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This year, for the first time, the system "Educa playing" will be applied, which is that the final result of the match determined by the winner, also depends on the score, 3 criteria: behavior, punctuality and equipment.

The Councilor for Sports, Irene Jódar with the coach of the Department of Sports, José Antonio Romera presented this morning the sports program for school age 2019/2020.

In the words of the mayor, "from the Department of Sports has made an investment of 70,000 euros per year in this ambitious project, which includes within the budget, medals, travel, arbitration, and aid to the centers, among other things ".

The mayor of Sports recalled "that there will be 32 participating centers, and that they hope to continue increasing the participation of students following the trend of previous years. For example, last year was 12,936, with a female participation of 5627, and the masculine of 7309, data that confirm that we must continue betting on a joint work between administration and educational community "

Jódar Pérez has also indicated that "with this program it is intended that schoolchildren perform physical activity for sports, training, educational, recreational or health purposes. As well as transmitting values ​​of companionship, fair play, rejection of doping, violence, racism , to xenophobia or intolerance in physical activity and sport, eliminating roles, stereotypes and prejudices based on sex and teaching models of coexistence and respect. "

Jódar Pérez has also acknowledged that "one of the objectives is to increase the sports practice of the school-age population, with special emphasis on female participation, school children at risk of exclusion, and schoolchildren with disabilities. In addition, one of the claims is manage to permanently increase sports habits among the entire school-age population, thereby reducing the high rate of childhood obesity. "

For his part, José Antonio Romera, has indicated that "this year for the first time the system" Educa playing "is applied, which is that the final result of the match determined by the winner, also depends on the score, of 3 criteria: behavior , punctuality and equipment ".

And he added that "what is intended is to educate in values ​​through the sports practice of all groups involved in the Program of Physical Activity and School Age Sports of the Region of Murcia, in all ages and team sports."

Romera has detailed the phases of competition of the program of Physical Activity and Sport in School Age: the local, in which only the Lorca school centers participate and from where the local champion and representative of the municipality for the following phases will result.

This phase is accessed by the champions of each of the groups, keeping Lorca as Group 8, which avoids the Intermunicipal phase.

Also as a novelty, this year, the regional team finals will be held in a single day per sport, and it will be developed, the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals "

Romera Alarcos recalled that "the categories of the School Sports program are Benjamin, fry, children, cadets and youth. Some of the sports that are convened are: Playing Chess, Athletics, Basketball, Basketball 3x3, Handball, Badminton, Boxing, Cross Country, Cycling specialty Gymkana, Domino, Duathlon, Indoor Soccer, Soccer 8, Matte, Multisport, Greco-Roman Practice, Petanque, Orientation, Rugby Tape, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, depending on the categories. He added that "as for the calendar, it is also known that Lorca will host, for now, the final of Rugby Cinta and the Athletics Semifinal."

And in reference to the memory of the past year, the data reflects that a total of 32 educational centers participated, being the IES José Ibáñez Martín (960 students), Francisco Ros Giner (856 students), and Ramón Arcas Meca (797), the that more students had.

Athletics (3542), Cross Country (almost 3,222) and Playing Athletics (1,441 students) were the three modalities that had the greatest participation.

Participation has increased from 3,000 students in the 1998-1999 academic year to almost 13,000 last year.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca