Basketball Without Borders with a Chilean accent

SANTIAGO (Chile) - Those selected from Chile continue to add new experiences that strengthen their basketball, new experiences to continue working towards the growth of the sport in the South American country.

The Chilean Basketball Federation (FEBA Chile) bets on all the training categories in the country, after having organized the U-16 Women's World Championship in the city of Aysén, as hosts, where they got the classification to the U17 Women's World Cup 2020, and go up to the podium after beating Puerto Rico, in the bronze medal match, and placing 3 prospects in the “Basketball Without Borders” camp, organized by FIBA ​​and the NBA Academy, among other great moments of the year for the Federation led by Iran Arcos.

 
In the month of June, in Colombia, two selected Chileans lived a great experience for their development and progression in basketball, to attend a Camp to enrich their knowledge and learn new ones and be able to provide them in their selection teams.

They were Laura Pérez, Felipe Inyaco, and Andrés Domínguez, representatives of the Women's and Men's U17 National Teams of Chile, respectively. The young players attended the camp in Medellín, Colombia, from June 24 to 27, a meeting organized by the NBA Academy and FIBA, which brought together the best 64 youth prospects, women and men, from 18 countries and territories throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

“They were very intense training days. We had many matches and tests. It was a very good experience. Despite having high intensity training, there was room to recreate and share, ”was the assessment of Laura Pérez, who is part of a selection process that is prepared to represent Chile in the South American U-17, and that of continuing Its development could also be in the World Cup category, after obtaining the classification in the FIBA ​​U-16 Women's Championship of the Americas of Aysén.

 
When he was in a stage of his training, Pérez said: “These camps serve me since I am a learning stage. They are definitely helpful. In my case, I could improve things about my basketball. Also, to learn from my classmates and teachers. No doubt the level is improved, we can hear from professionals what we need to improve. Everything adds up in this moment of my career. ”

For Felipe Inyaco, a male U-17 player, it is also vital to add every piece of advice, every detail that could be provided by the coaches and technicians who participated in the camp.

“The camp itself did not have things very far from the usual that one is in Chile. But, having many coaches of the best quality, I think that from each one he took some advice or point of view that always adds up. Competing with the best in America and being with that quality of coaches is something that motivates me a lot to continue working, ”he analyzed at FEBA.

“Being able to be elected to represent Chile in the event filled me with pride. It is an experience that left me very happy personally. It definitely motivates me to continue working hard to continue measuring myself with the best in the continent, ”added Inyaco, one of the 2002-2003 players who also work to represent Chile in the South American U-17.

They had the opportunity for players and coaches to transmit their knowledge and experiences through various activities such as movement efficiency, skill development, 5 vs 5 games and daily seminars on life skills focused on health, leadership, and communication.

In addition, Felipe Inyaco and also Benjamín Herrera, another member of the national male U-17 category of Chile, were part of the Latin players who were selected to participate in the III Edition of the NBA Academy Games. The talent tournament was held from July 11 to 14, at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, training complex of the Atlanta Hawks, and in which the Chilean country also had the opportunity to say present, through its two representatives, in another of the great moments that had the selections during 2019.

“I am very happy to be able to play with the best players from several countries, to know these tremendous facilities and to play against a very good friend of mine such as Pipe (Felipe),” said Herrera on FEBA.

 
Chile will try, through its representatives, in international tournaments or in camps and training, to get the most of the lessons and continue on the path of growth to achieve the objectives proposed at the beginning of the year and to strengthen its national teams until reaching the largest, and there continue the work, and also achieve more and better international participation.

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