Asociatia Sportiva Magicball Bacau

Magicball Bacau association was established in 2018 in the city of Bacau, and it is certificated by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, having the purpose of promoting a healthy life in the community among youngsters and their parents. ‘Embracing sports and fun’ has become a purpose to work on for Magicball Association members, led by PhD Associate Professor Ciocan Catalin, with expertise in Sports, Physical education and sciences of movement. Every year, the association works with around 60 students in the community, with ages ranging 6-18 years old, focusing on physical games and education, organized sports activties, game based learning, orienteering and outdoor education. The sports identity certificate of the association aims at basketball, cycling, orienteering, chess, sports activities for disabled persons, but we cooperate with a diversity of sports fields partners from local schools and university, to local leisure clubs and local authorities. Among the association staff there are also: a language teacher, a sports theory teacher, a kinesiotherapy expert and a nutritionist. Some local projects implemented by the Magicball Association to be mentioned are: • Height does not matter, but intelligence does! – a community project in which special training programmes were developed for children and teenagers according to age and motric development stages so as to promote the importance of health and the necessity of having a dynamic life style. https://miscambacaul.ro/index.php/k2-full-width/item/92-baschet-magicball-bacau • Child and parent on the basketball court – a project running on a continuous base for parents and children, promoting quality time spent with family and friends, confidence, communication, resilience, and teamwork. https://facebook.com/events/s/luni-si-miercuri-16-si-18-octo/254628663749043/ • A friend + a basket.BALL= Magicball Bacau - a community project for children and teenagers to promote team work, fairplay, health and exercise by means of basketball training and games.