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Som vi tidigare rapporterat så har vår nederländska landslagspelare skrivit på för ytterligare ett år! Maaike har ett imponerande intresse för innebandy och hjälper bland annat till att utveckla innebandyn i Nederländerna!
Maaike är en mycket spännande spelare som anpassar sig mer och mer till den Svenska innebandyn och det kommer bli riktigt intressant att följa hennes utveckling! Trots sin unga ålder har hon både i sitt ledarskap och som spelare samlat på sig väldigt mycket erfarenhet bland annat cirka 30 landskamper! Nedan fär ni lära känna Maaike lite bättre. Vi har valt att inte översätta Maaikes svar.
Hej Maaike! Hur hamnade du i Örebro?
- I wanted to do a second master's degree within Sweden. I choose Örebro, because the program that I’m following is said to be one of the best in Sweden. But, secretly I also came to Sweden because I wanted to play floorball. Floorball wasn't challenging for me anymore in the Netherlands and I knew that that would change here.
Hur har du upplevt din första säsong i Örebro Queens?
- It has been really great. The team has been very welcoming to me from the beginning. Also to play with so many talented girls and to be surrounded such great coaches, is something that doesn't really happen when you play in the Netherlands. I couldn’t have asked for anything better.
Vilket är ditt bästa minne hittills från tiden i Örebro?
- There have been so many. But if i have to choose one, I’d say that our 9-0 win in the DM match against Lillån in January was a pretty great moment. Not because we won with such big numbers, but because I think it was a win we really needed at the time. Just before the Christmas break we had suffered some big loses, and you could really feel that we needed some rest and a new perspective. Then to have such a great first game of the New Year where everybody worked so hard for each other was awesome. I really think this gave us the confidence and the power that we needed to continue for the rest of the season.
Vilken skillnad är det på innebandyn i Nederländerna och Sverige?
- The difference in playing in Sweden or in the Netherlands is almost as the difference between night and day. The women's competition last year in the entire country consisted out of 2 divisions with 6 teams each. Almost all of these teams have no coach and do not have enough players to have three full lines. For my team last year it was not uncommon to have just 7 players and a goalie. This makes the game a lot slower and winning a game sometimes just depends on how many substitutes you have. Also, because a lot of the players have a background in field hockey, the game is a lot less physical and referees will penalize you sooner for rough play.
Du är involverad i det nederländska landslaget, vilken roll har du i landslaget?
- For about the last four years i have been involved in the development of floorball for girls in the Netherlands. Primarily to keep girls interested in the sport and to offer talented girls a platform where they could be challenged. In 2015 my staff members and I started the Dutch national U17-team. Two years later, in 2017, we were able to make this team into the Dutch national women's U19, which was the first time that the Netherlands had an women's U19.
Last September we played in the qualification round for the Women's U19 world championship. Although all the girls really out did themselves and we played a great tournament, we were not able to qualify. So to end this year we are going to play in the Prague Games upcoming July, after which I am going to take a step back in coaching. That way I can focus more on my academic work and floorball here in Sweden, and on playing for the Dutch national women's team.
Nederländerna har haft svårt för att kvalificera sig för World Championschip de senaste åren. Hur ser du på innebandyn i Nederländerna? Är den på väg framåt?
- We now have some really talented girls coming up from the U19 team, which has really given the national team a boost. Also we have started playing regular out-of-competition matches between the national team and first division men's team. This allows the players for which the women's competition is too easy to practise on a higher level. So, although I think the next qualification round is going to be tough, we are on our way back up.
Tror du att vi kommer få se fler Nederländska spelare i de svenska serierna?
- I certainly hope so. It would be very beneficial for Dutch floorball if more Dutch players came here to gain experience and then bring it back to the Netherlands.
Tack för pratstunden och varmt välkommen till ännu en säsong i Örebro Queens!
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