Time for Women
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For a general insight on what "Women's basketball in France" is all about, this page will provide you links to the following information including audio and interviews:
who is who in the women’s game,
about their professional status, nationality and basketball roots and
all the essentials for being successful in playing professional basketball in France.
In addition to the general information the site will cover news from the Ligue féminine de basketball (LFB),
Ligue féminine 2 (LF2) and
some information from the amateur basketball in France.
On top you'll discover the procedures about
how to make a career in this sport starting often at junior level through the excellent youth development system.
You will also learn more about
how and why the women have chosen to play basketball in France at different levels.
You will be able to read about
who is who in the clubs, who is playing where, which league,
what is their basketball background, and also
their off-court incentives that are just as important like youth development, nutrition, exercise and training methods and so on.
And you can get to know
the basketball history of the "basket féminin" and, of course,
you have a field day about the latest news on women playing basketball in France professionally, semi-professionally or on a amateur status
as well as news on the youth players and academies (centres de formation).
In addition there are
live match reports with after-match comments (when possible)
as well as audios in different languages and
occasionally reports in French,
plus a glossary of basketball terms.
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| All LFB players at the Basket and the City 3 |
Picture Credits:
1. Sandra Dijon Basquetbol.org (Open LFB 2007)
2. Group photo Ligue Féminine de BasketBall (Basket and the City 3)
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