Stability, flawless organization, a gym popular with bad players and an exciting workforce are good reasons to explain the enthusiasm surrounding the Mare au Diable tournament.
Gathering around 280 bad players five days before Christmas is a huge task, according to club president Alexandre Piron. Delighted to see the club in action at the recent Paris Olympic Games. In fact, less than 100 licensees are currently under construction.
The competition is known outside the department
Organizing competitions has become a trademark of the La Vallee-Noire Club and the Mare au Diable competition has become one of the most important in the department.
Indre clubs were well represented. But that’s not all: as the meeting gained great popularity, competitors from Toulouse, Le Mans, as well as Cote d’Armor were among the participants.
For the organization, 25 volunteers are on board and nothing is left to chance. In the gymnasium, players can call a roper or mass if necessary.
Soon at the national level
The first day attracted singles but also mixed doubles, from unclassified to region 4. The whole day, the games continued under the expert eye of Catherine Labrune, Department of Badminton Committee President.
Like secretary Lena Carré, the club’s new president, Alexandre Piron, can wear a broad smile after an encouraging first day. “Of course, satisfaction is the priority and we are going now Working on what is currently only a project, the national competition of the winter race in La Vallee-Noire. This specifically involves the use of two gymnases, but we have! » to be continued…