For four years, badminton has been honing its young talents in Ille-et-Vilaine. With its FIB Avenir section, the FIB (Flume Ille Badminton) detects and trains the hopes of the discipline, to lead them to the highest level.
“We do not close the door to a beginner, everything is in the motivation. With the desire, catching up level is quite feasible”, insists Jérémy Bloutin. Each licensee took part in a detection, was selected. Anyone can access it.
The training takes place on Wednesdays and can be spread over three hours, with a breakdown of the workforce by level. Those who wish can insist more, going up to eight hours of practice, on the various sites of the FIB. “From the moment you enter FIB Avenir, the idea is to push a little extra. Often, those who enter stop the second sport they were doing next.” The sessions rely on collective and individual work, to strengthen the strengths of the players and help them progress. The two coaches are there when traveling to competitions. Pleasure must dominate, “we must keep this pleasure of playing sport, with the performance that goes with it” stresses Pierre.
Roman, in full effort during a core exercise
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© P. Queyroux – France Televisions
“The idea of FIB Avenir is to take them to the highest level, to integrate them into the first teams”
Roman is 12 years old, he has been playing badminton since the age of 5, a fast sport where he relies on his technique and his movements. “I get my opponents moving, it distracts them.” He has been part of FIB Avenir for 4 years. He has improved a lot, in his game but also on the mental side: “When I was little I was just getting mad, I was swinging the racket. Now it’s much better, I don’t get mad after games anymore. I don’t care if I lose. not see. ”
Roman’s evolution is such that he has just been detected by the French badminton federation. His pace has intensified and he dreams of the French championships. Jérémy accompanies him. He must be the relay with the federation. “We follow everything, the medical aspect, school, the annual planning of his training, the competitions, the results.”
The next step for FIB Avenir is to increase the number of individual sessions. The FIB, which already has a National 2 team, would like to climb to the N1, and this will require training for young people.
What is FIB (Flume Ille Badminton)?
– 3 united clubs: Chavagne, Pacé, Saint-Grégoire
– More than 500 licensees. The FIB represents the third French club in number of licensees.
– 1 team in National 2
– 1 team in Pre-National
– 2 regional teams
– 16 departmental teams
– activities for people with disabilities or people with cancer, in remission
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