GER - German U17 Boys kick off WCFM Year in Heidelberg
Men's Head Coach Dirk Bauermann practices with U17 Team, medical performance diagnostics as well as medical checks
HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship 2010) - The German U17 Team is far away from taking it easy, despite the fact that they closed the year 2009 with another tournament win in Manchester, England. On the contrary: German National Team Coach Frank Menz gathered his team last week in Heidelberg to kick off the WCFM year. He was supported by Dirk Bauermann, German Head Coach for the Men's Program. Bauermann led two practices in Heidelberg - a great experience for the young German players. "The guys were very focused and worked hard. I was very pleased with how they worked ", Bauermann said.
Besides practicing with Bauermann, medical performance diagnostics as well as medical checks had to be done. "It is pretty tough for the players sometimes but it is part of our program and needs to be done", U17 Head Coach Frank Menz explains. For Menz and his team, the preparations for the FIBA U17 World Championship in Hamburg continue at the end of the month. Then, the team meets again for a ten-day training camp in Rotenburg.
The following players were in Heidelberg:
Paul Albrecht (TuS Jena), Besnik Bekteshi (BSG Ludwigsburg), Fabian Bleck (Phoenix Hagen), Kalidiou Diouf (SG Urspringschule), Anselm Hartmann (TuS Jena), Stephan Haukohl (Picture, TuS Jena), Robin Jorch (IBBA Berlin), Jonathan Malu (SOBA Rhöndorf), Mauricio Marin (IBBA Berlin), Max Merz (Eintracht Frankfurt), Malik Müller (SG Urspringschule), Bogdan Radosavljevic (without club), Tim Unterluggauer (TSV Bayer Leverkusen), and Nikolaj Vukovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
David Herwig (ALBA Berlin), Lukas Higgen (TSG Westerstede / Junior Baskets Oldenburg), Josip Peric (ALBA Berlin), Leon Tolksdorf (ALBA Berlin), and Julius Wolf (SG Urspringschule) participated at an international tournament and were excused from the training camp.
Dennis Sasse (TuS Neukölln) is currently injured.