International Flavor

On 14th and 15th march the squad met again for the last camp prior nominating the team competing in the 2009 world championships.  During a friendly game against players from Hamburg and Kiel head coach  Damien Orr and his coaching staff got the chance to see everyone in action before making the decision.

From 36 people left competing for the 18 spots on the team the Coaches chose the following players.

Annika Reinhold
Annkathrin Schüßler
Anna Blank
Annette Schumann
Antonia Karbe
Bettina Wilhelm
Birgit Meyfarth
Claudia Zindl
Eva Schulte
Franziska Gilg
Franziska Luhn
Gesa von Bock und Polach
Inga Hupka
Lisa Neubert
Lisa Schulte
Mareile Kriwall
Nora Schröder
Sabine Paul

Alternates:
Emily Patterson
Regina Flatken
Sarah Bailly
Viktoria Bechstein

On Friday 20th of February 24 girls of the German National Team squad made their way to Amsterdam to have friendly games against the Dutch National Team.

Saturday started with intense practice and in the afternoon the teams were on the field for their first game this year. Both teams played hard but fair and the German team won 16-8.

For the game on Sunday the team had different guidelines to concentrate on. Great teamwork led to a 12-8 win.

It was a great weekend taking the the team one step closer to the World Cup in Prague.

Post by:  Mareile Kriwall