Players of the Dutch national team are allow to use Twitter during the European Championship. National coach Bert van Marwijk has request that the mium be us responsibly and with some discretion. Van Marwijk also had no problem with Twittering footballers at the 2010 World Cup, but leak webcam images of footballer Elia were the reason for a Twitter ban for the rest of the tournament. The national coach believes that social mia are part of the times, but that players should be able to use them. Incidentally, the national coach of England also shares this opinion.
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A the cycling team for which Tom Boonen rides. Boonen and his teammates were ‘only’ given a Twitter ban in the first hour after a race. According to Holm, greece telegram data cyclists must first process their emotions after a race to prevent them from saying things they may later regret. Furthermore, cyclists are free to use Twitter, because according to Holm, it does not affect the focus on the race and athletes must also dare to have an opinion that they are allow to express. That a ban is not essential is also clear when we look at the social mia policy of football club Arsenal. Where rival Manchester Unit remov all its players from social mia channels in 2010 in order to maintain control over the messages of ba leads the footballers . A Arsenal chose to train the players. Manager Arsène Wenger believes that his players are free to express an opinion, but he does want players to think carefully before sending a . A tweet into the world. Arsenal guid the players in this by making a Twitter course mandatory.
Train and coach, but let the athlete choose
What the above is mainly about: Can you impose restrictions on athletes in times of open and direct communication. delivering automated self-service where customers (and agents) need it most That a general I believe that there may be boundaries and rules (as there are everywhere), but that you should mainly encourage the athlete to participate in social mia. Clubs, associations and organizations should support the athlete in this by providing training and coaching. This mainly concerns a bit of awareness so that the athlete can see .