The Damm Paddle Tennis Club celebrates its tenth anniversary and awards scholarships to its players.
During this time, the Club has shaped close to one hundred athletes, some of which have reached the highest levels of international Paddle Tennis
Yesterday, the Damm Paddle Tennis Club, a training entity supported by the Damm Foundation, held its yearly awarding of scholarships to its 28 players for the season. The sports organization also commemorated its tenth anniversary with a special celebration that brought together athletes and members of the Cub's technical staff, former and current, as well as representatives of the Damm Foundation and Spanish sport in general.
Among the attendees were the Vice-president of the Damm Foundation and the President of the Damm Paddle Tennis Club, Ramon Agenjo; the Club's sports director, Manu Pascual; the President of the Spanish Paddle Tennis Federation, Ramón Morcillo, and the President of the Paddle Tennis Federation of Madrid, José Luis Amoroto, among others.
The scholarships awarded by the Club cover 100% of sports expenses and allow players to enjoy physical and technical training 4 days a week, in addition to their participation in competitions throughout the entirety of Spanish territory. Club members likewise form part of a project in which, besides driving the development of sports capacities in the youngest players, their education and values are also prioritised. "The effort, teamwork, talent, sportsmanship, but above all, education, are the pillars upon which we work and the qualities we transmit to our players at all times. The success achieved during these last ten years encourage us to continue to support and expand this project, by promoting a positive impact in our society through education in terms of values", Ramón Agenjo, Vice-president of the Damm Foundation, and President of the Damm Paddle Tennis Club, stated.
During the last ten years, the Damm Paddle Tennis Club has shaped close to one hundred athletes, some of which have reached the top level of International Paddle Tennis, maintaining at all times the philosophy with which it was born in 2012: shape youths comprehensively by including sports and values. It's gamble on prioritising the training of its players so it may contribute to their overall development has led the cub to become a model to follow in terms of Spanish Paddle Tennis, and one of the most important youth academies in Spain.
"It is an honour to form part of the Damm Paddle Tennis Club training project, where school work and personal and athletic growth supersede results on the pitch. It is very important for us that their training guide our day-to-day, helping the youngest to fulfil their dreams", Manu Pascual, Sports Director of the Damm Paddle Tennis Club.
An initiative by the Damm Foundation.
The Damm Paddle Tennis Club is a project that was born in 2012 spearheaded by the Damm Foundation, an entity that supports and disseminates the sponsorship and philanthropy by Damm and by Jorge Martínez, who was its Sports Director between 2012 and 2018, an actual professional Paddle Tennis coach.
Twenty-one years ago, the Foundation worked restlessly to help drive growth within the cultural, sporting and social fabric of our country, supporting and promoting initiatives aimed at training and the comprehensive development of individuals.
Consolidated as one of the most relevant foundations on a national level with regard to sponsorship activities, the entity is particularly recognised for its belief in sport as a teaching tool for youths. The success achieved by the Damm Paddle Tennis Club and the Damm Football Cub, substantiate the work performed by the Damm Foundation, and reinforce the strategy chosen within the world of sport, which is based on sport and human training, regardless of sports results, thus encouraging sporting activity, education, and those values that are inherent to the practice of sport.
