Volleyball: Matchday suspended, VfL Wolfsburg and Gamsen expect the season to be interrupted

There is also an end to the season

The Northwest German Volleyball Association (NWVV) has suspended all games for the coming weekend, on Sunday the next steps will be discussed in a video conference of the Presidium, the department heads and the regional chairmen. In addition to the break, there is also a seasonal break in the room. Before the conference, opinions were obtained from the clubs, which should be included in the evaluation. Division manager Julian Mann and the league club MTV Gamsen have spoken out in favor of a break, the game operation should not be continued at least temporarily due to the increasing corona numbers. “It would be wrong to continue playing under the current conditions. As an association, we also have a social responsibility, ”says Mann.

Many people work in the home office, contacts should be kept as low as possible, “so it doesn’t fit that we travel through half of Lower Saxony on the weekends to play volleyball,” says Mann, who still had a hard time making the decision. “It hurts our soul as athletes, but at that moment social responsibility outweighs.”

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VfL reassesses the situation

The Oberliga women of VfL Wolfsburg were supposed to play a double game day in their own hall against ASC 46 Göttingen and SV Nienhagen this weekend, the club had spoken out in a statement last week in favor of continuing the game. Meanwhile, the team around setter Vivien Wagner sees the situation differently. “We endeavor to keep the training going and, only if the situation allows, to play games again. Health comes first. “

How it will continue in Lower Saxony’s volleyball will be decided on Sunday at the earliest, there are already deliberations. One variant: Only the first half of the season could be played to the end. Another: Playing the season in a tournament form. Julian Mann expects the season not to be canceled entirely. “I assume that it will at least be interrupted. When it comes to that, I think we will still see that we played a season at the end that is also included in the rating. “

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