This Monday, July 24 was recovery day for the Usam (Starligue) players, who met at the Nîmes CrossFit room. A Green team with a new coach, with a familiar face, in the person of Yann Balmossière, who will be assisted by general manager Jérôme Chauvet.
With the absences, due to administrative procedures in their country, of two of the three recruits – Egyptian right-back Abdelak Mohamed Saeed Mohab, 20, and Serbian right-winger Alexsandar Antic, 19 – Usam Nîmes’ trombinoscopes and group photos have hardly changed, from one summer to the next, for this day of recovery.
This Monday, after having activated to lift cast iron in the morning at the Nîmes Crossfit hall, each player in the workforce, the rest of the day, forced himself to strike a pose. “The preparation started at 7:15 a.m. …”, slips, smirking, left-back Quentin Minel, in reference to the first morning shots.
#handball This Monday, July 24 is official recovery day for @USAMNIMESGARD at the Cross fit in Nîmes, where Julien Rebichon and his partners immediately got to the heart of the matter. pic.twitter.com/6Bkruqb5sx
– Midi Libre Nimes (@MidiLibreNimes) July 24, 2023
Photo sessions, from Gambetta to the Tour Magne
This urban getaway during the day, from Gambetta to the Tour Magne, will at least have allowed Reyhan Zuzo, 17 years old (2 years of training center contract + 1 year pro), the only new face present among the seventeen Usamists, to discover the charms of the city. The left-back, French international U19, has touched the start of preparation as a pro. “Of course it changes, the charges are different and we go to a higher level, reports the former Villeurbanne (Proligue). But it will do.”
Nicolas Rainville, sports assistant: “Usam is the first club in Nîmes”
Joining the ranks of the last 5th of Starligue marks a progression in the player’s career. Who, arriving at Usam, and listening to the speech, before the session, of the City’s sports assistant, Nicolas Rainville, will evolve in the “first club of Nîmes. When we talk about sport in Nîmes, it is Usam which is the most publicized “.
A close-knit workforce that has changed very little, simply orphaned by Hesham, gone to Montpellier. Pivot Hugo Kamtchop-Baril and center half Boiba Sissoko, an almost white season for both – even if Sissoko played again at the end – will be real reinforcements. “I hope to play at least one tournament (three in total, editor’s note) in preparation”, already projects Kamtchop-Baril, back from a knee injury (cruciate ligaments).
The Balmossière – Chauvet duo has already proven itself
An off-season not to be missed for the Nîmes and an exercise to be understood as well as possible for Yann Balmossière, taking over from Ljubomir Vranjes on the bench, with his assistant Jérôme Chauvet. A duo with eight victories in nine Starligue matches, between March and June 2022, following the departure of Franck Maurice. “This assistant position responds to a need for the club, so I respond without thinking, assures general manager Jérôme Chauvet. Afterwards, it is also the impact of an entire season. Both family and, very important in my eyes, on everything I have launched as a manager.
Luc Tobie: “For us, Yann is not a new coach”
At Usam, it’s time for change in continuity. And in fidelity. That of Luc Tobie, 35 years old (June 2025), eighth season with the Greens and first under the orders of Balmossière. “For us, Yann is not a new coach, notes the Guyanese right-back. Nothing has changed. The only difference is that he is the decision-maker. It does not change anything for us; for him, yes. The group has confidence in him and we can’t wait to start the season together. ” There is no more…
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2023-07-24 22:12:35
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