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Pickleball in Galicia
This sport has been an unknown until very recently in Spain and Galicia.
In 2020, in the middle of the world pandemic, a teacher of Physical Education in Pontevedra, Galicia, with a great experience in the world of racket and paddle sports and with more than 20 years of work in the school, looked for options to be able to teach the subject of Physical Education with the restrictions that the Spanish State had imposed, such as not sharing material and maintaining a safe distance. So he decided to use the Badminton courts and with paddle paddles each student could have their own material and not have to share it.
From here and looking for new alternatives, he found the sport of Pickleball in the United States had been growing for several years, and it was something similar to what his students were practicing with different material and regulations.
In 2021 APIGA (Pickleball Association in Galicia) was created and this teacher began to collaborate for the organization of events and Pickleball activities throughout Galicia, carrying out a school project involving more schools in the population.
During these four years that innovative teacher ends up founding the Pickleball Club Pontevedra, being President of the same, and forming 4 sports schools and organizing tournaments and circuits throughout Galicia.
Rafa Pazos
From this experience of organizing trips with his students, both in school and in the sports club, with more than 25 years of experience, and being an enthusiast of the Camino de Santiago, the idea of this combination was born to offer the world the EXPERIENCE of knowing all that GALICIA offers us and at the same time being able to play Pickleball with other communities and other countries.
“From teacher to Pickleball lover”
This teacher has gone from using Pickleball as a teaching resource to become part of his life.
His past has had a lot to do, as he directed a tennis and paddle sports facility for 15 years, organizing and teaching classes in all its schools, both basic and competition. He has also been a Physical Education teacher for more than 25 years, being the head of department and in charge of managing the extracurricular activities of his students to different places of interest, including the Camino del Santiago, which he has enjoyed on several occasions.
He is currently a director of APIGA (Pickleball Association of Galicia) and president of the Pontevedra Pickleball Club, being one of the people who is promoting this sport in Galicia, being also an active pickleball player at National level.
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