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Dutch women’s national team and head coach Jamie Morrison part ways
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Article Sat, Oct 5 2019
Utrecht, the Netherlands, October 5, 2019. Jamie Morrison is no longer the head coach of the Dutch women’s national team. That is the outcome of the evaluation done by the American coach and the Dutch Volleyball Federation when drawing the line at the end of the 2019 season. The Dutch Federation will soon appoint a successor, who will have to lead the women’s team of The Netherlands in the CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020 in Apeldoorn next January.
Great results in 2017 and 2018
Jamie Morrison (38) took over the reins of the women’s national team of The Netherlands on February 23, 2017 as the successor of Giovanni Guidetti. In his first two years as head coach, Morrison booked great results. Under his guidance, the team reached the Final Six of the World Grand Prix / Volleyball Nations League twice, won silver at the 2017 European Championship and ended fourth at the 2018 World Championship, which accounts for the best result achieved by the Netherlands in World Championship history.
Goals not achieved in 2019
This year, the team could not achieve the ambitious goals they had set. At the first Olympic qualification tournament in Catania, the Netherlands lost 0-3 to hosts Italy, the runners-up of the 2018 World Championship. At the EuroVolley later this summer, the Dutch team suffered a heavy 0-3 loss to eventual silver medal winners Turkey in the quarterfinals.
At the World Cup in Japan, The Netherlands managed to beat Brazil, but lost to the United States, Serbia, Russia, China, Dominican Republic and Japan to finish the competition in a rather disappointing eighth place.
Joop Alberda, Technical Director of the Dutch Volleyball Federation: “I very much regret that we had to make this difficult decision. Jamie achieved great results with the team in 2017 and 2018, and we are grateful for that. After an extensive evaluation of the past season, however, there is insufficient confidence to continue the route to the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament and the 2022 World Championship.”
Jamie Morrison: “For the past three years I have devoted myself completely to this team. During that time, I have worked tirelessly, side by side with an amazing staff and a special group of players towards achieving great results in 2017 and 2018. However, we did not reach our goals in 2019 and that responsibility falls on me. I want nothing more than to finish the job that I set out to do in 2017 but that is not to be. I wish this team and this programme nothing but success in the future.”
In early January, The Netherlands will have one last opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in front of their own audience. The Netherlands will be competing with seven other countries for one available ticket, with the event due to be taking place at the iconic Omnisport arena in Apeldoorn. The eight participants in the Olympic qualifier are The Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Belgium, Croatia and Azerbaijan.
Great results in 2017 and 2018
Jamie Morrison (38) took over the reins of the women’s national team of The Netherlands on February 23, 2017 as the successor of Giovanni Guidetti. In his first two years as head coach, Morrison booked great results. Under his guidance, the team reached the Final Six of the World Grand Prix / Volleyball Nations League twice, won silver at the 2017 European Championship and ended fourth at the 2018 World Championship, which accounts for the best result achieved by the Netherlands in World Championship history.
Goals not achieved in 2019
This year, the team could not achieve the ambitious goals they had set. At the first Olympic qualification tournament in Catania, the Netherlands lost 0-3 to hosts Italy, the runners-up of the 2018 World Championship. At the EuroVolley later this summer, the Dutch team suffered a heavy 0-3 loss to eventual silver medal winners Turkey in the quarterfinals.
At the World Cup in Japan, The Netherlands managed to beat Brazil, but lost to the United States, Serbia, Russia, China, Dominican Republic and Japan to finish the competition in a rather disappointing eighth place.
Joop Alberda, Technical Director of the Dutch Volleyball Federation: “I very much regret that we had to make this difficult decision. Jamie achieved great results with the team in 2017 and 2018, and we are grateful for that. After an extensive evaluation of the past season, however, there is insufficient confidence to continue the route to the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament and the 2022 World Championship.”
Jamie Morrison: “For the past three years I have devoted myself completely to this team. During that time, I have worked tirelessly, side by side with an amazing staff and a special group of players towards achieving great results in 2017 and 2018. However, we did not reach our goals in 2019 and that responsibility falls on me. I want nothing more than to finish the job that I set out to do in 2017 but that is not to be. I wish this team and this programme nothing but success in the future.”
In early January, The Netherlands will have one last opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in front of their own audience. The Netherlands will be competing with seven other countries for one available ticket, with the event due to be taking place at the iconic Omnisport arena in Apeldoorn. The eight participants in the Olympic qualifier are The Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Belgium, Croatia and Azerbaijan.