Representatives from four clubs came together to discuss the power of One Team
German teams’ One Team coaches unite to share ideas and experiences
Taking advantage of the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four being in Berlin, Germany, Euroleague Basketball’s One Team program brought together several individuals from the four German clubs competing in the EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup, as well as a Euroleague Basketball Ambassador in Patrick Femerling.
There was Xaver Nassermann (One Team Manager at FC Bayern Munich), Daniel Henle (One Team Manager at Veolia Towers Hamburg), Stefan Ludwig (One Team Manager at ALBA Berlin), Sharon Krilles (One Team Manager at ratiopharm Ulm), Enrico Cicmanec (One Team Coach at Ulm), and Sasha Tarasava (Women’s Team Assistant Coach at ALBA). They were able to share ideas together with Femerling and discuss the way in which One Team has affected them on an individual basis.
“What they’re giving me, this joy and this fun and being there, maybe it’s only an hour but this hour is pure,” says Femerling. “I feel like it completes me, the whole thing... When I’m done with the session or the season, it’s like a wholesome feeling for me,” added Stefan Ludwig. “For me, it’s the biggest joy to give them something from my deepest self… This is the first step you can do to build a new community, then at the end you see the result. It’s amazing, I love it,” commented Xaver Nassermann.
Despite representing rival clubs, what is clear is the pride they all show to be contributing to One Team and how much it clearly means to them. At the end of the day, they know that one thing is paramount: we are all One Team.