FIBA and Walmonos Sports enter Mini Basketball partnership

BEIJING (China) - FIBA has announced that Walmonos Sports is a new strategic partner of Mini Basketball in China. This three-year agreement will run through until September 2023. 

Following the signing of the cooperation agreement, Walmonos Sports will introduce a FIBA training and certification system, in collaboration with the World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC), to improve the skills of its coaches and promote the development of Mini Basketball in China. These services will be made available to preschool teachers, along with Mini Basketball camps being organized across the country. 

Walmonos Sports is dedicated to the research and promotion of basketball to children of ages three to eight, covering course development, coaches education, basketball training, club operations and sports events and related equipment development. In 2020, Walmonos Sports expanded its operations to over 150 Chinese cities, cooperating with more than 15,000 preschools.

FIBA China Managing Director Kelvin Fang and founder of Walmonos Wen Dazhi in Guangzhou, China

FIBA China Managing Director Kelvin Fang said: "I would like to welcome Walmonos as the leading service provider of Mini Basketball in China. This cooperation will enable FIBA to bring world-class and professional training to Walmonos coaches, helping them improve their teaching skills, gain profound basketball knowledge and spread the appeal of basketball to more Chinese youngsters. In the years to come, we hope that more and more children will benefit from this great project." 

"By working with FIBA," said Wen Dazhi, founder of Walmonos, "we will develop basketball courses that are suitable for kids aged three to eight across China, train Mini Basketball coaches, hold Mini Basketball Camps and help make Mini Basketball a truly enjoyable sport for all kids involved. Through these activities, we hope to help all participants build a healthy mind and body and develop life skills that they will use along their journey of growth."

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