The official season of school sport In the Chairega region it starts this week with the two disciplines most powerful in the area, each bringing together several hundred participants.
The Terra Chá Sports Groupwhich now coordinates Juanma García Rozasmonitor To Pastorizaafter the retirement of Juan Somoza After four decades at the helm, he organizes all the tests and initiatives of the Play program of the get togetheramong which cross country and indoor soccer stand out, but where disciplines such as basketball, table tennis, badminton and many others that have been trying to implement in recent years also have a place.
“The goal is to continue to continuous line of Juan Somoza, who is doing it marvelously well, and gradually integrating some more discipline”, points out Juanma García, who recognizes that he is confronting his new task “with enthusiasm”.
Half a thousand athletes, in A Magdalena
After weeks of preparation, now is the time to get going. The first call is this Thursday 7starting at 11:00 a.m. at the municipal stadium of A Magdalena of Villalbawith the high school of cross country.
In it, they will meet around 500 runners of different categories and coming from municipal schools and schools from the councils of Vilalba, Xermade, Guitiriz, Outeiro de Rei, A Pastoriza, Meira, Begonte, Castro de Rei, Cospeito and Rábade.
This call will serve to prepare for the qualifying chairego, that will be him November 23 and from which those classified for the Provincial championship on December 15.
The weekend will be the turn of the start of the indoor soccer leaguewhich this year has 48 teams from the entire region and even some of To Mariña and about 400 players.
The finals of this competition are scheduled for March 22 and then it will be the turn of the Copa.
Other modalities
The calendar is completed with three days of baloncesto in Mondoñedo, Outeiro de Rei, Meira and A Pastoriza and others in badminton y table tennis. “The idea is to also do some inline skating and try to do another swimming, as we have the Vilalba and A Pastoriza swimming pools,” says Juanma.
Furthermore, disciplines that “have been very successful in other parts of the province” are also offered, such as speleology o billiardsand that they intend to promote “multi-sports days, which would be during school hours so that several educational centers can come together.”
