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Author: Thierry WICK

Les champions de demain

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Le tennis a son tournoi des “Petit As”. Son voisin, le tennis de table, possède depuis maintenant six ans ses Euro Mini Champ’s. Copié sur la réussite du premier, qui a révélé depuis sa création quantité de joueurs professionnels, les Euro Mini Champ’s (EMC) n’ont aujourd’hui plus grand chose à lui envier.

Simon Gauzy, exemple de réussite

 

En six ans, la compétition européenne réservée aux garçons et filles de 11 et 12 ans a vu passer les pongistes européens les plus prometteurs. Ils s’affronteront à nouveau à partir de vendredi à Schiltigheim, qui accueillera la 6e édition de ces Euro, vitrine du travail de détection mis en place par la Fédération française.
« Il y a les meilleurs éléments de toutes les nations lors de ces Euro Mini Champ’s. Ce sont des jeunes que l’on va retrouver, à coup sûr, sur les podiums des championnats d’Europe dans trois ou quatre ans », se réjouit le Président de la Ligue d’Alsace de Tennis de Table, Bernard Simonin.
Le Français Simon Gauzy est sans doute aujourd’hui le meilleur exemple de réussite. Deuxième des EMC en 2006, le pongiste a décroché hier après-midi une médaille de bronze lors des premiers Jeux olympiques de la Jeunesse (JOJ) à Singapour.
Le vainqueur suédois de 2006, Hampus Söderlund, n’a lui non plus jamais cessé de briller sur la scène mondiale puisqu’il a atteint les quarts de finale des JOJ de Singapour.

« Le creuset des futurs champions de demain »

 

« Ces Euro Mini Champ’s sont un peu le creuset des futurs champions de demain à un niveau international, se félicite Bernard Simonin. C’est un peu une compétition d’évaluation des “petits” car les championnats d’Europe ne commencent qu’à partir de la catégorie “cadets”. »
L’organisation de ces Euro traduit donc la volonté européenne de former très tôt ses jeunes talents pour rivaliser avec les pongistes asiatiques qui raflent la plupart des médailles lors des compétitions internationales.
L’« élite européenne des 11-12 ans », représentée par plus de 400 pongistes issus de quelque 40 nations, se retrouvera donc cette semaine au gymnase des Malteries de Schiltigheim.

40 nations représentées

 

Parmi eux, l’Alsacien Joé Seyfried fera partie de la délégation française. Eliminé en huitièmes de finale l’an dernier, le licencié au SUSTT retentera l’expérience, cette fois chez les garçons nés en 1998. Une douzaine d’autres régionaux tenteront de passer le tournoi qualificatif qui débute vendredi afin d’intégrer le tableau final.
Comme de grands champions, certaines délégations ont d’ores et déjà débuté un stage de préparation en Alsace. “Petits”, mais à prendre au sérieux, les jeunes pongistes ne viennent pas faire de la figuration. Dans quelques ans, ils joueront dans la cour des grands.

 

Thomas Bourgois

 

Du 27 au 29 août au gymnase des Malteries de Schiltigheim. Site internet : www.eurominichamps.com

 

Article paru dans les DNA le 24.08.200

PRE-EMC TRAINING SESSIONS

3 pre-EMC training sessions takes place this week.

1 –ITTF and French team training

The session will take place only on Wednesday 25 August and the morning of Thursday 26 August.

The aim for the ITTF players is mainly to get rid of the jet lag.

As for the French team (4G + 4B), it will be to check out the last minute details after the previous training sessions, which ended on 19 August.

Coaches: Dejan Papic (ITTF) & Jean-Denis Constant (FFTT)

List of  ITTF players:

Neridee Niño (VENEZUELA), Insana Makhauri (LETTONIE), Ruofei Rao (NOUVELLE-ZELANDE), Marie Migot (FRANCE)


Filip Ilijevski (CANADA), Victor Hung Ka Tak (HONG-KONG), Christopher Wheeler (ECOSSE), Aaron Junior Wilson (TRINIDAD et TOBAGO)

French national team players :

Malaurie MATHIEU, Audrey ZARIF, Eloïse SAINT DIZIER, Anaïs SALPIN

Alexandre CASSIN, Joé SEYFRIED, Nolan GIVONE, Damien IVARS

2 -French detection group training

Children selected:

Marion BERTHAUD 99, Julie ERRAUD 99, Claire Marie AVIT 00, Lucie GAUTHIER 00, Juliette GASQUEZ 00, Leïli MOSTAFAVI 00, Irvin BERTRAND 00, Joris REYNAUD 00, Dorian CALLET 01, Antoine DOYEN 01, Louis CHAERLE

Coaches:

Damien LOISEAU, Florian HABUDA, Xavier FORTINEAU

 

Aim: to be in top shape for the EMC.

Training: first regular play and then shorter and faster, moving on towards competition-like situations.

Individual training, on serve and aggressive return in order to take the initiative.
Physical training, video and competitive situation management.

The children have been doing very well so far, keeping up a high level and a good spirit.

Anecdote: to enhance a sports culture, we went to the Handball Euro Tournoi in Strasbourg last night.
3 – ALSACE pre-EMC training

As in previous years, the Alsace league organised an inter-region training session the week prior to the EMC.

From 21 to 26 August, 13 players from Champagne-Ardenne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Franche-Comté and Alsace have been training together.

The training has been in two stages; in the first the players took up training and in the first they focused more specifically on getting ready for the competition (individual training).

Players present:

  • Champagne-Ardenne: Clément Chobeau, Alexis Gosserez, Louis Cok

(Coaches: Cyril Mayeux et Julie Pillette). 

  • Languedoc-Roussillon: Juliette Gasquez, Léa Murat

(Coach: Nathalie Fortuny)

  • Franche-Comté: Clara Benier-Rollet, Jean-François Martin, Arthur Roland

(Coach: Paul Thévenin)

  • Alsace: Hélène Witz, Hélène Foels, Jonathan Boni, Alexandre Boos, Christian Riesterer (coaches: Jérôme Richert, Benjamin Genin)

THE EDITORIAL OF MIKAEL ANDERSON

 

Dear friends and supporters of Youth-Junior Table Tennis,

I am proud to be given the opportunity to welcome all the young players and coaches to France and the city of Schiltigheim for the 2010 version of the Eurominichamp’s. This particular event has over the last five years established itself as a must attend meeting point for the very youngest talents in Europe. As an ITTF staff I am therefore very grateful for the opportunity to add some extra spice to the Championships by fielding a young and motivated selection from all over the world – The ITTF World Hopes Team. These young athletes have been through a process of online entry-registration, evaluation and training offered by our management and coaching staff. I encourage each and everybody to carefully look at this opportunity when registration opens again in November. On a personal note I must say that I simply loved the time spent in Schiltigheim last year. Not only for the talent level on display – but also for the energy and motivation generated from some splendid performances. There is no doubt in my mind that the Eurominichamp’s now is an established and very well known youth event providing great benefit for those involved.

I wish you all the best of luck !

MARIE MIGOT’S INTERVIEW

 

1) How did you learn about the EMC and what made you want to take part?

It’s been too long… I don’t remember… Jean-Denis Constant, who was then in charge of detection, asked me to take part.

2) How many times have you played in the EMC? What results have you got?

This will be the 5th year. The 1st year, I lost all matches. The second, I made it to the last 32 The third, I lost in the last 32 or last 16 against a Spanish girl who played with pimples in the backhand. The 4th year, i.e. last year, I won the gold medal in girls born 98.

3) What is your best memory of the EMC?

My victory last year.

4) What are your feelings about this competition in general? About the level?

I love this competition because it’s the first international tournament I have played in. And you play many games. The level is very high, players are really good.

5) A word on other European players? Who are you afraid of?

I’m afraid of the Romanians. I don’t like to play against them because they all play very fast. You have to find the ‘trick’ that will beat them… you ‘ve really got to play your best… There is also Hao Tin Tin from England, who plays penholder…

6) What is your goal this year? Another medal?

Another victory to make it double.

7) What is your preparation to reach that goal in the EMC? Have you been having specific practice and physical training?

No, I don’t have a specific preparation; but there is always a training period with the French team before the competition.

8) You are part of the ‘ITTF Hopes’ team: – what made you want to join this international team? – how are players selected? – what about the practice? – the competitions you take part in? – the frequency and places at which you get together? – the objectives? – What do you expect from this?

I wanted to go and play abroad, to speak English, to get to know the other girls. There was a training and selection session in Sweden in February. There were many candidates. 9 were selected (5 girls and 4 boys). I also took part in a training period in South Korea for 10 days, then there was the ITTF Hopes Challenge and the Global Junior Circuit (juniors and cadets) tournament in Korea. All this from 15 July to 2 August. I won silver in the ITTF Hopes Challenge: I lost 3/2 in the final to a Korean defender I had beaten 3/0 in the qualifying groups! There’s been Korea, then the EMC tournament is on the ITTF Hopes Team agenda. I’m loving it!

9) Any long-term ambition?

To be European cadet champion; then we’ll see… That first…

credit : Vincent Kovacs / FFTT