Kick-off of the Volleyball League A this Friday evening at 8 p.m. Saint-Nazaire plays in Cannes. The little thumb who became champion of France last year remains an outsider despite everything, “if only on the financial side” concedes manager Gilles Gosselin. The stakes are therefore high: to remain at the top of the bill again this season. For this, the SNVBA, the Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique will be able to count on its player for the second season Titouan Hallé. Meeting with an extraterrestrial.
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a thesis on the planet Mars
Because it must be said that the receiving attacker, in parallel with the intensive trainingof the bodybuilding sessions and numerous matches, prepares a physics thesis at the faculty of Rennes about the planet Mars. “It’s about understanding erosion, which caused the water on Mars to dry up“. Also brilliant than modestthe young man tries to explain his project in simple words.
An atypical profile.
A cerebral and thoughtful side that is found on the field
On the ground, “he has this cerebral, thoughtful, calm side. It’s a real plus for the team” says the SNVBA manager, Gilles Gosselin. Another of his many qualities? “His ability to adapt”. From league B to league A with the result we saw last season, from Rennes to Saint-Nazaire, the player admits “come home as soon as possible, Rennes is my home”, and of course of a career as a professional volleyball player to that of geoscience researcher.
sacrifices and facilities
To get there, it was necessary to do some sacrifices, “giving up on outings or naps, especially when I was in engineering school“. But Titouan Hallé recognizes it, he has certain learning facilities. “No need to work a lot” he said humbly, “except in volleyball, where there is no question of arriving tired or missing training, I am not alone”.
In the team, another player also made long engineering studies : Nicolas Burel. For Gilles Gosselin, “It’s a chance for the club to have these two players who have completed advanced studies, even if, we’re not going to lie, this kind of profile remains an exception in high-level professional sport“.
