After the announcement of partial confinement throughout the department over the next two weekends, the leaders of the Riviera clubs are reacting to this news.
Even if the town halls have still not announced anything concerning sports infrastructures, the fate should be clear. No more sporting activity on Saturdays. One of the solutions found during a curfew therefore falls through the cracks for the clubs. On the side of CASE Nice, Eddy Lai, president and coach of the Seniors seems discouraged. “We have no solution! The City of Nice should close the stadiums. So we will find ourselves in an unmanageable situation. I am waiting for more information but I am very pessimistic. How to do the training before 6 p.m. We should be available and start at 4 p.m. So impossible. “
For his team, as for many others, the weekend was the perfect opening to counter the curfew and train all the licensees. This new measure therefore risks impacting the schedules of certain categories, as explained by Taoufick Fatfouta, president of Drap Football. “With this new decision our U13, U15, U17 and our women will no longer be able to train. We had succeeded in mobilizing them on Saturday for our young people and on Sunday morning for our daughters, but from now on it is over. “
As for AS Cannes, the situation is even more complex. According to Laurent Piombo, technical director of U6 to U20, training took place on Wednesdays and at weekends. But by Friday, that shouldn’t be possible anymore. “We could only operate on Wednesdays and weekends. We are waiting for instructions from the Town Hall in order to adapt accordingly, but we risk being able to practice only on Wednesdays… ”
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If some see this confinement as a brake, others have already prepared for it. But they will still have to rely on the efforts of families. “We will be forced to cancel the weekend sessions and set up a different organization on Wednesday to accommodate as many licensees as possible. We have anticipated this eventuality, we will need the support of parents so that they agree to change their habits once again, ”said Gilles Massa, co-president of AS Fontonne Antibes.
At the Etoile de Menton, health is paramount for Manu Bicchieri, coach of the Seniors team.“It is true that we will not be able to train even on weekends. The situation is difficult to manage, but the most important thing is health. “ Especially since training is not rewarded with championship matches, he explains. “Frankly, I prefer to resume football properly without stopping every 3 months. I miss playing a championship until the end… ” This new measure is also likely to highlight certain questions according to Taoufick Fatfouta. “I think we will have a real concern about requesting reimbursement of part of the licenses, that’s for sure, it will fall on us. “
Without more information from the municipalities, the clubs still remain in a rather unclear situation. They are therefore impatiently awaiting the decisions of government authorities concerning sports facilities.
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