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HSG Bensheim/Auerbach: Shortage of staff before the start of the season in Neckarsulm!
HSG Bensheim/Auerbach starts the Bundesliga season on August 29th, but is struggling with staff absences and injuries.
HSG Bensheim/Auerbach: Shortage of staff before the start of the season in Neckarsulm!
HSG Bensheim/Auerbach is about to start its Bundesliga opener on Friday, August 29th against Sport-Union Neckarsulm and is bringing with it a fair amount of staff shortages. How Handball World Reportedly, eight players are missing due to injuries: Kim Irion, Lisa Friedberger, Isabell Hurst, Ndidi Agwunedu, Nyala Baijens, Nele Wenzel, Norma Goldmann and Jule Polsz. It is all the more remarkable that coach Ilka Fickinger has appointed the young Mira Bender from the youth team to the Bundesliga squad. Bender, who normally plays in the A-Jugend-Bundesliga and the Junior Flames, will now have to take on an important role.
However, the coach's thoughts are not only about the missing players: Fickinger is looking forward to the start of the season and emphasizes that after difficult preparation, time is needed to function as a team. “We have to show maximum effort,” said the trainer. This is particularly important since the Flames already failed in the playoff quarter-finals of the Bundesliga last season. The goal for the new season is clear: to get higher and strengthen the team, emphasized again Sports show.
New wind in Bensheim
A lot has happened for the Flames in the off-season. Mareike Thomaier, who moved to Bensheim at short notice due to the insolvency of HB Ludwigsburg, brings a breath of fresh air into the game. Their integration into the team seems to be going well, and Thomaier says that the Flames don't have to be afraid of anyone in the Bundesliga. Lena Degenhardt, a 17-time German international who also moved from Ludwigsburg, has also stepped up. Degenhardt and Thomaier could be crucial to the Flames' ambitions to cling to the top of the league.
The coach sees the absence of Ludwigsburg, the series champions, as an opportunity for a more balanced league. “Everything has become more tangible for us,” says Fickinger. Captain Lisa Friedberger, who is recovering from a torn cruciate ligament, is optimistic; she sees a semi-final entry as possible. “We have the potential to go far,” said Friedberger.
The start of the season against Neckarsulm will not only be a competition, but also a test for the newly formed HSG Bensheim/Auerbach. The question already arises: Can the team overcome the challenges and survive in the league despite the injury concerns? The first step on this path will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m.