His father, Xavi SastreHe has a long career as a professional coach and coach of the Balearic Islands; his mother, Lali Casalí, was a player for Sant Josep, Flavia or Jovent, rubbing shoulders with the elite. Now, both lead the junior and the escoleta, respectively, within a relationship “in which we all contribute. His experience helps and adds, I have always felt supported. At the club level, my job is basically to coordinate the training sessions, schedules and other day-to-day issues ”, says Xavi Sastre Junior, to whom the Campus organized by his father opened the doors of Santa Mónica. “And we have grown step by step to have 178 players and have very good facilities,” says the now technical manager of the club.
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The whole family is or has been linked to basketball, something that «we talk at home … We are sick», jokes Xavi Jr., to which his father points out, admitting that, «the one who enjoys this sport the most is my wife , which has a lot of hand to connect and hook with the little ones. And what fills me the most is that in the end, basketball has managed to unite us even more », he refers. Although he does not renounce to return to the front line, Xavi Sastre will enjoy his time leading the junior. «I didn’t think it was going to be so much fun. It was a strong change, of schedules, category … I had doubts, but I think it was one of the best decisions of my life, “he adds. Proud of her son, Lali Casalí recalls that “we have been on all fronts”, and at the same time, she celebrates that her son “can dedicate himself to what he likes. He is very up-to-date in training and, as parents, all this is a source of great pride. The one of a family overturned with basketball.
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