Do you speak Basketball ? Yes, Matour does !

Two classes of 8th grade participated in the project “Do you speak basketball ?” The project take place in three sessions :

Two classes of 8th grade participated in the project “Do you speak basketball ?” The project take place in three sessions :
- We met on wednesday 9th January, the sport director of Elan Chalon and one of the players ;
- We went to see the match Elan-Chalon versus the CSP Limoges p, Saturday 12th January ;
- And finally, lilltle later a meeting with a professional player of the Elan-Chalon, Justin Robinson will take place in March.
On Wednesday 9th January, we welcomed in Matour Lucas Kouyaté, he is 19 years old, and he is a, 2m, who was accompanied by the director Crawford Palmer who is 2,09m and he 49 years old.
We have led to their meeting then they explained to us the rules of basketball : distances, rebounding, shooting…
Then we took balls and t-shirts that have kindly been given us… Then at the end we asked them questions : “what is your favorite food ?” Crawford, he told us it was lobster. “How many teams did you play with ?” He played in 8 different teams.
Lucas : “What are you physical qualities ?” He said his physical quality was his big bottom.

Elan-Chalon match versus CSP-Limoges on Saturday 12th January

During this 16th days of the Elite championship, the Elan-Chalon, at the Colisée has dominated by Limoges (73-77). We were invited to the match for the project. The Elan-Chalon has rushed, led by Limoges but they have resisted before completely cracking at the end of the match. He hasn’t scored so little (73), nor lost so many balls (19).
It’s such a disappointment we cheered them to a maximum but it wasn’t enough. They remain badly on 7 defeats in 8 days. And then it isn’t over in a few days we are going to meet Justin Robinson.
They must always be in tip-top shape especially for Lucas because he is a player, they must train a lot and take care of him, have a healthy lifestyle, be careful…
Crawford has finished his career in 2006 but he is now a sport director, a profession that ask him for time and mental and physical strength, finally he continues his sporting !

Clémence, Duane B., Solenne D.’A., R. S.F.