When the Bundesliga professionals of 1. FC Union Berlin are training in Neuruppin for match practice, fitness and team spirit, Union not only lets fans on site take part, but also takes those at home with them on their journey.

Pictures and information for Union fans near and far

Sweating in midsummer despite and especially with sonnenschutz.de is currently on the daily agenda for all players, coaches and support staff present as well as for Union fans and staff. The latter also includes the communications team, which ensures that a training camp can be experienced in a variety of ways.

In addition to the club's own channels, reporters from various media outlets are of course also reporting on Union's summer preparations. Goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow and striker Benedict Hollerbach therefore had individual interviews on the programme today (Wednesday). After a preliminary discussion on potential interview topics, they were also accompanied by Union's communications team during the question-and-answer session with the journalists. Depending on the mood of the participants, such an interview can quickly take the length of a football match. However, after the demanding training session in the morning, in which standard situations, offensive running routes, passes and goal finishes were repeated, this can also be a welcome change for the players.

In addition to planning and accompanying the daily media appointments, the daily training camp reports are also produced. In addition to the text version for reading, these can also be viewed in video form on AFTV. Here, too, good preparation helps to capture the best images and edit them.

If you want to be close to the action all day long, Union's social media channels are the place to be. Pictures and video sequences fly in almost live in stories and posts on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok and so on.

Good pictures are essential for all of this. With a sure eye for the right motif and a daily yield of several thousand photos, the club's channels are supplied, giving fans all over the world a very special insight into the Union world.

Even though the professionals are used to being constantly watched by all kinds of media, they are also happy to have the odd opportunity to escape the flurry of flashbulbs. One such opportunity presented itself this afternoon when the team went on a boat trip on the neighbouring Ruppiner See without coach and staff.

Quote of the day: ‘Tomorrow is Thursday, so we'll be going home soon!' - a player during the afternoon off.

The diary entries at a glance:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3