The Olympic title of French volleyball players in Tokyo, combined with the arrival of Julien Le Tous, new president at the helm of the club, gave a certain going to the Anglet Olympique Volleyball
Since taking over the presidency of Anglet Olympique Volleyball in October 2020, Julien Le Tous has “revived a dynamic. I really want to find a club spirit, he says. People are very separated in consumption. They take up the sport and leave quickly. “It must be said that with the sea and the mountains nearby,” we have a multi-activity spot “, specifies the manager.
To put a little binding in its structure, the new manager strives to create events. On Halloween, he started a night tournament. To celebrate the end of the year 2021 and “meet again”, it organized a friendly match between its regional and pre-national women’s formations.
Few nearby clubs
The pennant team, which found itself in delicacy in National 3, was relegated to the lower floor by the president. By conceding many losses (3 sets to 0), “the girls were not having fun. Since then, we have found a real group ”. Following this decision, the AOVB, first in its group, was suspended from any climb for a year. However, “if some clubs can not show up in N3, they could offer us to go up. “
In N3, trips can go as far as Hérault, Cap d’Agde. “The return stings a bit,” he smiles. The Basque Country is not the promised land of volleyball, which is why the clubs are so far away. “Since you have to go back to the Pau and Bordeaux conurbations to regain a high level, the presidents of the AOVB and Bayonne VB have joined forces to revitalize local volleyball. If they have launched a common team of over 35, no merger in sight. Quite the contrary. “We would like several clubs to be created around in order to avoid all these trips. “
An impactful gold medal
Reduced to 80 licensees, the club now has 200 members. The Olympic title of the French men’s team is no stranger to this dynamic. This performance had “a phenomenal impact,” said the president. We did not expect such a tsunami of registrations among young people. It hurt my heart to refuse, but our infrastructure is not suitable. “
If Basque volleyball “is very feminine”, in Anglet, “girls and boys are starting to mix well. »What tends towards a certain homogeneity. For the moment, only the women have two teams against one for the men, regional leaders. In the future, Julien Le Tous hopes that his teams will be able to aim higher while registering as many young teams as possible in the Coupe de France (whose numbers have increased from 40 to 110) in order to represent Anglet at the national level.
“A complete sport”
“We really enjoy playing this sport because it can be played in winter as well as in summer. We have beautiful beach fields. It’s another indoor discipline, says Julien Le Tous. We were a little too negative with this sport in middle school or high school, because it hurts quickly in the arm, but it remains complete and enjoyable. “
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