The father (Rainer Höfler) is a coach, the son (Florian Höfler) is a player.
At EA Schongau, the two are reunited after a long time.
And they have big plans in the Bayern League for the coming season.
Peiting / Schongau - So far it is not known that there is a lot of talk about dieting or losing weight in the cabins of the German ice rinks.
Seen in this way, Rainer Höfler is already setting standards.
He lost weight, and he lost weight quickly.
With very simple means.
Just one example: he is now pouring almond milk into the coffee.
He's been cutting carbohydrates where possible for a few months.
Ten kilos fizzled out in no time.
EA Schongau, the mammoths as they call themselves, will start with a fit trainer.
He should not only be a good omen, but also a good role model.
And Rainer Höfler also has a very good feeling: The next season, if it takes place, could really be something.
Goal of EA Schongau a single-digit place in the table
The best way to do this is to zoom out briefly from Rainer Höfler's kitchen in Peiting and look at the overall picture of the squad that Martin Resch, the team manager, drew: Martin Tomanek, formerly the first Slovakian league, Jeffrey Szwez, formerly DEL, now also Florian Höfler, most recently Füssen, Oberliga - Höfler times two in the future with the "Mammuts". The list goes on. Only one or two defenders are missing according to the coach's wishes. But even so, Rainer Höfler says: “We don't need to hide from many teams.” It should be a single-digit place. Which is pretty vague, because it covers practically the entire spectrum from the preliminary round championship to the relegation round. In any case, that would be much better than in the past, and it should work out,"If the coach doesn't fail tactically," as Rainer Höfler jokes.
It is a nice coincidence that Höfler senior (54) and Höfler junior (25) are reunited. For this some lottery balls had to fall right. Florian, the player, could have imagined staying at EV Füssen in the middle of last season. But then a lot happened all at once, an injured back, injured teammates, lonely trips to the Allgäu and at some point the question: Is it still worth the effort? Work during the day, training in the evening, 10 p.m. at home? No, was the answer. His thoughts then shuttled between Schongau and Peißenberg for a few days - the Höfler double was the last time at TSV. Of course, he would be cheating if the decision to go for “mammoths” didn't ultimately also have something to do with dad. “It was a big point,” admits the junior.
Rainer Höfler thinks the cancellation of the season due to Corona is correct
The other chapter in the father-son story begins again with Florian Höfler, who persuaded the exasperated father that he shouldn't just stop. It had come to that. Rainer Höfler didn't want to give himself up to this regular tango for another season. Fever pistol during training, separate cabins during the game, bus rides with a mask. “That was all rubbish,” he says. The whole world is fighting against a virus - and of all things, the Bayern League should cheat its way. It was clear to him early on that the season would sink into the corona swamp. And that's how it happened. He thought it was the right thing to do and thought it was "complete nonsense that the league starts" until the end. But it was about the money again. He then extended it and put the frustration aside. He can't do without ice hockey anyway. When the "ice hackers"who have since been renamed "Miners", released in Peißenberg at the beginning of 2020, he drove to all stadiums. Others seek distance, Rainer Höfler gave himself the full roar of ice hockey. Even now in the pandemic, everything from the major leagues to the NHL is on TV. The Peitinger has already meticulously planned the preparation. From June 7th summer training, from September 1st it's off to the ice. The season started one month later. Always provided with the passage: If the virus wants it. Höfler definitely wants to.June summer training, from September 1st it's off to the ice. The season started one month later. Always provided with the passage: If the virus wants it. Höfler definitely wants to.June summer training, from September 1st it's off to the ice. The season started one month later. Always provided with the passage: If the virus wants it. Höfler definitely wants to.
Not many have the chance to train a good team and their son. In the past, we are talking about youth in Peiting, they didn't get on well with each other. It all started when “I developed my own opinion,” says Florian Höfler, who of course doesn't always agree with Dad's. After bad games, the teammates distracted each other and played together. Florian Höfler had to stay at home. “The biggest problem was that we took our differences home with us,” says Rainer Höfler, who at the time was decried as very strict. Where does that come from? Well, he himself had a lot of nonsense in his head in his youth that stood in the way of his talent. Florian Höfler no longer remembers how his father played ice hockey. But he still remembers his mother's complaints. "Mei,scho der Höfler again ”she is supposed to have said after every disciplinary punishment against the senior. “I know what I've done wrong. That's why I'm strict and consistent as a trainer, ”says Höfler senior. But he often hit the wall with this type. Age, life and ice hockey - once he paid a fine of 1200 euros after a referee rebuke - have made him mild. "Now I have to hear that I am no longer recognized," jokes the Schongau trainer. This irony, which can sometimes drift into biting sarcasm, has always distinguished him. Not everyone can handle it.But he often hit the wall with this type. Age, life and ice hockey - once he paid a fine of 1200 euros after a referee rebuke - have made him mild. "Now I have to hear that I am no longer recognized," jokes the Schongau trainer. This irony, which can sometimes drift into biting sarcasm, has always distinguished him. Not everyone can handle it.But he often hit the wall with this type. Age, life and ice hockey - once he paid a fine of 1200 euros after a referee rebuke - have made him mild. "Now I have to hear that I am no longer recognized," jokes the Schongau trainer. This irony, which can sometimes drift into biting sarcasm, has always distinguished him. Not everyone can handle it.
Father and son Höfler are looking forward to derbies with Peißenberg
Funnily enough, when he left Peißenberg, they again complained about the ex-striker's hard hand. This argument, says Höfler, was only a pretext. It was about other things, but nobody wants to spread them publicly. Rainer Höfler emphasizes: “I'm absolutely at peace with the team. There's nothing at all. ”The Höflers are really looking forward to the upcoming derbies, after which people like to sit down and have a beer. It used to be unthinkable, but the scene has changed. You stand together, even if everyone fights for himself. First of all, the fight against Corona is in the foreground. Florian Höfler says he would be really happy if ice hockey is played again at all. After a tough league year in Füssen, it's now more about having fun again. The back is healed.He's already pulling his papa away in table tennis. And he doesn't think that's wrong with nutrition either. The Höflers are ready for the Bavarian League - whenever the adventure starts.
