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3rd edition of the AMB tournament! Created as a simple but ambitious project promoted
by Olympic athletes Miguel Maia and
João Brenha
two high profile sportsmen both at national and international level.
Volleyball is the major sport at this venue which
three years after being created
is now a worldwide reference
in this type of events
Espinho
is the city hosting the tournament
Hometown to some of the great players of Portuguese volleyball.
That is the starting point
point that allows hundreds of youngsters
from all over the country
willing to try the joys of competing
sharing of new friendships
and strengthening of knowledge.
This genuine side of sports education
is what makes AMB different.
Miguel Maia
the most dignified Portuguese volleyball player of all time
and the engine of this initiative
lays down the plans about what´s coming for the summer of 2014:
Hello everybody
Once again we are hosting the AMB tournament
an event that has been
quite successful for the last two editions.
We registered a sixty percent growth
in participants from the first to the second edition
Also the public attendance
was quite significant
we practically doubled
the viewer statistics from
the first edition
and we keep on spotlighting Espinho
and all the tournament
participants.
There were lots of parties during night time
mixing participants
and other citizens that joined us.
Those parties allowed
all the teams to entertain themselves
in a decompression phase
at the end of the season
We also managed
to make people stronger
with more friends
and with a new and more fruitful
future sports perspective
Lots of people have been collaborating with huge dedication
preparing this tournament
Such availability, coupled with the never ending support from the sponsors,
has created a unique environment for the participants.
The athletes are what matters most.
All the steps are taken considering their well-being.
Here,
details are decisive
Two major ideas define this project:
demand for excellence and strictness.
In the end, virtue is rewarded, but the winners are not the only
worthy of applause
AMB tournament will always acknowledge
the dignity of the defeated.
Victory belongs to all and transcends results
In 2014
the big innovation will be the creation of the AMB circuit.
Gondomar city has embraced the project,
which allowed this opportunity.
It will take place in September,
and represents a great preparation ground for the 2014/2015 season
from now on available to the teams.
The sponsor´s role has been very positive
and I would like to thank them
for believing us since day one,
initially
for what myself and João achieved
throughout our careers,
and for the history of ABM tournament.
The big sponsors are behind us all the way
we feel people have been
quite pleased with all we´ve been doing.
For 2014
we agreed a partnership
a partnership with Agencia Abreu,
which will allows lots of advantages for all athletes
like coach and
train travels
even the families following the teams
can now enjoy ludic and sport activities.
Supporting these activities
surf school collaborating with our tournament
a tennis club
offering activities
for those
following
their kids or their teams
also some travels across the river Douro
visits to the Oporto wine cellars
All this shows
our growth
over the years.
One of the major innovations for 2014
is the creation of the AMB circuit.
We are partners with Gondomar city
where we are developing a tournament
similar to the one being held in Espinho
but in September
and more oriented to the competitive aspect and pre-season training
for the competitions ahead. It will cover all the age groups,
including seniors, with the intention of
making those teams
have a great starting in all competitions, both national
and international. We will honour all the national champions
each previous season,
they will be
AMB guest stars to be part of the Gondomar tournament.
All the other teams can compete in this event,
a type of pre -- season training. With the objective of getting the teams to be at their best
in the beginning of each season
For all the participants out there
we would like to invite you to come once more to the AMB tournament
it will be,
no doubt, a plus in your curriculum,
also let you know that the competition part will happen between 1st and 5th July
the teams will arrive at the 30th June,
as in previous editions,
and may leave at the 6th, after
the famous
"pool party", a favourite event among the tournament participants.
At the 28th June,
another "pool party"
will take place in Espinho swimming pool, were we will proceed to
an AMB presentation
So we invite everybody to join us, sponsors,
city hall,
participants, coaches,
board directors, and the population in general, people who have connections
with volleyball,
to come to this
"pool party" presentation of AMB 2014.
AMB tournament is about sports, friendship, getting together and happiness.
That´s why, besides the competition, we will have parties each day
which allow the participants the needed relaxation moments.
The final moment will happen again at the all- star game
with the presence of high profile athletes of the Portuguese sports scene.
This occasion will, once again, attract the attention of the
AMB media partners,
guarantying the t.v. coverage of the event.