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The discipline of walking football was born 10 years ago. She crossed the borders, and landed in France. Report in the Marne, where we play football with the ban on running.
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.