France Guillaume Joli, transmission belt Monday, October 25, 2021: Stats and info
Guillaume, where does your vocation to train the youngest come from?
I always liked to pass on what I had learned. It started in my first club in Tassin (suburb of Lyon) when I was very young. I resumed my last year in France in Chambéry with the under 18s, passing my diplomas in 2009 and 2010. Then there was Spain and Valladolid where there, I was entrusted with the under 16 girls. , then Germany (U17 boys) and when I’m done in Dunkirk, I take care of the under-18s.
What is most exciting about this new activity?
Share my experience and all that I have been taught. It is gratifying to be in contact with all these young people at the pole and to see them make great progress. My mission is to help them think about how to approach a career. I immediately joined the project.
Transmit while learning …
It’s exactly that. No day is the same. I wake up every morning with a banana because I continue to cultivate a passion and do what I love. Young people grow up, each at their own pace, we live really well together.
Taking control of a pole is not given to everyone …
The change in life and habits is radical. In the professional world, I had the feeling that I had covered the issue. At the pole, I had to learn a new trade. What made it easier was that I was in an environment that I knew. This is where I took my first steps as a handball player.
Do you feel like you have more responsibility on your shoulders?
Obviously. When you are a player, you have mastered a few more things. There, hazards are part of everyday life. And it is this uncertainty, this unforeseen event that is exciting. With boys, you have to be constantly explaining, teaching. There is an error of judgment. Otherwise it would be too easy and anyone would have the perfect way to deal with them.
Are there any similarities between these young people and you at their age?
(smiles) They followed the evolution of handball. We, when we entered the pole, even if we could have ambitions, the fact of becoming professional was not the first concern. The coming generations have a little more discernment. The projects are identified and the way is almost drawn. Afterwards, everyone has their temperament, their rigor, their character.
Do you sometimes need to show?
I make sure that it does not go all over the place but of course there are sometimes a few small gaps. At that age, we look for each other a bit and these boys need a framework, so yes, sometimes you have to set limits but as I know all the tricks a little, it’s hard to fool me! (laughs)
Two years after the pole, you are integrated into the federal framework …
What a sign of interest and confidence! What pride! I’m satisfied. Well, the one who greeted all this with less enthusiasm is my wife who immediately understood that she would see me less. At my level, I must admit that entering the national framework was part of my ambitions. It happened quite quickly. Eric’s decision (Quintin) to switch to another chose (orientation towards the beach) rushed things, other people could be able to join the sector, in any case, when you are offered this position, you cannot afford to refuse.
Taking over from Pascal Person (transferred to the U19s) is a big challenge to take up …
I am aware of it and it motivates me even more. The staffs have been enlarged, I am very well supported. Like when I was playing, again, it’s a team sport. We are here at the service of handball and not at our own service.
Is your former international player’s business card an asset?
This makes it easier for me to open doors but some will be waiting for me around the corner and I will not benefit from the beginner’s indulgence. If I am not efficient, nor in phase with what is expected of me, I will be immediately aware of it. It’s normal for me to do the best and above all to succeed.
Thirty-seven players born in 2006 among which only one representative of the Occitanie league, the right-back of Fénix Toulouse Louis Marquet Baurès (photo above) have been in Besançon since Monday to participate in the 1st national course of the year. The Auvergne Rhône Alpes League and its two poles of Lyon and Chambéry is the best represented with 8 elements, followed by the Grand Est (Strasbourg / 4 players), New Aquitaine (Bordeaux / 4), Pays de Loire (Nantes / 3) , Brittany (Cesson / 3), Bourgogne Franche Comté (Besançon / 3), Hauts de France (Dunkerque / 3), Ile de France (3), Center (3), PACA (Aix / 2).
In line with what was in place until now, a 2nd age group (the 2007) will join the 2006. It will be integrated into the U17s after the Interligues which will take place from May 2 to 6, 2022 in St Dié des Vosges. Before this deadline, Guillaume Joli and his staff will have brewed players born in 2006 during a France-Spain internship (from 12 to 19 December 2021 at the Maison du Handball and in Toledo) and a France-Norway (in Belfort and Mulhouse from April 10 to 17, 2022). France not participating (unqualified) in the Youth Olympic Festival, two other gatherings are scheduled, this time with 2006 and 2007, in June (from 6 to 12) at the Maison du Handball (with Slovakia) and ( from 20 to 26) in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (with Germany).
In Besançon, Guillaume Joli will be able to count on what will henceforth be his usual technical staff with Patrick Passemard and David Fayollat reinforced for the occasion by Pascal Person (U18) and Yohan Delattre (U20) but also Arnaud Villedieu, Philippe schlatter and Gael Michaud.