Espalion: after a difficult season, the Judo-Club looks to its future

The general assembly of this Tuesday evening took stock of a difficult and very special season, while projecting itself towards a return to better days.

It is in the presence of Eric Picard, mayor, Abdher Bouchentouf, sports assistant and Patrick Bouzat, president of the departmental committee that the annual general assembly of the Judo-Club took place in the station room. After the usual thanks from President Nicolas Anglade to the town hall, to the Community of communes and to the local Crédit Agricole bank for their support, not to mention the entire office and the sports manager Roland Girbal. He drew up a quick moral assessment of the past year. A difficult and dotted year, however, marked by good resistance in the number of licensees despite the context.

After a quick financial report from the treasurer Anne-Laure Batut-Alexandre revealing healthy finances thanks to the subsidy from the town hall and to help from Crédit-Agricole, it was up to Roland Girbal, sports manager, to detail a particular season, even if the club has not been inactive.

After the participation in the re-entry of associations, the club operated until the All Saints holidays before reopening during the Christmas holidays and a new stop on January 15 and finally a new resumption in mid-May for minor licensees with adapted sessions. which made it possible to keep in touch.

The will not to stay wait-and-see

These sessions made it possible to prepare the youngest for the grade yellow border, yellow bar, yellow belt and orange belt. Even if he was assisted by Mathias, there was much to occupy Roland Girbal who is the only qualified instructor (holder of the professional card) of the club and who, during confinement, was required to participate in several platforms. forms (in Realmont, Toulouse, Lavaur, Mèze) as well as weekly videoconferences with the league for teachers. In view of the lack of activity, the traditional trophies for sporting results will not be distributed for this season.

Start afresh

For the next season, registrations are already open for a course offered by the Millau club from August 23 to 27. The resumption is set for September 6.

The club intends to organize inter-club exchanges as well as a round of the Departmental Council challenge.

Many other projects are also under study, such as an exchange with the twin towns of Coteau in the Loire and Tauste in Spain.

In conclusion, Eric Picard wished to thank the club for its activity, to congratulate all the volunteers and to assure them of the support of the town hall in their most significant projects.

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