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The players who trained yesterday together with the technical team of Alfred Julbe. | SPAR GIRONA

The ball bounces again in Fontajau yesterday. In other words, the long journey through the desert that the Women’s League teams have to endure since they finish the season at the end of April and do not restart it, is over. Spar Girona opened the pre-season under Alfred Julbe with much of the renewed squad already available. Only Laia Palau, Onyenwere and Burke were missing, apart from the injured María Araújo.

Julia Reisingerova and Júlia Soler throwing in the basket. | ANIOL RESCLOSA


The official competition is about to begin. Specifically, on September 12 the team will have the opportunity to revalidate the title of Catalan League against Cadí la Seu, in Manresa. Julbe, who continues as conductor, began work yesterday with a staff where no further moves are expected after a successfully resolved transfer market despite the pay cut forcing the crisis generated by the pandemic. “It’s different to start and take the team on the first day. It changes the situation. Now I can see the team from the beginning and I have noticed that the players have arrived well. They have come with a very good disposition to train both the basketball and the physical aspect “, commented the coach of the Spar Girona, who last season took over the bench in November, after the dismissal of Èric Surís.

Two of the new additions, Gardner and Drammeh. | SPAR GIRONA


The coach had much of the staff under his command. Júlia Soler, Julia Reisingerova, Frida Eldebrink, Giedré Labuckiene, Iho López, Rebekah Gardner, Binta Drammeh, Laia Flores and GEiEG players Faustine Parra, Maria Sall and Berta Ribas. On the other hand, he could not count on two of the new additions such as Michaela Onyenwere or Kennedy Burke who are playing in the WNBA; with Laia Palau, who is expected on Monday; nor with Maria Araújo, recovering from a knee injury; “We have a nice group that wants to grow. Compared to last season I think we have tracked the transfer market to get a more athletic team, with a good one against ui with an aggressive defense. As for the absences, I think it will be difficult for us at first to counteract that because the two players who are in the WNBA play in the same position, ”he described.

While waiting for the incorporation of the pending players, those available are preparing to face a season full of excitement, where they will try to overcome the milestones achieved last year, such as reaching the quarterfinals of the Euroleague . “I don’t know how to measure the group. I can only say that in this competition the best players in the world play. I know that we will enjoy and that the people who come to see us will have seven opportunities to see very good basketball players in Fontajau “, said Julbe about the continental tournament.

Ratifying her words, Maria Araujo added that “this year will be a long competition due to the two groups of eight teams. But we have a team to beat anyone. Araújo, who is in the process of recovering from a serious knee injury, did not want to create unrealistic expectations and made it clear that “my recovery is going well although I still do not want to set a date because it is a long process and it wouldn’t help me psychologically. Right now the muscle is responding just as well as the knee. I hope to be able to start running soon.

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