It was from Tignes, one of the highest resorts in Europe (2000 m), that Guillaume Gille launched preparations for the Olympic Games on Thursday afternoon, surrounded by the 21 selected players and his staff.
The kick-off towards Paris 2024 was given on D-36 (Thursday July 20) from Tignespace where Guillaume Gille presented the first Olympic preparation block. Surrounded by his staff, the coach mobilized his troops towards the supreme objective – achieving the Euro – Olympic double the same year – before almost immediately switching to the field for a first sequence of physical work, a “cleansing” at the from a day of travel.
The Barcelona trio who won the Champions League and Samir Bellahcene only benefited from a 10-day break while other players completed their season several weeks before this gathering. “We spoke with their club, in particular the physical trainers, so that the players had a rest period and then, afterwards, a recovery, explains Olivier Maurelli. Our goal is for players to be able to withstand the first phases of work and acclimatization to altitude. »
Olivier Maurelli spares no effort to optimize this first training course which will condition the physical power of a squad built to last until August 11! “Before our arrival in Tignes, an individual assessment was carried out on the state of fitness of each person with questionnaires following the tests carried out during our training in May”, details the physical trainer of the Blues du hand since 2020. The choice of the Tignes resort involves acclimatization to the altitude which requires precise monitoring at the physiological level, particularly during the first days of training in order to carry out an individualized progressive recovery. continues Olivier Maurelli who requested the collaboration of two experienced physical trainers, Gilbert Gascou and Frédéric Marcerou. Thus the “PP” team is mobilized on days sometimes free of handball. “Their contribution over the two courses makes it possible to individualize the work offered to the players, according to their abilities and the expectations of the coaches. »
the list
Guardians: Samir BELLAHCENE (THW Kiel) – Rémi DESBONNET (Montpellier HB) – Vincent GÉRARD (Istres Provence HB)
Left wingers: Hugo DESCAT (Telekom Veszprem) – Dylan NAHI (Industria Kielce)
Left backs: Thibaud BRIET (HBC Nantes) – Nikola KARABATIC (Paris Saint Germain Handball) – Timothey N’GUESSAN (FC Barcelona) – Élohim PRANDI (Paris Saint Germain Handball)
Center halves: Kentin MAHÉ (Telekom Veszprèm) – Aymeric MINNE (HBC Nantes) – Nedim REMILI (Telekom Veszprèm)
Pivots: Ludovic FABREGAS (Telekom Veszprèm) – Luka KARABATIC (Cap – Paris Saint Germain Handball) – Karl KONAN (Montpellier HB) – Nicolas TOURNAT (Industria Kielce)
Right backs: Dika MEM (FC Barcelona) – Melvyn RICHARDSON (FC Barcelona)
Right wingers: Benoit KOUNKOUD (Industria Kielce) – Yanis LENNE (Montpellier HB) – Valentin PORTE (Montpellier HB)
THE STAFF
Coach : Guillaume GILLE / Assistant coach : Érick MATHÉ / Goalkeeper coach: Jean-Luc KIEFFER / Fitness trainer : Olivier MAURELLI / Video analyst: Vincent GRIVEAU / Doctor : Emmanuel BIDET / Physiotherapists: Sébastien GAUTIER, Jean-Christophe MABIRE and Florian PATALAGOÏTY / Manager of French teams: Emmanuelle MOUSSET / Communication and media relations: Hubert GUériAU / National Technical Director: Pascal BOURGEAIS / Head of delegation: Bertrand GILLE / Videoman: Fabien DOUILLARD / Photographer : Baptiste FERNANDEZ / Manager of the French men’s team: Alexandre MASSINON
the program
INTERNSHIP IN TIGNES
Thursday June 20 to Friday July 5, 2024
INTERNSHIP IN CRÉTEIL
From Monday 8 to Wednesday 17 July 2024
Gathering at the House of Handball
TWO GAMES
Saturday July 13 at 5:40 p.m.: Germany – France in Dortmund
Wednesday July 17 at 6:00 p.m.: France – Croatia in Chartres: ticket office opening mid-June
Sunday July 21, 2024: day at the Maison du handball (Créteil)
Monday July 22, 2024: entrance to the Olympic village
Tuesday July 23, 2024 : familiarization match with another qualified team (schedule and opponent to be announced, only open to the media).
OLYMPIC GAMES – PARIS 2024
From Saturday July 27 to Sunday August 11, 2024
Preliminary round at Arena Paris Sud 6
Saturday July 27, 2024 at 9 p.m.: Denmark – France
Monday July 29, 2024 at 7 p.m.: France – Norway
Wednesday July 31, 2024 at 7 p.m.: France – Egypt
Friday August 2, 2024 at 11 a.m.: Argentina – France
Sunday August 4, 2024 at 4 p.m.: Hungary – France
If France is qualified:
Monday August 5, 2024: transfer day to Lille
Final draw at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq
Wednesday August 7, 2024: Quarter-finals
Friday August 9, 204: Semi-finals
