Padova’s assistant coach never stops. Nicola Baldon is about to embark on his third season in Padova but his summers are not made of rest but more work, like his collaboration with the Italian league on the DataProject on sports stats. As part of this project he followed many International competitions like the European Championships, Women’s World Grand Prix, World League and much more. And it was by working with the Italian national team in 2011 that he met Valerio Baldovin. Recently he was at the European Games 2015. “Technology makes things quicker – he said – But it’s always a good idea to have a pen and paper handy”.