MADRID, 9 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish coach Fernando Rivas, coach of the athlete Carolina Marín, announced this Wednesday his signing for the French Badminton Federation, a “very motivating” project in which he hopes to achieve “great results and medals” thanks to his “methodology”, by At the same time, he confirmed that the objective is for the Huelva native to return to the courts after his injury in the European Championship that will be played in Madrid from April 25 to 30.
“The most attractive thing has been the desire to apply a methodology that has worked to a structure. Above all, the fact of being able to have a six-year goal and have a lot of professionals with whom to work, since the Technical management has about 25 people who will work together on this project. That has been very motivating, at a time of need for change after 17 years in the Spanish Federation,” Rivas said at a press conference to present the new technicians.
The Spaniard, with a contract until the end of the 2024 Paris Games, will be Senior Manager and will work part-time. “France is a power at the junior level, we want to develop that level. When we talk about high performance, the goal in the future would be to achieve great results in any big event, it is logical, when you have been qualifying in all the editions of the Games”, pointed.
“There are more players here, with more badminton culture, there are many more coaches, with more developed training. We will be able to make the system much more efficient and hopefully it translates into better results and medals. I think the method is still very valid. No It is something that I am going to impose, but we are going to co-create it, with my support for the coaches and the system,” he added.
Thus, the French Badminton Federation, in collaboration with the National Sports Agency, supports its high-level strategy with an ambitious approach to maximum performance two years before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and three years before the World Cup. His bet will be based on the binomial formed by Thierry Soler and Fernando Rivas, key pieces for “the great challenges that lie ahead”.
“I am very happy to join the FFBaD, which is a reference in Europe with a real development strategy. The group of very good players in France is very interesting. I come with my first level experience. I will bring a framework with a method” Rivas remarked.
CAROLINA MARÍN POINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OF MADRID
This new position in the French Federation will make him compatible with the preparation of Carolina Marín, who will not see her planning diminished. “We are already making it compatible. The time I am going to spend in France, with a part-time contract, I will do a lot of work from home. When I am not there, Carolina will be taken care of perfectly. It will not be a problem, she will not Training is going to be lacking, that was important when accepting this position,” he assured.
In addition, Rivas announced that the intention is for the three-time world champion to return to the courts after her knee injury at the European Championships in Madrid, which will be played at the end of April. “If she is healthy, the idea is that she starts competing in April after a stay in Sierra Nevada, what better way than to return to the European Championships in Madrid,” she concluded.
