The first edition of HaBaWaBa Spain Plus welcomes u14 teams in Lloret de Mar from January 2 to 5Β
The Spanish version of the worldβs most famous water polo tournament for kids keeps expanding. In 2023, it will be held in two different locations andΒ welcome three different age groups from 9 to 14 years old.Β Β
The first tournament on the calendar is the brand-new Plus, which will take place in Lloret de Mar from January 2 to 5 for u14 co-ed teams, at theΒ Olympic indoor swimming pool.Β
For the third year in a row, HaBaWaBa Spain’s 5th anniversary will be held atΒ the Olympic Sylvia Fontana swimming pool in Tarragona. On this secondΒ venue, u10 and u12 co-ed teams from all over the world will have a blastΒ playing their favorite sport from April 1 to 4.Β
The HaBaWaBa philosophyΒ
HaBaWaBa (Happy Baby Water Ball) symbolises the joy of a child practicingΒ “the sport that is played with the ball in the water.β The main goal of theΒ Festival is to spread the love for water polo across the five continents and theΒ noble values of sport and coexistence.Β
Spain is one of the most important locations of the HaBaWaBa InternationalΒ Circuit. The first tournament was held in Barcelona during the 2018 EuropeanΒ Championships, and since its inception the event has grown into a must-do forΒ teams from across Catalunya, Spain and Europe.Β
Registration deadlines and informationΒ
Around 14 teams will take part in the first edition of the HaBaWaBa Plus. EvenΒ though the event is already one month away, there are still a few spotsΒ available. More information about the schedule and application process isΒ available on www.habawaba.es/plus.Β
On the other hand, the Festival for u10 and u12 teams is also filling up very fastΒ and there are only places for a total of 36 teams. So far, teams from all over Spain, Portugal, France and the UK have confirmed their participation. Kids willΒ spend three days of competition combined with fair play workshops and theΒ famous HaBaTalent at night, while the last day they will enjoy one of EuropeβsΒ best theme parks, PortAventura World. More details can be found on www.habawaba.es/easter.