Pristauz/Hörl

Finally feeling the sand under their feet again

Now united on the ball: Moritz Pristauz and Julian Hörl (right)

(Bild: Hörl/Pristauz)

Swapping beach shorts for a police uniform: Julian Hörl makes his first meters with Moritz Pristauz. The first training camp takes place in Tenerife.

Feeling the sand under your feet again - who doesn't long for that again in the cold season? For beach volleyball player Julian Hörl and his new partner Moritz Pristauz, this came true last week.

"We managed the first training sessions well. First of all, it's about finding our rhythm again after the last few weeks of police training and coordinating with each other," explains Hörl from Saalfelden after the first shifts at the familiar national base in Vienna.

Where the uniform has now been swapped for beach shorts again. "That was particularly important for me after my injury break and the time in Graz," said a delighted Pristauz, who has also just become a dad for the second time.first camp in Tenerife The duo will smash and dig under the open sky for the first time in February, when a training camp in Tenerife - with form tests against top international teams - is on the agenda.

National team head coach Martin Olejnak definitely has a lot planned for the duo. The aim is to make their style of play even more dynamic and varied. They will make their competitive debut at the end of March at two Challenger tournaments in Brazil.