Flamengo's under-21 team debuts in the Brazilian basketball championship
The match will be against Pinheiros, next Saturday, in São Sebastião do Paraíso
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Flamengo debuts against Pinheiros, next Saturday (08.10), at 8 pm, in the Olympic Development League (LDO), a Brazilian basketball championship for athletes up to 21 years old. The competition, which will be played for the first time in history, takes place from October 20 to 30, in São Sebastião do Paraíso (MG).
In total, 16 teams (divided into two groups) will be competing. Flamengo is in group 1 (games from October 8 to 16.10), which also includes Araraquara, Joinville, Franca, Limeira, Paulistano and Tijuca Tennis Club. Group 2 (games from October 22 to 30.10) will have Bauru, Brasília, Liga Sorocabana, Minas Tennis Club, São José, Uberlândia, Vila Velha and Vitória.
Flamengo will be led by Paulo Chupeta, former coach of the adult team and current coordinator of the club's youth teams since the beginning of 2011. And it will also have athletes who have already played for the main team, such as Fred Duarte, known as Varejinho, and Gegê.
"I hope this is the starting point for a project that is being designed to reveal values. There is a huge gap between youth and adult players, and players often end up giving up on their careers, players who could have made it big after 21 or 22 years if they had the opportunity," said Chupeta.
In total, 16 teams (divided into two groups) will be competing. Flamengo is in group 1 (games from October 8 to 16.10), which also includes Araraquara, Joinville, Franca, Limeira, Paulistano and Tijuca Tennis Club. Group 2 (games from October 22 to 30.10) will have Bauru, Brasília, Liga Sorocabana, Minas Tennis Club, São José, Uberlândia, Vila Velha and Vitória.
Flamengo will be led by Paulo Chupeta, former coach of the adult team and current coordinator of the club's youth teams since the beginning of 2011. And it will also have athletes who have already played for the main team, such as Fred Duarte, known as Varejinho, and Gegê.
"I hope this is the starting point for a project that is being designed to reveal values. There is a huge gap between youth and adult players, and players often end up giving up on their careers, players who could have made it big after 21 or 22 years if they had the opportunity," said Chupeta.