Thomas Appel would be the new canoe slalom trainer and successor to Klaus Pollen. The longtime trainer is retiring after successful six Olympic medals in Tokyo and Paris. The 52-year-old Apel has now been promoted to move trainer by means of the nationwide trainer Kayak. “With him, we get a high level of professional competence oriented towards practice and expertise in the role of head coach. DKV hopes that this will have a particularly positive effect on the development of young coaches,” mentioned Jens Kahl, sports activities director of the German Canoe Affiliation (DKV).
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From January, Apel takes duty for all disciplines. The local of Thuringia, who moved to Augsburg in 2001, just lately labored effectively within the kayak division. He led Ricardo Funk (KSW Dangerous Kreuznach) to Olympic victory in Tokyo. His daughter Elena Lilik (KS Augsburg) additionally received Olympic silver in Paris. “I’ve been standing by the water for more than 25 years. In the medium term, I won’t be doing that anymore. Now I feel like doing something relevant to the subject,” mentioned Appel, who sees a brand new problem within the new self-discipline of kayak move.
He additionally sought after to create a “medal performance in all age groups”. “I am ready to make my knowledge available.” To that finish, he intensified touch with the U18 and U23 nationwide coaches, Michael Trumer and Lena Stoecklin.
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