“One day, Michel had calculated that he had spent, in total, three or four years of his life at the CRJS. So it’s a beautiful symbol that we are gathered here, this evening, in his house. “Friday evening, the shadow of Michel Barbot hovered over the AG of the 28 hand committee, and several tributes were paid to him, like these few words from Daniel Villain, the man who recently succeeded him at the head of the Center League.
Michel Barbot, emblematic figure of handball, ex-president of the Center-Val de Loire League, is gone
The former manager of the Blues, the whole assembly remembered with emotion. A series of photos were projected on a screen, while various initiatives, intended to pay tribute to him, were announced. The name of the Senonchois will be attached to the future premises of the Center league, in Orléans, whose inauguration will take place in September, while meetings between coaches, educators or leaders will now take place every year, in his memory. The first weekend of May.
We are again approaching the bar of 3,000 practitioners, around 300 less than in June 2020.
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Obviously, there was also talk of more down to earth subjects, with an exhaustive assessment of the past season, during which a return to normal began, after two seasons truncated by the covid. “After a drop of almost 30% of our licensees, we are again close to the bar of 3,000 practitioners, around 300 less than in June 2020”, detailed the president of CD 28, Claude Delorme, while recalling that the women’s practice was currently pending. Suffering also in certain country clubs: if Bonneval and Tremblay managed to leave, and Brou uses the D system in a village hall, Orgères, on the other hand, had to close down.
Arbitration, a real concern
Another subject of concern is the refereeing, with staff always too few, which leads to various problems. Some matches are sometimes whistled solo, or not at all… This is undoubtedly the subject that will have been discussed the most at length, Friday evening, during two hours of cordial and peaceful exchanges.
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