Sports for children under 12 years of age, threatened with suspension until January in the Valencian Community and on the way to court

The

of Valencia may not participate in

, federated or school, individually or collectively, to

.

That is the intention that the Generalitat, through the General Directorate of Sports, has communicated to the federations and that the Ministry of Health intends to make official in a resolution as soon as possible.

Despite the fact that the figures for the pandemic in the Valencian Community are better than in the rest of the autonomous communities, the position of Health is to suspend for three months all official or friendly sports competitions for children under 12 years of age, that is, those who They attend Primary and play in the pre-baby, youngest and baby-boy category.

This measure is similar to the one that has entered into force today in

, where the Government has banned competitions for all those

.

No distinctions are made according to the characteristics of the sport and it is intended to apply equally to football and rugby as to tennis or the Valencian pilot, where there is no contact between players.

The intention of Health, according to sources consulted at the meeting last Monday between the general director of Sports, Josep Miquel Moyà, and representatives of the federations, is none other than to limit the contacts of the best outside the school environment.

The first draft that arrives from the department of Ana Barceló to Sports included the

, but it was qualified at the request of the general direction itself, which warned of the impact of the measure.

And it is that in the Valencian Community more than

who practice sports in a federated way or take part in school games

would be affected

.

Of these,

, according to data from the Valencian Federation, the first to speak out against this decision, which they hope will never be finalized.

And if you do, you could end up in court.

"Stronger restrictions cannot be applied to us than those set forth in the BOE for cities with a much higher incidence of the virus.

" he says the president of the Valencian Football Federation, Salvador Gomar.

"If the measure is applied, we will assess whether we have to go to court," he warns.

Basketball game between children.EM

Grassroots football competitions are scheduled to begin from October 18 to mid-November in a staggered manner, but

have already been played

since the beginning of September "without there having been any notable health problem," says Gomar, who he hopes that Sanidad can reverse his idea.

They hope that the impact on the viability of clubs and schools will not be decisive, because

in groups of maximum 25 players and with the health security measures that are already applied.

But the regular basketball, handball and

leagues

will be the competitions most affected by the alleged paralysis.

Nevertheless, they are not the only ones.

For minority sports such as the

it is also harmful.

It is a non-contact sport with a divided court, but there is no distinction in the Health draft.

"He is going to penalize us and there are already teams that, due to the stoppage we have had of six months without being able to train, have disappeared," says Richard Monsoriu, technical secretary of the Federation.

In addition, he points out a reflection: "By suspending competitions, even if training is allowed,

."

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