I just spent the weekend at the home of Bundesliga Club „PBC 89 Joker Altstadt“ with my team, consisting of Andre Lackner, Ralf Souquet, Sebastian Staab, Luca Menn, Sebastian Ludwig and National Coach Tom Damm (on the left)
To me, this venue is a wonderful example of a well maintained club here in Germany. Four great tables, clean and friendly environment with warm Saarland-Lorraine hospitality was the motivating and suiting stage to host such a training.
Not only was the weekend challenging and competitive for me, but Tom actually pointed out a few weaknesses in my game and how to address them in the future.
I must honestly admit that when Tom „criticized“ me, my initial reaction was a bit defensive and in denial but he actually made valid points about me being „sloppy“ in intermediate difficult situations which might lead to losing accurate position and sometimes causing me to miss the shot.
Saturday was a long day starting at 10am, dictated by a test of various drills and exercises. I must say, Oldtimer Ralf kicked my butt most of the weekend which I actually find quite motivating.
I really enjoyed eating my Schnitzel with potatoes. I actually ate it every day. The whole plate. Always. Might be the secret to German success. And Hefeweizen…
It was fun watching the team being so focused and working diligently. I wish players like Seppl, Sebastian, Andre and Luca would join more international events to showcase their talents but they have jobs, limited time and resources.
Thank you to the German Billiard Union for giving me the opportunity to take part in this. We have about four weekends scheduled every year and I will try to participate in as many of them as I can!
Thorsten