New position within the SIHF - Senior Manager Coach Development

The new Senior Manager Coach Development will handle the implementation of the coach development strategy, be responsible for recruitment, support, and career advice for coaches, the set-up of training courses and competence profiles for all coaching levels, and design the concept and reorientation of the SIHF Pro License course.

Starting May 1, Thomas Derungs will take up the new position. He began his coaching career in 2012 with EHC Kloten's juniors. In 2021, he moved to EV Zug. His last position there, as head coach of the U20-elite, will be taken up by Reto Suri (with the level now being U21).