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      <title><![CDATA[Grassroots sport: when work is done, training begins]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/ea7c448d-dd86-43fc-a14d-9e6b1dd20f4c_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>When most people finish their workday, a second job begins in the pavilions and fields of the Balearic Islands. Coaches, managers, assistants, sports directors, and club presidents swap their work clothes for tracksuits and dedicate hours to children and young people who form the grassroots of sports, often without pay or with only symbolic compensation. This effort is sustained by a vocation and the conviction that sport educates, instills values, integrates, and shapes lives. With almost 125,000 registered athletes in the Balearic Islands – this figure comes from the Higher Sports Council and corresponds to 2024 – the system is maintained thanks to people who act as coaches, managers, educators, and, in many cases, personal role models for children and young people. They do this after their regular workdays, with busy weekends, and with a responsibility that goes far beyond sporting results. Without this invisible dedication, grassroots sports simply wouldn't exist.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Llull]]></dc:creator>
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