no other Team Sport is so dominated by tackles un body contact such as American Football. But how to train the minimum distance?

Fürstenfeldbruck – Actually, the Footballer of the Fursty Razorbacks should be operating already in the middle of the game, the 2. League be. Now the climbers are glad to be able to at least re-train – under by the Coronavirus difficult conditions. “Since it is known that we can start again, we have honed our training concept,” says head coach Florian Müller.

After two weeks, was answered the crucial question is then: How to train a full-contact Sport with contact ban? Quite simply: You focus on other training content. There is Football also abundant, as Müller explains: “We train, for example, the athleticism, the game of pass and Catch the balls.” Moves can, of course, are not rehearsed, because the players come too close.

1.50 metres distance is not the only specification

1,50 meters distance is also in the Ländestadion the currency. This is far from the only edition, which must comply with the TuS-Footballer. With a team strength of 40 to 50 players already, the arrival must be carefully planned. “The players come in groups of a maximum of five people,” says Müller. Co-Trainer Lukas Schmid adds: “Each group has an accurate time of arrival.” Every five minutes, the small groups trickle in.

+ 1.5 meters distance, even when Stretching: The Fursty Razorbacks are glad to meet in small groups to re-train.©Andreas Daschner

Outside of the playing field is mouth protection duty of each player to be disinfected the hands. “We are very careful and want to comply with all the requirements exactly,” says Martin Schmid, brother of Luke, and also in the trainer team. This also includes that the player use both of the inputs to the Ländestadion to rectify the Situation. And also the in – and output are strictly separated.

Training only in small groups

+ The pass game and Catch head coach Florian Müller trained, especially with his pass receivers.©Andreas Daschner

The field on the Ländestadion is divided into several sections, in each of which five groups. In this case, the Football usual, a huge team of coaches for the benefit of the Razorbacks. Each group has placed a practice Manager, cones and other training AIDS on the lawn, the Exercises are explained, and also ensures that the Corona requirements are met. The mood among the players is good. It is joked, but also the Training seriously. “Everybody is happy that we can at least go partially back to,” says Müller. Whether the player can apply the training content this year in a League, however, is still open. At least a proposal is now on the table, how it could continue, as Schmid explains. “All the teams in the 1. and 2. League have agreed that the Teams can decide themselves whether they want to go for a possible start to the season at the Start.“ Relegated there is no, all the Teams follow a no-show your license and are free to play friendly games.

Shared opinion, to the beginning of the season

On the 26. July date is: Then the Association will decide, depending on the then-current requirements, whether it is actually played. The Federation Bureau must wave the proposal through, but that is likely to be, according to Martin Schmid only a matter of form. If the climbers go from Bruck at the Start, is still open. “The opinion in the Association is divided,” says athletic Director Butch Dohrmann. Now it is just happy to be in the Training back on the field.