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Cathy Melain joins the French youth international basketball scene
As a result some of the players from this camp in May were selected with players from his initial roster for the traditional joint training camp with Germany. This year it was the turn of France to visit Germany. The camp also included a three-match series that France won 2:1. All three games were close with France winning the first two games (47-42) and (51-50). Germany won the last game (66-61), a result that pleased Alexandra Maerz the German head coach as her side are back in the first division after three years in division B. A final list of 17 players to prepare for the Termosteps U16 Women European Championship Division A was published soon after this camp:
The marathon preparation began on 20 June with the first training camp. The French U16 women have a total of four training camps and at least 10 international matches before the European championship in August.
The FIBA Europe U16 championships for division A and B start on 8 August this year. France will be defending their division A title in Katowice, Poland. Return from Youth International Basketball to "What's New" page Return to youth international basketball index picture credits: Date created: 27 June 2008
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Cathy Melain from Bourges Basket makes her début in French youth international basketball as an assistant coach with the U16 team. She was a member of the U16 squad in 1991.
1. Héléna Akmouche (left)
France won the title for the second time last season. Only three members of that squad are still eligible this year. All three players are in the national basketball academy (INSEP) and play for the CFFB in NF2 (Akmouche, Konteh (left) and Lemonnier).
