Badminton. Martin Boiveau: “It would be crazy to get into the Top 12! – Badminton

N1 (playoffs). BC Rostrenen – Saint-Bruno Bordeaux, Saturday (5 p.m.)

He arrived in 2010, from Retiers, in Ille-et-Vilaine. “I was playing in Departmental 1! Twelve years later, Martin Boiveau (28) is a pillar of the Bad’Club Rostrenen: “I did all the climbs: N3, N2, N1”. And today, it is the Top 12 which is offered to him. “Between us, we’ve been saying it for a month: it’s crazy! “Especially since he is surprised himself: on paper, “we are even favorites, against Saint-Bruno”.

According to several rumours, the Bordelais would not necessarily have the budget to go up and would not send their best team to Central Brittany on Saturday. However, Martin Boiveau has the experience of a failed climb to N1, in Cholet, on the last day of the 2014-2015 season. “They were missing their Indonesian and we made the mistake of thinking it was going to do it. We had lost 5-3. This time, we swore to count only on ourselves, to fight like dogs until the last point. »

“Completely unreal”

For several weeks, everyone has therefore redoubled their efforts in training. Martin Boiveau the first. “I do twice as much! “It must be said that he has ready-made sparring partners, in this case the young people he trains at the Pôle Espoirs de Nantes in the magnificent Creps of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. The Bretillien has been the deputy director since September 1. “The young people are between 13 and 18 years old and all have strong projects. So, you have to go all out! laughs the holder of a Master’s degree in Staps and OPS (training and optimization of sports performance).

The boy is insatiable. “At the beginning, the kids asked me for my results out of politeness. There, they see how rigorous I am with myself. “An example, a real one, which therefore awaits the supreme reward, this Saturday. “For now, admits Martin, I can’t imagine playing in the Top 12, it would be completely unreal! “It would also be historic for Brittany, which would find the highest French division more than twelve years, after the glorious seasons of Guichen Bourg-des-Comptes.

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