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- Updated: April 19, 2016
Krakow, Poland, April 19, 2016 – Fourteen years ago Ivan Miljkovic was one of the leading players of Lube Banca Marche MACERATA as Italy’s heavyweights topped the podium of the CEV Volleyball Champions League in Opole. Last weekend, that same club – now Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA – clinched the bronze medal in Europe’s elite club competition.
Many things have changed in volleyball since that victorious Final Four in Opole: “I think the game got a lot faster and there is less emphasis on technical skills,” Miljkovic says. “The players have to mature pretty fast and therefore they have less time to learn and manage a number of technical skills, which are required in this sport. Nowadays, it is more of a physical game than it was in the past.
“On top of this, things have evolved also off the court. A lot more attention is being paid to marketing, communication, etc. This is something that the players …
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