ARLINGTON, Texas — Germany could also be taking its lumps within the Volleyball Nations League, however Lena Kindermann is having a breakout match.
“They are saying she got here out of nowhere,” Germany coach Alexander Waibl stated.
Maybe, however to not him.
After Kindermann left Jacksonville State, the Alabama college that performs within the ASUN, she joined the German professional staff VfB Suhl Lotto Thüringen, the place she performed the previous two seasons.
“I hoped to provide {that a} shot and I feel it went fairly effectively for me,” Kindermann stated. “I developed rather a lot.”
Certainly. Waibl, who has coached Dresdner SC since 2009, took discover of the hard-hitting left-handed reverse.
“I performed her fairly usually with my membership staff within the Bundesliga and I used to be impressed by her energy,” stated Waibl, who took over as Germany’s coach simply 5 weeks in the past. “She’s a strong lefty and that is one thing you need.”
The 6-foot-2 Kindermann, who in 5 seasons at Jacksonville State was a four-time all-first-team ASUN participant, had 16 kills for Germany on Friday in its 25-20, 25-20, 25-21 loss to Poland. It left Germany 1-6. The staff, fifteenth of 16 in standings, finishes this second spherical of VNL on Sunday in opposition to last-place Bulgaria.
However for Kindermann, losses apart, she’s having a blast.
“I’d by no means been with the nationwide staff,” she stated with a smile.
“I suppose I wasn’t ok.”
And she or he smiled once more.
The product of Neuenkirchen, Landhagan, on the north coast of Germany throughout the water from Malmo, Sweden, may be ok now.
After seven matches, she has 56 kills, third on the staff. A type of kills Friday, a back-row assault, hit Poland’s Martyna Lukasik in the best shoulder and actually knocked her foolish to the ground.
“She’s solely been with the nationwide staff two or three weeks, however she’s a probably nice expertise. You may see that she has a lot to study concerning the sport. That is the very best stage and it’s a must to be good in serve and protection and block and it’s a must to place how you set the ball into spots. It’s a giant load it’s a must to carry however together with her spike potential she may be for Germany sooner or later a vital participant.”
Kindermann stated enjoying for Jacksonville State helped her develop a special volleyball angle.
“Effort is a giant deal over right here. Not simply at my college, however basically,” stated Kindermann, who additionally had an ace, a block and 5 digs in opposition to Poland. “I’ll offer you an instance. We used to take action many punishments for ball management stuff. It adjustments your mindset. You simply go for a ball and do what you’ve obtained to do.
“It prepares you another way since you go for balls you don’t wish to go for and that you just usually wouldn’t.”
Kindermann obtained her undergraduate diploma in English after which her grasp’s diploma in English. And she or he stated she’s enrolled in a German school to get one other diploma.
“I’ve to one thing after volleyball,” Kindermann stated. “I’m sticking with the professional ball now, I suppose.”
And she or he stated if a proposal comes, she’d play in one of many U.S. professional leagues.
“Completely. I actually appreciated it in America.”
