Greetings to the Belgian BB community,
What a great page that is turning for our U21 team! The gold won at the U21 European Championship in S66 and a great S67 season which ended with a place in the semi-finals of the U21 World Championships. To not mention all the seasons before that …
Congratulations to Guiguits for leading this team to the highest peak! We must not forget all the work behind the scenes to support the coaches, find the young draftees and create the appropriate training plans and also managing GS of players ….
Taking over as U21 coach after all this is definitely not an easy task! However, it does represent an interesting and exciting challenge!
It is with this message that I wish to officially present myself for the position of U21 coach.
My adventure on BuzzerBeater began in season 49 with Mons Predators. Just like most of you, I started discovering the game by making many mistakes :) :) (ok, maybe me more than you !)
Over the seasons, I sometimes drafted interesting players, probably with a bit of luck, but this allowed me to get in touch with the recruiters and trainers of the Belgian U21 team. Little by little, I became interested in training U21 players and I got involved in this from the S59 season to the S66 season. This allowed me to train two cycles of U21 players (inside and outside). During the training, I had the opportunity to share directly with Guiguits, Joe, GioDeb and Stefke who helped me understand the team's needs in more detail. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them!
In regards of my Mons team, the trophy cabinet has remained empty since the beginning despite 5 seasons spent in BBBL and a Belgian Cup final lost against Spirouguiguits in S64. Yes, again him !!
I present to you several objectives for our U21 team:
On the short term
- Build a group of trainers and coaches who want to be involved in this new project
- Build the profile of future U21 players and forming a complete and balanced squad
- Continue to collaborate with our national coach and be able to develop U21 players with the potential to join the national team later
On the long term
- Be ready for S72 and the European championship
- “Attack wins your games, defense wins your titles” : I really like this quote
I need you today, but I also need you tomorrow! Come help me build a team to take the U21 team to the top!
Don't hesitate to contact me via BBmail if you're interested in the project!
Met vriendelijke groeten, Bien cordialement,
Melarius