The Portuguese women’s international: New season, new

After the exception made in 2021, due to the pandemic, the International League of Portuguese Women has returned to its usual date of the end of January. The start of the tournament as a promise of a season, perhaps not ordinary, but at least ordinary according to its schedule. Unfortunately, the virus was not far away, deprived of the Lusitani smuggler Mila JorenThe test result came back positive shortly before his departure. There is some bad luck for the young car, which is precisely one of the newcomers among the tricolor girls.

like her, Carla de Troya (Saint Germain) Camille Maine Gaultier (Valcross) and both 15 and Valentine Delon Chantilly, 16, joined the women’s team in France at the beginning of January, during an apprenticeship at Molets. A sector in which the boundaries between girls and women have been abolished: now, the entire big team of France is preparing together. This week, on the track Montado Golf Resortwhich last hosted the European Girls’ Tag Team Championship, the rookies will be entirely motivated to prove themselves on the course. They are eager to discover and show what they can do. They have pressure, but that’s good pressure.”explain Veronique Simondak.

Sharing experiences with the elderly

Valentin Delon joined the French group in early January, during a period of training at Molets. (photo ffgolf)

The France Girls Team Captain will be with them all this week in Portugal, Global Director of the Women’s Sector Juladis Nocera Being confined to conversations and instructions by an interfering phone screen (still this dreaded virus). “To be a part of this whole group, he has already shown them that they can, Véronique Smondack continues. They are serious players at the base because of the framework in which they develop, and here, they are disciplined, and they follow the setting very well. »

Also, the discussion channel was created with all the other players in the group without difficulty. “At Molets, I immediately felt that we were well integrated, and that the ‘olders’ were very happy to welcome us, highlighted Valentine Delon. We feel that the players who participated in last year’s European Championship know exactly what they should and should not do, and they are sharing their experience with us. »

“With players that are almost our age, we can talk about high school, Witness Carla de Troya. Older adults tell us more about their experience at American universities. It allows us to better know what lies ahead. » Help that lasts until the course: “On a purely strategic level, it has allowed us to realize that we can attack more than we actually do, Details of the young player from Saint-Germain. You also learn to better understand rolling greens before a tournament. »

“I jotted a lot more things in my notebook today than usual, confirmed Camille Maine Gaultierat the end of the first part of the Portuguese poll. The more experienced players showed me how to do a good reconnaissance. We really have a great atmosphere between us. We encourage and support each other. »

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Team cohesion, even on an individual level

Both players and captains agree on one point: In all of these aspects, the Mulets camp has had an undeniably beneficial effect, by creating a cohesion that continues even during individual tournaments. That’s fine, as there will be, like every year, a European girls’ team championship that will be played in July, in Iceland. France girls team finished championship Silver medal last year.

This week in Portugal, young French women will develop hand in hand with Ines Archer (RCF La Boulie), Constance Foyer (no freeloner), Myles Lamore (Kempferhof) and others verana heck (RCF La Boulie), who was part of the European Vice-Champion’s side. without forgetting Emma Falsher (Lanniron-Quimper) who this season has opted to stay by his side throughout the run-up, but is hopeful of joining the French national team during the major tournaments.

“We talked a lot with them, and they told us that at the end of the championship last year, they struggled a little bit physically, Carla de Troya says: As a result, we are all committed to doing more in preparation for this year, and we all want to win. » It could start at the Portuguese Open, where two of the last three editions have seen French victories (Paulin Rossin-Bouchard in 2019 and Lucy Malcheran in 2021). Captain Veronique Smondak, smiling from the survey parts: “It is a pleasure to watch them play.”

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