O Carballiño will host the first Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience in Galicia
Emilio Butragueño attended the presentation of the campus, which will take place thanks to the collaboration of the Provincial Council and the City Council.
The province of Ourense will host for the first time the football campus of the Real Madrid Foundation, an educational and sporting initiative aimed at boys and girls aged between 7 and 14 years old, which will be held from June 22 to June 26 in O Carballiño. The official presentation of the campus took place at the A Uceira football field, in an event attended by the president of the Provincial Council of Ourense, Luis Menor; the Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid, Emilio Butragueño; the Head of Institutional Relations of the Real Madrid Foundation, Félix González; the Head of the Campus and Clinics Area of the Real Madrid Foundation, Pablo Gómez; and the acting mayor of O Carballiño, José Castro Gil.
During his speech, Luis Menor highlighted the importance of an initiative that makes Ourense the first Galician province to host a Campus of the Real Madrid Foundation, emphasizing that it is “much more than a summer sports activity. Sport has the ability to teach much more than a technique or a tactic. It teaches effort, camaraderie, respect, discipline, resilience, and teamwork. Values that help to score goals but, above all, to face life,” noted the provincial president.
Menor also emphasized that the main objective of the campus is not the detection of sporting talent but the comprehensive development of the participants through values associated with sports. “The goal of this campus is not to discover the next Real Madrid player; the goal is to help shape better individuals through the values of sports,” he stated.
The president of the Provincial Council praised the selection of O Carballiño as the venue for this first edition, highlighting the municipality's sporting tradition, its commitment to grassroots sports, and its strategic location within the province, which will facilitate the participation of boys and girls from numerous municipalities.
For his part, Emilio Butragueño expressed his satisfaction with the arrival of the project in Ourense and his confidence in the success of this first experience in Galicia. “I am convinced that this first edition in O Carballiño will be a success. But above all, I am convinced that it will be an experience that will leave a lasting impression on those who participate,” said the Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid.
Training in values
The football campus is a program driven by the Real Madrid Foundation that has been developed for over a decade, combining the teaching of technical and tactical football fundamentals with training in values such as respect, effort, and teamwork.
In addition to sporting activities, the campus incorporates content related to the development of social skills, coexistence, healthy habits, and nutritional education, offering a comprehensive educational experience for the participants.
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