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… then we go to the training camp in Strausberg. Oh man, two weeks yet, then the third training camp this season is on the agenda. 1. Silberborn (end of March), 2. Strausberg (Easter), Strausberg (end June). For us, Berlin Strausberg's no stranger, we annually attend our training camp there. I am very pleased, but this time to train with the Natio :-).

The butterflies in your stomach is also increasingly. The helmet is there and sparkles me now (quite naked) an. He cries out for the sticker with the German eagle.

A red mouthpiece and a black Scullcap also waiting to be picked up.

But now is starting the great Plan of:

• What I take to training camp with? As a Berlin one has the advantage, that are no longer needed items can be picked up by someone. (but who?)
• What I take with me to Sweden? In 20kg baggage allowance included. Equipment must that be considered.
• exchange money. How much will I need crowns well? Oh man, why Sweden has not adopted the euro, that would make everything much easier
• Is my travel insurance still valid?
• And very important, Who takes care of my farm? weekdays from (Some becoming understood)
  (Editor's note: The hotel has free Wi-Fi and freises computers should be numerous there.)

Fragen über Fragen, which need to be clarified in the remaining weeks which, then all “relaxed” to travel to Sweden.

And then we go right. No later than the first game, when we run for the first time in our game outfit on the square and the National Anthem (ups, I must have still learning ;-)) hear, is me (An)almost tear voltage. But it will be worth :-).

We'll see each other soon…

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… Jeannine Weise is tougher

There are athletes, their hobby is a second passion for them. You drive many kilometers voluntarily, just to take part in a training session, or to play a point game. Don't be discouraged either, when they are hit by a stroke of fate. One such personality is the 30-year-old Jeannine Weise from Neuwied and has been through a lot in recent years. “I started 1993 mit Flag Football. When there was no women's football team in Neuwied, I first commuted to Cologne, later to Rüsselsheim and Düsseldorf, again a little later to Mülheim, only to end up with the Falconets in Cologne. The changes were only made due to the distance and the associated long travel times, not because of a certain dissatisfaction among the teams.” As a "sideline" she trains the juniors of the Neuwied Footballer and looks after her six-year-old daughter, who "coached" the sideline even before she was born in the womb and today, as a growing child, has a lot of fun playing the dummies. If possible, would definitely like to see Jeannine, that she can play football with her daughter.

But how does a woman do it, Kind, Football, Bringing private life and then also the national team under one roof? "Time management is everything and it doesn't work without helpers", so Jeannine, who can count on her mother in emergencies and then take care of her daughter. Seen in this way, the old African wisdom applies, that raising a baby elephant is always a matter for a whole herd, also with us humans. Jeannine will definitely get help in terms of financing her participation in the World Cup. Die Cologne Falcons, your new home club, her father and also the city of Cologne want to secure and show the financing of the important trip, that solidarity does not have to be just an empty phrase. Further sponsors are of course still welcome.

“I'm really looking forward to Stockholm. I've been dreaming of a women's football championship since I was a teenager and I've been really pissed off, when Sweden played against Finland and Germany wasn't that far, to set up their own national team. The motivation was correspondingly high, when Jeannine took the qualification race for a place in the German team, the qualification for the 45 squad and was also taken into account. “And if I am allowed to be there, Then of course I would like to get as much playing time as possible and I hope the team will rank well. I think so, that a third place is possible and every team can be beaten and go into every game with a full will to win. "

And just like Jeannine for the WM project 2010 and thus also campaigns for this country, so it should be possible, if somewhere in the Cologne / Neuwied area an employer would give the national player a new professional perspective. A half-day job would be nice for the trained office clerk and single mother in the first step, so that daughter, Always have football and job reconciled for the benefit of everyone

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Svenja Konowalczyk certainly deserved this unofficial title in German women's football. Because she is preparing for higher academic degrees at the University of Heidelberg, but is at home in Kiel and until October 2009 has successfully studied sports science with nutritional science and pedagogy as a minor in the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein, she lays the remarkable distance of around at every home game of the Baltic Witches in the season 700 Kilometers back. Because she is well known by the "sea witches", she can still be part of the team despite the long distance and can keep fit in the Mannheim Knights football school team during the week. After the camp in Silberhorn, 25-year-old Svenja also received the accolade from the coaches of the women's national team. As a cornerback, she will be able to travel to Stockholm with Freya Kleine and represent the Kiel colors.

"My first contact with football was a bit strange", Svenja remembers. “My sister had a boyfriend back then, who in turn was Freya's brother. Because Freya was already playing football back then, one day she took me to winter training. I thought that was so great, that I stayed with the Witches. "

In addition to their athletic achievements, who catapulted them into the 45 squad, Svenja also has extensive Scandinavian experience, because she stayed in Norway for a long time during her studies. The anticipation is correspondingly great and the Kiel women showed themselves at the GFL Season Opener on 1. Mai 2010 also very busy and advertised with proper Viking disguise among the spectators for the World Cup and asked for a donation for the fare. “A lot has already come together and funding applications have already been submitted to the city of Kiel and the state. The regional professional association AFVSH and the ASC Kiel have already given us generous support, so that we are all of good cheer, the cost of the camps, be able to finance the helmet and the trip to Stockholm. "

So it can start soon and Svenja is eagerly looking forward to the sporty opponents: “Because none of the participating nations have played that many international matches, nobody can really predict, who can become world champion. Of course, the USA and Canada are favorites, but we also have a certain tradition to prove. It applies to us now, that we continue to prepare as well as possible in the remaining time until the first game. I'm in close contact with Freya, of course, and the last preparatory meeting in Berlin-Straussberg will certainly bring the team together even more. "

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The interview with Rebecca Brown is published by netzathleten.de:

http://www.netzathleten.de/Sportmagazin/Star-Interviews/Vom-Judo-zum-American-Football-Interview-mit-Rebekka-Braun/2566914100525194127/head?referrer=7155473357115084494

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The football location Kiel is one of the booming “markets” in Germany. Of course, the A.S.C. As with the Baltic Witches (DBL2) also a women's football team. The Witches could with Freya Kleine, Svenja Konowalczyk and Yvonne Striegnitz place two players and one successor in the squad of the new women's national team and are also among the hot favorites in this year's season in DBL2 North. Freya Kleine took the time and answered our questions during the World Cup preparation weeks.

Football-aktuell.de: Hello Freya, can you please introduce yourself to us?

Freya Small: My name is Freya and I am 23 year old. I have been playing football for five years and have been involved with the Kiel Baltic Witches since then. At that time, the team's advertising was hanging in my school and I just went to training and stuck with it. In the beginning I was a tight end and a receiver, then, at the request of my future DB coach, I switched to defense and became safety.

Football-aktuell.de: Is there anything else in your life besides football?

Freya Small: Of course, my family and friends are very important to me. But football has been a big part of my life. I also like to be creative, love movies and like to go dancing.

Football-aktuell.de: Do you practice other sports?? How did you go to football?
came?

Freya Small: Before I got into football, I rode western, as well as almost all of my family. At some point, however, I stopped having fun at the tournaments, although I was quite successful (multiple national champion SH and German runner-up as well as one German champion). When I saw the flyer from my current team at school, I was immediately enthusiastic, although I didn't really have a clue about American football back then.

Football-aktuell.de: You play in the national team in the position of safety. How did you experience the preparatory camps in Cologne and Silberborn? The level was much tougher than in the club?

Freya Small: The situation itself was just quite different. There was constant pressure to perform, because you really wanted to get into the squad. In the teams of the DBL and DBL2 there is often a shortage of female players, so that you are usually in a safe position and often both ways are played. In the camps you had to fight for your place within a few days and did not have the entire off-season time as in the club, convince the coach of himself. There were also a lot of really good girls there, so a real competitive situation. Still, it was cool, to get to know the girls better, that you usually only see as opponents on the field.

Football-aktuell.de: How do you try to prepare for the World Cup until the camp in Straussberg / Berlin??

Freya Small: In addition to training in the club, I try to stick to the training plan of our physio Steffen as much as possible. I also do some sprint exercises.

Football-aktuell.de: How do you want the money for the trip “scrounge together”?

Freya Small: First of all, our association and the AFVSH support us: An application has also been made to the city of Kiel and the LSV. Furthermore, we want to write to a few regional companies and ask for financial resources. We are also on our GFL team's first game day, ran around the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes with the money box and were happy about some donations from the Kiel fans - many thanks to all supporters!

Football-aktuell.de: What are your expectations when you go to Stockholm?? What is sporty
possible?, Will you be able to compete as a starter? What would happen, if D-Land didn't come third?

Freya Small: Whether I can compete as a starter, the coaches will probably decide in the preparatory camp in Berlin, depending on the service provided and the appropriate interaction. I definitely hope so, that we can all do our part at the World Cup. I think, all teams are very serious opponents, because they too have prepared for the World Cup and will only have their best players in the squad. Since I don't know any of their games and our squad has not yet played an international match, I can not judge, how an encounter will turn out. As long as we all do our best, however, I am confident.

Football-aktuell.de: What would happen in Kiel?, when you return as world champions
would come?

Freya Small: That would of course be the top hammer. What then happens in Kiel, I can't predict. Our team, Families and friends would probably be very happy with us. Otherwise I hope, American football is becoming more popular for women and all teams are getting new members or even new teams are being formed, so that the league gets bigger and more games can be played.

Football-aktuell.de: Thank you for your time and your answers.

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Good news for them 33 year old from Dresden.

Sometimes one phone call can ruin all plans. Christiane Müller is now experiencing this too. When her phone rang recently, she didn't know anything about it yet. At the other end of the line was the AFVD competitive sports director for women Christiane Langkamm from Berlin with good news.

Christiane Müller was named for the American Football Women's World Cup 2010 nominated in Stockholm. The motto for the summer is now 2010: Stockholm instead of a lake, World championship instead of free time. However, Christiane Müller was not completely unexpected. As a wide receiver, she has been on the list of replacements for the 45 squad since the national team's camp in April. She now benefits from Sharon Klitsch's rejection, who cannot be there at the World Cup.

“Of course I was really happy, when Christiane called me. Especially since, as a mom, who had taken a baby break in the past season, I didn't expect any great chances (and I'm no longer very young either ;)) But now I'm allowed to go to Sweden! “The pharmacist from Dresden is happy. She has already booked the vacation spot for her son with her grandparents and the duty rosters at work are still being adjusted.

“Fortunately, the subsequent nomination did not come too soon. I do not know, like me in just 2-3 Days. But this way I can slowly tune into Sweden and be a little proud. World Championship ... if only in the 2. Start-up, but i'm there!“

In the national team, Christiane Müller will meet four team-mates from the Dresden Diamonds, who also made it into the women's national team. From 25. June the team will meet in Strausberg near Berlin, to prepare for the World Cup.

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Just under two months, then the time has finally come for our girls and we're off to Sweden.

I have waited fourteen years for the opportunity and now it finally has hands and feet ...

After I had already toyed with the thought, to hang up my football boots, I'm glad I didn't do it. Because what is more beautiful than his country, at a world championship, in the sport one loves to represent.

After all the years in which we have "fought" each other, we now have the chance to play together for the first time and become the best women's football nation in the world.

There is a lot of speculation as to which place we will achieve and whether we can even make it into the top three in the world. Be it because of the inexperience of some coaches in women's football or the short time we have to prepare.

Of course it's difficult to found a team in one year, With 45 Players who also have to be the best in their positions, but I am confident and happy to be part of this team and I am excited to see if we can cause a surprise in the end. Even if not everything can work right away, when we all play with our hearts and keep ourselves mentally and physically fit, I think we'll rock Stockholm and definitely leave the pitch as winners, with or without a medal.

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Freitag, 7. Mai, 23 Uhr. Ich lande in Stockholm und werde als letzter Teilnehmer von den beiden verantwortlichen Schweden am Flughafen eingesammelt. Ich bin pünktlich, ich habe mein Gepäck – und ich bin da.

So geht es nicht allen Teilnehmern am Technical Meeting, bei welchem alle an der Weltmeisterschaft teilnehmenden Länder vorab Stadion, Quartier etc. besichtigen und alle Regularien besprechen können. Das Gepäck des US-amerikanischen Vertreters ist irgendwo beim Umsteigen verloren gegangen, einer der beiden Kanadier hat den Anschlussflug verpasst und wird nicht mehr kommen und die Maschine des armen österreichischen Abgeordneten musste auf Grund eines technischen Defektes umkehren und nach Wien zurückfliegen – und er hat keine Möglichkeit nachzukommen.

Dennoch finden sich am Samstagmorgen rund 15 Personen im Meetingraum des Zinkensdamm-Stadions ein und werden von den Präsidenten des schwedischen (Ausrichter) und finnischen (Turnierleiter) Footballverbandes begrüßt.

Nach einigen Stunden Powerpointpräsentation über Regeln, Spielpläne, Trainingspläne, Infos zu Essen, Bussen, Spielkleidung, Anti-Doping und wer weiß was noch allem besichtigen wir das Stadion, die Kabinen, den Trainingsplatz und anschließend das Hotel.

Auch hier haben wir Glück – unser Hotel (StayAt Solna) liegt zwar etwas außerhalb vom Stockholmer Zentrum (Solna ist eine eigene Gemeinde im Norden Stockholms) – aber die anderen Teams wohnen viel weiter außerhalb in einem Kongresszentrum zwischen grünen Wiesen, wenn auch direkt am See. Only the United States has itself a hotel rented and now resides in the City. In der Umgebung unseres Hotels gibt es einen gut sortierten Supermarkt (150m, 8-22 Uhr täglich), die U-Bahnstation (ca. 5 Stationen zum Hauptbahnhof) und auch einige Restaurants (Pizzeria, Asia-Imbiss, Grieche). Ansonsten sind ein Kino und ein Shoppingcenter in Laufnähe (15 min.).

Das Hotel selbst verfügt über Apartments mit 1-4 Betten, jeweils mit Küche (inkl. Kühlschrank und Mikrowelle) und geräumigem Bad (Dusche), Schreibtisch, TV, Telefon, Föhn und Internetzugang. Zwei Computer stehen im Erdgeschoss, wo auch das Frühstücksbuffett stattfindet, im 9. Stock gibt es eine kleine Dachterrasse, eine Sauna und einen Waschmaschinenraum (2 Waschmaschine, 2 Trockner). Der Transport zu Training oder Spiel erfolgt per Bus, die Meetingräume liegen in ca. 10 min. Fußmarsch Entfernung.

Am Sonntagmorgen fahre ich mit vielen Infos und Fotos zurück zum Flughafen, begleitet vom ‚Amerikaner ohne Gepäck’. Die Check-In-Schlangen sind ca. 1 km lang, doch der Self-Service druckt nur mir einen Boardingpass aus. Es stellt sich heraus, dass der Ami „randomly picked for security reasons“ noch mal extra zum Sicherheitspersonal muss, die Dame ist zwar nett, das Gepäck jedoch findet auch sie nicht. Dafür kann sie ihm mitteilen, dass sein Flug eineinhalb Stunden Verspätung hat, da der isländische Vulkan wieder Asche spuckt. Somit wird er in New York seinen Anschluss nach Washington mit Sicherheit verpassen.

Leute, wenn wir bei der WM auch so viel Glück haben, mache ich mir um die Amerikaner jedenfalls keine Sorgen!

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„Toll, you are in the national team! also you get there money?"- So many reactions from my friends. But unfortunately, the opposite is the case,: The cost is for normal mortal Football players, their land want to represent with her favorite hobby at the World Cup, difficult to apply.

So Svenja and I made our thoughts, how we could get the money together. We already received financial support from our association (ASC As e.V.), and the AFVSH. Other proposals to the city of Kiel, the LSV and regional companies have already made.

But we still have to bear most of the costs themselves, we decided, wander the Season Opener of GFL in Kiel with the donation box.

So we were not to be overlooked, armed ourselves with Viking helmets and Hawaii chains in Germany colors. There were also shirts, on which we had quickly even ironed by hand the WWC Logo. A small Germany flag completing our "outfit". During the Tailgate Party came many Kiel fans to us and filled our piggy bank, while others probably just wondering, why we looked so funny. But there has to, who wants to raise money ;). Overall, arrived that day at the 100,- € together, and many congratulations and supporting words - thank you very much to the fans Kieler!

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(JS) – Michelle Kränzlein is only now 17 Years young and one of the great talents in German women's football. The native Bavarian still goes to school 11. Class of the Emil Possehl School (Technical high school area) and is preparing intensively for the women's football world championship in Sweden these weeks. Jörg Schlüter talked to the athlete, who also accepts longer journeys to training and from whom we will certainly hear and see a lot in the next few years.

Football-aktuell.de: Hello Michelle, What actually fascinates you about the sport of football?. You can't get rich and other sports get more attention.

M. Wreath: About basketball, Breakdancing and ballet is how I got into American football. Since I'm a linebacker, I find it particularly great, other players (of course, in accordance with the rules) to stop. But also as a half- and fullback I am used. The solidarity in every team is great and the World Cup represents a big challenge for all of us.

Football-aktuell.de: We heard, that you train in both Lübeck and Hamburg. This means a lot of effort for you and what is left of life?

M. Wreath: The plan, to build a Cougars women's team in Lübeck, unfortunately had to be postponed again. We always travel with three girls to train with the Amazons in Hamburg and with the Cougars A youth team, bzw. I also train with the second Cougars team. By training with our boys, I hope to make quicker progress in understanding the game and also gain more “toughness”.. This can only be helpful for the World Cup in Stockholm. Of course, I also have to do homework and leave the beach earlier and earlier in the summer. But it all works together.

Football-aktuell.de: Looking back, how do you assess the selection camps in Cologne and Silberborn??

M. Wreath: That was what mattered most, to quickly learn the coaches' instructions. In Silberborn it was much more strenuous, than during normal training and we were all under pressure and could only make a few mistakes - but that was a good thing.

Football-aktuell.de: Since you are still a student, Financing the World Cup and the preparation certainly represents a special challenge for you. How were you able to clarify this question??

M. Wreath: Mr. Christian Schmidt from the Cougars and his office kindly financed the camps for me. The cities of Lübeck and Hamburg are providing subsidies for the World Cup, because I'm a member of the Amazons and the Cougars. Smaller sponsors also give something.

Football-aktuell.de: You won't meet again until Berlin-Straussberg, shortly before departure to Sweden. What support will you receive from your responsible coach in the meantime?

M. Wreath: We have received a nutrition plan and will receive emails informing you of the latest information. Otherwise I train, As I said, three times a week with the Cougars and the Amazons and we are all in a lively exchange of ideas. In general, the team building within the defense worked wonderfully.

Football-aktuell.de: Can you hope for a starting place in Stockholm??

M. Wreath: I don't believe. Nicole Wirtz has a big lead. But we will both get playing time. If everything works out, then we can beat anyone in Stockholm. We do have to respect, but must not be afraid of the Americans.

Source Jörg Schlüter Huddle/Football-aktuell.de

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