Danke, Dietzenbach

30.06.10

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Unser Quarterback Gabi Duvinage kann sich gleich doppelt über ihren Arbeitgeber freuen. Für die Teilnahme an der WM hat ihr Arbeitgeber, die Stadt Dietzenbach, ihr Sonderurlaub gegeben.

http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/nachrichten/kreis_offenbach/2783938_Sonderurlaub-fuer-die-WM.html

Und damit sie sich die Teilnahme auch leisten kann, haben ihre Kollegen ein Sparschwein im Aufenthaltsraum aufgestellt. Wer was dazu geben wollte, konnte dort Geld einwerfen. Als das Sparschwein geschlachtet wurde, staunte Gabi nicht schlecht: 320 Euro hatten die Kollegen gespendet.

Vielen Dank Dietzenbach, Vielen Dank Kollegen!

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Unser Hotel

30.06.10

Autor: AGebek | Kategorie: General, Blog | Keine Kommentare | Share on Facebook

Wir wohnen in dem Hotel Skogshem & Wijk.

Die Internetseite hierzu heisst http://www.skogshem-wijk.com/.

Das Hotel liegt eswas ausserhalb von Stockholm auf der Insel Lidingö. Natürlich gibt es eine Brücke nach Stockholm, wir müssen nicht jedesmal eine Fähre nehmen. Die Insel, zumindest der Teil, den wir bewohnen, ist sehr ländlich. Hinter dem Hotel liegen Wälder und Wiesen, vereinzelt dazwischen ein paar Häuser. Sehr friedlich und keine 10 Kilometer von der City entfernt. Fantastisch. Wir haben jetzt schon öfter ein Rudel Rehe gesehen, die im Wald vorbeiziehen.

Das Hotel liegt direkt am Wasser. Die weiträumige Anlage hat fünf verschiedene Häuser. Natürlich sind wir über alle fünf Häuser verteilt. Die Kanadier sind zum Großteil bei uns in Skogshem mit untergebracht, die Finnen und Österreicher bewohnen mehr das Haus Wijk. Die Zimmer sind nett eingerichtet und haben alles was man braucht. Die Spielerinnen haben meist Mehr-Bett Zimmer mit 3-4 Leuten. Der Staff und einige Spieler haben Einzelzimmer. Manche sogar mit Seeblick. Bei mir steht ein Baum davor, Otherwise I could see the large Baltic Sea ferries in Stockholm past us. 🙁

What is also important. There is internet via WLAN here. Two euros for 24 Hours is a fair price. German hotels should take an example there.

We have the restaurant with a sea view around the central square, The meeting rooms with built -in projectors, Reception and much more. The hotel has four stars. We discover many beautiful things. In addition to the fitness studio, there are massage rooms, Discovered Meike for themselves and mainly works here in the future. There are darts and billiards and many beautiful things, die wir aus Zeitmangel eh nicht nutzen. Den Bade-Steg am Meer haben einige Spielerinnen in der freien Zeit vor dem Spiel schon genutzt. Das Wasser ist wohl frisch, aber erträglich habe ich gehört.

Das Essen, meist das wichtigste an der Unterkunft, ist gut. Es ist lecker, in ausreichenden Mengen vorhanden und die Rezepte sind schwedisch angehaucht. Eigentlich schmeckt es allen.

Das Hotel ist nur von den vier Footballteams und den Schiedsrichterinnen belegt. Das führt dazu, dass an der Rezeption der IFAF Präsident Tommy Wiking persönlich Dienst hat. Bei dieser WM gilt wirklich: Hier bedient der Chef noch persönlich.

Eigentlich ein Paradies. Aber auch das Paradies hat Schattenseiten, wie wir später feststellen müssen.

So sind die Zustellbetten bei den Spielerinnen nicht so gut. Nach langen Kampf haben wir nun Tommy Wiking zusätzliche Matrazen und Decken abgerungen. Rebekka Braun hat die Matrazen nun lieber direkt auf den Boden gelegt und schläft dort.

Das Orgateam ist freundlich und jederzeit willens uns zu helfen, aber wie man so mitbekommt, klappt einiges in der Organisation nicht so wie gewünscht. Aber aus meiner Erfahrung ist das immer so, da muss das Orga-Team genauso durch wie wir mit unserer Mannschaften . Von unsern kleinen und großen Katastrophen später mehr…

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Pictures of the previous games…

30.06.10

Autor: AGebek | Kategorie: Photos | Keine Kommentare | Share on Facebook

are now at sidelinview.de reachable.

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Optical addendum from the Camp

30.06.10

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The last days of preparation in Strausberg in pictures

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Online again..

30.06.10

Autor: AGebek | Kategorie: General, Blog | Keine Kommentare | Share on Facebook

Finally it is “nightmare” past. We have internet again.

Die letzten 24 Hours were very stormy. The important things first: We have 14:0 won. Respect to them 45 Women, who won this victory.

The details of the game are now online at www.ladiesfoorball.de. Also at www.ifaf.org there is a report on the game. Have fun while reading.

I will then put the remaining stories piece by piece here online. Just a little patience please. And constant pressing, that the internet won't collapse again.

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Touchdown Germany

29.06.10

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Den ersten Touchdown in Schweden macht das Deutsche Team mit dem Flugzeug auf dem Flughafen in Stockholm. Kaum berührte das Flugzeug den Boden, The players welcomed the World Cup country with a loud one:

We are – BLACK !!

We are – RED !!

We are – GOLD !!

We are – ONE TEAM !!

Willkommen in Schweden. Die Fahrt zum Hotel dauerte etwa eine Stunde. Erwartet wurden sie mit Fahne von der Chefin de Mission Katrin Bartels, die wegen der Teilnahme an den Technical Meetings schon vorgereist war.

Vom Start an wurde jedem klar: Auch in Schweden ist der Zeitplan immer eng. 15 Minuten bis zum Essen (kaum genug Zeit die Koffer aufs Zimmer zu bringen) und nach dem Essen 15 Minuten bis zum ersten Meeting. Die Coaches begannen sofort das Video vom Vortag zu scouten. Da das offizielle Video noch nicht da war, konnten wir zumindest auf unseren eigenen Endzonen-Shot zurückgreifen. Besser als nichts. Aber ärgerlich war es schon, das genau das von uns zum Scouten benötigte Video so lange dauerte. USA-Finnland war bereits verfügbar.

Team Deutschland ist in Schweden angekommen

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Good night

29.06.10

Autor: AGebek | Kategorie: General, Blog | Keine Kommentare | Share on Facebook

There is a preview of the Sweden game on the Ladiesfootball page:

http://www.ladiesbowl.de/text.php?Inhalt=newsmeldung&ID=5976&HP=Ladies

Otherwise the most important things of the day in short.

  • Our team is there.
  • From now on, the blog can again be more about the team than the work outside
  • The first fans have arrived. At the last training we already had several battle hunters with us 🙂
  • The starting teams have been determined. Gabi Duvinage will lead the team into the first international match. It is understandable that some players were disappointed. But also a good sign. Our players are hot for it, to go to the field for Germany. And that's good
  • Our equipment bus arrived at the stadium after all
  • We finally have the game videos from the first day of the game. There is still nothing on the WWC homepage.
  • Tomorrow we have a power failure of 8:00 to 11:00 Clock and 13:00 to 14:00 Uhr. We have an emergency generator with us.
  • The last meeting is over. Everyone can go to sleep now. Good night, tomorrow is going to be a great day….
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Waiting for Team Germany

28.06.10

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They are on the way to the hotel. The World Cup is about to really start for us. The rooms are prepared.

15 Minutes after arrival, lunch is planned, From there we go straight into the first meetings. Another training session is planned for the afternoon.

Here we go…

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The World Cup has begun..

28.06.10

Autor: AGebek | Kategorie: General, Blog, Press relations, Staff | Keine Kommentare | Share on Facebook

Without a break we continue. I must now quickly to the stadium, the first game starts right.

On the way through the city center, the Navi in ​​the tunnel becomes disoriented. We turn from wrong and know for the area around the main station now very good.

Arriving at the stadium Katrin Bartels tried to get my accreditation. No one goes to the telephone and the national anthems have been playing. But I'm on time on site, begins as it.

Some viewers are also there, more to come later. At the entrance of Stockholm, the traffic control center was also advertised for the World Cup on the signs. In the city itself, however, we see less of it.

USA gets the ball. You start very nervous. Austria can compete in the first two drives well. But then US strikes with athletics. Short screen passes and away you go. The United States is damn fast, large, athletic and dizipliniert. And unfortunately, they act damn arrogant. She quickly lead 19:0 in the first quarter at the end of it 63:0 for the favorites. A bit high for fighting bravely Austrians. With two I talk in the evening at the hotel yet. They were very creased, a bit more they had been hoping for. But the physical superiority of the Americans was clearly. Since it has already pretty gerummst.

After PK Katrin Bartels has found a pub for us. Football Germany-England. The classic. A great game. If football ever so would, who knows if I will still not the round ball would chase. But it's not. While we sit, come more and more to. All fans of the German team. A Swedish Päarchen, Exchange students from Germany. It forms a large group. 4:1 was, for a game. Immediately I complain no more about the Wembley goal, as it is one to one between England and us. With the final whistle, I go to the stadium again, for here now play our opponents Sweden and Canada. Canada has a slight advantage. The Swedes are very small. A bit of it reminds students Tackle Football and or Frodo from Lord of the Rings. But they are quick and committed. The audience roars the team forward. great atmosphere. Shortly before the end of the third Quarters it is thrilling. The Defense of Canada captured a ball and carries it to 12:0 back. But Sweden counters with Kickoffreturn touchdown. 12:6. Sweden fightet really hard. But in the end saves Canada with an interception the game and wins his opener. Easy is not a game at the World Cup, but both opponents are feasible. The sentence could also come from Waldis World Cup club 😉

After the game, another PK. Again, I'm sitting alone in front of the coaches and players. Laureen from the IFAF leads confidently through the press conference. Allso super, but unfortunately not a single journalist on site. Not even in the Sweden game. Sad. The Football World Cup does not take this as an excuse, because Sweden yes is not it. IFAF rewinds the entire PR stuff from, only to journalists no one has thought. On demand Laureen not know even, as the invitations were running locally. Probably no one has bothered drum. This is a pity, because the rest of the World Cup is super great. So far, everything works, locally the organization is great, There are regular shuttle buses. Perfect. Only when the press unfortunately it still Harpert.

I'm going back with Team Canada. You quickly this week. Everything nice and relaxed here very. For 20 Minutes, the German vanguard sets times to the water and enjoy the hotel, the look and the rising moon.

So relaxed, it is then also not. Back in the room goes again to work. write an article, bring laptop online, Add videos, Images on laptop, etc…

I am falling asleep. The 48 Hour day comes to an end. Good night.

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Rolling to Stockholm

28.06.10

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The 48-hour day is over. Immediately after training on Saturday I drove to Stockholm with Thorsten Kunert in the equipment truck. That was stress.

First of all, we had to make a detour to Berlin. The story with the pants. The details will come later, only that much: Thomas Winter sent another set of pants from the national team's pool with ICE Express from Hamburg to Berlin. We had to pick it up, although the navigation system already calculated that we were short on time. So let's cucumber through Berlin. We flew through Mecklenburg -Vorpommern for it, Foot on the gas and always at the limit. It comes as it comes, the ferry was of course delayed and we could wait in Sassnitz. No matter, The main thing is on board. Almost four hours crossing from 23:00 to 3:00. I also closed my eyes for an hour somewhere on an uncomfortable seat. And kept looking at the screen, the one without sound, but brought a film with Robert Redford with Swedish subtitles.

The view from the deck was fantastic. Behind us the full moon, which was reflected in the sea and before us a portent of the midnight sun. The sky showed a twilight in the north with great colors for hours. But since it was freezing cold on deck, straight back in.

From Trelleborg it is 600km to Stockholm. Through the night, which was no longer at half past three, we drove north. And fought against sleep. Thorsten had threatened me before the trip: Because I once called him curmudgeon on the blog, should I suffer on the journey and then fly out of the car in Sweden. But we got along well and luckily he drove most of the route, because my eyes kept falling shut.

One 10:30 we were in Stockholm on time. Katrin Bartels received us. She had already organized the most important things. First the jerseys were put in the washing machine. We had to look for them first. But when searching, you quickly come into contact. Team Canada players helped us out. Later I showed Austria the flat there.

Then we had to unload the bus. I do not know, how many times i have run. But I know, that we have a hell of a lot with us. Really much. We're also the only team with an equipment room. Thorsten has a storage room, half full of old furniture, to get. Within a few hours she was unrecognizable. Here is his realm in the basement now. We have a lot more with us than our opponents anyway. We are the only ones to have our own doctor with us.

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