Fertiberia begin pre-season ahead of a new ASOBAL season

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto have begun preparing for the new season in the Sacyr ASOBAL League. The team, managed by Vicent Nogués, will play their tenth season in the top tier of Spanish handball.

The squad began the day with talks and presentations from the coach. The club doctor, José Ignacio, then gave a talk on the measures and precautions to take against COVID-19. The entire squad underwent coronavirus tests and tested negative at the Institute of Health and Sport. At 19:00, club president Juanjo Bataller, Sagunto mayor Dario Moreno and Sports Councillor Javier Raro welcomed the players.

The red-and-white club president said that “the aim is to retain our status and for the league to be completed’. The president also had words for the supporters. ‘We have the best supporters in Spain, and I hope you can enjoy them’. Finally, the president stressed the importance of following medical recommendations to prevent infections and for the entire squad to set an example at such a difficult time as the one we are going through.

For his part, Sagunto mayor Dario Moreno welcomed the players and highlighted“the importance of the Puerto Sagunto handball club to the city. You are a point of reference for the city. I hope you make us suffer a little less this year, and although it is not yet known whether you will be able to enjoy the support of the fans in the stands, I hope you feel the warmth of an entire town that is fully behind handball. The Mayor’s Office doors are open to all of you, just as they are to all citizens”

Finally, coach Vicent Nogués said that the first week of training ‘will involve returning to the court and general physical activity. We will try to improve the movement patterns that we have not used for some time in order to prevent injuries. We will combine physical work on the athletics track, in the gym and on-court training. This will continue more or less until the end of next week’.

Before their league debut in Barcelona at the Palau Blaugrana on 2 September, the red-and-whites’ pre-season opener will be at the Ovni on Saturday 15 August, when they will play their first friendly against Benidorm. This will not be Vicent Nogués’ only friendly, as they will play in Cuenca on 21 August and, on the 26th, again at the Ovni against Granollers.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.