SC Magdeburg begins practice again

On Wednesday, the SC Magdeburg (SCM) handball players started their first indoor training of the season. They had a meeting and warm-up first. Then, they began practicing with the ball. They did simple passing and movements with the ball. This helped them get used to the hall and the playing equipment step by step.

The players had already met two days before. On Monday, the season opener started with a media event. At this event, the team took new photos and other pictures. The players also talked to each other after being away from training for a long time.

Five New Players

The team focused a lot on the new players. But some are not completely new. Two players, 18-year-olds Malte Elze and Tim Thielicke, moved up from Magdeburg’s youth team to the first team this year.

Backcourt player Antonio Serradilla is not new either. He wore the green and red jersey once before in the 2024/25 season. After that, he played one year with another team, TVB Stuttgart.

Goalkeeper Dominik Kuzmanovic is new to SCM. But he has played in the Bundesliga before with VfL Gummersbach in the last two years. He also knows his goalkeeper partner Matej Mandic well. They both play for the Croatian national team.

The team also has Oskar Vind Rasmussen. He is 25 years old and plays as a right winger. This is his first time playing outside his home country. But he has played in the Champions League before with his old club GOG. He also played for the Danish national team.

The team has 17 players in total. At the start of the week, they did performance tests. Then, they had the first training on the floor.

Their season starts with the BWG Cup in Halle. They will play against HSC Coburg 2000 on 29 July. You can buy tickets at the box office.

Next, they will play a test match against Corotop Gwardia Opole on 1 August in Ilsenburg. Tickets are available to buy.

Both games will be shown live through the media partner Volksstimme’s live stream.