Pedals, passes and pouring rain

Day 1 at our training camp

The team's first activity of the day took place on the way to the training pitch: as they cycled the roughly 1.2-kilometre route from the team hotel to the USC Flachau grounds. Before that, the lads had already got their bodies up to operating temperature with a warm-up in the hotel gym. Once out onto the grass, the focus was primarily on rapid passing drills and possession-based games with small goals. Intermittent rain showers made for a lightning-fast pitch surface. To wrap things up, there was naturally time for selfies and autographs with the fans on site!