HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS: Caballa is the queen of the party
The club from Ceuta has won the 1st edition of the event in Lloret de Mar which had 200 players and 64 matches in 4 days. Watch the gallery
It comes from Africa the winning team of the 1st edition of HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS, the new event of the HaBaWaBa International Circuit dedicated to the U14 players, played last week in the Olympic pool of Lloret de Mar. The gold medal has gone to Club Natacion Caballa, a club coming from Ceuta, the Spanish city located on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, which is famous in waterpolo community to be the hometown of Guillermo Molina: Rubì, which lost the final game 7-4, was second ahead of Helios (bronze medalist) and Sant Feliu. So Caballa gained a prestigious result in a competition that featured 200 players and 14 teams from different regions of Spain. Congratulations also to Club Nataciò Badia, who won the Fair Play Trophy thanks to the excellent behaviour of their players during the entire competition.
Caballa celebrating the victory of HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS.
All teams participating in HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS were awarded along with the winners of the skills contests that were held in the final day, such as the shooting challenge against Daniel Lopez Pinedo, former goalkeeper and star of Barceloneta and the Spain national team. On the previous day, Lopez Pinedo and Felipe Perrone, waterpolo star and reigning world champion with Spain, participated as coaches in the All-Star Game of HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS.
"We are extremely happy about this first edition of the event - Cristina Marin, General Manager of BIWPA which organized the tournament, says -. We are glad that HaBaWaBa Spain keeps growing and offering the opportunity to the U14 age group to enjoy also the HaBaWaBa atmosphere. Plus, the facilities in Lloret are amazing, it's an ideal place to hold a waterpolo event. We'll be back next year with the second edition for sure!".
After HaBaWaBa Spain PLUS, BIWPA - Waterpolo Development's partner in Spain - will focus on the next event in the HaBaWaBa International Circuit calendar: HaBaWaBa Spain, reserved for U10 and U12 players, which is scheduled for April 1-4 in Tarragona.
Il più grande evento di pallanuoto giovanile al mondo: riservato a U9, U11 e U13, si tiene ogni anno a Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD) e attira squadre dai 5 continenti.
Quando è in programma il prossimo Festival?
Dal 13 al 20 giugno la settimana dedicata a U9 e U11, dal 20 al 27 giugno quella per gli U13.
Maschi e femmine giocano insieme?
Ai tornei U9 e U11 partecipano squadre femminili, maschili e miste. L’evento U13 è diviso in un torneo esclusivamente femminile e in uno per squadre solo maschili o miste.
Come ci si iscrive al Festival?
Visita la pagina dell’evento che interessa alla tua squadra (U9-U11 o U13) e segui la Guida alla Registrazione: contiene informazioni, obblighi, costi e scadenze. Ogni club può iscrivere più di una squadra nel singolo torneo.
Dove alloggiano le squadre durante il Festival?
Le squadre, composte da giocatori, allenatori e dirigenti, sono tutte sistemate all’interno del Bella Italia & EFA Village. Genitori, familiari e tifosi al seguito della squadra possono entrare nel villaggio pagando l’ingresso.
Cos’è il Passaporto del Campione?
È un codice etico: contiene i valori dello sport da rispettare per far parte della comunità HaBaWaBa.
Qual è l’obiettivo del progetto HaBaWaBa?
Diffondere i valori dello sport tra i bambini e creare un legame profondo con la pallanuoto attraverso un’esperienza indimenticabile.
