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THE 'DREAM TEAM' OF TELDE (1)

Handball Team Telde largest city, before training at the Pavilion Rita Hernandez. Above: Juan Manuel Díaz, Gerardo Orozno, Miguel Santana, Antonio Carrasco, Juan Velazquez, Jose Miguel Vega, Manuel Castro, Santiago Almeida, Antonio Henríquez. Crouching: Juan Francisco Rodríguez, Tito Pacheco, Magdalena Hermann, Rosario Nieto, Pastora Spider, Teresa Jiménez and Hernández Lucía. (Carmen Torres)

Handball joins a mixed group ranging in age from 61 to 79 years. Are the most experienced team of sport grancanario although most did not practice until retirement

They were firefighters, sharecroppers, cooks, carriers, tailors, housewives, are parents, grandparents, ... exemplary citizens. Now form a unique team, "the jewel of the sport teldense" qualifies as its own instructor, Juan Francisco Rodríguez (39 years), who feel a personal joy day that goes by Rita Hernandez Pavilion to train their players handball. In this fifteen years ago and has been preparing for several generations of retirees, active from dawn through sport. The only condition for being a member of this project is to exceed fifty years, but the Senior Handball Telde City is undoubtedly one of the most seasoned of the country, with members ranging in age from sixty to seventy-nine years old and "a wild desire to learn and enjoy."

Juan Francisco Rodriguez / C. Torres)

Juanfra Rodriguez met them in the early hours of Thursday to light the way: next May 11 is the date of the big rematch against the only team grancanario specialty to which may face: San Bartolomé de Tirajana. "Although the average age of the southerners is lower than our team," the coach reflected, "but late last year played a meeting and we win by four goals. Rita Hernandez was almost full, with nearly two thousand people in the stands. The game was especially encouraging as they had died days before one of our players, Jose Melian, and that game served as a kind of tribute to friend who was not with them. There was a wreath before ... the entire audience we put a lump in my throat. "

execution of a release. (C. Torres)

PREPARED

The handball veterans Telde mostly unaware of what was the sport. "It was the only one who could practice with the ball. Football: Not to mention, it is inevitable contact. The basketball is the difficulty of the height at which they are placed baskets and become a boring activity and less spectacular.'s Handball Instead, we won. He understands the goals around the world and, moreover, this method has some modifications in which no contact is allowed or the boat. You have to go forever. The games are very intense San Bartolomé and our team are experienced with great passion. "

One of the most surprising aspects of collective behavior of the Senior Handball Telde, athletes actually starting up, is that all its members are 'great game systems and even acquire and implement strategic actions. "There is no ceiling in this group. His desire to play sports are huge. They do not need instructions to be in the field, do the movements or displacements and even try out their own plays. There are real team discipline."

Ramon Santana, 79, the oldest
the group, throw a door in an exhibition match
(C. Torres)

Thanks to the sport have been able to meet other competitors and more. "We've done shows in Asturias, Catalonia, Basque Country, Valencia, ... Our project is a pioneer in Spain. I know that any sport physical activity for people of the Third Age imposes certain respect for instructors. The key is to find best or most appropriate method that will motivate them and have fun. We also have the medical support of Dr. Javier Hernández Campos, pampers us from his office in the service of Sports. "
listening, watching their eyes, we realize that something never changes in life despite the time and circumstances: when the ball begins to roll there is no age to bring out the perennial childish spirit that never abandons us.

Teresa Jiménez, Magdalena and Lucía Hernández Hermann:
the girls talk about their stuff at the beginning of heating
(C. Torres

PART OF THE STORY: Saturday 26 March from 08.00.