă„r Ă€r att försöka komma 4:a eller 5:a i serien
Hur ser dina planer ut för de kommande Ă„ren? – Jag vill bli sĂ„ bra jag kan och fortsĂ€tta spela volleyboll!
Hur ser dina planer ut för de kommande Ă„ren? – Jag vill bli sĂ„ bra jag kan och fortsĂ€tta spela volleyboll!
Vad Ă€r dina mĂ„l med volleybollen? – Mitt mĂ„l Ă€r att försöka spela utomlands sĂ„ lĂ€nge det gĂ„r och att testa pĂ„ att leva i olika lĂ€nder. Om vi fĂ„r chansen hade det ocksĂ„ varit roligt att göra nĂ„got stort med landslaget precis som damerna har lyckats med nu!
BIP fick en pratstund med Elise Ask som just nu gÄr pÄ RIG Falköping. Elise spelade förra Äret i Bring It Promotions internationella turnering Global Challenge i Pula, Kroatien med ett BIP-lag frÄn USA. BIP Sweden ska i Är deltaga med tvÄ svenska lag.
Vem Ă€r Elise Ask? – Jag Ă€r 18 Ă„r och kommer frĂ„n VĂ€sterĂ„s (och har en pappa som vunnit bĂ„de SM-guld och spelat mĂ„nga Ă„r i landslaget, reds anm)
Vad Ă€r din volleybollbakgrund? – Jag började spela volleyboll nĂ€r jag var 14 och spelade dĂ„ för VĂ€sterĂ„s volleybollklubb. Innan jag började trĂ€na pĂ„ riktigt sĂ„ har jag alltid spelat lite volleyboll med min pappa. Nu gĂ„r jag mitt sista Ă„r pĂ„ RIG i Falköping och spelar med deras elitlag
Elise (tvÄa frÄn höger) pÄ Global Challenge 2021
Du deltog pĂ„ förra Ă„rets Global Challenge i Pula Kroatien. Med vilket lag spelade du? – NĂ€r jag var med i Global Challenge förra Ă„ret sĂ„ spelade jag med laget BIP USA South East. Vi mötte bland annat Tjeckiens landslag, USA Westside, Ungerns landslag och Modena frĂ„n Italien
Hur var din upplevelse av Global Challenge? – Jag hade en otroligt rolig upplevelse. Jag fick spela med ett helt nytt lag med tjejer frĂ„n USA och vi mötte massa bra lag. Alla tjejer var jĂ€ttetrevliga och turneringen var bra uppstyrt med ceremonier innan och efter. I slutet av turneringen fick vi byta tröjor med de andra lagen och jag kom hem till Sverige igen med volleybolltröjor frĂ„n lag runt om i Europa och USA
Fick du chansen att trĂ€ffa Logan Tom (landslagsspelare frĂ„n USA) som Ă€r en av vĂ€rldens största spelare genom tiderna? Hon coachade laget frĂ„n Israel! – Jag fick tyvĂ€rr inte chansen att trĂ€ffa Logan Tom och prata med henne, men jag sĂ„g nĂ€r hon coachade Israel och sĂ„g dem spela
Vad var det bĂ€sta med Pula? – Pula var en otroligt fin och mysig stad. VĂ€dret var fantastiskt och efter en match tog vi ett dopp i havet
Vad var det bĂ€sta med Global Challenge? – Det bĂ€sta med Global Challenge var att jag fick trĂ€ffa sĂ„ mĂ„nga nya mĂ€nniskor frĂ„n olika lĂ€nder. Jag Ă€r jĂ€tteglad över att jag fick vara med om den upplevelsen. De jag spelade med har jag fortfarande kontakt med pĂ„ sociala medier och jag följer flera tjejer frĂ„n lag som vi mötte pĂ„ Instagram
Vad Ă€r dina mĂ„l med volleybollen? – Mina mĂ„l med volleybollen Ă€r att bli sĂ„ bra som möjligt. Jag vill vara med och spela i seniorlandslaget och det hade varit en dröm om man fick chansen att spela som proffs utomlands
4-6 juli 2022 
Global Challenge Pula, Kroatien 7-17 juli đđŽâïž
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