Dozens of children and youth, and their parents, enjoyed yesterday's first day in which the "Road Show" of the Spanish Basketball parked in the square of the Autonomous Regions of Puerto de Mazarrón.
Surely a successful call and participation.
The visit, which promotes Cup 2014 FIBA ​​World Basketball to be held in our country, consists of a large truck in which there enabled an exhibition about the sport and two sports courts where, just yesterday, Berni Rodriguez, player UCAM Murcia Basketball, gave a 'clinic' for the enjoyment of children.
The activity was attended by the Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, the Councillor for Sports, Andrew James, and Secretary of the Basketball Federation of the Region of Murcia, Fulgencio Madrid.
The latter thanked the City "the willingness to always show us the time of having to make the municipality a tournament or an activity like this, which we are very happy you have come to Murcia and has been held on a location is unbeatable as the promenade of Puerto de Mazarrón. "
For its part, the Malaga Berni Rodriguez, world champion with the Spanish Basketball Team in Japan in 2006, was delighted with the children and youth who participated in the 'clinic' and said that "Spain has a good pool in this sport" .
Rodriguez mood to Murcia "to go to support the team in the match on Wednesday August 28 will face Spain against Britain at the Palace of Sports of the capital of the region" and to "visit the exhibition of this' Road Show 'which is very interesting. "
In this exhibition, enabled within a fantastic truck adorned with the logos of the Spain World Cup next year, you can see part of the story and the great landmarks of Spanish basketball, visitors can interact with various games and compare their height, hands and feet with the big stars.
An appointment with our sport that includes the first regulations, balls, shoes and shirts historical players, the most important medals won by our selections and information on the 2014 World Cup.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, he was "very pleased that this 'Road Show' has chosen our town, because the City Council has been providing very strong for Sport as a source of healthy life".
The mayor invited the youth to "make use of the sports, as they carry out some instructive and fun basketball activities" and the general "not to miss the exhibition on the history of this sport that is resurging with great force in our town ".
The visit to the sample truck and sports activities to be carried out on the outer tracks, you can make today from 10:30 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 20:30 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón