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Massalfassar has been the scene of one of the most beautiful holiday promotion day in recent years, with countless children, teachers, families have enjoyed a nice day around our sport, “Pilota Valenciana”, through raspall and “Frontó Valencià”. The city of sports of Massalfassar, one of the best facilities for our sport, with a trinquet adapted to make two playgrounds, artificial “galotxa” street, and 3 “frontons” have been the scenes where have disputed over the day 80 games. The educational project "Pilota a l'Escola" in its second edition has an educational competition to further improve the knowledge of the game “raspall” and “frontó”, which finished with finals to be played this morning with the participation of 16 schools of the three provinces. The “Devesa” from Carlet (male raspall and female “frontó”), College “Hernández” from Villanueva de Castellón (“frontó” male), Grangel Mascarós from l’Alcora (“raspall” female) have been the three most prominent centres in sporting terms, as they have been champions of the respective competitions. Although today has won “Pilota Valenciana”, for sure many of these students have known this sport through this program, for next times go on playing it.
Nearly 7,000 students and 120 schools have seen the “pilota” through II edition of “Pilota a l'Escola” and the success, satisfaction of teachers encourage to the “Federation de Pilota Valenciana” to continue working closely with the Department of Education (Directorate General of Evaluation, Innovation and quality of education).
Delivery of trophies to have done, Jesus Garcia, Head of area of the Directorate General of Evaluation, Innovation and quality of education, Mateo Castellà, General Director of Sport, Ramon Sedeño Clemente, President of the Federation of “Pilota Valenciana”, Joaquín Soler, Mayor of Masalfasar and David Navarro footballer from Valencia C.F.
Everyone congratulated the Educational Department, City Council of Massalfassar and to the Federation for the excellent organization of the project and the final day.
After the contacts of the “Federació Valenciana” with handball federations of England and Ireland both entities have confirmed their willingness to participate in the upcoming European championship handball "Europilota 2010" to be held in Valencia. Both Ireland and England participate regularly in national and international championships in the form of One-Wall, what would give a higher level of competition, an official variety within the CIJB beside them llargues and international game.
As said Peter Cohen, president of the British handball Council, "for England would be an honour and a pleasure to attend the European Championship CIJB with a team of male and female one-wall. Adrian Lee (captain of male team) and Kerry White (Captain of female team), will organize the teams for the event. "
By Ireland, Chris Curran, the Irish manager handball federation has expressed its willingness to participate in the 2010 European Championship. During the month of December, the CIJB and responsibles of the “Federació Pilota Valenciana” will make a trip to Ireland and England for close involvement of both federations and closer ties.
It is expected that both the British and Irish attend the meeting CIJB of February 2010 in Valencia, to finalize all the details of "Europilota 2010”.
The Government of the Generalitat Valenciana has agreed a special meeting held today, 8 October, the highest distinction granted by the Generalitat Valenciana to be awarded on October 9 to mark the day of the Valencian Community.
Among the winners in sports is the “Federacio de Pilota Valenciana”, which this year starts the 25th anniversary celebrations of the institution. The FPV is the first federation in the register of sports bodies in the Valencian Community, under the protection of the Statute of Autonomy.
The Generalitat has valued highly the great work being done from the federal agency to promote, and disseminate all forms, projects such as "Pilota a l'escola" that have brought the sport more than 15,000 schoolchildren from Valencia as well, the real integration of women into sport and the strong international commitment to publicize the Valencian handball beyond our borders. The other institution that shares the award is the Levante UD, and the basketball player Victor Claver.
The president of the “Federacio de Pilota Valenciana”, has expressed its satisfaction with the "recognition, a prize that is the work being done from all areas of the Federation, and that gives us great moral to continue working in this line of recovery and promotion of our modalities, with the efforts of clubs and schools.
Past Sunday the City Council Squarre in Valencia has been decorated to enjoy the best atmosphere in the eighteenth “Dia de la Pilota” and the beginning of the activities of the XXV Anniversary of the Federation of “Pelota Valenciana”.
More than 3,000 people throughout the morning, have enjoyed the exhibitions (selection “fallera”, technification selection, female choice and selection adapted), we were also able to enjoy a photographic exhibition, workshops, craft demonstrations, games of “raspall”...
The Square Vip area today has also been well represented by over 250 guests who wished to be in the silver jubilee of the federal entity, the Government “Conseller”, Serafin Castellano, the Regional Secretary, Niurka Montalvo, the General Director of Sport, Mateo Castellá, the deputy sports of Valencia, Miguel Bailach, deputy sports of Castellón, Luis Martinez, General director of Women, Celia Ortega, “Fallera Mayor”, Marta Agusti, Susana Zaragoza, Assistant Director Education Planning, Jose Luis Lopez, President of the CIJB, Encarna Navarro, widow of Manuel Tarancon, Luis Cervera, manager of the Municipal Sports Foundation, Remedios Avià, Jeanette Segarra, Deputy autonomic, Mercedes Caballero, Antonio Sanz, vice president of the Provincial Council of Segovia, Councilor of Valencia, Carmen Alborch, and many guests who have been rewarded today as clubs, schools, sponsors, media, administrations that have been on the side of the “pilota valenciana”, exprofesionals players ...
In sport, the two selections, the Belgian and the Spainsh one have shown they have a great level of play in the game today has highlighted the kick Alvaro López, a player who has opted the game today, but today more than the result it was important to celebrate this date with a great selection as the Belgian, World Champion and has led many people to Valencia to see developments of the best players in the world in international patterns, the Belgians and Valencians.
The organizing committee of the European Championship of pilota has begun his journey with the first meeting preparative for the international appointment that will be celebrated in Valencian lands during September 2010. It Will be between on September 8 and 12, and to do so the “Conselleria” of Culture and Sports has assumed the responsibility of joint all the organizational trusses together with the “Federació de Pilota Valenciana”, so that this event be a real success. The appointment has been at 13.00 in the Building Mosque of the “Conselleria”.
They have been presents the Autonomous Secretary of the Sport, Niurka Montalvo, the Director-general Of Sport, Mateo Castellá, the President of the FPV, Ramón Sedeño, deputy chairmen, José Daniel Sanjuán and José Vicente Diago, the County councils' agents, Miguel Bailach i Manolo Gual, and Sport Town councillors of Town halls of Valencia, Massamagrell, Paterna, La Nucia, Moncada and Xilxes, thirsts of different modalities that leave to dispute, that have confirmed the Honor Committe of the European Championship.
- Committe of Honor of the European Championship 2010:
President of the Valencian Generality, Francisco Camps Ortiz.
Culture and Sport minister, Trini Miró.
City council president of Valencia, Alfonso Rus Terol.
City council president of Castellón, Carlos Fabra Carreras.
City council president of Alicante, José Joaquín Ripoll Serrano.
Mayor of Valencia, Rita Barberá Nolla.
Mayor of Paterna, Lorenzo Agustí Pons.
Mayor of Moncada, Juan José Medina.
Mayor of Massamagrell, Miguel Bailach Luengo.
Mayor the Nucia, Bernabé Cano García.
Mayor Xilxes, Vicente Lapuerta Serra.
President RTVV, José López Jaraba.
President of the CIJB, José Luis López.
President of the “Federació de Pilota Valenciana”, Ramón Sedeño Clemente.
Is expected being able to dispose also with new facilities of the “Ciutat de la Pilota”, whose works have been initiated this same week, and that will be ready the next September to hold exhibitions of the modality of raspall.
The “Federació de Pilota Valenciana”, that has been pioneer in the international movement, the Valencian Generality and County Councils, expect being able to organize a great Championship of Europe, that also will be the woman's debut in this type of events, specifically in the modality of one wall.
Between the points in the order of the day is found the ratification of the charges of the above-mentioned organizing committee of the European Championship 2010, the starting up of a strict work agenda to announce to all Valencia the European championship, as well as a contest school child between the elementary school student body of the project “Pilota at school”, in order to choose the pet of the European, thanks to the General Management's collaboration of Educational Evaluation and Innovation. The contest on October 13 will be initiated, and the winning school, will be able to enjoy a bus school child to carry out a ramble that main routes tours of “pilota valenciana”.
It emphasizes also the creation of a working group that the financing necessary to cover achieves the budget of the event, next to grants of all represented entities in this organizing committee. Last of all, between new initiatives of the Generality is also found that one of the production of a Website that starts to focalize all news that the European Championship 2010 generates.