Italy The Italian partner shared two main best practices which are very important and well-known: ASD Pink Sport Time Bari and the national and international events organized by the former Apulian Basketball Federation president, Margaret Gonnella. ASD Pink Sport Time Bari, is a female sports club, born in 2001 from the idea of 4 close women friends who invested in the gender equality issue. At the time the city of Bari lacked both women basketball clubs and women football clubs. The sports club has 2 main sectors: female basketball and football. Since the beginning, the mission has been focused on sport as a tool of inclusion and socialization. In 2001 the club started with 15 registered female basketball players. Nowadays – after 20 years – it counts on 100 registered female basketball players. Important factors for the increase in numbers: ● Good job on mini-basketball (4-12 years old) ● Nice and friendly basketball facility ● Expert basketball coaches (national level) ● Family environment ● Passion and Fun.
Here some achievements of the basketball club: ● Regional Cup Championships with youth selections (U14/U15/U16/U18) ● Access to Interregional and National Finals ● Call-Ups to the national youth teams for some of our athletes ● Participation to Senior National Leagues (up to final for the access to the second major national league).
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