Recently, part of the students of the Notre Dame du Sacré-Coeur school, under the aegis of the UGSEL (General Sports Union of Free Education) participated in a school outing as part of the SmaShy Volley operation. The volleyball curriculum started in January with an external speaker at the establishment. In parallel, the students had to make a novel around volleyball and the values of sport, while including the handicap, in the continuity of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. A jury selected a Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 school, this is how Notre Dame de Ballon-Saint-Mars and Sainte-Anne de Connerré were designated.
To meet the elite
Forty children went to Nantes. Schools of Mayenne, Vendée and Loire-Atlantique also participated in this operation. On the program of the day: workshops, activities and the highlight of the day, all the students were able to attend the training of the women’s volleyball team, the elite of Neptunes.
What is Smashy Volley?
An operation SMASSHY (or SMASSY cycle) is an action for initiation and discovery of volleyball, which allows the child to familiarize himself, in a fun and accessible manner. It is intended for young people in elementary schools, it can concern other partner establishments, such as leisure centers without accommodation, municipal schools of sports, or even organizations in charge of peri -school development times. An SMASSHY cycle must have six consecutive sessions, which must be the subject of an agreement with the partner structure.