{"id":52,"date":"2026-08-19T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:38:54","slug":"author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/nl\/home\/about\/author\/","title":{"rendered":"Auteur"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-2 has-theme-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef64754a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f04d22e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red);letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Karel Pardaens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/nl\/dsc_0112\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?fit=1440%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ST15i&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351630547&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=1152%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=1320%2C2347&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?resize=600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backtobasicsinsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0112.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe not a wordsmith, certainly not a man with unbridled imagination, but someone who gets&nbsp;<strong>satisfaction<\/strong>&nbsp;from playing with language and words, and \u2013 above all \u2013 the challenge of <strong>expliciting thoughts and structuring ideas<\/strong>.<br><br><strong>Numerous blogs<\/strong>&nbsp;as an athlete and coach.<br><br><strong>Without exception thorough and in-depth syllabi<\/strong>&nbsp;for all&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backtobasicsinsports.com\/nl\/agenda-1\">workshops<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Two brainchildren<\/strong>&nbsp;:<br>&#8211; 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