He then tries his luck and passes detections, filmed, in Avignon. He is asked to film some of his matches, to create a video that will be shown to the various coaches of the NJCAA teams (federal and national championship of American colleges). The Périgourdin is contacted by that of Wenatchee Valley College, near Seattle, with whom he agrees for two years. “I spoke with the coach, I asked him lots of questions. He is very family, he asked to see my parents. I was very happy to get on well with him. »
To MLS?
In parallel with football, Alex Peytoureau will study sports management with the aim of obtaining a diploma. He will join his university and his team in August. “We have a month of preparation and the championship starts in September, until December. We will play three matches a week, that’s why we have a squad of 30 players. The first phase consists of a state championship and the first meet in a final phase.
These three months will be intense for Alex, who will juggle between classes and training. A typical day looks like this: “In the morning, we wake up and we go to the gym to stretch, start the muscles, then we have lessons from 9 to 12 am. In the afternoon, training. »
The rest of the school year is devoted to friendly matches. He will have the opportunity to stay at the end of the year and play tournaments supervised by MLS coaches, with a view to being drafted, an idea that Alex keeps in the back of his mind. “It’s the big dream, to sign pro. But it’s not easy. »
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