Member News

June 22, 2007

USA Judo Partners with France for New Exchange Program

USA Judo is pleased to announce a new partnership with France in which U.S. players will have the opportunity to compete against and train with French players, both in the United States and in France.

A team of five French athletes, led by coaches Sauveur Soriano (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Maxime Nouvchy (FRA) will be training in the United States from June 25-July 4.

The team will be conducting a clinic from 8-10 p.m. on June 25 at Tech Judo in North Bergen, N.J.  Entry for the clinic is $25, payable at the door.  For more information, contact Soriano at westchesterjudo@hotmail.com . 

In addition, the athletes will be participating in three of the USA Judo Summer Training Camps, including:

June 26-30: Mayo Quanchi and Pedro’s Judo Center Camps

July 1-4: USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center Camp

French athletes scheduled to participate in these training opportunities include:

• Fadel Lettat (60kg)
• Nicolas Bernard (81kg)
• Mathias Truffy (90kg)
• Jerome Senac (90kg)
• Benoit Gay (100kg)

Eight French athletes (four men and four women) and two coaches also will be participating in the U.S. Open, Oct. 20-21 in Atlanta, Ga. as well as the subsequent training camp.

Top senior athletes as well as USA Judo Elite U-23 Team and junior athletes also will have the opportunity to participate in exchange trips to France and train at INSEP, France’s national judo training center, during the next year.