She was, no doubt, far from imagining getting there when she started in less than 9 years at La Machine. At 19, Lindsay Hardouin looks great. Her position as guardian, she chose it from the start. Well, manner of speaking. “My coach Yohan Walszewski once said, ‘Here, Lindsay, we’re going to try you in goal.’ There were too many outfield players. And I never left that position.”
“I often motivate my teammates”
After the former mining town, head for the sports section, then the hope center in Dijon. “Naturally, I joined the Dijon club. Four years ago, it was the Cercle Dijon Handball, then it became the JDA Dijon Handball handball. There, I played in national under 18 and in National 1 too. I learned a lot. That’s when I really realized that I could do something good and beautiful at this level. »
In the cages, she is in her garden. “I wouldn’t trade my place for anything in the world. I have that in me. In fact, the post of guard makes it possible to direct the maneuver a little. We see everything that is going on. What I also like is that I often motivate my teammates from where I am. »
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Two years ago, when the first confinement ended, she did not resist the call of Blanzat Sport Montluçon Handball, whose first team plays in National 1. “The club came to get me. I knew that in one, the competition would be important. »
His first season was a bit complicated because of the Covid-19, whose shadow still hung over the various competitions. “Last season was obviously a little better. I made seven matches in all with the Amazons. »
New challenge in Beaune
Amazons that she will leave at the start of the school year for a new challenge, in Beaune, in National 2. “What is interesting is precisely this new ambitious challenge. With a desire to climb as quickly as possible in National 1, ”explains the Nivernaise. “In addition, it was clear, the club wants to recruit young people. So that’s good for me. »
When we talk to her about her high-end career when she is not yet 20 years old, the young woman specifies that she still has everything to prove. “I still have to work a lot. But I am confident. It is by playing more matches that I will get there. But it’s true that what I’ve accomplished over the past five years isn’t bad. »
Coach’s words. Yohan Walzsewski, his first La Machine. “His career is remarkable. We immediately saw its potential. We can only be proud of her. »
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