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Coaches excited about innovations at Club Worlds in Manila
- Updated: October 17, 2016
Manila, Philippines, October 17, 2016 – Although coaches are not yet sold on the use of tablets for requesting timeouts and substitutions, all are excited about the innovations, technological and otherwise, to be tested at the 2016 FIVB Club World Championship beginning Tuesday in Manila.The coaches were responding to a question from the floor at the official Press Conference of the competition, when they were asked to comment on the innovations of this event.The new location of the warm-up area [for substitues] behind the bench will be new for everybody,” said Giovanni Guidetti, the Italian coach of VakifBank Istanbul. “I still can’t understand though the real need for the tablet, because it’s much easier to call a timeout and put the player inside like in any other sport.”Giovanni Guidetti of VakifBank Istanbul is eager to see how players will respond to the new warm-up area behind the benches.Fellow Italian Massimo Barbolini, who will be coaching Eczacibasi VitrA, VakifBank’s crosstown rivals in Istanbul and Club World Championship defending champions, focused on the video challenge system: “I like the [challenge] system because it can help the referees and the players. It is very useful. We used this in the World Grand Prix and every year they improve …
