He pickleball It is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, paddle tennis, badminton and table tennis which is becoming increasingly popular in Almería, as was demonstrated this Wednesday during a new demonstration clinic for educational centers registered in this activity in which almost a hundred schoolchildren, between 12 and 14 years old, divided into 32 mixed teams of a total of sixteen educational centers.
After concluding the clinic, through which more than a thousand students will pass until mid-May, the Municipal Pickleball Sports Gamesin which the IES Alhamilla He emerged as champion of the junior category in the mixed team modality.
The councilor of the Active City, Urban Mobility and Sports Area of the Almería City Council, Antonio Jesus Casimiroattended its development, highlighting that the “satisfaction” of “seeing the sixteen courts located in these facilities giving life to a sporting modality that is emerging In our city”.
May 4 and 5 the absolute category is disputed
Adrian Paternapresident of the Almería Pickleball CD, conveyed his gratitude to the City Council “for the collaboration with the club to promote this sport that also offers many possibilities for an inclusive and egalitarian practice and in which we have very nice days left to live, like those of next May 4 and 5 in which the absolute category is disputed.”
He Fairgrounds has become the epicenter of pickleball in Almería, a modality that has been included for the first time in the catalog of the Municipal Sports Games, “thus adding a new racket sport to the range of disciplines”stated the sports mayor, who pointed out that “you can learn and play from the first moment, so it is especially indicated for start practicing sports since it is based more on technique than on physical preparation. And, above all, it is very fun for schoolchildren,” concluded Antonio Jesús Casimiro.
2024-04-25 21:01:04
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