An accomplished player in his own right, winning the 1995
game or single competition. So it’s great that there are so
European beach volleyball championships to add to his
many leagues presented on the Volleymetrics platform and
silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Marko Klok
I don’t have to ask anybody unique for information when it is
knows what it takes to perform at the top level.
on the platform. Once you have contact with Volleymetrics as a club, you can use it as if almost the whole world is at
Analysis Is Crucial “Yes, it’s crucial as you use it before the game, but also in the
your laptop.”
moment,” said Klok. “You can always use it at any moment,
The Value of Volleymetrics
and during the game, still things are happening and changing
As a coach for both a national side and a club side, Klok sees
differently than you expect so that you have to adjust again
reaI value in using one video analysis solution for both roles.
and you need to direct information. Because you want to know how is the reception from the other team, you want
“I use Volleymetrics and I use it for both teams as it means
to have set percentage. It’s information that is available at
more data, more videos, more games,” said Klok. “Starting
every moment.”
with my men’s team, as before every season you have to make a new team or at least find a few new players. During
“One Platform Solution” Once upon a time in the volleyball world, it took a huge amount of effort to procure game and scouting footage, but now it’s all available in one central online hub. “Before, I think you needed a lot of connections with other
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coaches, or contacts, so you could ask for video or scout files to be sent, or have to deal with scouts directly,” said Klok. “I also have different scouts in my teams from my playing days that I am still in touch with, who I can ask, but it’s complicated if you have to ask every time for every single
the season I also use the Volleymetrics platform to view different leagues and different games. The players with the Dutch women’s team play in a range of different leagues, so it’s good to be able to follow them using Volleymetrics during the season.” As well as this, it’s absolutely crucial for opponent analysis. “Of course, during competition, we have all the information from other games that are played by our opponents,” said Klok. “It’s a possibility for us to get all the information we want, which is a challenge, but now you have it all on one platform and that it makes it look so much easier.”
The Value of Analysis in Elite Level Volleyball
Now coaching the Dutch women’s national team and successful Swiss men’s club side Lindaren Volley Amriswil, Marko Klok gives us the rundown on the power of game analysis.
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