Promotion material: On high flights, greatness in a relegation battle and real goosebumps
What do faith and religion have to do with elite sport? At second and third glance, quite a lot. Whether it is the liturgy in the stadium, preparing for the decisive match, or communication within the team about who gets to take the shot – or at least try.
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I talked about this and much more with 27-year-old Fynn Beckmann, a handball player at HSG Konstanz. He has been playing for the club for more than three years. After an ultimate drama, he and his team-mates achieved promotion to the second Handball Bundesliga...
The laid-back “mop-head” of the team
HSG Konstanz, 2nd Handball Bundesliga (after promotion)
His club describes Fynn – right back, number 22 – here: the laid-back “mop-head” of the team, who is never short of a cheeky remark. Fynn studies sports journalism and, with his notorious “boom-boom wobble”, is a real weapon on the court. He will surely always be grateful to Gregor Thomann for that label. His one-on-one duels are spectacular in any case – and successful.
Fynn Beckmann in action (photo: wolf_sportfoto)
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Translated from German by Claude. The episode audio is in German. Read the original in German.
