About
My name is Dennis van de Pol from The Netherlands. It was obvious that I would end up in goal since my mother and father were both goalies. I started as a goalie at the age of 11, and played all levels in The Netherlands. Starting at a small club, playing at the lowest level and ending up at Pinoke at the highest level.
At the age of 21 I started with a lot of coaching and the past 12 years I did nothing else.
National Coaching
In the Netherlands I coach several top clubs, where I have also won many national championships in recent years. The clubs I am currently affiliated with at AH&BC Amsterdam, HGC Wassenaar and NMHC Nijmegen.
In addition, I am also connected to the KNHB as a goalkeeper trainer for the youth teams, where I have been responsible for the selections and training of the U15, U16, U18 and U21 teams.
International Coaching
Every week I am on the field with several top keepers from the Belgian league. These keepers are also internationals for their home country, such as the keepers of Argentina, Germany and Ireland.
In addition to the weekly training sessions, I am also affiliated with the national men's team of India. I train these top keepers digitally but also physically in India.
In the short past I have also been associated with the goalkeepers of the national teams of China, Canada and Chile.
What makes me different?
I have been lucky enough to have been able to work with good and very good goaliecoaches in my goalie and coachingcareer.
I have learned a lot from all the coaches and brought the best coach qualities in my own experience as a coach.
By continuing to share insights with each other, you learn daily. But also by developing myself in other areas than technique and tactics, I ensure that I eventually become a more complete coach.
Training, nutrition, recovery and mindset
Personal Trainer
Top hockey is more than just training to stop balls. Top hockey is becoming more and more professional and is also becoming more physical.
With my background as a personal trainer and lifestyle coach, I have the knowledge to take keepers to the next level. I worked 5 years as a personal trainer in a PT studio where I trained tophockey players but also not athletes that wanted to become more fit.
Topsport Coaching
The past seven years I've been sharing my knowledge about a topsport lifestyle with others through the internet. I coached them on several different topics that are important in a topsport lifetsyle: training and training load througout the week, nutrition, recovery and mindset.
During the hockey season the focus is on injury prevention and staying fit for the matches. Off season we can focus on gaining extra strength which can definitely help you in goal!