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Dan
Liberec Nisa Open 2023 - parent of a participant
On Friday 26 May 2023, shortly after six o'clock in the morning, one of our teams set off by train to the large international tournament Nisa Open Liberec, which has been held regularly since the year 2000. The club sent players from the 10-11 year-old age category.
A long, arduous, anticipation-filled journey was followed by checking in to the accommodation - an empty classroom in one of the local primary schools. We unpacked our sleeping bags, set up our mattresses and later headed a few yards away to the tournament venue.
Drinks and full board were provided for the participants right at the tournament venue, which consisted of 7 floorball courts (there was an additional court in the primary school where we stayed). This enabled us to play all matches without having to travel through Liberec (100,000 inhabitants).
Due to an unfortunate coincidence, three of our players fell ill just before the tournament started, so the team played with a reduced line. However, the 7 present players had enough power and energy to overcome this hurdle.
Our team played a total of 8 matches and took 4th place in the group stage (only 2 of the 9 teams from the group advanced to quarter-finals). The overall competition had a great atmosphere, a total of 36 teams of this age category participated in the tournament.
The team and opponents showcased strong sporting spirit, everyone involved enjoyed themselves. At the end of each day they were happy to crawl into their sleeping bags and rest well for the next day.
Overall impressions of the tournament were greatly positive, the participants played against opponents that they never played before, gained valuable tournament experience, explored places they don't get to see every day and had a great time with good friends.
All team events push the athletes further, let them progress and grow. We are looking forward to more such tournaments in the future!