Players rated their clubs related to several questions and categories, looking at last season. From now on, all the associations have received a note. Here are the notes from Redbergslids IK.

Players had to answer questions related to the following main categories: service and benefits, food and travel, injuries and rehabilitation, quality of education and training, physical premises as well as summary and general impression.

Redbergslids IK is team ranked 14 out of 14 according to the survey that the players answered.

Preview

Of the 14 teams in the Handball League, RIK is therefore classified as a team 14 out of 14. RIK has had a difficult few years and it shows in the level of player satisfaction in the different categories. RIK is below 20% when it comes to players who responded with a fifth or a sixth in terms of satisfaction with both the quality of education and training as well as the physical premises.

Here’s what the rating looks like in each major category:

Service and Benefits

Overall, 33% of RIK players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 12 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

• Several players who are happy that the club is trying to help players catch up on training and work, but consistently and respond the same way: “the club does not take into account people who work and study , with practice times at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
• “No understanding from the coach but a lot from the club. Hence the low rating.
• Regarding the quality of the club in terms of material and equipment offer: “you get what is really needed but not much more”.
• “If they had paid all the insurance there would have been no problem, but that was not the case, and several times we received letters at home about insurance that had not been paid. , it could be a pension, etc.”
• “High salary”.

food and travel

Overall, 33% of RIK players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 11 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

• “We had to order nutritional supplements for the team and what we really wanted. So that was good!”
• “Good food for the most part but mostly not particularly suitable for allergies”.
• “The only thing that could have been better was stopping on the road and eating for a ‘break’ rather than on the bus. In addition to sometimes leaving earlier for very long journeys.

Injuries and rehabilitation

Overall, 20% of RIK players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 14 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

• “We didn’t have a physical therapist. But he was always and only sent to a chiropractor who did his assessment. Difficult to get sent to a doctor/physiotherapist after that.
• “There were a lot of words like ‘it must hurt to play handball, show your teeth and bite your teeth’ etc”.
• “Almost no communication between the physio and the coach, the coach does what he wants whether you are injured or not. Seek care on my own when I am injured because I feel safer and better” .

Quality of education and training

A total of 16% of RIK players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 14 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

• “Very good in pre-season. Equally bad during the season. Too much running and too little pure handball training. Too much emphasis on physics instead of handball. Lots of negative energy and only negative comments.
• “There are still psychologists, goalkeeping coaches etc. Would need an assistant coach in my opinion.
• Regarding the communication of the coaches: “Straight and concrete on the good as on the bad”.
• Regarding the communication of the sports group: “Catastrophe, lies and sending questions around to avoid taking responsibility”.

Physical premises

A total of 19% of RIK’s players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 14 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

• It’s no secret that RIK haven’t had an ‘own’ pitch in recent years and the player rating was accordingly. “It feels like a school locker room”, “not so fresh”, “formed during a period at 13 degrees”.

Summary and general impression

A total of 37% of RIK’s players gave the club a fifth or sixth rating, where 6 means “very good”. This means that RIK is classified as a team number 11 out of 14 in terms of player satisfaction in this category.

LINK: Bulletins: here are all the survey questions
LINK: Report cards, the result: Here’s how Men’s Handball League clubs fared in the 2022/23 season