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Lucie Laroche , MBA basketball player ( No . 14 ), performing with the Monaco Basket Association Team
: What is your current relationship with La Roca Team ?
ÉE : Well , I still hope to create a corresponding Women ’ s team to La Roca Boys . But , currently
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, I do not have the means to do so , to be realistic . I have met Sergei Dyadechko many times ; we both share the same interests , we are fond of basket . Nevertheless , we should have more help from the state to reach this goal , notably becoming a fullyprofessional club . Sportswise , we are close to reaching the desired standards . At this very moment , I have many hopes since the role of women is greatly valued at government level . Moreover , several members from the Monaco Olympic Committee believe in us and have supported our mission for a long time .
: Do you think it is possible to associate again with AS Monaco Basket ?
ÉE : I wish it could be possible . Thus , I would like to meet the new president , Alexey Fedorychev , to talk about it . I do believe that having both a major men ’ s and women ’ s basket professional team represents the future for the Principality . Basket is a unisex sport , not by chance , and time seems ripe for providing a turning point .
: Can you tell us about the team and the coach ?
ÉE : The team is of high-level and it is skillfully trained by Alexandra Tchangoue , talented French basketball player and new coach of the team which now consists of a dozen athletes of various nationalities . The American top-player Ashunae Durant recently joined
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us , bringing us her precious team spirit , while the British-Canadian Julia Chandler jumped in for the 2020-2021 season directly from Dayton Flyers Basketball ( Ohio , USA ).
: How does the recruitment of women players work ?
ÉE : It works the same way as for men ’ s basketball . There are sports agents and a basketball market before each season . I often receive requests to join the team . Personally , I consider all that somewhat exaggerated and it caused an increase in prices . So , you have always to keep your feet on the ground and do what you can . Certainly , the men ’ s basketball costs are still much higher than women ’ s . My girls ’ earnings may cover accommodation and basic living costs . Four of them count on basketball to live , the others do other things in life and one is still studying . So , it is quite tough for them since they have little time to train only in the evenings and during the weekends . Besides that , they have to follow the team matches away and also each season is made of twenty-two games , plus four extras among the best finalists . And finally the Coup de France , an elimination-based championship .
: What about the MBA training ground ?
ÉE : It works very well . We have been in contact with the national education system for a while and we are working on
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