Athletes on the pitch
Athlete sprinting
Team on the pitch
Joie de Game · Douala, Cameroon

For the love of the game.

And for the players who keep showing up: a community where effort is valuable, progress is visible, and every step forward counts.

Why we show up?
Why we exist

A shared language of progress.

We believe every step forward deserves to count.

Athletes train, compete, improve. Too often, their effort leaves no record. So we give their effort a record - not for a select few, but for everyone who shows up.

Joie de Game exists to give athletes, coaches, and the communities around them a shared language for measuring progress, honouring the work behind it, and building a record that's theirs to keep.

Because progress isn’t just measured. It’s remembered.

See what that looks like
The same session shown twice: unwritten, and written in as a record of times across five runs
The First step

The story of progress starts with showing up.

What we do

Where showing up adds up.

Athletes already show up and put in work - we help make sure those moments don’t disappear. Because your effort counts, and it should be counted.

Athlete in action during a combine
Free · Open to all

Combines

Free testing days where every athlete is welcomed and given a place to begin.

Players reviewing performance together
Yours · Over time

Records

Personal records that grow from every session - yours to keep, return to, and build on.

Teammates connecting in a huddle
Local · Rooted

Community

Community days for play, shared learning, and support - on and off the field.

See the athlete journey
Player journey

A day built for you, not selection.

Bring your team along, or show up by yourself. What starts on the day you arrive is only the beginning.

01
Arrive

Step onto the pitch

A free, open day on a familiar field. No fees, no scouts, no pressure - just space to grow.

02
Measure

Find your baseline

Honest snapshots of how you move - sprint, jump, cut. A starting point that belongs to you.

03
Review

See what it means

See what your numbers are telling you - where you're strong and what you could improve on.

04
Train

Train with direction

Now the work has a direction. You and your coach focus on what matters most.

05
Return

See the difference

Same drills, new numbers beside the old ones. A shift. A jump. Your work - visible, yours.

A cycle you can come back to.

All it takes is showing up. Check the events calendar

The story so far

Where moments begin to connect.

Over three combines, we’ve welcomed new athletes and old ones back - and started linking one session to the next. It’s an early milestone, but an important one: for some athletes, progress no longer begins from scratch.

59 athletes

Started a record.

8 returnees

Added another chapter.

3 clubs · 2 sports

Growing together.

Every number here has a story. Read the field notes ↗

An athlete checking their performance progress
The Return

Every return moves the story forward.

From the pitch

Field notes.

Stories, voices, and real moments from the combines - the effort, the community, the joy, the rise.

Bonabéri Combine 01 Combine 0117 Jan 2026 First JDG Combine. Hosted with Rock Rugby League. Twenty-two rugby players joined our combine under the Douala heat. The day started quietly, but by the end the field was full of encouragement and curiosity. For many, it was the first chance to capture the work they were already putting in. It left us with a shared reference point and the beginning of many conversations to come. Combine 01 · 17 Jan 2026A snapshot Where it began.
22 first records.
  • 7Female Athletes
  • 17-37years
    Age Range
  • 13Tests
    Completed
1.87s the day’s fastest 10m — someone flew.
See photos ↗
Rugby Tag Day community event
Between the combines07 Mar 2026

Rugby Tag Day.

The next time we gathered, it wasn't for another combine - it was a day of rugby with no tackles. Everyone was welcome to play. Some arrived ready to run, others simply to give it a go and before long, no one was left on the sidelines.
By the final game, everyone had found a place on the pitch.

See photos ↗
Bonabéri Combine 02 Combine 0228 Mar 2026 First Football Combine. Three clubs invited, two answered present. Thirteen athletes arrived to a rain delay before the first test could begin. Once the weather cleared, the morning found its rhythm. Looking back at the results, the patterns stayed with us more than the totals. Every athlete brought a different mix of strengths, and every profile sparked a different conversation. Combine 02 · 28 Mar 2026A snapshot Football joins the story.
13 Players added their first chapter.
  • 2Host clubs
  • U18Age
    Category
  • 12Tests
    Completed
13/4 Highest endurance level.
The most common group strength.
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Interclub Football Day community event
Between the combines13 Jun 2026

Interclub Football Day.

Three months after the combine, Excel and Gérard met again for a morning on the pitch. The football gave everyone another reason to gather. Around the touchline, conversations moved easily between the game, the combines, and everything that had happened since.

See photos ↗
Interclub Combine 03 Combine 0329 Jun 2026 First Returning Athletes. More faces, some familiar. Another day around the cones brought our biggest group yet - new football players, familiar rugby faces, a few on their own but most with their teammates. Eight returned to be measured again. This time, there was something to come back to. Combine 03 · 29 Jun 2026A snapshot They came back.
8 athletes returned.
  • 32Athletes
    Participated
  • 4Female
    Athletes
  • 2Sports
5 of 6 football returnees improved in atleast one category.
 — As did the 2 rugby players.
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In their wordsCombine 01 · ’26

Participer à ce test JDG m’a beaucoup aidée, et m’a permis de connaître mes performances, de connaître mon niveau et améliorer là où je suis moins forte.

English translationTaking part in the JDG test really helped me - it let me know my performance, my level, and where I need to improve.
Editorial note
Catalina
Rugby player · Douala
In their wordsCombine 01 · ’26

Pour tous, je peux dire un grand merci à Joie de Game - grâce à leurs tests, chacun peut se qualifier à sa manière.

English translationA big thank you to Joie de Game - thanks to their tests, everyone can improve at their pace.
Editorial note
Leo
Rugby player · Douala
See you at the next one.
A community of young athletes together on the pitch
Our Invitation

Find your place in the story.

Get involved

Be part of the next chapter.

For the athlete beginning theirs - and everyone helping to write what comes next.

Participate

Build a record of your progress.

Host

Bring JDG to your club and community.

Support

Help another athlete get started.

Partner

Help bring JDG to more communities.

Or join us at the next combine. See what’s coming up →

Events

It starts on the pitch.

Every story starts the same way: by showing up. We'd love to see you at the next one.

Next combine: Oct 2026 - date TBA

The next combine is taking shape. Get in touch to be the first to know.

See you on the pitch.