He did everything as usual. Or almost. He energized the names of the players in the presentation of the teams, he provided the musical atmosphere, distilled a few small jingles felt on penalties or between two actions, he even ignited on spectacular goals. Eric El Megadmini did everything as usual. Except it wasn’t business as usual. Friday, the room was empty, and as he put it in the tone of the joke, a little sorry, “it’s difficult to create an empty room …”
It was important to try to create a bit of atmosphere for the fans who were watching the match, and especially for the players.
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It was not quite, because there were about thirty accredited, between volunteers, technical staff, administrative and journalists. But nothing that could not make the decibels take off during this Chartres – Ivry yet pleasant to follow. If the musical clothing made it possible to mask the silence a little, especially during the warm-up and the time-outs, the contrast was striking the rest of the time, during the phases of play. The noise then mainly came from the field and benches, a surprising finding in a high level match.
Chartres wins easily against Ivry
“It’s complicated to get into it when no one gets up, claps their hands, shouts. It’s very weird, ”admits Eric El Megadmini. However, he did not feel useless. “It was important to try to create a bit of atmosphere for the fans who were watching the match, and especially for the players. »Which often need these sound cues, the protocol, to switch to competition mode. They also choose their own play-list for the warm-up.
In camera, better than nothing
Do we manage to take a little pleasure when we host a game behind closed doors? The CCMHB announcer tries to see the glass half full. “It’s a new experience, let’s say. We try to take pleasure where it is, we joke with people around, more than usual… ”
The pleasure is also in the simple fact of being able to work, in this year when event professionals are particularly affected. Eric El Megadmini, also under contract with the two Chartres basketball clubs, and that of Bourges among the women, has lived through difficult months. So, even if he is still struggling to project himself into a very uncertain sporting calendar, being in camera is better than nothing.
Chartres – Ivry in the silence of a cathedral
For the next matches, he also has some ideas in his boxes. “I will try to download the sound of spectators, and the sound of a band as well. “To get as close as possible to the atmosphere of before, hoping to quickly move on to that of tomorrow …
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