Here is an update on the german wonderkid Simon Schutz.
14.05.2013 | Young Athletics | pm / sb
Simon contactor is in the starting blocks
Ready for new challenges: The Wiesbaden junior sprinter Simon contactor is fit after injury for the summer season. The focus is the 100 and 200 meters are the shorter distance for the German Under-18 champion this year.
Simon Schütz garnered in 2012 three German junior title (Photo: Gantenberg)
German Youth Indoor Champion at 15 years, starting at the U20 World Championships, two titles in the U18 DM: Behind Sprinter Simon Schütz (Wiesbaden LV) is a fantastic 2012. But in winter it was closed by one of Germany's biggest talents on the short routes. A hamstring on 12 January is the Hessian Youth Championships in Stadtallendorf mean the end for the indoor season.
Meanwhile, the student has overcome the Verletzungsmalheur and prepares focused on the summer season ahead. First trained contactor, on the 3rd May, 17 years old, with the fastest men in the German spring training camp in Tenerife (Spain). "It was a great experience. Of Germany's best sprinters I can still learn a lot, "contactor looks back on the Canary Islands trip.
Improve running technique
Especially in terms of running technique the teen looked very closely. For the smoothest Sprinters of the high-scoring Hesse is not long. Finally contactor was only the "detour" football to athletics. To work harder at this weakness, the Wiesbaden has decided together with his coach Georg Schmidt to occur mainly in the 100 meters this summer - even if contactor previously celebrated his greatest successes on the "long" 200 meters.
"This year I want to improve my speed. I think that a time of 10.50 seconds for me is possible, "contactor looks to the coming months. Previously available for him since the German Youth Championships 2012 in Moenchengladbach 10.60 seconds to book.
Entry in Weinheim
A first attack on the "house record" contactor 25 May take. Then he starts with the Palatinate Gala in Weinheim in the season. The chances are not bad. Verena Sailer (11.05 sec) and Julian Reus (10.09 sec) and the German men's sprint relay (38.02 sec) - - Finally, the currently fastest German sprinter ran their best times of the known fast track Weinheimer.
But at its best the student wants to be only about seven weeks later. Then it's at the U18 World Cup in Donetsk (Ukraine, July 10 to 14) for the medals. "The World Cup is of course my very clear goal for this summer. I hope there to get far, "said contactor. The championship standard should not represent a major hurdle for him. 10.80 seconds are required for a start. Failing that the lanky sprinter already in Weinheim, it could be the start of a new successful season.