Posts by powerhitter

  • NEW: Swiss Volleyball League 2012/2013

    Quote from quimporte

    I’m very happy with that guide as well. My terms were probably not well chosen. I was just trying so say that we had to wait until 2010 to have it. So, it was really time for them to wake up.


    I also agree with you with the fact that the clubs have to recruit their fans and to organized the games more as events. You’re right, I’m visiting the clubs’ websites quite regularly and some of them are really shitty (i.e. Cheseaux, Bienne, VFM). On the other hand, I think that it’s SwissVolley’s work to promote volleyball in its globality and more specificaly NLA. The Federation also has to oblige and/or help the clubs to communicate through the local and national press, internet, to provide stats, etc., etc., etc. Playing in NLA should also give some responsibilities and obligations and requires some professionalism. This guide line necessarily has to come from the Federation.

    :drink: I absolutely agree with you! Just one small thing: I think that the clubs (or just a very professional one) could also be more pro-active and improve the whole thing from bottom-up. Top-down management with obligations doesn't work really well - as we can see with the gentlemen's agreement. If there wouldn't have been a club (or a coach) taking the initiative, nothing would have happened and the GA would have been dead.


    Let's take Friedrichshafen as a good example. The german federation did absolutely nothing for them, everything was self-initiated (as far as I can see that). And it was their success in promoting the games that forced the other clubs to progress. So, IMHO it's a lille bit the "swiss mentality" just to wait an hope :down:


    Just one example: In springtime, Swiss Volley organized a speaker's workshop with Sven Rautenberg, which was really good I guess. But did any of the clubs - even the participating ones - really changed things? Maybe just the one or two clubs, that already have exciting events when they play at home :gone: . So, nothing really happend - and that must be very frustrating even for the federation...

  • NEW: Swiss Volleyball League 2012/2013

    Quote from quimporte

    Yes, unfortunately Swiss volleyball has any problems to get in the supporters idea in its communication. For example, the Federation finally decided to publish a Guide to the Championship separately from its official organ. Previously it was necessary to wait until November to discover all the teams whereas the championship had already started in september. And that only because SwissVolley had not the idea of simply shifting the magazine’s release. Such a guide is not less than the fans’ bible.

    So, what exactly is your problem :whistling: ? There is a guide - in my opinion a really good idea with plenty of information about the teams compared to the 6 or 7 pages they published previously in the magazine. So I absolutely don't care if it's published seperately from the magazine. Also the championship calendar is released seperately... And I can download it and print my preferred team pages. And it seems to be updated regularly - which is not possible with a printed version. I'm really happy with this kind of team guide.


    I guess it's quite easy to bash everything... Feel free to call directly to the federation. I'm quite sure they are happy about good innovations that helps promoting volleyball in Switzerland. But from my point of view, the federation has the goal to develop every part of our sport, so the NLA is not the only focus (but it's an important one for sure!).
    I think that the clubs have to invest much more into promoting their NLA-Teams and the "High Level Volleyball". THEY have to recruit their fans. THEY have to organize the games much more as events to fill the spectators with enthusiasm. If you just look at all the team's websites - and I'm sure you do that regularly - THAT is really frustrating. Maybe there are some exceprions (e.g. Amriswil, NUC, Köniz...) with regularly updated websites, but most of the team sites are just :wall: So honestly, do you really think that this is because the federation's work is so weak? IMHO, that's just not their problem.

  • NEW: Swiss Volleyball League 2012/2013

    Quote from quimporte

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    And last but not least, I would not be so surprised if some teams would appoint a Swiss player to the libero position. That would be a very hypocritical way to respect that famous gentlemen’s agreement.

    Then maybe you're suprised, that the libero is not part of the agreement anymore :whistle: ! There has to be at least one Swiss Player on the court, except the libero. That's new for this season's agreement ...