End of camp. And no ice again.
The preparatory camp in Karlstad is over and it's time to evaluate. We got on the ice again after a few weeks and I think we had a lot of fun. We had time to try new drills, work on technique and even try some trick shots that Rasmus Wrana showed us. These are throws that we will probably never use in a game, but it helps to understand the properties of the ice, understand the laws of physics and besides, it's good fun. Since we have no clues or information that would allow us to plan several weeks in advance, we are left to speculation, imagination and wishful thinking. November has become a fact and more and more people are talking about Christmas. We don't have to be great arithmeticians not to calculate that we have roughly three months to prepare for the World Cup. The most important thing in all of this is to be healthy. And not just us, the athletes and coaches, but everyone. The opening of indoor sports venues in the Czech Republic for the purpose of training and competitions of professional athletes is a good signal, even if the circumstances are quite limiting for non-professionals, including youth. It will be necessary to get to grips with the data underpinning the restrictions set and, if there is a risk-free space for modifying the rules on the use of sports facilities, to try to get on home ice as soon as possible. The economic circumstances are obvious but solvable. Mental health and psychological well-being both a necessary condition and a goal. Sweden has become a good inspiration for us in its natural adherence to simple rules, respect, calm and discretion. My last departure on a borrowed bicycle from the curling hall in Karlstad last night was perhaps not the last contact with the indoor sports arena for a long time.
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