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Starting the season with renewed vigour

2020. July 19, Sunday 17:56 | Talent Development

The 2020/2021 league season at the National Handball Academy (NEKA) started in an unusual way, since, as a contrast to previous years, we did not hold a grand opening ceremony this year, in keeping with the official regulations regarding events with a larger audience.

The young people had returned enthusiastically to Balatonboglár, and following enrolment and submission of the necessary documents, everyone moved in to the dormitory rooms on the shores of Lake Balaton.

At the inaugural apparatus meeting held for NEKA employees, the lessons learned of a season that ended in a special way were discussed, as well as the upcoming academic year. In the framework of the cooperation with Szent István SE, the women's team starting in the top division (NB I) will present new challenges for the academy.

Words of Prof. dr. h. c. Lajos Mocsai, Director General of Sports and Sports Science of NEKA:

“Playing in the top division is a great opportunity for everyone. When we see that girls with 16-17 years of age do play already in the top division in other countries - in Croatia, for example, players from the age of 14 can be nominated for the first division - I think we are on the right path. We must train and develop even the youngest players in such a way that our work can be proven by the age group championship results. The sports scientific background, the infrastructure built up over the years, the work of the excellent professional staff provide the best possible conditions for development, and this makes the National Academy of Handball recognized.”

 

As general manager Tamás Mocsai put it: since the number of new academies established in the country have created a real competitive situation in handball youth training, and although NEKA has proven itself over the past seven years, ongoing success must be fought and worked for with renewed vigour. The quality of the training model built up over the years with a gradually developed systematic work must be maintained and even raised if possible.

Galéria

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