Basketball games continues cross the border

CB Basket III strengthens cross-border relations and fosters cooperation between neighboring communities in Hungary and Serbia. It promotes team spirit, fair play, and respect while encouraging extracurricular activities beyond sports, such as healthy diet, lifestyles and equal opportunities. The project enhances youth exchanges between basketball organizations in Subotica and Hódmezővásárhely. Basketball events unite youth, families, teachers, and authorities, encouraging people-to-people crossborder cooperation. By promoting social issues alongside sports, CB Basket III builds a sense of community and broader engagement.

The main objective of the project is to develop social contacts on both sides of the border. In addition help to promote the values of equal opportunities among the participants, and help young athletes to acquire healthy eating habits. The aim is also to to introduce young people to sports-related professions that can be practised off the pitch to build a career outside the field of sport. To this end, 13 activities will be organised on both sides of the border.

1. DEVELOPING SPORT SKILLS AND COMPETENCES OF YOUNG PLAYERS/PARTICIPANTS:

• HU/SRB national basketball matches (visits) (2 occasions)
• U8-U11 basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
• Boys' basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
• Seminars for coaches and children (2 sessions)
• Basketball camp

2. RAISING AWARENESS OF HORIZONTAL PRINCIPLES:

• Girls' basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
• Counselling Day (healthy eating)
• Equal Opportunities Day
• Professional conference on sustainable development

3. BUILDING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE LINKS BETWEEN THE IMMEDIATE TARGET GROUP AND CITIZENS:

• Kick-off meeting and press conference
• Project closing event and press conference
• Streetball (B 3x3) events (2 occasions)

RESULTS:
The main goal of the project was to develop social relations on both sides of the border. We also wanted to promote the values ​​of equal opportunities among the participants and support young athletes in learning healthy eating habits. The goal was also to introduce young people to sports-related professions that they can practice off the field and build a career outside of sports. To this end, we organized 13 activities on both sides of the border.

Read more about them below.

1. DEVELOPING SPORT SKILLS AND COMPETENCES OF YOUNG PLAYERS/PARTICIPANTS:

• HU/SRB national basketball matches (visits)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (12/04/2025) with 29 participants and one in Subotica (22/03/2025) with 48 participants.
• U8-U11 basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (11-12/10/2025) with 81 participants and one in Subotica (26-27/04/2025) with 81 participants.
• Boys' basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (06-07/09/2025) with 91 participants and one in Subotica (29-30/11/2025) with 85 participants.
• Seminars for coaches and children (2 sessions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (12/12/2025) with 33 participants and one in Subotica (17/08/2025) with 32 participants.
• Basketball camp
  One event was held in Subotica (18-23/08/2025) with 35 participants.

2. RAISING AWARENESS OF HORIZONTAL PRINCIPLES:

• Girls' basketball tournaments (2 sessions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (04-05/10/2025) with 81 participants and one in Subotica (31/05-01/06/2025) with 77 participants.
• Counselling Day (healthy eating)
  One event was held in Hódmezővásárhely (01/02/2025) with 45 participants.
• Equal Opportunities Day
  One event was held in Hódmezővásárhely (16/11/2025) with 67 participants.
• Professional conference on sustainable development
  One event was held in Hódmezővásárhely (09/11/2025) with 79 participants.

3. BUILDING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE LINKS BETWEEN THE IMMEDIATE TARGET GROUP AND CITIZENS:

• Kick-off meeting and press conference 
  One event was held in Hódmezővásárhely (31/01/2025) with 56 participants.
• Project closing event and press conference
  One event was held in Subotica (31/01/2025) with 75 participants.
• Streetball (B 3x3) events (2 occasions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (20/09/2025) with 106 participants and one in Subotica (27-28/09/2025) with 116 participants.
• Family Day (2 occasions)
  Two events were held, one in Hódmezővásárhely (21/16/2025) with 119 participants and one in Subotica (19/10/2025) with 78 participants.