 During the ceremony, Jackson Richardson, his handball idol, came to congratulate him on his career.After his retirement from professional handball Balić he joined the Croatia national team coaching staff of newly appointed coach Željko Babić alongside his old colleagues Petar Metličić and Valter Matošević.As part of coaching staff he won the bronze medal at 2016 European Championship in Poland with the rest of team and was also part of the 5th place placement at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.