Thionville. Virus sidelines sports clubs

Guentrange tennis : Robert Schmitt tried to ward off fate, snubbing the virus by introducing drastic instructions to allow its members to indulge in tennis. “We organized a workshop for Christmas and during the February holidays welcomed 150 young people, we try to recover the hours by adapting, using only the outdoor courts but the financial losses are enormous. The Christmas tournament has been canceled and the April Open twice in a row. “Obviously, the sponsors let us down, that is to say 5,000 € less in the cash registers. Add to that the closure of our clubhouse. We no longer sell drinks. “Same sentence for the lottery which allowed to bail out the accounts a little. “Concretely, we recorded a loss of € 20,000. “

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US foot de Guentrange : the results are not better for amateur football which had to give up its tournaments. “We are at six cancellations,” explains Eric Lisiero. Our refreshment bar is dry and we can no longer organize family evenings. At the same time, the Federation asks us to pay it the part of the licenses, ie € 1,100. With what money? Contributions no longer come in? “

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The refreshments on a dry diet

Thionville Judo : clubs that train indoors no longer know which way to dance. “We resumed in June. In September, things promised to be positive, but since the end of October, we can no longer access the dojo de la Milliaire ”, recalls Claude Brenneis. The association already deplores the disappearance of 120 licensees. “With these contributions alone, we are missing € 11,000. Will we succeed in restarting the machine? “

3 Borders fencing : “We have been at a standstill for too long and this is not without consequences, considers Christophe Conrad. We can only accommodate high level practitioners and disabled sports, or fifteen people. At the same time, we no longer organize a competition, so we no longer enter any money. We saw 30 licensees leave out of our 155 registered. However, fencing is a masked discipline, which is practiced from a distance. “And we had established an exemplary protocol. We should have organized the European Championship for the over 40s in May and welcomed 1,800 competitors for a week. We had made good progress on the subject. Everything is postponed to 2023. It is demotivating and when it resumes, the fencers will not be ready, they will no longer have the level. “

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To try not to drink the cup, some have responded to calls for projects such as TC Guentrange. “The Federation supported us with 8,000 € and we had assistance from the Department as well as from the State. “In judo,” the Federation and the League have implemented a recovery plan and we will reimburse part of the licenses “. “But if the situation continues, asks Eric Lisiero, will our members be back in September? “. The ball is in the court of Jeunesse & sports, the Government and the municipality. “We need to be accompanied to get up. ”

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