Veverka Shown The Door As Czech Women’s Coach

21 August 2009

The Czech Republic have decided to part ways with women's national team coach Milan Veverka and his assistants, Mariana Svobody and Miroslava Volejníka.

A replacement for long-time coach Jan Bobrovsky, Veverka led the Czechs at the EuroBasket Women in Latvia but only steered them to a 10th-place finish with two wins and six defeats.

In announcing the decision to dismiss the coaching staff on their website, the Czech Federation cited "poor communication within the team and outwards" as an additional cause for the action.

"Next year, after 43 years, we are again hosting the (FIBA) World Championship for Women and consider it a crucial point in the further development of not only women but also the entire basketball movement in our country," Czech Basketball Federation president Miroslav Jansta said in a statement.

"For this reason, we decided to break up the coaching team. We have asked the Association of Basketball Coaches to submit a draft resolution that occupy the position of the coach."


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