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Social Media Roundup: Players get down to pre-season work

MUNICH (EuroLeague Women) - With time ticking down until the start of the EuroLeague Women season, players have been arriving at their respective clubs and getting down to some seriously hard work.

One of the first clubs to hit the hardwood will be CCC Polkowice who will take part in the Qualifiers as they look to make the Regular Season. They have completed their roster for the new campaign with the arrival of Croatia national team guard Antonija Sandric.

Olimpijka i jedna z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych sportsmenek w Chorwacji dołączy do #cccteam! W naszej pomarańczowej drużynie zagra Antonija Sandrić! 💪🏀 Welcome to our team @miska10! #GoForMore #basketball #ccc #cccpolkowice #antonijasandrić #antonijamisura #newseason #basketballneverstops #basketballbeauties

A post shared by CCC Polkowice (@ccc_polkowice) on Aug 15, 2017 at 3:02am PDT

BLMA are also involved in the Qualifiers and they have now congregated as they look to ride their way to the main phase of the tournament...

Les Gazelles en route vers les sommets ! VTT au programme du 2eme jour de préparation à Megève. #🗻 #🏀 #blma #GoGazelles #montain #basketball #women #prepa #stage #instagood

A post shared by BLMA (@basketlma) on Aug 27, 2017 at 12:57pm PDT

...and shoot down their future opponents!

Fin de la 4ème journée de préparation. Une belle après-midi autour du lac de Samoëns. Au programme pique-nique, laser game et jeux de cohésion. Et tout ça dans un cadre extraordinaire ! #BLMAfamily #GoGazelles #prepa #basketball #BLMA #montpellier #lattes #hardwork

A post shared by BLMA (@basketlma) on Aug 29, 2017 at 7:58am PDT

There has been a hive of activity at Tango Bourges Basket as well...

Second entraînement de la journée, @cristi106 au drive ✌️#AllezTango pic.twitter.com/9fG7oR81go
— Tango Bourges Basket (@BourgesBasket) August 23, 2017

New signing Cristina Ouvina wasted no time in making an impression during practise and Valeriane Ayayi is happy with her change of colors.

I guess, Orange is the new Black! #AllezTango😜🏀⚫️🔶✌🏾

A post shared by VALÉRIANE AYAYI (@valeriane_ayayi) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:57am PDT

There will be a lot of eyes fixed on Sopron, where there have been a lot of changes during the off-season.

New colors 🇪🇸

A post shared by Ángela Salvadores (@ansalvadores) on Aug 20, 2017 at 12:10pm PDT

There will be a strong Spanish connection with incoming head coach Roberto Iniguez joined by rising star Angela Salvadores.

ZVVZ USK Prague also have a Spanish presence too, with Letiica Romero replacing Laia Palau alongside compatriot Marta Xargay.

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All the Prague players present in the Czech capital are already being put through a fitness regime ahead of what many believe could be a testing season.

Not every player is with their respective EuroLeague Women team for pre-season training, since some are participating in the WNBA.

. mi sveglio, guardo l'ora, sono le 5 e mezza. fuori c'è buio, ma non troppo. sta arrivando l'alba. la mia preferita. mi chiedo perché sono già sveglia, come mai non riesca più a prendere sonno. la sveglia è alle 7, ma non mi ricordo cosa devo fare. mentre ci penso la stanza si illumina, il sole sorge e questa dove sono non è la mia camera. mi alzo, di corsa, ho un attimo di panico. guardo fuori dalla finestra: grattacieli. Minneapolis. Minnesota. America. esco sul balcone. fa freddo, ma non mi importa. sono in America. chiudo gli occhi e la respiro, a pieni polmoni. ero solo una bambina che voleva imitare suo fratello con un pallone da basket. ero solo una bambina quando ho preso in mano il pallone. ora guarda dove sono. the dream is real. . 🇮🇹🇺🇸 . I wake up. looking at the time, it says 5:30am. it’s not that dark outside. the dawn is coming. my favorite time of the day. I wonder why I’m already up, why I can’t fall asleep anymore. the alarm clock is set at 7, but I just can’t remember what I have to do. while I think about it, the room lights up, the sun rises and I suddenly realize that this is not my room. I stand up. very quickly. I’m in panic. I look out of the window: skyscrapers. Minneapolis. Minnesota. America. I go out on the terrace. it’s cold, but I couldn’t care less. here I am, in the States. time to close my eyes. I take a deep breath. I was just a little girl who wanted to emulate her brother and play basketball. I was just a little girl when I first put my hands on a basketball. now look where I am. the dream is real. . . #GoFar

A post shared by Cecilia Zandalasini (@zandi96) on Aug 29, 2017 at 3:57am PDT

This includes Italian Cecilia Zandalasini, whose explosive displays for Beretta Famila Schio and particularly Italy at FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 have led to her making a dream move to Minnesota Lynx.

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