N.A.B.O. to participate in the 2011 WPC Fronton & Trinquet tournament in Bilbao

By A Basque in Boise August 2, 2011 Basque Community, Fun, Idaho, Sports, USA 2 Comments

Dave Indart and Jeremy Malone

N.A.B.O. (North American Basque Organization) received an invitation last week to participate in the 2011 WPC Fronton & Trinquet tournament to be held in Bilbao on November 30 – December 10th, 2011.

An invitation was sent to all the clubs who participate in N.A.B.O.’s pilota program to distribute to their members. The clubs who wish to participate should email Evelyne Etcharren (N.A.B.O. Pilota Chairman) by August 11th at 12pm. Names must be submitted to the WPC no later than September 9th.

Pending on interest, a selection process will be put in place by August 12th and those interested will be contacted directly by the Chairman with tryout times and location.

Also, the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center will be hosting an invitational this fall. An invitation will be sent out soon and posted on the N.A.B.O. website.

The WPC Fronton & Trinquet tournament program is as follows:

November 30 – Arrivals
December 1 – Opening Day
December 2 – Games start
December 10 – Finals

The specialties are as follows:

Fronton:
Handball Single
Women’s Paleta goma
** Open Short Pala – The World Council of Pelota will extend a direct invitation to all renowned handball players they deem appropriate.

Trinquet:
Men’s Paleta goma
Leather Paleta
** Handball Team Open – The World Council of Pelota will extend a direct invitation to all renowned handball players they deem appropriate.