Dutch NT 2018

flyingdutchman · Feb 4th 2018

I watched this weekend both Suhl-Aachen (Saturday) and Münster-Stuttgart (today). Jamie Morrisson attended both matches..watching many Dutch players on court.

My gues for 2018 wide-roster:

Setters: Dijkema (Firenze), Stoltenborg (Stuttgart), Bongaerts (Aachen), ?

Opposites: Sloetjes (Vakifbank), Plak (Novara), ?

OHs: Daalderop (Stuttgart), Balkestein-Grothues (Casalmaggiore), Pietersen (Modena), Buijs (Nilufer), Jasper (Dresden) ?

MB: De Kruijf (Conegliano), Beliën (Bursa), Polder (Aachen), Stoeten (Aachen), Koolhaas(Bucaresti), ?

L: Schoot (Dresden), Knip (Aachen), ?

I expect some girls of Dutch Youth Team, to take the ?-spots.

The most important thing will be Judith Pietersen's return, after finishing her studies. Presumably it means, Jasper will not be in the roster for the big tournaments..

Matthias · Feb 4th 2018

I think Nicole Oude Luttikhuis, even though she's still very unstable, is a bigger prospect on international level than Marrit Jasper. The most Jasper can become is serve/reception substitute but her attack is too weak even on Bundesliga level.

For MB position I think Juliet Lohuis deserves the call.

flyingdutchman · Feb 4th 2018

Matthias wrote:

I think Nicole Oude Luttikhuis, even though she's still very unstable, is a bigger prospect on international level than Marrit Jasper. The most Jasper can become is serve/reception substitute.

For MB position I think Juliet Lohuis deserves the call.

Oude Luttikhuis....I don't know...she played many horrible games this season..

About Jasper: indeed, she is only suited for backcourt.

Lohuis got MVP today, but I don't know much about her season so far..

Matthias · Feb 4th 2018

Lohuis has been very solid throughout the whole season in all elements but she's not a spectacular player. When Münster announced her transfer Teun Buijs said that she has the potential to play in NT soon because now she'll focus on Volleyball 100%.

About Oude Luttikhuis...I don't think she's that terrible Whenever I watched Aachen (which wasn't THAT often though...) I thought she did a decent job, surely not great but I think she has potential. She is tall but still adapted well to Aachen's very fast game and also her reception has improved. I think she deserves a chance at least, the Netherlands don't have that many players to choose from.

flyingdutchman · Mar 30th 2018

http://www.muensterschezeitung…Fahrplan-des-USC-Muenster

Juliët Lohuis will be in the roster of Dutch NT.

flyingdutchman · Apr 13th 2018

Dutch NT started preparations for the summerseason at National Sports Centre Papendal last week, according to Jamie Morrison's instagram-account.

So far I only saw pictures of Dijkema and Grothues being there

Daalderop, Stoltenborg, Plak and Sloetjes are still competing in play-offs. De Kruijf is recovering from her knee-injury.

Matthias · Apr 13th 2018

Myrthe Schoot and Marrit Jasper will join NT training this weekend.

Maxwell · Apr 14th 2018

Won't Haak be playing for the Dutch team?

beri · Apr 14th 2018

Umm Haak is Swedish

Maxwell · Apr 14th 2018

Yes But UI thought she had dual citizenship? Is there even a Swedish team (yes I am naïve)

beri · Apr 14th 2018

There is indeed a Swedish team where Haak has played before and will probably continue as well. They might not be successfull (yet) but they are there. Netherlands has Sloëtjes and Plak anyway.

Maxwell · Apr 14th 2018

Thank you Beri.

Emil · Apr 14th 2018

She's french swedish as her dad is from France, not dutch, though I wouldn't be surprised even if she easily understands dutch language as I do

serdar · Apr 14th 2018

Sweden also Laziç sisters as well but they are not performing well at all

Serena · Apr 15th 2018

Alessandro Beltrami enters in the Staff of the Dutch national team

http://www.volleynews.it/2018/…ltrami-entra-nello-staff/

Megara · Apr 17th 2018

Has the roster of the Dutch NT already been announced?

tomen · Apr 19th 2018

Megara wrote:

Has the roster of the Dutch NT already been announced?

Perhaps the roster will be shown when the VNL 2018 website of FIVB is finished.

flyingdutchman · Apr 26th 2018

Judith Pietersen is not in the list for VNL....http://www.volleyball.world/en…20netherlands/team_roster

She is an important player..I hope she will join later in summer

Emil · May 4th 2018

From what I heard, Judith applied for the try-outs in the Korean league, not sure if she's going to get picked, otherwise we might see her back in Euro league.

I agree with Sander, she's an important player since she can play any position except for setter and libero which reminds me of Carline Wensink

Serena · May 10th 2018

The roster for the first week in Russia:

S: Dijkema, Bongaerts
OPP: Slöetjes, Plak (may be as OH)
MB: Belien, Koolhaas, Polder, Lohuis
OH: Balkestein-Grothues, Buijs, Jasper, Oude Luttikhuis
L: Knip, Schoot

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