Tennis trainer in NigeriaSeveral times I went to Nigeria to conduct training programs for naturals of the CO foundation.
During the trainings in Kaduna I could stay with founders Bart and Emmy van der Grinten. I trained together with their coaches Ubale Abdullahi Mohammed and Nurudeen Isa so that they could proceed the trainings afterwards at the same level. Nurudeen (still trainer in practice) even came to The Netherlands for 3 months, staying with me and my family, to learn the tricks of the game. At the moment he is a full time trainer in Kansas (Wichita) in the USA. In 2003 I was Technical Director of the Davis Cup Team of Nigeria. During this period I gained a lot of experience and I encountered things that I still cherish today.
Tekst door Peter Heesen, foto door Franco Gori
De ene dag train je de kinderen van tennisclub Venlo, de andere ben je bondscoach van Nigeria. Het overkomt Joop Broens uit Ittervoort. Hij heeft de leiding over het Davis Cupteam dat begin februari een poging doet te promoveren naar groep 3. > Lees het hele artikel... |
Together with assistant coach Nuru
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