Successful start to the new season for the U16 national team: At the 4-Nations Tournament in Füssen from 22 to 24 August 2024, the team from National coach Robin Beckers After an opening defeat against Austria (4:6), the DEBselection and won twice in a row. On the second match day, the final score against Slovakia was 4:3, before the U16 national team celebrated a 4:1 victory against Switzerland.
Cow seven days The course lasted a total of . First, there was an intensive screening phase before hard training began on and off the ice. In addition, there were various team and individual meetings as well as a joint cooking event with the theme of "conscious nutrition".
The work with the team was made more difficult by the fact that twelve of 44 players were injured or ill and could not take part or had to leave during the event. DEB-Head coach talent development and club support Florian Ondruschka, who was part of the coaching staff as an assistant, was not spared and had to return home early due to illness. So Beckers and assistant coach Thomas Oppenheimer completed the measure.
National coach Robin Beckers draws an overall positive conclusion: “After the preparation with a lot of input and intensive training sessions, we are in the first tournament game were surprised by the intensity at international level. Despite leading in the first game, the Austrians were more aggressive and aggressive in the game, and we were overwhelmed by their tough style of play. After a good meeting and a clear plan, we made it into the tournament against Slovakia. Despite being 0-3 down, the team fought its way into the tournament, stuck to our game plan and played much better tactically."
Beckers was particularly impressed by the team's attitude during the tournament: "We played with passion, emotion and combativeness, were good in the duels and in the end played two very good games against both Slovakia and Switzerland. Winning the tournament is one thing, the other is the team's improved performance. The boys grew together as a real team in just a few days, learned a lot and implemented what they had learned straight away. The development within just a few days was remarkable. A big thank you also to my team behind the team, who pulled together despite all the adversities, absences and illnesses and did a great job."
Results of the U16 national team:
22.08.2024/16/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Austria 4:6 (3:0, 1:1, 0:5)
23.08.2024/16/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Slovakia 4:3 (0:3, 3:0, 1:0)
24.08.2024/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Switzerland 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0)