Marbella to Host Massive School Volleyball Day

Marbella’s sports department said on May 13 that more than 1,200 pupils from schools across the municipality will take part in the beach volleyball leg of the city’s Juegos Deportivos Escolares next week. The competition is scheduled for May 19 to 21 at Parque del Mediterráneo, a municipal sports complex on the El Pinillo beachfront, according to Marbella city hall. Sports councillor Lisandro Vieytes said the event is part of the school games program and will bring together public and private schools from Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara. The announcement was published by the city and reported by local media on Wednesday. ### When and where will the matches be played? May 19 to 21 are the dates set for the school beach volleyball days, and Parque del Mediterráneo is the venue named by the city. Marbella’s municipal notice said the sessions will be held at the park’s sports installations, which were presented as a purpose-built setting for sand sports. (marbella.es) Parque del Mediterráneo has 16 beach volleyball courts and one beach soccer field, according to the facility page on Marbella’s website. The same municipal material says the park is one of the city’s beach-sports hubs, a point Vieytes referred to when he said the activity would introduce children to the discipline in a specially prepared environment. (marbella.es) ### Who is taking part in the school competition? More than 1,200 students from different schools in the municipality are expected to participate, Marbella said in its notice. Local reports said the intake includes pupils from Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara, broadening the event beyond a single neighborhood or campus. (marbella.es) Lisandro Vieytes, the councillor in charge of sports, thanked both public and private schools for collaborating in the program. Marbella’s statement said the schools’ involvement was a key part of the turnout for this round of the Juegos Deportivos Escolares. (marbella.es) ### Why is beach volleyball part of the school games now? Marbella’s school sports program already includes a broad municipal offer, and the beach volleyball days are being staged as one of its scheduled activities. Vieytes said the event would help bring children closer to the sport, while using facilities designed for sand-based competition. (marbella.es) An earlier municipal report on the school games described the beach volleyball round as the second event in the series and said more than 1,000 students would take part. That earlier notice indicates the city has been using the format as a recurring part of its school sports calendar rather than a one-off exhibition. (marbella.es) ### What does the venue tell us about Marbella’s sports plans? Parque del Mediterráneo opened as a large seafront sports and leisure complex in El Pinillo, with about 50,000 square meters of space, according to municipal and local reports. Marbella has also used the site to host higher-level beach volleyball events, including the 2025 Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina, which the city said could be staged there with up to 16 courts. (marbella.es) The city has said in previous announcements that it wants the park to support official competitions and major tournaments. Those earlier statements provide context for why a school event of this size is being placed there, alongside senior competitions already announced for the same venue. ### What happens next in the school games schedule? (marbellahoy.es) May 19 is the opening day for the beach volleyball sessions, and the program will continue through May 21 at Parque del Mediterráneo. Marbella’s notice did not publish a match-by-match schedule, but it said schools from across the municipality would attend over the three-day event. (malagahoy.es) The next public milestone is the start of play on Monday, May 19, at the El Pinillo venue. Marbella’s sports department has framed the event as part of the Juegos Deportivos Escolares calendar, with participating schools and municipal staff due on site for the three-day competition. (marbella.es)