Teachers and coordinators of projects and Volleyball Sport in Action Network (Esq. To r.) Roberto Lopes, Karina Lins e Silva, Mariana Cochrane, Tatiana and Renata Costa Regis support students who took the opportunity to play in the sand (background ).
Watch beach volleyball games of the world's best in clashes between Brazil and the United States looks like a great program. Students and teachers from Strong Core Leme Sport in Action project and core Inhaúma and Long River project Volleyball Network, both from Rio de Janeiro / RJ, had this free opportunity as social counterpart of the event. During the 26th and 27th of February, the cores minivôlei played matches in popular verses mounted in the outer area and entered the arena to help cheering for Brazilians. The desfio took place between 26/02 and 01/03 on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro and brought together 32 athletes.
For each core, this opportunity has had a different effect. As the Sport in Action project has the modality of Beach Volleyball, the expectation of the students of this project was to assist professionals and idols in which always inspired teens to chase dreams. Of the 32 athletes in the tournament, 13 are participating in the Olympic Games and nine are medalists such as Brazilian Ricardo, Emanuel, Larissa and Juliana. The crowd of teenagers Share of the Institute was so strong that some students have gained organization popsicles for animation.
Core Long River watching the games on Friday, February 27th.
Already teens design Inhaúma Core Network Volleyball wanted to enjoy the experience in minivôlei of popular verses mounted in the sand in the outdoor area. "The tour was very cool! Play in the sand was my greatest expectation and was fully satisfied, it is different, I had difficulty jump. Plan to go back this weekend, "recalls the student Ester Silva, 14. "Practice this mode!" Encourages. Of course they also entered the arena to no longer watch the professional game. For the teacher core, Roberto Lopes, this combination of experience the sand and then watch the athletes was interesting. "The difficulty they had to risk in soft sand was great and generated questions in the minds of students. You could hear them asking about the ease of athletes jumping and running after the ball, "he says.
Animation of the kids Sport in Action project stirs fans to Brazilians.
On the 450 years of the Rio de Janeiro, the celebration could not have been better. Pedro Solberg and Evandro, Larissa and Talita were the great champions of the "World's Best - Brazil vs USA - Beach Volleyball". With two gold medals, Brazil finished the tournament with 35 points, against 13 of the United States. The crowd filled the arena and encouraged the double owners of the home point to point. John Hyden and Tri Bourne, Jennifer Fopma and Summer Ross stayed with the second place after both lost by 2 sets to 0. Source: Organization of the event.
Project partners Volleyball Network, Rio Nuclei / RJ: Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and via the Sports Incentive Law: Unilever, Ministry of Sports and the Sports Incentive Law.
Project partner Sport in Action, Center Forte do Leme - Rio / RJ: Brazilian Army Staff Studies Center.
