And then it's time to get started. First warm-up exercises and technique training, then the pucks are added. At the end, it's all about scoring goals, in 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2 with flying changes. The jump over the barrier that borders the ice hockey pitch imitates the changeover at the boards.
The first session is over after an hour, the second follows in the afternoon. In between, there is an off-ice training session, so everything is almost like the big ones.
Training camp = intensive week
“We always start the new training season with a really intensive week. The kids are on the ice twice a day from Monday to Friday, plus one off-ice training session each day,” says Andreas Brucker, Director of Development Youth. This week it's the turn of the U11 team, coached by Frank Seewald, Sebastian Gangl and Leon Jaky. Next week, the U9 team will follow, mixed with U7 children. The older 'semesters', U13 and U15, have been back in training since August 5.