“Then the Thailand Volleyball Association had offered me a four-year contract to coach the national youth girls team under the National Team for 2001 Scheme. Coaching a national team is very challenging and I accepted without hesitation.
My girls are young and small-built, while our rivals are always tall and much stronger. Sports science is required to improve our physical fitness and our strength. Psychology is also important, while volleyball data software plus new tactics and techniques are also necessary. To match those rivals competitively, we need speed and a variety of tactics.
I think coaching is an art as well as a science and a great coach needs to learn all aspects. Much of the improvement that comes with a coach is the level of confidence. I taught them my girls to play confidently. They did well and finished in fifth place at the 1997 World Girls’ Youth Championship in Chiang Mai.”