the licensees of the US Couvrot in the Marne play football while walking

Cleats on the feet, the warm-up can start at the US Couvrot (Marne). The fifteen players form the section football while walking”. The new discipline is particularly adapted to seniors. “It gives me back a time I had when I was young (…) When my son offered me to reconnect with this sport, I said yes right away”, advances a licensee. Composed of men and women, the team trains twice a week on a reduced field. Contacts and Passes above size are prohibited, tout like shopping.

Fewer injuries

“These are people who come to change their minds. They come to spend a moment of relaxation”, explains John Monoysection coach. Former licensees have given the jersey. For others, it is a discovery of the sport. “The atmosphere is nice”, notes a licensee. The little sores arethem, talways present, but not like in football. “There is less risk of injury, because the acceleration is not the same”says a player.