In Nice, the development of young people is the priority. They are also French Champion 15U in 2022.
By joining Division 1 in 2019, the club gave itself the opportunity to develop its young players to the highest French level. The results in Division 1 are still fragile. In 2019, he finished 10th out of 12, in 2021, 10th out of 11. Last year, he finished last and was saved by the Division 2 champion (Clermont-Ferrand) who did not want to go up. Meeting with Isabelle Bertrand, President of the club.
BTVF: What is your assessment of the 2022 season?
A positive assessment with the integration of many young people from our training and Pole France with more experienced players has led to cohesion.
BTVF: What is your main objective for the 2023 season in all possible competitions for your club?
Our only goal is to maintain for the 2024 season.
Continue to integrate our young people from the club and Pole France.
BTVF: What collective strengths will you rely on to tackle the matches one after the other?
On the good cohesion of the group and the versatility of the players on the field and the line up.
BTVF: In your opinion, which statements suit your club best about new players?
- Wait until the last moments to announce and communicate on the names
- Raise awareness by announcing new players on social networks in a drop count before the season
- Do not communicate to keep the surprise in front of other clubs
- Communicate with the French baseball media so that they relay the information
Do not communicate to keep the surprise in front of other clubs (just kidding)
BTVF: Do you plan to broadcast the matches and if you already do so, what improvements do you plan for 2023?
We do not have the financial and human resources to offer it currently
BTVF: What are the advantages and disadvantages according to you of having a team in division 2 in addition to division 1?
Advantages :
– a certain notoriety for the club,
– have a pool of players
– give playing time to the club’s promising youngsters
The inconvenients :
– financiers
– request for more trained officials (referees, scoring)
– lack of training at the level of the coaches at the level of the volunteers
BTVF: What have you improved in infrastructure for this new season?
Currently we have submitted a project to improve the land to the Sports Department.
BTVF: What were the main adaptations in terms of training and recruitment that you considered to prepare for the 2024 season (8 teams, JFL players, etc.)?
Before preparing for the 2024 season, let’s start by finishing the 2023 season well.
Maintaining or lowering a division will not change our goals of training young people to meet the demands of the championships.
The notion of JFL that was proposed to us at the meeting of Presidents still remains to define the concept well because some points remain ambiguous.
BTVF: What can we wish you for 2023?
Maintaining joy and good humor
