“At times close to the limit”: How Etienne Schalch learned to carpenter and at the same time grew into a top athlete at Volley Amriswil
Technical training and top-class sport have so far been difficult to combine in Thurgau. The canton now wants to close the gap with support contributions – too late for volleyball hope Etienne Schalch.
Four years ago there was no indication that Etienne Schalch would be part of the first team of Volley Amriswil and Junior Swiss Champion in beach volleyball in summer 2023. In 2019, at the age of 15, Schalch started his apprenticeship at the Krattiger timber construction company in Amriswil. He was already playing volleyball diligently, but – and he says it himself: “I wasn’t that good yet.”
2023-08-09 15:21:03
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