THE LEADERS IN ADVANCING BEACH COACH EDUCATION
Winning Olympic Gold: Planning, Preparing and Performing
September 30, 2021 // Los Angeles 12:00 PM, Rio 4:00 PM, London 8:00 PM, Tokyo 4:00 AM (+1)
The Road to Tokyo had many paths and there were bumps along the way. Hear from gold medal coaches Angie Akers (USA Women) and Kåre Mol (NOR Men) on how they planned and prepared for the Olympics. Learn how they helped their teams to perform at the highest level to win gold and what you can do to continue to develop and support your athletes.
Roundtables are one-hour live virtual sessions that bring together various professionals, multi-disciplinary teams, and panelists on a selected topic. They gather around a virtual roundtable to discuss recent changes and to share perspectives from their unique situation or role within supporting beach athletes and the profession of coaching. They are designed for all levels of beach coaches and for interested professionals working in or with beach volleyball. It is hosted by a member moderator and participants can submit questions to the panel. Roundtables are live events and recordings are not available at this time. Each Roundtable is awarded 1 ACE credit. There is no charge for AVCA and IBVCA current members. The registration fee for non-members is $10. For more information on Beach ACE, including how to become a member, click here.
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Kåre Mol has been coaching volleyball and beach volleyball for more than 30 years. He is a four-time Olympic coach for Norway (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2020). Kåre has coached Mol-Sørum from the youth level to a world leading beach team. The pair has won 120 out of the last 130 games with 22 international tournament wins, including Olympic gold and four European championships.
Kåre is passionate about making the sport better and more accessible for children. He is also committed to coaching excellence with high-performance athletes.
Angie Akers is currently the Head Coach for Team USA Olympic Gold Medal winning team of April Ross and Alix Klineman. Before joining the team of Ross-Klineman in 2020, Angie was a Federation Coach for the Netherlands from 2015-2020. She coached Madelein Meppelink and Marleen van Iersel at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Before her coaching career, she competed professionally on the AVP Tour from 2002-2013 and on the FIVB Tour from 2009-2012. Angie graduated from the University of Notre Dame where she played indoor volleyball.
Victor Anfiloff is currently the Head of Education with the International Beach Volleyball Coaches Association (IBVCA). He is a three-time Olympic coach for the Netherlands (2008, 2012 and 2020). Victor was also the Talent Coach for the Netherlands for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Victor is an advocate for developing educational opportunities and professional sustainability for beach coaches globally.
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