Spanish Sport Council and Club Estudiantes travel to Palestine - Jul 28, 2010 (by Tamara Awartani)
Spanish Sport Council and Club Estudiantes Madrid travel to Palestine to open the new Hebron Sports Hall
Estudiantes Madrid Foundation will develop socials and sports coorperation activities
:: Estudiantes Madrid will travel to Palestine from July 28th to August 2nd to open the first sports centre of the Palestinian City of Hebron
:: Hebron Sports Hall opening will be on July 30th at 7pm with [read more]
Spanish Sport Council and Club Estudiantes Madrid travel to Palestine to open the new Hebron Sports Hall Estudiantes Madrid Foundation will develop socials and sports coorperation activities
:: Estudiantes Madrid will travel to Palestine from July 28th to August 2nd to open the first sports centre of the Palestinian City of Hebron
:: Hebron Sports Hall opening will be on July 30th at 7pm with a game between the teams Asefa Estudiantes Madrid U21 and Ibdaa Dheisheh Centre (Dheiseh Refugees Camp Club, near Bethlehem, and recent champions of Palestinian League).
:: It will be coming from Spanish Sport Council, as a petition of Palestine General Delegation in Spain, under the Internacional Sports Cooperation Program
:: The Estudiantes Madrid Foundation will use this travel to develop a number of social activities and sport cooperation. Between these, another friendly game against a West Bank players team, basketball workshops with clubs and local sports institutions, sport material deliver, contact with the Palestinian Paralympic Committee
:: Its a go-return trip: a Palestine Women Team will travel to Madrid on September, to play a friendship tournament with Asefa Estudiantes Madrid teams at Polideportivo Antonio Magarios.
:: RAOUF ALMALKI, Palestine General Delegation Chairman on Spain
Its a great honour for us to have a team like Estudiantes Madrid in our country, one of the most referenced teams in Spanish Basketball.
The arena that Estudiantes Madrid will open in Hebron its a part of the Palestinian Authority work to build an sports infrastructure. Its one of a mount of projects preparing to the next proclamation of Palestine State
Womens team visit to Spain is on the concern that sport on Palestine is not only for men.
:: JAIME LISSAVETZKY,Spanish State Sport Secretary Sport doesnt live from the big achievements. Its something more than that. Activities like this trip of Estudiantes Madrid to Palestine mean to make the most of this golden age of Spanish Sport.
If theres a team that has got this educative component we need that is Estudiantes Madrid. It was so easy to speak with them and they have had a great disposition to carry out this project from the beginning.
Sport also has got things in common with coexistence and peace. It can help to change the society, and thats why its very important that a club as Estudiantes Madrid travels to Palestine, and I want to thank them for doing it.
:: JUAN FRANCISCO GARCA, Asefa Estudiantes Madrid President. Its a pride for Club Estudiantes Madrid that CSD had selected us for representing Spain in this mission were going to develop at Palestine.
Its such a great illusion for Estudiantes Madrid to use the sport as an element of brotherhood and unity between the people. And also that it can help to alleviate the consequences of the conflict its lived on Palestine
Weve wanted to complement our presence on Palestine to do a number of activities in the cooperation field through the Estudiantes Madrid foundation. Especially to contribute between kids and young people, the most unprotected persons in all the conflict.
We want to make a visit to the Palestinian Paralympic Comitee, because one of the main work areas of Estudiantes Madrid Foundation is basketball for disabled people
Division I Birzeit & Faraa Clubs to the Top - Jul 8, 2010 (by Tamara Awartani)
Halfway through the Division I League, it almost reflects the teams that would be competing to go up to SuperLeague (2 of them) and having imports on their team raises the level of the game and makes it more fun to watch.
The league had 12 teams in two groups, Top 6 Teams from both groups are playing semi finals and top 2 will go to Superleague, The bottom 6 will also be playing to decide on the bottom 2 going down to Division II [read more]
Halfway through the Division I League, it almost reflects the teams that would be competing to go up to SuperLeague (2 of them) and having imports on their team raises the level of the game and makes it more fun to watch.
The league had 12 teams in two groups, Top 6 Teams from both groups are playing semi finals and top 2 will go to Superleague, The bottom 6 will also be playing to decide on the bottom 2 going down to Division II. The Top 6 Teams are: Group I: Birzeit, Fara, Abna AlQuds Group II: Huwara, Samaritans, Ahli Qalqilya
Birzeit Team played 8 games till now and won them all, the team is highly to be the one going to Superleague, a very strong team with good inside and outside game consisting of well-known players such as Ahmad Yasser, Mustafa Yasser, Mahmoud Assaf, Adham Hasseeb, and Ahmad Awadallah, along with Sidney Pointer (196-G/F, agency: Low Country Sports Management, college: Chattanooga State JC) a team player giving them an edge with his game, unstoppable under basket, dunks that amaze the fans as well as great shooting, one of Palestine's outstanding import players on and off the court (34pts,20rebs,6ast - 40pts,17rebs,6ast,3blocks - 31pts,17rebs) a great addition to any team.
Fara'a Club played 8 games and lost 1, strong candidate to go to Superleague and has several young and passionate players, playing strong under basket but depending more on an outside game having several good shooters and dashers, Mo'awiya Khader, Ahmad Sa'ed, Amara Tayeh, Fares Waleed, Ashraf Fareed, Salah Abu Samen, Mohammed Ibrahim and Fadi Alan. Derek Savage (193-F, college: Goldey-Beacom), one of the best imports to come to Palestine, a passionate and very skilled player, all over the court with strong penetrations, unstoppable 3pointers, assists and rebounds, a great addition to the team that gave them a boost.
Huwara Club team played 8 games and lost against Faraa tonight after having a point by point game giving them a hard time, with talented fast players and a well known import. Anas Yousef, Husam Dmeidi, Ayman Abdel Nasser, Sami Abdel Nasser, Jihad Abu Odeh, Bilal Odeh, Abdel Fatah Tayseer and Mohammed Rayeq, while Paul Guerroro, the import that took Orthodox Bethlehem to Superleage, gave Huwara an edge with his continuous 3pointers every game and assists.
Samaritan Club played 8 games and lost 2, with several players with great potential such as Radwan Yousef, Ali Abu Hussein, Muneer Yousef, Diya' Husni along with Ishaq Tawfiq who's early injury got him out of the season that affected his team, while Kevin Jolley (197-F-82, agency: Prossin Sports Management, college: Quinnipiac) adding his touches every game giving them a boost with 20 plus points every game, countless rebounds and 3pointers, can make a difference on any team, one of Palestine's most experienced imports.
Ahli Qalqilia importless made it to the top 6 teams, showed good skills through their players, Ahmad Khaled, Adnan Rayyan, Muhanned Khaled, Ali Rayyan, Raouf Rayyah, Ismael Assi, Wadah Assi, Mohammed Abdel Rahim AlHamad, , Ahmad Aziz, Amro Mansour, Ahmad Qarash, Mousa Assi, Toufic Walweel.
Abna AlQuds also made it to top 6 having a great import Andrew who took them last season from Division II to I this season, with great strong fast players as well such as Mahmoud AlThaher, Thaer Asbeh and many more who have good potential.
Bottom 6 teams ( 2 go down to Division II):
AlBireh Team which consists of very young players mostly U18, talented with great skill able to keep up with the league such as Ammar Abdel Rasoul, Jirias Zahran, Fares and Motaz Hamed along with a good import player, gaining good game experience.
Beita Team importless depended on its experienced players having very few young ones on the team, such as Asem Tayseer, Rami Saed, Basem Ahmad and Jihad Faleh.
Toubas team importless highly depend on Ahmad Aqab one of the well known players in Palestine, giving his team an edge however it was good game experience for the rest of the players such as Shadi Abdel Wahab and many others.
AlSileh AlHarithiyeh also have good players and some needing more game experience such as Taher AlZyoud, Mahmoud Filfel and Fareed Abeidi.
Thaqafi Toulkarem includes young talented players such as Asaad Abed, Adham Abdel Kareem, Watheq Dweikat and Nasr Awartani.
Jensafot are also gaining good game experience through their players Fadi Mahmoud, Shadi Shweiki and Saed Basheer. Stay Tuned for Division I finals.
Palestine vs. Iran Best Game in the 10th WABA Tournament - Jun 13, 2010 (by Tamara Awartani)
The National Team took part in the 10th WABA tournament taking place in Duhok, Iraq from the 9th 13th of June, 2010, along with Iran (B), Syria (U23) and Iraq, being the only four teams (having Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen withdrawing) qualifying to the Stankovic Cup in Lebanon from the 7th 15th of August [read more]
The National Team took part in the 10th WABA tournament taking place in Duhok, Iraq from the 9th 13th of June, 2010, along with Iran (B), Syria (U23) and Iraq, being the only four teams (having Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen withdrawing) qualifying to the Stankovic Cup in Lebanon from the 7th 15th of August.
The National Team according to coach Mohammed Najjar (Shurta Team) who was responsible for analyzing the WABA tournament games said that Palestine's game against Iran was the best & most exciting game in the tournament where the Palestinians played passionately, competitively and where able to keep up & lead at some point with the well known Iranian team.
The National Team coached by Derrick Crayton assisted by Coach Nader Marta, consists of several well known players such as Ibrahim Al Habash (194-F-75), Yahia Al Khatib (190-G-77), Sani Sakakini (204-C-88) (Jordanian League), Saleem Sakakini, Mahdi Eid (194-F-81), Tawfiq Rafidi, Hussein AlHaj (Syrian League) as well as other good & young players who gained great game experience Ibrahim AlBandak, Nabeel Nasser, Jack Tannous, Adham AbdelQader and Oday Hilal.
The National Team played 3 games with different results reflecting great gaps, exhaustion and definitely not enough preparation, however, in their last game against Iran, they played strong throughout the whole game.
Palestine vs. Iraq 59 74 8/15, 19/21, 13/16, 19/22
Palestine vs. Syria 53 - 100
Palestine vs. Iran 63 78 19/18, 17/22, 19/21, 8/17
The federation will need to look into the current roster as there are other several well-known experienced players who stood out in the SuperLeague, as well as putting out a well organized plan for the National team to get ready for the Stankovic cup, intensive practices & camps in neighboring countries so as not only to take part for the sake of taking part but to reflect good Palestinian Basketball in its 1st of time history taking part in this Asian Tournament.
Last but not least, special thanks to the president of the Kurdistan region, Mr.Masod Barzany, Duhok governor, Mr.Tamar Ramadhan, and Kurdish people for hosting the Palestinian Delegation.
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