Play handball on a grass field. This is what was offered on Tuesday to 600 children from schools in the area. Carried by the local club and the departmental committee, the meeting took place at the Yvan-Tepus complex.
“It’s the 4e edition, which marks our return since the health crisis, specifies David Bottoli, president of the homecourt handball club. The primary objective is to make the discipline known. »
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“Encourage the exchange of passes”
In teams of 5 or 6 players, the children competed with the ball in hand during matches lasting 7 minutes, refereed by students registered in the handball sports section at the Amilcar-Zannoni college. With this particularity of having to speak on the lawn. “The goal, of course, is to encourage the exchange of passes and to project towards the goal”, notes Emmanuel Hanen, technical manager of the club.
“The children also participated in two challenges, that of the best cheering song and that of the best pennant. »
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