They were taught by the Argentine coach Alejandro Bernat on the Álvarez court before a large number of young people and basketball academies from San Miguel and the eastern zone.
With great success and several academies registered, the international basketball clinics were held in San Miguel by the Argentine coach. Alejandro Bernat.
Divided by age, which ranged from 10 years old to older First Division players, the young Migueleño athletes received two days of intense activity with basketball concepts and various tasks, differentiated between attack and defense. There was also a talk for the coaches, where different technical-tactical aspects of basketball were discussed.
Argentine coach will give basketball clinics in the country
Among others, the Dragons Academies, Santa Emilia, Santa Sofía, Usulután, Chapas and those directed by Alex Dominguezcoach Santiago.
One of the organizers of the Migueleño event, the engineer Roberto Herrera He said that “the initiative was very beneficial for San Miguel basketball; There was a lot of enthusiasm from the girls and boys who participated. Alejandro is a specialist in the foundation and formation of basketball. It is the principle to be able to manage this type of clinics being held one to three times a year, or to carry out a medium-term process to give continuity to this work. This is a little seed that Bernat will leave in the minds of these girls”. Herrera added that the idea was to “train young people in the different movements on the field and the coaches so that later they can replicate the concepts.”
For his part, the journalist Neto Aparicio, Another of the organizers described Coach Bernat as “tireless” and explained that these clinics are of “high value for basketball and all sports in San Miguel.”
The Usuluteca player and coach Margarita Pintobrought her group of players who made almost an hour and a half trip to get to San Miguel. She plays in the First Division of the Major League and is also responsible for directing the women’s team at the Usulután Municipal School. “It has been a pretty nice initiative,” he explained to Cancha.
“It creates opportunities in the Eastern zone and takes into account the involvement of the Development leagues. It encourages and motivates the players to continue growing as players and people; it is a comprehensive growth that sport allows for children and youth populations. It was about the implementation of basic fundamentals strategies. Basketball is a simple sport and we are capable of putting into practice the basic fundamentals such as rebounding or offensive and defensive positions.”explained Pinto, who is also a psychologist.
Meanwhile, Graciela Palacios, A teacher at the Santa Sofía School said that the idea of the Clinic “has been great, the girls have learned a lot and are more enthusiastic about sports, it should happen more often in these parts. In this area there is a lot of talent that could stand out and we are left with the little we have here. These clinics also open the doors for us as teachers to learn much more. And what I liked the most was the girls’ smiles when training. All the enthusiasm, they wanted to continue”.
Among the young players, Ashley Nicole Flores13 years old, remarked “I liked it a lot, we were able to learn new training techniques, I learned to move and cover the spaces better.” For his part, Monica Zabala, Also 13, he added: “we learned a lot, Professor Alejandro’s technique and teaching was what we liked the most.”
Coach Alejandro Bernat expressed his satisfaction with what he saw in the clinics: “We were able to work in the best way with a lot of predisposition from players and coaches. What we are working on is that in Argentina there was a time when the coaches came together and from the Confederation we have lowered a method of development of the training divisions, a method that consists of a game based on concepts in attack, very simple, where the boys solve situations. The people and young people of San Miguel were incredible and the most important thing is that they really want to learn”
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