Choice of athletes in Hochtaunus: Nominees in the category “Trainer: in of the year”

• fromMelanie Gottschalk

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The Taunus Zeitung calls for athletes to vote. We introduce you to the coaches who have been nominated in the “Trainer: in of the year” category.

Hochtaunus – Four men and one woman are nominated this year in the category “Trainer: in of the year”. We present these trainers to you: in short portraits. You can then vote here for your trainers: in of the year.

Gaby Biedermann: Thanks to her, kids keep moving

Movement is very important to Gaby Biedermann, because movement brings body and mind into harmony, as the 52-year-old emphasizes. Accordingly, in 2006 she was looking for a suitable field of activity for her children Hannah and Julian. She found what she was looking for at TSG Wehrheim. A stroke of luck for the club, which two years later had one more passionate coach. Biedermann obtained her coaching license at a young age, after all, she was a talented athlete herself, including admission to the renowned regional gymnastics school in Trappenkamp (near Lübeck). With her empathetic and motivating manner, she is a born trainer. At TSG Wehrheim she now looks after six groups, in addition to the apparatus gymnasts, also parent-child groups.

For the children, Biedermann is worth gold during the pandemic: she tirelessly sets training tasks as part of a “Corona Olympics” that can also be solved at home. It often doesn’t take much more than cardboard boxes or a tennis ball to stay active and therefore fit in both body and mind. The parents pick up the training plans from her at the door, and sometimes she also gives the kids small rewards. Gaby Biedermann has set a stone rolling and keeps it in motion. (rk)

Andreas Gerigk: “Father” of the Ninja Warriors at HTG

Some had to wait in 2020 for the opportunity to prove their fitness with Andreas Gerigk – the lockdown didn’t even play the decisive role. There is currently a waiting list to be accepted into the Ninja Warriors department at Homburger TG. The trend sport includes elements from gymnastics, climbing, freerunning and parkour – so a lot of muscles are used when the 23-year-old asks to practice in the Primodeus Park. Gerigk, who has also headed the department since the department was founded in 2018, trains five groups – a sixth is to follow this year.

Despite the pandemic, 84 registrations were received for an event in September, four age groups could be offered, three of them for children and adolescents and one for adults. About half of the Ninja Warriors were members (the department has almost 100), while other participants came from other federal states. Gerigk, a native of the United States, came to this sport through tennis. He practiced for the first time how to master a course on fitness trails. That turned into a passion. He conveys these to the next generation with joy and creativity. And, as the sports business management student emphasizes, “without pressure to perform”. (fri)

Roland Juhnke: He gives young athletes support

Anyone who was lucky enough to get into athletics through Roland Juhnke probably knows the committed trainer as the “man with the yellow cap”. The 70-year-old trainer and former department head of TSG Friedrichsdorf always wore one at competitions so that his protégés could immediately spot him in the crowd. He was at up to 50 events annually, from district championships to German championships. It was never just about best times and placements. “If, for example, the parents of a child separated, then I made sure that I could support myself through sport,” says the 70-year-old.

Juhnke started doing gymnastics at the age of six, and as a teenager he was drawn to the footballers of FSV Friedrichsdorf. Jürgen Biehn, founder of the athletics department at TSG Friedrichsdorf, brought him back and entrusted him with the first coaching post of a school team at the age of just 17. It wasn’t his last. At TSG in particular, he awakened a passion for sport. When he resigned his position as department head after 40 years on the board at the end of 2020, around 100 of his athletes took off their hats – a yellow one, of course. (rk)

Marco Ludwig: A trainer with a lot of feeling

When Marco Ludwig asks for training, then special empathy is required. The 48-year-old leads an inclusive group at TV Seulberg: apparatus gymnastics with or without a handicap. Up to ten children between the ages of four and twelve, some of whom are slightly physically or mentally disabled, take part. “You need special attention. It’s not always easy, but you get a lot of warmth and affection in return, ”says Ludwig.

Regular gymnastics were still possible until mid-March, when the coronavirus interfered. After the end of the first lockdown, the response decreased, but Marco Ludwig and his colleague Anja Schramm were able to take care of the children even more intensively. “I want to give special children the opportunity to do sports and enjoy it,” Ludwig explains his motivation. The Seulberger, who still plays soccer in a soma, got into gymnastics through his daughter. In 2015 he trained as a trainer with a C license for children / adolescents. At TV Seulberg he is also the assistant trainer of two groups of girls (6 to 9 years and 10 to 14 years). (fri)

Aaron Schröder: From fan to success coach

One name is firmly connected with the rapid development of the Bad Homburg Sentinels: Aaron Schröder. Since the club was founded in 2015, he has been introducing the offspring of the “Guardians” to the basics of American football. 2020 was the big hit. The 26-year-old led the U13 to the Hessen Championship in a superior manner. The team decided all eight games in its favor, sometimes with very clear results.

He switched from soccer to football. With a lot of patience, meticulousness and enthusiasm, Schröder found the ideal mixture not only to convey fun in sport, but also to achieve success. He has a skilled hand with it, because he succeeds in forming a unit out of kids and newcomers who have been familiar with football for years.

“Football is a very complex sport. Much emphasis is placed on discipline, the team spirit is just as pronounced, ”says the man from Frankfurt. He quickly internalized this when his interest in the sport flared up in 2011 – at a National Football League final. Since this Super Bowl experience, Schröder has been watching NFL games on TV regularly. This is how he became an expert who takes great pleasure in youth work. (fri)

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