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Laura Caselles: «I encourage women to fight for what they want to be»

January 28 from 2019 - 00: 23

Although it is not common, many women struggle to gain a place, in equality, in sports. Society is not used to enjoying women's sport but little by little, their struggle is being visible. Although the figures, compared to men, are minimal, there is more and more female representation in all sports and even in the positions of members. An example of this is Laura Caselles Valero, a young woman from Xàbia who, with only 19 years, becomes a basketball referee.

Caselles is the first woman in the town xabiera who gets this title. Her effort and dedication show the struggle to get what she wants without getting carried away by stereotypes. Laura was, four years ago, with only 15, table officer of Xàbia in the world of basketball.

Since her childhood, Laura has been linked to the sport of the basket, "With eight years I started playing and when I arrived at Bachiller I left the games to be a table officer. I had never thought or imagined getting to this". A decision that was sudden and of which she feels proud at present, "I know that both degrees I would not have had for myself, the influence and support of my parents has made me come to it, for which I am very grateful and now, although I do not have a goal for the future, I dream of reaching the most stop, whistle in the ACB and I won't stop trying "explains Laura.

And it is that Laura left his studies of right to devote himself to the sport. He currently combines the studies in ADAFE with the arbitration of the four or five weekly games.

Fight for equality

This xabiera has, in just five months, a large number of broken parties, "The first month I started whistling the encounters of the children and then I passed to the elders, whistling even male teams."

Caselles says that during these months he has not felt discrimination in the matches, "Although I have been told later that I have been insulted, I have not heard anything, although I have noticed that some party decisions have not been communicated in the same way to me as to my partner." On the fact that women are arbitrators, Laura points out that "From the Federation of the Valencian Community there is a lot of implication. In principle it is easy to level up but upon reaching the National League the situation changes".

"I think that things so that women can be collegiate are doing well, but each of us still has to fight to get it, not throw in the towel to feel pressured", says Caselles and adds that "Personally, before making the decision to be an arbitrator, I was slowed down by situations that could arise during the matches; in fact I don't know how I would react when I went out on the court.".

Whistle at home

Other disadvantages that many can influence in beeping at home and more colleagues, but Laura highlights in these cases is neutral, "Although I have to admit that before I whistled I thought that if I would be influenced, now I know that it is not so. When I go out on the track I am totally neutral, I say what I see from my point of view".

The xabiera claims to have a good deal in all matches, "Although whistling at home always makes acquaintances address with another confidence."

Laura Caselles Valero encourages all the people, women, who want or are thinking about dedicating themselves to arbitration, to be a coach or any other dream, to fight for it, "You don't have to be afraid of what you are going to do, you have to fight for what you want to be."

1 Comment
  1. francisco garde says:

    Animo Laura


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