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NCAA: Milwaukee stays atop Horizon; Cal Poly, Campbell win; GT, Huskers, Minnesota back in action Wednesday | Volleyballmag.com

October 13, 2021 by admin

ETSU’s Lundyn Coffman hits against the block of Chattanooga’s Kate Neill/ETSU photo

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There are just 17 matches on the Wednesday schedule, but that includes No. 16 Georgia Tech, coming off its big upset victory at Pittsburgh, playing at Clemson in the only ACC match of the day. The rest of the league is in action Friday, including No. 2 and unbeaten Louisville at Virginia Tech and now No. 4 Pitt at Miami.

There are three Big Ten matches Wednesday as No. 9 and league-leading Nebraska is home for Indiana, No. 12 Minnesota plays host to Northwestern, and Illinois entertains Iowa, like idle Rutgers stll looking for its first conference victory. 

The SEC slate shows three matches, two with potential NCAA at-large implications, as Ole Miss (RPI 41) goes to Texas A&M (33) and South Carolina (25) is at Mississippi State (50). Also,  Alabama is at Missouri.

The Big 12 is off but has four matches Thursday, including top-ranked and unbeaten Texas home for TCU and No. 11 Baylor home for Kansas, not ranked but No. 15 in the RPI. 

The Pac-12 is off, too, but Thursday the two matches pit No. 10 Washington at No. 13 Oregon and No. 17 Utah at No. 18 Stanford.

The West Coast Conference is off but has four matches Thursday, including a showdown between two of its three ranked teams when No. 22 San Diego goes to No. 24 Pepperdine. Eighth-ranked BYU is off until Saturday when it goes to Pepperdine.

Creighton of the Big East, ranked No. 19, is off until Saturday when it goes to Connecticut, and No. 20 Western Kentucky of Conference USA is home Friday for Middle Tennessee.

Among the other matches Wednesday, Dayton (RPI 53) is home for an Atlantic 10 match with Xavier of the Big East, and UCF (RPI 13) plays an American Athletic match at South Florida.

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TUESDAY — Horizon League-leader Milwaukee improved to 13-6 overall and 7-0 in the conference with a four-set win over visiting UIC (8-10, 4-2). Ari Miller led with 19 as she hit .515 after having two errors in 33 attacks. She had two digs and four blocks, one solo. Carmen Heilemann, who had two aces and four blocks, and Madi Malone had 13 kills each … Also in the HL, Purdue Fort Wayne beat Cleveland State in four and Oakland won in four at IUPUI. Oakland’s Jamie Waling had 17 kills, three aces, 15 digs, and four blocks … 

Cal Poly won its fourth match in a row to imroved to 8-10 overall, 6-1 in the Big West as the Mustangs swept visiting CSU Bakersfield (10-5, 3-4). Jamie Stivers led with 13 kills as she hit .429 after having one error in 28 attacks to go with 12 digs. Tommi Stockham had 12 kills, hit .320, and had an ace and a dig. Avalon DeNechochea had three kills in four errorless tries, 35 assists, an ace, and seven digs … 

In the Big South, Campbell (11-8, 6-1) stayed a game off the pace in the loss column and broke a tie for second with a four-set win at Winthrop (10-7, 5-2). Lailah Green led the Fighting Cames with 17 kills, an assist, two blocks, and seven digs … Also in the Big South, North Carolina A&T swept Presbyterian and USC Upstate swept UNC Asheville … 

In the lone Missouri Valley match of the day, Evansville (13-4, 3-3) got its third conference sweep in a row by beating visiting Missouri State (13-6, 4-3). Melanie Feliciano led with 19 kills as she hit .586 after having two errors in 29 attacks. She had a block and 11 digs. Giulia Cardona had 17 kills with no errors in 35 swings to hit .486 and added an assist, an ace, two blocks, and five digs. Alondra Vazquez had 14 kills, two assists, three aces, 11 digs, and four blocks, one solo … 

Idle Austin Peay moved into the Ohio Valley lead at 6-1 as UT Martin (10-11, 6-2) got beaten at home in four by Southeast Missouri State (15-5, 6-2). Zoey Beasley led Southeast Missouri with 21 kills as she hit .388 and had two blocks and a dig. Tara Beilsmith had 25 digs, seven assists, and an ace, and Claire Ochs had eight kills with one error in 13 attacks, 34 assists, an ace, a block, and seven digs. Four players had nine or more kills to UT Martin, 14 by Karen Scanlon, who had two assists, two aces, two blocks, and 12 digs … Also in the OVC, Belmont won in five at Tennessee State as Taylor Floyd had 20 kills, an assist, an ace, 13 digs, and three blocks … 

In the lone Southern Conference match of the day, ETSU swept Chattanooga. Sara Esposito had 10 kills, four aces, four digs, and a block … 

In the Sun Belt, Louisiana-Lafayette (11-4, 6-1) stayed atop the West Division with a sweep at Louisiana-Monroe (5-17, 1-6) as five players had six or more kills.

The only Big Sky match saw Northern Colorado (14-4, 6-1) beat visiting Idaho (3-13, 0-7) in four to stay a game back of league-leading Weber State in the loss column. Rachel Hickman led with 12 kills, three blocks, and a dig.  Idaho’s Allison Munday had 16 kills, an ace, two blocks and eight digs …

South Dakota State got a four-set Summit League win over visiting North Dakota State as Crystal Burk had 17 kills with two errors in 40 attacks to hit .375. She had a block and 11 digs. NDSU’s Syra Tanchin had 18 kills, hit .308, and had an assist, two blocks, and three digs. …

San Jose State swept visiting Nevada in the Mountain West as Latahevai Louisi had 12 kills, hit .409, two digs, and three blocks, one solo.

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October 13, 2021 by admin

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Liverpool keen to sign Barcelona star, Jurgen Klopp following him with ‘great attention’ – Reports

October 13, 2021 by admin

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is reportedly interested in signing Barcelona star Ousmane Dembele.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Klopp is monitoring Dembele with “great attention.” The manager has reportedly prioritized the signing of a top-quality forward in January to provide competition and cover to Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota.

Dembele joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 in a deal worth £105 million. He was one of the brightest young prospects in the world when he joined Ronald Koeman’s side.

Despite showing glimpses of his ability during his three seasons with Barcelona, the Frenchman has endured a torrid time due to recurring hamstring injuries and disciplinary issues off the field. He has managed to make just 118 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 30 goals.

Dembele put in a number of impressive performances for Barcelona last season as he helped the club win the Copa Del Rey. He scored 11 goals in 44 appearances for the Catalan giants in all competitions.

The 24-year-old has, however, rejected the opportunity to extend his contract with Barcelona. His contract with the club is set to expire at the end of the season, making him a free agent next summer.

Dembele was close to joining Manchester United last summer before rejecting the move at the eleventh hour. He could now choose to end his time in Barcelona by joining Liverpool in January.


Liverpool could look to sign Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona for a bargain price in January

Ousmane Dembele's contract with Barcelona is set to expire at the end of the current season
Ousmane Dembele’s contract with Barcelona is set to expire at the end of the current season

Liverpool will be bracing themselves for the absences of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in January. The duo will join their respective international teams for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Reds will therefore look to sign a forward to boost their strength and depth in attack.

Barcelona could be forced to sell Ousmane Dembele for a bargain price in January as he will have just six months remaining on his contract with the club. The Catalans cannot risk losing the Frenchman on a free transfer next summer due to their dire financial situation.

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Ousmane Dembele’s injury history and lack of consistency at Barcelona could, however, prove to be a source of concern for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. The German tactician could opt to sign Wolves winger Adama Traore instead.

Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh

Majlinda Kelmendi won the Grand Slam Paris four times in a row

October 13, 2021 by admin

This week Majlinda has announced officially that she has retired from competition. With the 2021 Paris Grand Slam just ahead of us, she will know she has good memories to Paris. She won her first Junior World title in 2009 and she captured the gold medal of the Grand Slam four times in a row 2014-2017 when she dominated the World Ranking and won all prizes.

It was an incredible run of 4 years standing on top of the podium in Paris, began. Paris, as any judoka who has fought there will tell you, is a very special tournament and it takes a whole new level of courage to fight there, withstanding the most knowledgeable crowd, the biggest, loudest audience of any judo event, anywhere in the world. Coming into that event in February 2014, with a target on your back and a skilled and French-heavy draw in front of you, is not for the faint-hearted and Majlinda took it on with the spirit of a warrior, winning gold not only in 2014, but in 2015, 2016 and 2017 as well. Not many ever earn the prima cheers of the Bercy, but to do it 4 times in a row is truly outstanding.

Her coach, Driton Kuka has his own opinion on this, “Majlinda is a heroine for all the people of Kosovo. She is more than just a judoka and world and Olympic champion. Thanks to her, we became a member of the IJF and of the IOC. When Mr Vizer visited Kosovo for the first time, she was maybe 14 or 15 and it’s when he saw her training that he decided to support us. The first world competition we participated in as Kosovo was the Junior World Championships in 2009 and she won the title. She has been a key to the development of our sport in the country. That’s why she is more than an athlete. She is and was my athlete, but she is so much more, my heroine, just as she is for every single person in Kosovo.”

Fabian Otte interview: Jurgen Klopp is a ‘menschenfresser’, says Gladbach coach who worked with Sean Dyche at Burnley

October 13, 2021 by admin

Fabian Otte is sharing memories of his recent experience working as a goalkeeper coach in the Premier League with Burnley when his face lights up at the memory of one particular exchange with a famous compatriot, the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

“He was standing on the halfway line watching us warm-up,” Otte tells Sky Sports. “I think he always does that.” This was in May. It was Burnley’s final home game of the season.

“Our number three Will Norris was starting. Maybe Jurgen was watching him. Then he started smiling at me. Obviously, Jurgen Klopp is a big name, I have heard about him, read about him and watched him on television for many years. I just waved back.

“When I got back to the changing room, the kitman said, ‘Jurgen Klopp was just asking about you. He said he read this piece about you and was interested.’ Afterwards, I spoke to him for quite a while and he was such a cool person. It was a very interesting experience.

“This is the Liverpool manager. He could have a thousand better things to do than read about me but he knew so many details.

“This is a very German word but when there is someone people instantly like as a leader, they call him a menschenfresser. Literally, it means someone who eats people, he is catching people, people just come towards him. It got me thinking.

“If he is interested in me that much, how interested would he be in the staff members who he hires and works with on a daily basis? Instantly, you could imagine following him. This is the trait of a very good leader. It is about knowing the human behind the job.”

It is a lesson that Otte is learning himself as he looks to become the best coach that he can be. His record is already impressive. As well as Burnley, he has worked in New Zealand, has a PhD, and now, aged just 30, he is Borussia Monchengladbach’s goalkeeper coach.

“It is the little differences that I am noticing,” he says of the Bundesliga. “In England, nobody can watch training. In Germany, we have 200 fans, sometimes more, watching every session. Two-hundred people on a Tuesday morning watching us work.

The noise of matchdays has surprised him. “It is so loud you just get goosebumps.” Bayern Munich came to town. “They are so good.” Bayer Leverkusen too. “Very fast players.” And Union Berlin? “Quite similar to Burnley with the direct balls and the set pieces.”


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His time at Turf Moor as an assistant to experienced goalkeeper coach Billy Mercer was a success. “He was an incredible mentor to me.” He was settled in the area with his British girlfriend and expecting to stay. But Gladbach was a huge opportunity for Otte.

“There was no plan to go back to Germany so quickly. The Gladbach thing came from nowhere but everyone agreed it was a chance I probably could not turn down. Being in charge of the department, it was just a step up the ladder at a big club at a young age.”

It is a testament to Burnley that one of their staff could go from an assistant role there, ostensibly working with the U23 goalkeepers, to heading up the goalkeeper department at one of the biggest clubs in the Bundesliga. So, what did he learn at the club?

“What I learned is that if you have a clear structure and good leadership at the top – and by that I mean Sean Dyche who puts a lot of the structure in place, the staff around him with Ian Woan, Billy Mercer and Steve Stone – you can make up for so many things.

“The players know exactly what the plan is. The club knows how things are run. It gives everyone a sense of security. That showed despite the club picking up only two points from the first seven games in the Premier League last season. Everyone was so calm.

“I was actually surprised one morning when I walked in. I know that in Germany everyone would be in panic mode. What are we doing wrong? We have to turn every stone around and rethink everything we have been doing because it may be wrong. Those emotions.

“Instead, everyone at Burnley was calm. They said, ‘Every year we go through a patch of games where we don’t manage to win. This year it just happens to be at the start of the season but don’t worry because everyone knows what the plan is.’

“That is exactly how it worked out for us. We won some big games at big moments against Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton – dominant opponents. This is because the structure was so clear and the leadership knew exactly what they wanted to do.

“Every player bought into the whole and this was bigger than any individual. That is the secret at Burnley. It comes from Sean. He does not even need to say anything, he is such an authority. My only regret is that I did not get to see the fans, that was my problem.”

Fabian Otte during his time as a goalkeeper coach at Burnley

Burnley is seen as one of the Premier League’s more traditional clubs with a more British core than many of their rivals. The appointment of a talented young German coach with a PhD and some innovative ideas might seem incongruous but there was a logic to it.

“I asked Billy about that and he was great about it. He wanted someone who thought differently to him and worked completely differently with the goalkeepers to how he worked with them because he felt that they needed something fresh in the building.”

“I know superficially I might not have seemed a good fit, it might have seemed that Burnley were the opposite to me at first, but everyone there was very open to new ideas.”

Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper coach Fabian Otte [Credit: Gladbach]

Otte had earlier spent time working at Hoffenheim, among the more imaginative clubs in European football with their use of tools such as the Helix and the Footbonaut. Their goalkeepers even worked with stroboscopic glasses to improve their reaction times.

“German clubs are unique because they try to be very innovative in their thinking and their use of technology. We also did psychological diagnostics, studying personality profiles when recruiting. It was a different way of looking at players and how you can develop them.”

Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper coach Fabian Otte working with Yann Sommer [Credit: Gladbach]

In New Zealand, where he worked as the goalkeeper coach of the women’s team, he shared ideas across sports, gaining insight from the All Blacks. “Because it is small country, they are open to it. It was unbelievable to speak to rugby and cricket coaches.

“A hockey coach came to watch my sessions. He did not question the specific goalkeeper drills, all he questioned was my coaching. Why did you ask that question? Why did you emphasise this word and not that word? Why was your body language like this?

“They have a limited number of athletes so they have to think like this and do things a bit differently. The common denominator in my career so far is working with clubs and people who are prepared to challenge the status quo and think outside of the box.

“A lot of coaches I had just did things how they had always done them. I always want to think about whether we are doing something the right way when other methods might be more successful. How can we improve our training sessions?

“It is difficult for a coach to admit that the way they have been doing things for years may not be the most effective way and to change what they do. I would never underestimate experience. But what does science tell us too? Why can’t we merge the two?

“You cannot just say that a coach is just a coach. A coach can also be a sports scientist or a psychologist or a teacher or a father figure. A coach can be everything. So I want to challenge the status quo to inspire other coaches to innovate too.”

Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper coach Fabian Otte working with Yann Sommer [Credit: Gladbach]

Coach education is a long-term passion. In the meantime, he will be getting the goosebumps once again when he takes his place in the dugout alongside the rest of the Gladbach coaching staff on Saturday evening when Stuttgart are the visitors, live on Sky Sports.

“This is the thing about having a PhD in football. It is a blue-collar sport so being an academic is viewed critically. I would never want to stand up in front of people and say I am Doctor Fabian Otte. I feel like I needed to be a more credible coach first.”

Ultimately, it is all about working with people. “If I knew anything about cricket or basketball, I would probably enjoy that just as much because I love helping people to learn.” And for Otte, helping people learn means listening as well as teaching.

“Nick Pope is a good example. I have a good relationship with him and speak to him every other week about goalkeeping and about other stuff. He sends me clips of goalkeepers, sometimes I send him stuff. We have this really good connection and this exchange.

“I probably learn more from the conversation than he does because he sees things from his experience. He has viewpoints that I did not consider, accounting for things like fans and pitch conditions. It is always a two-way street. You cannot see it as a hierarchy.

“It is all about finding the connection with the player. If you understand the person, you have hit the nail on the head. It sound cheesy but if a player feels open enough to talk to you about how they are feeling you have done the big part of the coaching job.”

Maybe Fabian Otte is a menschenfresser too.

Watch Borussia Monchengladbach vs VFB Stuttgart live on Sky Sports Football from 5.20pm on Saturday; kick-off 5.30pm

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