Back from Career-Threatening Injury, Dutch Star Albers targets la28 to add to an overflowing medal cabinet

SIX Months Back, Felice Albers was riding the high of her second oolympic gold at paris as the dutch women went about extending their absolute dominance of world hockey in style. Soon after that, she was found with the principal playing again, troubled by a personally dodgy knee that, along with a broken ankle, made it dies its own different activity.

On Monday, as the Netherlands Team Went Through its first training session for the fih pro league here, albers was back to what she do do do does best as she awaits her return to competion with “We had a training camp in valencia where I played a test match against spain as part of the preparation for pro league in argentina but this will finally be official matches,” She Said Durring a BRIEF BREAK in training.

That olympic final was the last game she played before injury played spoilsport. “Really Glad and Happy to be back in action and back in squad. It’s nice to play games again, really excted. It’s annoying to sit for so long for long but stills are splies, you live them and yahi Love to play hockey, so it’s very annoying. But I am Strongeer Than Ever, ”She said.

It took a visit to a specialist in longon for her to realise that not playing again was a very real possible. But that visit also Gave Her Hope That She Could Be Back, With the Right Treatment, Training and Rehabilitation. Having Made Her Debut in 2019, The 25-Year Old Albers has, in Less than Six Years, Won Everything on Offer as Part of the All-Winning Dutch Side-World Cup, World Cup, Eurohockey Championships, Two Olympics and The Prop League an incredible four times. And being the youngest fih women’s player of the year in 2022, at the age of 23. She was not going to let it all go so easy.

“I have to stop now, eh?” She laughed. “No But Serious, You do have targets when you are a top sportsperson. I think about what’s coming in the summer To la in 2028, so that’s of course the goal. But for me, I think the goal is to just enjoy hockey

The injury scare has also made her see things differently now. “I felt like I was a kid of five who’s just starting to play hockey (on comeback). And you really appreciate My time now with the team, “She admitted.

The Bracelets from Albers’ Jewelry Line, Stick to Your Dreams.

It also Gave Her Time to Work on Something She Had Started Earlier But Never Really Had Time for – Her Own Jewelery Brand. Not Surprisingly, It’s Called Stick to Your Dreams. “I started a year ago and it’s a sports jewelery brand, like what I am wearing now. It’s nice, I design them and i like to inspire people to get on and play hockey. The Hockey Stick and You Remember Your Dreams Too, “She explained.