La France Représentée Par Le SC Morzine-Avoriaz Vallée De L'aulps

European Championship of the moutain villages in Gspon (Valais) : France will be represented by the SC Morzine-Avoriaz Vallée de l’Aulps. It's by chance that the SC Morzine-Avoriaz was selected to participate in the European Championship of the mountain villages. Since the players received the confirmation that they will participate in this special event, their motivation increase and the trainings are more intense. A motivated and eclectic team The players are very excited to participate in the European Championship of the mountain villages. They will train very hard to be ready on time for the competition. From here on and until the month of May, special height training as well as indoors training will be organized. They rarely rest, like the players who are ski teachers during the day and get down from the slopes and are directly going to the training hall. Coming from various horizons, the players from the SC Morzine-Avoriaz Vallée de l’Aulps are nevertheless united and enthusiastic. At the moment they are at the head of their championship and aim for a promotion in the upper division. This young team made of players from 18 to 35 years old is not lacking of originality. For example, the team counts a goalkeeper who is keen on poker and is fervently training to participate soon in an international renowned tournament. Or a firefighter who is never training without his beep on, or two brothers who are pulling corners by hand… England will also be present in Gspon, as two players of the club are English. One of them cannot speak French, even if he has been in Morzine for three years. One thing is sure; the spectators won't be disappointed by the French performance from 23 to 25 May in Gspon. Brief History of the Club The first signs of a football club in the French region date from 1952 which was Morzine. The club was founded by several inhabitants, all keen on football. Between 1962 and 1970, the club stopped its activities. But in 1970 the club started again with a senior team. In the beginning of the eighty's, two youth team of the club were launched in the championship. Since the club is always growing and all the categories are represented in the club. In 1992, a football school was founded and a female team two years later. After the World Football Cup in 1998, the club counted 300 players to reach the number of 362 today. Two villages but only one commune Morzine is a traditional village in the French Alps and is located in Haute-Savoie. It is situated at 1000 meter height, between the Geneva Lake and the famous mountain Mont-Blanc. Together with Avoriaz, they form the commune of Morzine. Avoriaz, situated in the middle of the mountains, is a modern resort, where cars are prohibited and where the streets are changing into ski slopes. These two resorts are particularly well-known in winter because they are linked to the famous ski resort "Les Portes du soleil" and in summer for the mountain bike trails. The team of SC Morzine-Avoriaz Vallée de l’Aulps .

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