Der „Profiler“ an der Bande: So tickt der neue Devils-Coach Dave Matsos

David Matsos will bei den Blue-Devils nicht nur Eishockeyspieler trainieren, sondern die Menschen dahinter verstehen. Der Coach bezeichnet sich selbst als „Profiler“, spricht offen über Fehler und erklärt, warum Vertrauen die Grundlage ist.

von Alexandra Maul

Den Blick auf dem Menschen nicht den Sportler: Weidens Coach Dave Matsos (rechts) setzt bei den Blue Devils weniger auf den Spielstil, sondern mehr auf das Teamgefüge.

Bild: Gabi Schönberger

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