GB’s women’s handball team have landed in Poland and are busy preparing for their World Championship qualification matches which begin on Wednesday. The team arrived after a journey plagued by heavy snow while rivals, Austria, are yet to arrive after their flight was cancelled due to bad weather.
The team spent last week in Limburg, Holland, and played three friendlies against top Dutch domestic teams which saw them unbeaten. The whole team, with the exception of goalkeeper Sarah Hargreaves, who was yet to arrive, played in the freindlies – the perfect warm up before arriving in Poland.
Hargreaves absence gave debutant, Jane Mayes, a chance to show what she could do in goal. Head coach, Jesper Holmris, said: “The camp in Holland went really well because all our players except Hargreaves were available and especially against Quintos as they had an international physique, very tall.”
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Looking ahead to the tournament, Holmris commented: “We know we have to bring our very best to these matches and everyone has to play to their maximum but we know we have improved significantly since this event two years ago. We have belief in our defence and our goal keepers but we know we still must keep working hard to develop our attack at this level.”
GB’s schedule is as follows:
Dec 1, GB v Austria
Dec 2, GB v Slovakia
Dec 3, GB v Cyprus
Dec 5, GB v Poland
Kirsty Page, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine
