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jugar baloncesto
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play basketball(
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (sports)
a. jugar baloncesto
My classmates and I are going to play basketball on the courts after school.Mis compañeros de clase y yo vamos a jugar baloncesto en la cancha después de la escuela.
b. jugar al baloncesto
I prefer playing tennis to playing basketball.Prefiero jugar al tenis a jugar al baloncesto.
c. jugar básquetbol
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
I was on my college's varsity team, but I don't play basketball anymore.Estaba en el equipo universitario, pero ya no juego básquetbol.
d. jugar al básquetbol
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
My younger brother was recruited to play basketball in college. Mi hermano menor fue reclutado para jugar al básquetbol en la universidad.
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Basketball%20game in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation
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el partido de baloncesto
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
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a. el partido de baloncesto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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My boyfriend was so tired after the basketball game.Mi novio estaba muy cansado después del partido del baloncesto.
b. el juego de baloncesto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
In the park, the boys were in the middle of a basketball game.En el parque, los jóvenes estaban en medio de un juego de baloncesto.
c. el partido de básquetbol
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
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I haven't seen a basketball game that exciting since I was watching the Bulls in the nineties!¡No he visto un partido de básquetbol tan emocionante desde que estaba mirando los Bulls en los años noventa!
d. el juego de básquetbol
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Lauren was watching the basketball game, and she couldn't believe how tall the athletes were.Lauren estaba mirando el juego de básquetbol, y no podía creer cómo los atletas eran tan altos.
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At the beginning of September 2021, Russian defender Egor Demin signed a contract with Real Madrid. His transition was as unexpected as possible - he did not play in the systems of Russian clubs, and there were no Russians in Madrid for more than 20 years. And there were no prerequisites that they would appear there in the near future.
How was this possible? What do you need to do to leave to play for Real Madrid? Why do the world's best analysts put Demin in first place among all players born in 2006? I discussed this with people who know about it like no one else - including Yegor himself, for whom this is the first and so far the only interview.
I collected all the information I could and packed it into one video. With a large amount of direct speech from the direct participants in the process.
If you like the video, please give it a thumbs up, write something in the comments on YouTube and subscribe to the channel - there I regularly talk about Russian basketball.
For those who prefer to read, the text is below.
Where Egor Demin came from
Egor was born in a basketball family: his father played professionally, a student of Trinta, his mother did not play professionally, but was also a student of Trinta. There they met, and it is logical that the children are also both students of "Trinta".
Yegor has an older brother, Ilya Demin, born in 2001. He was called up to the Russian U16 team, where he played, in particular, with Pasha Zakharov, Vitya Lakhin and Vlad Goldin. Ilya's career, unfortunately, was interrupted due to a foot injury.
But his training at Trint predetermined the future of Yegor, who from the age of 4 went to classes with his brother and played with the ball. Therefore, at the sports school, from the very beginning, he felt at home, and since he took the ball in his hands quite early, he always worked with guys a year older. When it was possible to move to their age, the parents decided that it would be better to stay with the year of birth in 2005.
The main reason is the coach Evgeny Gorbunov. He was the second coach of the 2001 team - the same one in which Ilya Demin played - and in the 2005 team he was the main one. The family trusted this specialist very much, so from the very first day they gave Egor to Gorbunov.
Further history could turn in a completely different direction. A few years ago, Khimki recruited a junior team to their UOR, and since the older brother had already signed a contract with the Khimki team at that time, and his father, Vladimir Demin, worked in the yellow-blue structure, Yegor was offered to come try himself in this team . But the boy said he wanted to stay at Trint and continue training with Gorbunov.
The trainer did a lot of work with him separately. He says that he initially saw Yegor's potential, and not to develop it outside of class, not to stay with him after training, not to pay special attention to it would be just a crime.
With his work and diligence, Yegor earned the right to an extra risky pass, an extra extra long throw. Not everyone agreed with this - for example, the father argued with the coach and called for instilling logic in decision-making in his son, saying that excessive freedom could ruin the player. But Gorbunov, as a coach, felt Yegor very well, and therefore allowed him more than the rest. Perhaps this is what allowed him to develop creativity, leadership qualities and self-confidence.
At the same time, Yegor's preferences in the game do not mean that the rest of the guys received less. Gorbunov is generally sure that he was very lucky with the team and chemistry. Many of that squad are now in sight: Kirakosyan plays at a school in the United States, Ermakov in the youth team of Yenisei, Natsvlishvili in MBA-2, several people at once in the MBA CYBL. Therefore, that composition is not only about Demin. Egor just stood out from the rest.
Demin went to two workouts a day, and after the evening he stayed in the gym and hung out there until the night - he perfected his throws. Three years ago, he was transferred to distance learning, and Yegor began to spend even more time in the gym.
As is often the case in sports families, the parents' entire schedule was built into their children's lives — otherwise it would have been impossible to provide Egor with so much basketball. Mom traveled with Egor throughout her childhood to various tournaments, took him to training, and later began working at Trint. Both Egor, and his dad, and his coach are sure that the role of mother in the development of Egor is paramount.
Where Demin was noticed
Years passed, but Demin did not stop progressing. He helped Trinta win Russian championships for different ages, and along the way, he attracted the attention of scouts. He was noticed in 2020, after the Russian Championship, where he performed with guys a year older. At the age of 14, he competed with 15-year-olds and managed to take the MVP title.
After that, Egor's parents were contacted by two foreign agencies within a week. One of them was the agency BDA Sports International. Their representative in Russia is Alexei Karvanen, who played with Vladimir. He offered to do scouting and send a video to Spanish clubs.
While scouting was going on, Yegor had another Russian championship and also won individual awards there. By the time the scouting reached the addressees, Egor wanted to see six Spanish clubs. Baskonia offered a contract without viewing, while Hoventut invited him to a trial training session. But there was one among the proposals, which is simply not passed by. Real Madrid invited me to watch.
The pandemic has dragged on. Scouting reached Madrid in September, they sent an invitation in December, they tried to organize a viewing in February. Time passed, but it was not possible to complete all the documents. Until Real Madrid itself turned to the Spanish Foreign Ministry and obtained permission for Demin to enter the country for three days.
Yegor Demin: “When we were told that it was possible to send a video through an agency, we did not expect such a level, such an offer. More for medium teams. But when Alexey said that it was possible to send a video to Real Madrid, we, of course, said: “Yes, do everything as you see fit.” And when they themselves said that they were coming, it was a delight.
It so happened that we sent the video somewhere at the beginning of the season, in September, I think. They took a short pause, answered closer to the New Year, and after that they contacted us on January 11, the first working day. A person wrote to us, tried to find out the situation, plans. As a result, they planned to visit several times, but it was postponed, and it turned out that we only came in the summer.
In general, when I first went there, I was first told that there would be only one training session, then that there would be no training sessions at all. They said that we would talk, that everyone would show. As a result, when I arrived, I got three workouts. I was there for three days - three trainings. I was not particularly worried, in principle, there was a complete feeling that everything should work out. And why shouldn't it work? I was confident in myself and in my abilities. I did well in all those training sessions, plus it so happened that I was in good shape at that moment, I hit everything on the throwing tasks, they were surprised.
We were so surprised that we approached Egor's mother during the first training session. The coach was just looking for a point guard who could move 2-3 positions, who would be proactive and able to aggravate.
Real Madrid's youth manager Alberto Angulo and Luka Doncic's agent, Spain's BDA Sports spokesman Kiki Villalobos, were also present at that training session. They all unanimously said: "Yes, this is what we were looking for."
Mikhail Mikhailov was also at that lesson. Two-time champion of Russia and champion of Spain. The legend of domestic basketball and the last Russian who played for the main team of Real Madrid. Member of the Real Madrid Veterans Association. He played with Vladimir Demin back in Ural Great, and Demin Sr. talked a lot with him about the creamy system even before sending his son to watch. Mikhailov's opinion was very important when the family chose where to send Yegor. He spoke about the structure of the academy, and Demin liked everything.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich was vacationing with his family at the seaside, but as soon as he found out that Yegor would come for a viewing, he canceled his vacation and went to the base. I managed just in time for the first training session.
Mikhail Mikhailov: “I didn’t manage to meet Egor and his mother at the airport, because at that time I was vacationing with my family at the seaside. Due to this epic about obtaining a visa and arriving in Spain in this covid summer, it was difficult to get tickets to give a visa to enter. Because the Spanish consulate in Moscow was in no particular hurry to give it. I saw Yegor only the next day, at a training session, when I had just arrived in Madrid. I got to half of the training, although there was not much training as such. There was another player from his future team, the coaching staff of the youth project, the head of the youth project and the representative of the agency. My help was needed because neither Natalia nor Egor spoke either English or Spanish, so my father asked me for help to help translate and understand what issues needed to be resolved in order for Egor to stay in Spain. After training, Alberto Angulo approached me, he was very pleased, he saw what he expected to see, and with great pleasure was ready to accept Egor in the Real Madrid team.
The next day they went to see the college where Yegor will study. They also liked everything very much, they liked the residence. The residence is a hotel-type hostel, 4-5 stars, the dining room is very good there, nutritionists work in it and control all the food that the players take. Very high level of service for young athletes.
In the evening of the next day, we all met together in a restaurant to celebrate the verbal agreement, the verbal signing of the contract between Yegor and Real Madrid. As far as I remember, the main documents, where Natalia and Yegor were supposed to put their signatures, were supposed to come to Russia.
While the parties were preparing all the documents, Yegor won another championship of Russia, and no one had any questions about him. Demin was offered a standard six-year contract for such cases: the first three years will be considered junior, and after that the contract with him will be reclassified into an adult agreement, like other professional players.
Vladimir Demin: “It was a process during which it was possible to realize, to understand where he was going. Mom went with Egor to see it, they looked at how everything works. It was time to get ready. There was a process associated with the process of obtaining a visa, because they began to issue a student visa right away. It took a little longer than usual. We let him go with good feelings, we understood where he was going, what system, what conditions he would have. Accordingly, the decision is absolutely conscious. Considering the fact that Yegor is an ambitious guy, we see the trip to Madrid as a challenge, as an opportunity to be seized.”
The first days in Real Madrid
Due to difficulties in obtaining a student visa, the process of moving was once again delayed, but it was important for Real Madrid to get Egor before his 16th birthday - so that he would spend up to 18 years in the system of Madrid 3 years. In this case, he will not be considered a legionnaire in the Spanish championship. Everything worked out: Yegor arrived six months before his birthday.
Egor Demin: “I signed a contract and arrived only a month later. Due to visa issues. According to the contract, I could not play anywhere during this time. I trained more individually, I trained with the Moscow team, but very carefully. Preparing, mostly working on endurance. I was warned that this is probably the main difference, and it will really be hard for me there without good conditions. And the move itself ... I had a month, I trained for three weeks, and the last week I took a break in order to arrive fresh just right. At the moment when I arrived, they had a team of cadets from 2006-2007 at the tournament. I was a little unlucky - if I had arrived earlier, maybe I would have gone with them. There was a strong and interesting tournament. I trained with the seniors for 2-3 days, these were my first training sessions at Real Madrid. I was very surprised, I did not expect that this would happen right away. It was hard."
Egor doesn't just talk about endurance. It is really hard to train in Madrid, the city is located at an altitude of 667 meters above sea level. Moreover, Demin immediately got into rather difficult conditions - the team with which he trained used ... masks in training. If you have seen highlights from Yegor's matches, you probably noticed that the players on the floor are wearing masks. Everything is serious: he lowered the mask - a technical foul, torn - for a replacement.
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To get used to this, Real Madrid use masks in training. In addition to the fact that Egor, in principle, had to get used to the loads at such a height, he also had to get used to the mask. She was sweating and making it hard to breathe. But Egor got used to it after a few trainings, and now the mask no longer causes Demin any discomfort on the court.
Yes, and in principle Egor has already adapted in Madrid and feels great there.
Vladimir Demin: “Of course, we are in touch every day, he tells us a lot about how he has a training process, what he has at school and so on. We are also in touch with the leadership of the academy, in their rules to inform parents about plans. Every Friday they send a plan for the next week, we understand exactly what days he has and what will happen. The guys are not overloaded, which is very cool and right, there is good quality work, a lot of training, they train for three hours a day - an hour and a half of strength work and an hour and a half of basketball. Some days they add individual work in the morning. But be sure to have one day off, on Wednesday, almost reinforced concrete, and on Sunday - depending on the games. If there is a game, then they play, if not, then the day off. Everything is quite correct, and there is a high-quality training process, rest, rehabilitation.”
Yegor Demin: “The individual work was on my arrival, probably for the first month or even more. I worked separately, individually, they practically taught me to do basic exercises again, without weights at all. The mobility of the body, some movements, the correctness of movement, that's all. They built the correctness of the body itself. Then they began to connect me little by little to the scales, but also not like everyone else, but added a little bit. Now I already work like everyone else, some tasks are done individually for me, for example, if something hurts, then a special program is made for me, for a week, until everything passes. Or, on the contrary, when I need to get in shape, if I feel insecure and need to gain momentum, they increase the program, give me more weight and do special tasks. And so everyone works very purposefully, there is a lot of emphasis on the physical form of the players, because in Spanish basketball you can’t do without physics.”
How members of the academy live in Madrid
Basketball players of the Real Madrid youth teams live in a residence with the players. Of course, in the ratio of the latter there are much more - 70 percent of all residents. Basketball players live with each other - cadets mostly with cadets, juniors mostly with juniors.
Egor Demin: “At first, when I arrived, I thought that they might be resettled on an ethnic basis, but no, we all live together. In general, everything is fine, we have four meals a day, a huge base. True, they don’t usually let us out, we can’t go out for a walk anywhere, only one day. There is a game room, the rooms are designed for three, three beds, but everyone lives in twos. There is a special room for the sick, a person is immediately relocated there until he recovers. They bring food to him there, he does not go out, on self-isolation. Things are taken from us, they are washed, then they are brought in and put away.
I live with a German, Declan Duru, 2007 guy. A very healthy dude, plays for the cadets. We became very good friends, I think I was very lucky with my neighbor. When I arrived and they told me who it was, I was so worried a little, I thought, suddenly we won’t get along, we won’t understand each other. But he turned out to be a good guy, we communicate very well with him. Everything is great".
Egor adds that every weekend he goes to the city. True, you can only go outside the base once, that is, you won’t be able to take a walk on Saturday and Sunday. This is necessary for two things: firstly, the coronavirus, and secondly, security. When the players leave the base, they write down in a notebook at the exit where they are going, why they are going and what they are driving.
Demin's role in the team
Now Yegor Demin plays for the Real Madrid cadet team. There are two cadet teams, and there is also a junior team. It contains older guys, but Yegor is sometimes pulled up to them. There are, for example, Urban Klavzhar, who managed to make his debut for the basis of Real Madrid and upset CSKA in the Euroleague, as well as the younger brother of Usman Garuba - Sediq Garuba. Quite a strong line-up and, importantly, already having four strong legionnaires.
Legionnaires are Yegor's main "rivals" in the junior team, because Demin is now also considered a legionnaire. There can be a limited number of them per team.
Vladimir Demin: “Egor plays in positions from number one to number three, which is great. The coolest thing is that they see the first number in him, develop the first number in him. Initially, as they said, they adhere to this principle, do not betray themselves and do not deceive us, they see him as a combo guard, a versatile player who can cover three positions. Exactly how they use it. But he plays more in the first number than in other positions. And the best part is that when he is connected to juniors, to a team two years older, he plays there in the same position. I have to say that it looks really good. He plays in cadets A, these are his age guys, his main team, where he trains and plays, but when the management considers it possible and necessary, they connect him to games for the senior team.
But you need to understand that even if Yegor wants to get into the junior team, he does not have such a task now. The emphasis in his training is shifted to physical development, to athleticism - and this will later help Demin play better in defense and, accordingly, compete with older players.
Egor Demin: “What I like about the cadet team more than juniors is that the chemistry here is better, I think. Plus, I found my place very quickly, it took me a couple of weeks to join and take my place there, which I like. Guys, no one conflicts with anyone, there are some skirmishes, but this all smooths out very quickly. We try to speak Spanish, there are generally a lot of Spaniards, and during the game I basically know everything, all basketball terms, they are about the same. And so, if there are any moments, then between the guys in English. The coach is always in Spanish, if something is not clear, he can speak in English. It is easy to understand the coach in basketball moments, a lot of words are similar and, in principle, understandable by gestures and based on the situation. And in the junior team it’s more difficult for me, because I’m their guy who came without any established role, without status, so to speak. But for me it is to some extent easier, because no burden of responsibility hangs on me, they all understand this. Although the coach is very demanding, even if I come to them, they demand more from me than from you guys who are already playing there.
Egor, of course, is being modest when he says that he does not have a goal to move up to the junior team. Dad says: his son just confessed to him that he had such a goal. You just need to understand that this is not the main goal right now, the main thing is to progress, and if you manage to get into the senior team along the way, it’s generally great.
Vladimir Demin: “Egor likes to analyze matches very much, and we have such a press conference after every game. We analyze the last game, we didn't see it, and he tells us how it all happened. And it's even cooler than live broadcasting. He has such a good quality, he knows how and loves to analyze games, tells episodes, discusses what could be done in a given situation. It's great, of course."
When Egor speaks Spanish
Egor has already learned to understand basketball Spanish, but it's still more difficult with universal Spanish. Spanish classes are held five times a week, lasting for an hour and a half. At each lesson, 2-3 people are engaged, the teacher constantly gives them homework assignments. In a few months, Demin should speak - in Real Madrid they say that it usually takes 5-6 months before a person begins to conduct any kind of communication in Spanish.
And to make this process go faster, the club is very well motivated. Egor, accustomed to serious physical activities in Russia, decided that he wanted to train hard. He approached the coaches and asked them how it could be done. They said: ask in Spanish.
Vladimir Demin: “When he arrived in Madrid, it took him a couple of weeks to adapt and understand something, played a couple of games during this time and said: “I feel that I need to train more, I I would like to improve the percentage of three-pointers, I feel that I am a little underperforming, I would like to grow up in terms of shots, practice. I’ll probably talk to the management so that they give me the opportunity to work individually, to stay after training.” He comes up to the management with this question, and they say to him: “Listen, you don’t need to think about how much you train and how, you need to trust us, you need to trust us, there is a clear plan for you, the tasks before you are such and such, we voiced them to you, everything is going according to plan, we absolutely understand your potential, we know exactly what you need to give and in what volume. Just trust and everything will be fine."
There are two leaders, two directors, they oversee all processes, with their personal presence at training sessions, communicate with the guys, know the questions, problems, personal tasks of each. That is, it is a constant dialogue between the director and the player. Angulo can come to the gym and start a dialogue with Egor, ask him some questions, talk to him in Spanish. "Listen, I don't need you to answer me in English, I need in Spanish." He starts looking for words, says, listen, it takes time ... “No, you should already try to do it now. When you speak, you will have additional training, and a game for juniors. You have six months to get stronger and learn Spanish. And then it will be what you want.”
Egor Demin: “Partly yes, they really count on it, that I will learn Spanish. Knowledge of the language - they rely heavily on it. There is more emphasis on the fact that I am considered a legionnaire. And there can be 4 legionnaires in a team, respectively, there are 4 very strong legionnaires there. I need to be better than these guys. You have to work to get them out. This is the main difficulty, because as a Spaniard I can't play yet. I need to get into their team so that I stay there for 3 years until I am 18 years old. They just wanted to sign me before my birthday.”
And since we are talking about learning Spanish, we can also talk about how members of the Real Madrid academy learn in general. There are two schools for them: one is ordinary Spanish, unremarkable, where Spaniards and Africans study, who have been living in Spain for a long time and know the language as their own; but the second is a private, international school. Almost all football players study there, and with them basketball players. This is not a Real Madrid school, but Real Madrid pays for places in it and, in fact, is the main customer for this school.
Egor Demin: “Those who live in the residence, they all study there. Real Madrid just cooperates with this school, this is not their school. But there are conditions for us, we study a little less: if everyone has seven lessons, then we have four. Because we need to go and do our own business - tutors, training. There is a division into classes, not like ours from 1 to 11, they have 12 classes in general. It is divided so that two years for one class, but at the same time, 12 classes are obtained in the end. The school immediately has an institute on the basis of the school. Basketball players have a choice after graduation - either continue to study or stay in the club.
First places in the ratings by 2006 year of birth
After signing a contract with Real Madrid, Yegor Demin got into all the news. One of the most respected draft analysts in the world, Mike Schmitz, put the Russian in first place in his ranking of basketball players born in 2006. A little later, the authoritative portal Eurohopes released its rating, which ... yes, did the same - put Egor in first place.
But both Yegor and his dad say that these ratings are, of course, nice, but, in fact, they are too premature.
Egor Demin: “There, all these guys are also all in these ratings. For them, this is not news, many of them were in the ratings of Schmitz, every year the same my partner in the cadet team, Hugo Gonzalez, is also always in all the tops and discussed communities. For them, this, one might say, is not surprising and not a supernatural result.
Vladimir Demin: “We are absolutely calm about ratings, although it is nice to see a familiar name in an authoritative rating. But we focus not on ratings, but on the goals that Yegor faces. Although, you know, if several independent specialists, accounts, agencies give approximately the same assessment, then this indicates objectivity. In my understanding, it is necessary to do such ratings, there must be some kind of objective assessment, there must be a summary, cross-scouting, when several independent people, specialists, organizations evaluate the guys. These ratings are essential."
Mike Schmitz wrote that Demin is the first Russian player after Andrei Kirilenko to make such a big statement at such an early age. And while Egor is only trying to justify such comparisons, experts are already saying that Demin's style of play is similar not to anyone, but to Luka Doncic himself. And what? The club is the same, the agent in Spain is also the same person, Enrique Villalobos.
Demin says that he watched the matches of 16-year-old Doncic for Real Madrid and such comparisons flatter him. But it's too early for now.
Egor Demin: “Of course, this is nice for me, but it only gives me an incentive to train even more to show this level. If this is expected of me, I must maintain this status. I definitely don’t want to exalt myself with this, I’m a modest person and I’m very careful about this.”
Advantages of the Real Madrid system
What are the advantages of the Real Madrid system? Does it provide something that no one else can offer?
First of all, Real Madrid is a 100% hit on the pencil for NBA scouts. The ocean is closely watched by the best academies in Europe, and the Real Madrid academy is perhaps the first place where they turn their attention. But you need to understand: this does not guarantee that Demin will be drafted, get into the NBA, or even become a 100% professional player. No, there are still zero guarantees. But if there's any way to maximize your chances of getting into the NBA at that age, then Real Madrid's academy is the right place.
In addition, Real Madrid are investing millions of euros in finding talent around the world and transporting them to Madrid. The club is interested in bringing these guys to the right level and then sending them to the NBA for big money. In the meantime, this does not happen - comfortable accommodation in the European capital, first-class training conditions, nutritionists, tutors, medical staff and in general everything to make the guys and their parents feel at ease.
Vladimir Demin: “I will say that a lot of attention is paid to physical training and athleticism. 6 hours a week of training in the gym, in the classic training mode in the gym. Basic exercises, strength work. This, of course, in my perception is very cool and very correct. The guys are given a serious base, and this then allows the players to compete at the highest level, namely in terms of physical fitness, athleticism, speed.
But development concerns not only the physical aspect, but also the personal one. For example, Pasha Savkov in Basque Country has classes called mental — in fact, this is work with psychologists. And so it works almost everywhere in the big Spanish clubs.
It would be wrong to call any system or any academy ideal. But if we are talking about Spain, then, for example, Demin will no longer be considered a legionnaire by the age of 18. This does not mean that he will be given a Spanish passport, but the system is set up in such a way that he will be considered a homegrown player, and homegrown players are not only not subject to the limit, but also needed by the teams. The clubs of the championship of Spain must have players who grew up in Spain, this is a requirement. And being in the Real Madrid system now means increasing your chances and your quotes in the market for the strongest national European championship in the future. That is, expand your basketball market.
Another advantage of the Real system is in the organization of processes. For example, the club now has a clear plan for Demin for the next 6 months. Everything is arranged like in business: Egor is such a share, the quotes of which the club strives to increase by all means. He invests money, resources and knows why he does it. Everyone benefits from this, including Demin himself. Now he is a legionnaire at Real Madrid, which means that in order to move on, he needs to be head and shoulders above the rest. But they took him, because they saw that he could be a cut above.
Egor recently played for the Russian U16 team, the tournament was held in Spain. Egor looked great in the team, although he did not go through the preparatory camp with it - he joined the team already at the tournament.
If we talk about his intermediate results, then Demin has grown by 2 cm and added 6 kg of muscle. He is already fluent in English and understands Spanish, slowly begins to speak.
I hope that Egor Demin will succeed, and first he will grow up to the main player of the junior team, and then he will make his debut for the main team. In order not to miss anything important from the world of Russian basketball, subscribe to "Interception" in social networks: Telegram | YouTube | Instagram | VK
Photo in text: personal archive of Vladimir and Yegor Demin, BDA Sports International
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The Sportbox.ru reviewer talks about one of the best places for basketball fans.
There is a place on planet Earth where a real paradise for those who love basketball and its younger brother - streetball. Miami has good weather all year round, conducive to outdoor sports. Next to the chic Atlantic beaches, there are excellent venues and the home arena of the Miami Heat team. He played basketball himself on the street, plunged into the ocean and in the evening - to the NBA match. It is simply impossible to think of a better vacation.
On the other hand, this "party city", as the Americans call Miami, has long been home to the most colorful Latin American public, chirping exclusively in Spanish. Also here they like to show themselves and look at others, vulgar to madness, flaunting European tourists in trousers-pipes. But, if you do not visit such popular places as maze-like shopping malls or the classic resort boardwalk on Lincoln Road, you can meet a completely different audience here. To do this, you need to get up early in the morning and just go to the park. Here you will not find monotonous alleys, metal dinosaurs under the guise of rides and "juice-water" kiosks. In America, a park is a place where people play sports.
In the case of the neighborhood called Miami Beach, it's Flamingo Park, which, as many tourists complain, doesn't have a single flamingo. Not pink, not anything else. But there is a football field, a baseball stadium, tennis and squash courts, basketball courts, a gym and even a swimming pool. It is here that you will meet an audience that even Ilf and Petrov in their one-story notes could safely call real Americans.
The middle-aged African-American man didn't just go for a morning run - he does stretching exercises that many of us are not even aware of. He does them because he enjoys it. Right there along the path, stooping heavily, white gentlemen in age are walking. My first thought: probably, the inhabitants of the nearest nursing home went for a walk. Where is it: as soon as they put on shorts, sneakers and go out to the fenced area for playing squash, they become like real athletes. And with what groans, oohs and aahs they hit a small ball inside this cage - it would be a shame even for Maria Sharapova herself. But what was at stake was not even the championship of the city of Miami. Although there are more than enough different amateur leagues.
Of course, one cannot but mention the basketball courts. They represent three full-fledged courts, on which baskets are hung on arched racks that are smooth, like the lines of a female body. More often here, of course, they play streetball for one ring, but not only.
- Come here at 5-6 pm, and we will play pick-up basketball, - in between his attacks, the same black fan of morning gymnastics says. - How many people will come, we will share approximately equally and we will drive for our own pleasure.
Mi hermano menor fue reclutado para jugar al básquetbol en la universidad.
For free.
el juego de básquetbol
For free.
And there were no prerequisites that they would appear there in the near future. 
There they met, and it is logical that the children are also both students of "Trinta". 
Perhaps this is what allowed him to develop creativity, leadership qualities and self-confidence. 
Mom traveled with Egor throughout her childhood to various tournaments, took him to training, and later began working at Trint. Both Egor, and his dad, and his coach are sure that the role of mother in the development of Egor is paramount. 
By the time the scouting reached the addressees, Egor wanted to see six Spanish clubs. Baskonia offered a contract without viewing, while Hoventut invited him to a trial training session. But there was one among the proposals, which is simply not passed by. Real Madrid invited me to watch. 
After training, Alberto Angulo approached me, he was very pleased, he saw what he expected to see, and with great pleasure was ready to accept Egor in the Real Madrid team. 
Everything worked out: Yegor arrived six months before his birthday. 
It was hard." 
She was sweating and making it hard to breathe. But Egor got used to it after a few trainings, and now the mask no longer causes Demin any discomfort on the court. 
If there is a game, then they play, if not, then the day off. Everything is quite correct, and there is a high-quality training process, rest, rehabilitation.” 
And so everyone works very purposefully, there is a lot of emphasis on the physical form of the players, because in Spanish basketball you can’t do without physics.” -Step-5.jpg/aid43486-v4-728px-Play-21-(Basketball)-Step-5.jpg)
They bring food to him there, he does not go out, on self-isolation. Things are taken from us, they are washed, then they are brought in and put away. 
Exactly how they use it. But he plays more in the first number than in other positions. And the best part is that when he is connected to juniors, to a team two years older, he plays there in the same position. I have to say that it looks really good. He plays in cadets A, these are his age guys, his main team, where he trains and plays, but when the management considers it possible and necessary, they connect him to games for the senior team. 
Guys, no one conflicts with anyone, there are some skirmishes, but this all smooths out very quickly. We try to speak Spanish, there are generally a lot of Spaniards, and during the game I basically know everything, all basketball terms, they are about the same. And so, if there are any moments, then between the guys in English. The coach is always in Spanish, if something is not clear, he can speak in English. It is easy to understand the coach in basketball moments, a lot of words are similar and, in principle, understandable by gestures and based on the situation. And in the junior team it’s more difficult for me, because I’m their guy who came without any established role, without status, so to speak. But for me it is to some extent easier, because no burden of responsibility hangs on me, they all understand this. Although the coach is very demanding, even if I come to them, they demand more from me than from you guys who are already playing there. 
Dad says: his son just confessed to him that he had such a goal. You just need to understand that this is not the main goal right now, the main thing is to progress, and if you manage to get into the senior team along the way, it’s generally great. 
In a few months, Demin should speak - in Real Madrid they say that it usually takes 5-6 months before a person begins to conduct any kind of communication in Spanish. 
Just trust and everything will be fine." 
I need to be better than these guys. You have to work to get them out. This is the main difficulty, because as a Spaniard I can't play yet. I need to get into their team so that I stay there for 3 years until I am 18 years old. They just wanted to sign me before my birthday.” 
But there are conditions for us, we study a little less: if everyone has seven lessons, then we have four. Because we need to go and do our own business - tutors, training. There is a division into classes, not like ours from 1 to 11, they have 12 classes in general. It is divided so that two years for one class, but at the same time, 12 classes are obtained in the end. The school immediately has an institute on the basis of the school. Basketball players have a choice after graduation - either continue to study or stay in the club. 
And while Egor is only trying to justify such comparisons, experts are already saying that Demin's style of play is similar not to anyone, but to Luka Doncic himself. And what? The club is the same, the agent in Spain is also the same person, Enrique Villalobos. 
But you need to understand: this does not guarantee that Demin will be drafted, get into the NBA, or even become a 100% professional player. No, there are still zero guarantees. But if there's any way to maximize your chances of getting into the NBA at that age, then Real Madrid's academy is the right place. 
This, of course, in my perception is very cool and very correct. The guys are given a serious base, and this then allows the players to compete at the highest level, namely in terms of physical fitness, athleticism, speed. 
And being in the Real Madrid system now means increasing your chances and your quotes in the market for the strongest national European championship in the future. That is, expand your basketball market. 
How are they? 
But, if you do not visit such popular places as maze-like shopping malls or the classic resort boardwalk on Lincoln Road, you can meet a completely different audience here. To do this, you need to get up early in the morning and just go to the park. Here you will not find monotonous alleys, metal dinosaurs under the guise of rides and "juice-water" kiosks. In America, a park is a place where people play sports. 
Right there along the path, stooping heavily, white gentlemen in age are walking. My first thought: probably, the inhabitants of the nearest nursing home went for a walk. Where is it: as soon as they put on shorts, sneakers and go out to the fenced area for playing squash, they become like real athletes. And with what groans, oohs and aahs they hit a small ball inside this cage - it would be a shame even for Maria Sharapova herself. But what was at stake was not even the championship of the city of Miami. Although there are more than enough different amateur leagues. 
