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Founder of the Mazères Basketball club, committed educator, Éric Planchon has always supported young people with benevolence.
From president to educator, Éric Planchon has never left the Mazères basketball club and remains an essential part within volunteers. It should be remembered that Eric was the creator of the club and the first elected president, at the time accompanied by his secretary Betty Segura and Angélique Gresse, the treasurer.
Currently, he plays the role of educator of the U13 Girls team and gives a hand to the mini-skid coaches. Eric underlines the importance, for the club, to support young people by offering the widest possible reception slots. Among his objectives, he tries to bring children to have more confidence in them in the practice of basketball, which, according to him, will one day influence their personal choices in their daily life.
The latter strives in particular to have young people cooperate with different levels and lead them to achieve the same objectives. According to Eric, basketball is an effective lever to create social ties: just look at the players when they are in the room. He also points out that when you are demanding and fair, and that there is no difference between children, this makes it possible to achieve the inclusion in the practice of basketball.
-“But I do not have the truth, there are lots of paths to access the fact that young people take pleasure in learning basketball. »»
With his experience, Eric notes an evolution of young people’s commitment: “Young people have evolved over time, but it was not necessarily better before. You have to grow with them. »»
According to Eric, the club has the will to grow in terms of quantitatively as well as on the qualitative level. Learning basketball requires a lot of hours of practice, and he knows that the club is trying to find additional slots. “But it’s very complicated, it’s also called sharing. »»
Since his involvement in the club, Éric has had no particular anecdotes, but what has marked him was the incredible number of people who have come to participate in a end of the club for more than a decade. In all clubs, the lack of volunteers, time or means is constantly underlined, but for Eric, all the time spent with young people may become his fountain of youth.
Beyond that, he has a particular link with the club: “Our club attracts children beyond Mazères, and this confirms that the image of the club is perceived positively. “And for those who would like to join the club, Éric adds:” Do not hesitate, do not be afraid of anything, make your doubts a strength and also question your certainties. “Individual evolution is done at any age, and at the Mazères Basket Club, benevolence is a priority, concludes Éric.
