Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto finalises its pre-season

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto has already defined its pre-season work plan ahead of its fourth consecutive season in Liga Asobal. Head coach Pachi Martí and fitness coach Pere Sáez expect the team on Monday 5 August at 9 in the morning to kick-start the red-and-white machinery with a double training session. That same Monday, as is traditional at the club, from 19:30, the board and municipal representatives will welcome the team, followed by the traditional players’ photo session.

The group called up for the summer training consists of twenty-one players. Alongside the first-team players and the regular juniors who train with the senior squad, three youth players will make their first appearance in pre-season training this year: Pablo del Rincón, José Maria Piro and Gabi Sanchez. The club is also considering the possibility of introducing a role that is highly unusual in the red-and-white set-up, but one that Pachi Martí supports. This is the concept of a guest player, whereby a couple of young players from other Valencian teams could take part in an Asobal team’s pre-season training, while playing in the league and training daily at their original clubs. It is another example of Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto’s vocation to be the club of all Valencians, something it hopes to strengthen during the current season.

As a new feature compared with previous pre-seasons, Pachi Martí has planned a considerable number of friendly matches, allowing the players to gain competitive rhythm and build cohesion within the group. Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto will play as many as eight friendlies, beginning on Friday 16 August, from 20:15, when BM Ciudad Encantada visit the Ovni, and ending on Saturday 7 September, the weekend before the league begins, when the final of the Copa Comunitat Valenciana is scheduled. During this busy month of August, BM Huesca will also visit the Ovni on Saturday 24 (20:00), followed by Fraikin BM Granollers on Wednesday 28 (20:15), giving the red-and-white supporters four opportunities to assess the team’s performance in person. The three matches against Asobal opponents will be free for members who have renewed their season ticket for those dates, while a special price of €5 has been set for Fertiberia members for the Generalitat Cup final. Away from home, Benidorm (23/8), Barcelona B (Tortosa, 30/8), Cuenca (31/8) and Florida Handbol (Benaguassil, 3/9) are the tests planned by the Valencian coach.

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