There is a space in Vilagarcía where it is shown that being able to enjoy the pleasures of youth, despite age, is possible. Is named Master Senior League and is in the form of a basketball competition in the format 3×3 for over 30 years. Ten years after its creation, it has become an unmissable event every Thursday for the nearly 80 people who have incorporated it into their leisure alternatives.
was the association BasketRías the one that took the step of creating an exclusive, unprecedented and still unique competition in Galicia. Demonstrating that basketball values do not understand the passage of time was the catalyst for that initiative that started in the baskets of the pavilion of Fexdega.
The teams, made up of groups of 5 to 7 players, only had to comply with the requirement to be over 30 years old. And once he started dribbling the ball, everything flowed. The desire to win was not lacking, but always from the perspective of experience that forces you to play more with your head than with your heart.
Every Thursday there is the possibility of playing 3 matches of 20 minutes between friendsand although they are also tired, they end each day having enjoyed having a reason to get together, laugh, chat and, incidentally, let themselves be carried away by the ups and downs of failures and successes and also victories, which exist even when the marker says otherwise.
The years went by and the success of the Master Senior League was increasing. The good atmosphere was catching more players whose payroll also included names like those of the current mayor Alberto Varelaamong many others.
A decade later there are already many generations that now come together every Thursday in the pavilion of the IES Lane. There they put on the MSL shirt to escape from routines and enjoy that sport does not understand age, but wills and attitudes. And so that nothing is missing, there are also cup competitions in knockout and play-off format in the final stretch of the season to determine the final classification.
One of the charms of the Master Senior League is also the ability to see players more than 30 years apart on the same field. And it is that those who begin to play are opening the way to new generations that are incorporated every year around the month of October.
The inclusive nature of the MSL itself also includes the possibility of joining the league individually or with a formed team. The game itself and everything that surrounds it will take care of it so that no one feels strange when it comes to having the possibility of having a weekly time to play basketball and have a good time. You just have to follow the EncestaRías networks to show that anyone who has a sportsmanlike spirit does not have to keep it only in the trunk of memories.
And this is how the first ten years of an idea of which Vilagarcía is still the only city that enjoys it. There is no place in Galicia that has a competition with the character of a Master Senior League that continues to gain followers, even from other towns, to be part of those nearly 80 adults who know that participating in sport is the best result. possible.
Basketball in the Plaza de Galicia to close each course
One of the highlights of each season is the end of the party at the Galician Square. In the urban heart of Vilagarcía, around the month of June, a basketball court was set up with the collaboration of the Municipality of Vilagarcía, and the Master Senior League sports muscle for all to see. It is there when the players enjoy the possibility of playing in front of their own children to show that there is no better advice than to lead by example.
In addition, there are many people who gather that Saturday morning to watch the last games of the season. At the conclusion, a closing ceremony takes place in which trophies are awarded to the participants and both they and their families enjoy a meal courtesy of the organization with the help of companies collaborating with this initiative. As it could not be less, the participants also have each year with a gift in the form of sportswear that becomes the first incentive for the following season. And so it’s been ten years of an initiative that deserves to be taken care of.
