Inline hockey squad spend Easter in camp

AT the Badgers tournament during mid-March this year, the final squad for this year’s Team Namibia was named and awarded official colours by Doc Naobeb from the Namibia Sports Commission.

The core of the Namibian National squad 2007 once again consists of players from the Swakopmund Coastal Pirates Club. The Coastal Pirates have set the standard for inline hockey in Namibia.They have been successful as the longest-running team in Namibian Inline hockey history.The captain of Team Namibia 2007 is Quintin Kotze, a dedicated player from the Cazadores club in Windhoek.Kotze has led Team Namibia through a successful World Championship in 2005 held in Kuopio, Finland, bringing home the prestigious Fair Play Award.He is supported by two assistant captains, Riyaan Ely and Bastian Faber, who both are to attend their third World Championships.Team players are Timo Giersch, Vincent van Biljon, Arne Rodenwold, René Werner, Daniel Asmus, Erik Rodenwoldt, Joerg Guether, Michael Ellinger, Oliver Lohmeier, Michael Lohmeier, Marco Debortoli and Bastian Faber.During the recent Easter holidays, all players from Team Namibia 2007 attended a training camp in Swakopmund and were coached by Nath Blair and the assistant coach Mario Troha.Several of the young players continue to travel long hours on road from South Africa for every training camp and dig deep into their pockets to subsidise their travel funds.The team was taken through many hours of hard physical training to work on the squad’s level of fitness.On Saturday evening, the team had a practice game that was worth watching.Now the countdown is on for Passau, Landshut, and although the outlook might be somewhat limited on occasions, Team Namibia 2007 can look at the 2007 World Championships with confidence.Contributed by NIHA.The Coastal Pirates have set the standard for inline hockey in Namibia.They have been successful as the longest-running team in Namibian Inline hockey history.The captain of Team Namibia 2007 is Quintin Kotze, a dedicated player from the Cazadores club in Windhoek.Kotze has led Team Namibia through a successful World Championship in 2005 held in Kuopio, Finland, bringing home the prestigious Fair Play Award.He is supported by two assistant captains, Riyaan Ely and Bastian Faber, who both are to attend their third World Championships.Team players are Timo Giersch, Vincent van Biljon, Arne Rodenwold, René Werner, Daniel Asmus, Erik Rodenwoldt, Joerg Guether, Michael Ellinger, Oliver Lohmeier, Michael Lohmeier, Marco Debortoli and Bastian Faber.During the recent Easter holidays, all players from Team Namibia 2007 attended a training camp in Swakopmund and were coached by Nath Blair and the assistant coach Mario Troha.Several of the young players continue to travel long hours on road from South Africa for every training camp and dig deep into their pockets to subsidise their travel funds.The team was taken through many hours of hard physical training to work on the squad’s level of fitness.On Saturday evening, the team had a practice game that was worth watching.Now the countdown is on for Passau, Landshut, and although the outlook might be somewhat limited on occasions, Team Namibia 2007 can look at the 2007 World Championships with confidence.Contributed by NIHA.