Career in America: Clara Knapke trains athletes in America – and local sports

Seeking coaching job

“Being an intern in the U.S. means no free time and very long days during the semester. The first few weeks I had to design training plans with my own meetings, intern teams, and other interns. We're practically thrown in the deep end to get out of our comfort zone and ready for the next job,” says Tall Game. The player describes his impressions of Connecticut, a Democratic stronghold, with little time to swim in the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Sport has a high priority here: training every day, good equipment, food before and after sports, lots of strength and athletic training, access to physiotherapists, nutritionists and more.

She talks about a completely different life, different culture, different food and different values, different lifestyle. She was impressed by the spirit of sportsmanship and the fact that students from all over the world live close to each other on campus.

Fascinated by the attitude

“You have a different status as a college athlete: People respect you more for that because they know how much time goes into it,” he says. Clara Knapke can also guess that things are different in America since her portrait is painted on the largest of American buses. “I couldn't believe it at first and I kept getting asked about it on the street. It shows that my hard work has paid off and that people value and respect me. It feels good. ”