One of the most successful Olympic coaches in history. Author of numerous books. Henk has worked with soccer players to special forces.
Henk Kraaijenhof has several decades of experience as a performance coach in a broad array of sports. He has worked with: Nelli Coorman, former world record holder and 60m World Champion (19871989); Merlene Ottey, 100m and 200m;
Sandra Farmer-Patrick, 400m hurdles; Letitia Vriesde of Surtaname, 800m (1:56.65 in 1995) Mohammed Aj-Malki of Oman,400m (44.65 in 1988); Patrick Stevens of Belgium, 200m; and Troy Douglas, 100m-400m.
Kraaijenhof’s experience extends to conditioning as well, having worked with Mary Pierce (2004) and soccer player Edgar Davis. He
was a conditioning consultant for the Netherlands Olympic men’s volleyball team (2000). Olympic men’s field hockey team (2008),
Oman Sal, Juventus Football Club (1997-1998), Vancouver Canucks (2011), and UKAthletics. He has also worked as a mental
conditioning consultant for BBE, an elite unit of the Dutch Marines Corps. Kraaijenhof has collaborated with Prof. Carmelio Bosco
on the development of the first vertical vibration platform 1998 in
Dr. Marco Pozzo and the development of the first intelligent
strength training machine Exentrix.
"It's like looking at dice, we both look at a different number while looking at the same. But our conclusion about the structure and the function of the dice should not differ! Much of it is based on known information, unfortunately not by the new generation of scientist or coaches trying to reinvent the wheel."