This Is Why NUC Trainer Bertolchi Wins Third Continent Championship Title

The Swiss Championship title in women’s volleyball goes to Neuchâtel UC for the third time in a row. The “Maker of Success” is trainer Lauren Bertolacci.

The Neuchâtel women won the fourth game and final series 3-1 against Sm’Aesch-Pfeffingen and were crowned Swiss champions once again after 2019 and 2021.

Trainer Lauren Bertolacci and NUC – a real winning combination. Things have been looking up since the Australian took over at NewChat:

In the first season, Bertolucci managed a “triple” with championship titles, cup victories and a Supercup.

He won a total of six titles with Neuenberg (3x Champion, 1x Cup, 2x Supercup).

Following these successes, “Title Hamster” Bertolacchi was appointed as the national coach by Swiss Volley.

NUC leading player Sarah Trosh told Nine: “She’s a coach who places extreme demands on herself. She always encourages us to step out of our comfort zones and try new things. The interpersonal component is also very much for her.” Important. If a player doesn’t feel well, you’ll always have an open ear with her and she takes that into account.”

What makes Lauren Bertolucci so successful?

There are undoubtedly many reasons for Lauren Bertolachi’s success – Now names three of the biggest strengths that characterize a successful coach:

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Qualification: She has a great knowledge of volleyball and always manages to put together a powerful team. Along with Tia Scambre and Kyra Holt, she brought two outstanding players to Neuchâtel, who at times represented the most successful phase in the club’s history.

The transfers of Fabiana Motis, Samira Sulsar and Olivia Wassner were also complete blows of fate. While other coaches prefer to beat about the bush, that young players gradually level up and prepare physically, Bertolucci relied on Motis from the start, becoming the best Libera in the league in his first NLA season. As was able to differentiate itself.

Passion for sport rather than wind and grace

The Passion: Five years ago, Bertolucci sensationally led the Volley Luzerne men’s team to fifth place in the NLA without any foreign reinforcements and the following season.

In addition, she was a regular appearance at Volley Luzern’s NLB home games as a spectator at the nearly empty “Double Gymnast Sister”. Not a ceremony, but out of pure interest and passion in the sport. Later, as NUC’s acclaimed champion coach, he skipped summer vacation and took an assistant coaching job from Canada instead.

Good communication and clear strategy

Communication: He has excellent communication skills, which is highly appreciated by his superiors, his players and the media and gives him a huge “standing”. And despite a clear strategy for success, she is neither aloof nor resistant to advice, but always exchanges ideas with close confidants about different players.

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She manages to lead players with more demanding characters and integrate them into the team. When you talk to the parents of current and former players about Bertolacchi, you hear genuine hymns of praise and excellent references everywhere.

She will be on edge at NUC next season, facing the challenge of making a transition following the retirement of Tia Scambre and the departure of Kyra Holt. In addition, European Championship qualification with the Swiss national team is on the program of the most successful volleyball coach in recent years.