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The Austrian Handball Federation has redesigned and realigned the structure of the male junior national teams.
From now on Michael Draca is always for the oldest year, the Junior national team, responsible. Lukas Musalek takes over the youth national team born in 2004 and Sandra Zapletal was presented as the new youth national team coach born in 2006 last week. The aim of the new appointments to the junior national team coaches is to establish uniform guidelines for the training of young talents in the junior national teams , or youth class supervised. So far, the national teams have always been looked after by a team of coaches from the beginning of the youth to the end of the junior age.
From now on Michael Draca will always take over the oldest junior year. Most recently, the 42-year-old was in charge of the national youth team born in 2004. “I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to take on this year. At the same time, I am also sorry for the 2004 vintage that we cannot finish it together. Great challenges await us. First and foremost the Men’s 20 EHF Championship 2022, through which we can still qualify for the World Cup. The boys will be able to show what they’re made of next year, ”explains Michael Draca when he took office. Luka Marinovic is at his side as an assistant coach.
Lukas Musalek is taking over the position of head coach from Michael Draca for the 2004 class. The 37-year-old has been assistant coach for the 1994, 2000 and 2004 classes for the ÖHB for many years active in the youth sector. Now Lukas Musalek is taking over the post of head coach of a youth national team for the first time and is supported by Peter Wallner as an assistant coach.
Lukas Musalek: “I’m very happy to this challenge, knows that the Men’s 18 EHF Championship 2022 is a difficult task ahead of us. There is a lot of work waiting for us, we want to get back into the top 16 in Europe as soon as possible. I know the team well, I know how well they worked. It is a very talented year who were only able to play twelve internationals due to Corona. I am very confident that, together with the other coaching teams, we will manage the upcoming tasks well.
The appointment of Sandra Zapletal as head coach of the youth national team born in 2006 was announced last week given. With her, Lukas Musalek (2004) and Michael Draca (2002), an even closer coordination between the individual teams should take place in order to ensure the best possible care for the young Austrian talents. The top sporting goals are the regular qualification of the respective junior teams for major events (EURO, WM) as well as the further development of the players towards the A national team.
Overview
NM 2002 Michael Draca / Luca Marinovic
NM 2004 Lukas Musalek / Peter Wallner
NM 2006 Sandra Zapletal / Markus Rinnerthaler
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ÖHB / Handball Austria
09/30/2021
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