A good two weeks before the start of the World Championships at home, the German handball women start their preparation phase. National coach Michael Biegler starts his final cadre casting.
Michael Biegler has no time to lose. In a few days the home World Championship (1. till 17. The German national handball team will start the hot phase of preparation at full throttle. Biegler’s “Ladies” are now working meticulously on “details” and are determined to continue along the chosen path in order to fulfil the Winter Fairy Tale mission. The goal is clear: the final round in Hamburg.
On Sunday, Biegler asked for a cadre casting, and the national coach pulled together the 28 players of his preliminary World Cup line-up in Rotenburg an der Fulda. The coveted places are rare and hard-fought. On the eve of the opening match on the 1st day of the opening game. In Leipzig on December 16th, Biegler must officially name his 16-man squad against Cameroon. On the way there, the first seminar is scheduled until Wednesday, after which the final touches will be honed in Leverkusen.
“We still have some construction sites, in all areas, but we still have some time to work on them,”said rear area player Kim Naidzinavicius. Most recently, Biegler’s team showed an ascending form with two victories against runner-up World Champion Netherlands, but also revealed weaknesses. Especially in the attack, too many chances were wasted.
Despite the problems, the DHB camp is looking forward to the semi-finals,”said Lone Fischer. Just like in 2007, when the men were carried to the title by a wave of enthusiasm, the women are now relying on their home advantage:”The players have to pick up the hall, we have to provide impulses in the field, so we can push the fans,”said Biegler, who will be playing two more test matches on 24th September, until the start of the World Cup. November in Slovakia and on the 25th of November. Iceland in Dresden on November 11.
There will be a solution,”said Mark Schober, Secretary General of the German Handball Association (DHB), at the 7th World Handball Championships in Berlin, Germany. Sports conference of Deutschlandfunk:”The problem that all free-to-air German stations can be seen everywhere in Europe and Africa is now accepted by the rights holder. This is a giant step forward”.
Up to now, the copyright holder has not allowed beIN Sports to broadcast on unencrypted satellite channels. Specifically, it was a matter of preventing the signal from being received abroad. However, the rights will soon be put on the market. Sports coordinator Axel Balkausky, however, fears a time problem:”Normally, such rights are granted years in advance because TV stations need planning time,” he said:”It’s not that easy when the rights come onto the market a month in advance, so it’s not just Biegler who has no time to lose.