The promotional trainer of competitor Rostock Seaawolves signs a three -year contract.
After the farewell to Martin Schiller, Christian Held takes over the post as head coach of Rasta Vechta from the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). The 36-year-old, promotion coach of competitor Rostock Seawolves, signed a three-year contract in the table tenth. The Lower Saxony announced this on Tuesday.
The change on the sidelines was necessary because Schiller switched to the renowned US college league NCAA to the University of Utah in summer. The 43-year-old Austrian had only hired in Vechta last year. Held’s contract in Rostock had not been extended after the difficult season 2023/24. The coach led the Mecklenburger to the upper house in 2022.
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“After two years in the Easycredit BBL, we are still concerned with establishing ourselves in the league. We do not necessarily look at Rasta at short-term success, but also attach great importance to the fact that player development that strengthens the club in the medium and long term,” said sports director Gerrit Kersten-Thiele: “Christian is a young German trainer who has gone through all training levels in this way and What will continue what will do here. ” The new chief coach is the son of Ralph Held, former sports director at the German Basketball Bund (DBB) and the Rostock promotion assistant coach.