morning: 60' strenghtening/coordination/stabilisation
afternoon: 5' warm up run, 15' coordination runs, 30' slalom exercises with ball (variations between 50-80%), 20' technique exercises with ball, 10x10m sprints with turning (90%, 10 seconds break), 5' cool down, 10' strenghtening.

my body feels better today, the cold slowly disappears. the afternoon training on the pitch went well, i am content.

60' stretching and coordination

caught a cold during the last days, do not feel that well. better kept a rest today to be able to train twice tomorrow.

5' warming up G1 run, 20' coordination runs, 10' stretching, 15' pass exercises short distance, 30' slalom exercises with ball (70-90%), 5' cool down, 20' stabilisation and strenghtening.

first time on austrian pitch tonight. strange feeling to practice alone on a football field, felt like in earlier days. anyway, i had a lot of fun with the ball and it was working pretty well. taped my knee really strongly, the stabilisation was quite ok during the entire training. however, i will meet with a physiotherapeut at the end of the week, who is going to show me the technique of kinesio tape. works well in the knee area, some other fellow physios told me. wednesday evening i will have the MRI scan in linz to show the pictures to dr. hoser on friday. then we are going to fix the therapy plan for the following weeks.

just phoned with dr. hoser in innsbruck. we fixed an appointment on friday, 13 april. we are going to check the status quo of the ligament, new MRI pictures included.

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50' G1 (Pulse 130-140) run, 30' strengthening.

i have a little cold, therefore two days of rather rustig aan. tomorrow i will have an appointment with the medical institute in linz to define the therapeutical plan for the next week. let you know.

3 x 20' G2 (Pulse 140-150) run with 5' series breaks.

strange to be back here. moving in in my old appartment, belonging to me, but not to my emotions anymore. thank god, buddy jason joined me to linz to stay here until tomorrow, distracts me a lot. the first training in the morning along the sunny danube was ok. not a single person on the streets. ever heard of easter...?

looking at a picture, taken twenty years ago. seeing a little boy, already packed with pride, focus and arrogancy, answering questions about his later plans by saying "becoming a professional football player", doubting not a single second. spending hours and hours on bad fields and greens, forcing his dad to play with him every evening, losing a lot of friends, breaking with the officials due to their bad training, working on his own, meeting the right person at the right time. and suddenly reaching his aims within five minutes of playing premier league football. much too fast for his dominant mind, much too fast for succeeding continously. when he dared the step back after just one and a half years of professionality, dozens of people came to ask him, if he is crazy. people, that didn't know him then, and don't know him now.

everything i did in my career was right. giving myself time to grow, even if i wasn't aware of the exact direction. letting my heart finally beat my head, after years of mental imprisonment. refinding my passion. if i have learned somewhat precious in the last year, it is the need to invest in the things you love. even if there are times, when nothing's coming back to you. when amortisation is far far away. when you are about to lose.

last day in groningen, going back to austria in the evening. therapizing my knee for one month, training the shit out of me, to be ready at the second of july. because the boy in the picture is the man now.

hoi coach, roelf, berry and henk. therapy starts on tuesday morning at sporttherapie linz. additionally i will go to innsbruck this week to visit dr. hoser. more information to come.