The Sports Director of San Isidro is on tour in Latin America offering different Training Camps. “It is important to know the reality abroad in order to appreciate what we have even more.”
A teacher of the activity, with a vocation that exceeds the average; in addition to this, he spreads his own knowledge, shares it and on this occasion evangelizes basketball concepts in different countries.
Daniel Beltramo is currently touring Colombia and Peru, developing Technical Improvement Campuses called “Tour Sudamérica 2024” organized by the company Draft Basketball.
After getting off the plane that took him from Cali to Lima, Beltramo spoke with DIARIOSPORTS.
How did the possibility of doing these campuses come about? Where have you been?
These Campuses abroad came about as a result of work I have been doing for years on social media, thanks to which I have generated many contacts throughout Latin America. The company DraftBasketball is owned by a person from Venezuela who lives in Quito and offered me this opportunity and I took it. We have been offering Campuses in Cali and Medellín in Colombia, and in Peru in Lima and Arequipa.
What did you choose to teach young people?
I always try to maintain my identity as a coach in these Camps. The topics worked on have to do with individual skills, we focus on throwing mechanics, the construction of one-on-one and on those things that are quickly applicable to the kids. It is always important to work on a few things in depth and not many things superficially.
What response did you find? What level of formative basketball is there in Latin America?
The response is excellent. I have noticed a great desire to learn from both players and coaches, because the Camps were for both. I see a lot of demand from coaches to train. Argentine basketball has a lot of prestige in all this, it is positioned at a very good level. They need organization, they have talent. They admire Argentina’s organization of basketball and its ability to work with a clear idea. I say that in Argentina we have criticism about our system, but abroad they see us as a real power and they want to train with us.
What ideas are you incorporating to apply in San Isidro, if any?
It is important to know the reality abroad in order to value what we have more. At San Isidro we have a very important organization and we are on the right track. I think we have to put more emphasis on individual fundamentals, that is what we have to focus on. In Colombia I spoke with two coaches who are skills coaches and what they propose is very interesting and I think we are going to introduce that into the club so that they become better one-on-one players.
