Pau Gasol and Ricky Rubio are two great NBA players but, before triumphing in the United States, they were the stars of their respective basketball clubs, FC Barcelona and Joventut de Badalona. Such high-level professionals don’t appear out of nowhere and grassroots sport is essential. Cambrils Park Resort.You’ll also find a municipal sports area in Cambrils. It has three pitches with artificial turf, two multi-sports courts, an Olympic shooting gallery and an archery range, together with changing rooms and a bar. The Palau d’Esports in the same town has two sports halls, one with a synthetic surface for sports such as basketball, indoor football and handball and the other with terrazzo flooring for skating and roller hockey.Team sports on the Costa BravaOn the Costa Brava towns such as Lloret de Mar and Blanes provide first-class facilities in a fabulous Mediterranean setting. Lloret de Mar has three football pitches, two with artificial turf and one with natural grass, all of which are equipped with floodlights and seating for at least 400 spectators. It also has two sports halls, the largest being the municipal one, with a multi-sports court and specialised halls, and the El Molí sports hall, which has two courts with parquet flooring.The Ciutat Esportiva in Blanes is another top-class municipal facility, with more than 7,000 m of surface area, over four floors and six standard-sized courts that can be adapted to most team sports, including indoor soccer, basketball, handball and roller hockey. They are also suitable for volleyball, badminton, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, martial arts and so on.Team sports on the Costa Barcelona In the metropolitan area of Barcelona, the facilities in the city of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, less than 20 minutes from the centre of the Catalan capital, are a perfect choice. The municipality has football pitches that can be reached by public transport, such as those in Santa Eulàlia and Feixa Llarga. The latter forms part of L’Hospitalet’s municipal stadium, which hosts sporting events for larger crowds, as it has over 6,000 seats and 5 press boxes.A 45-minute drive away from Barcelona lies Calella, which has two football pitches, the municipal sports pitch, 102 x 60 metres in size with natural grass, and the Camp de Futbol Mar, which is literally next to the beach, with artificial turf covering an area totalling 95 x 50 metres.A little further to the north, 50 minutes from the Catalan capital and also on the Costa Barcelona, you’ll find a football paradise. Soccerland Catalunya in Tordera is an area covering 150,000 m with 14 excellent quality natural grass pitches surrounded by nature. The facilities are kept in perfect condition all the year round and there’s even a holiday home in an old farmhouse to accommodate teams during their stays. The complex also has leisure, entertainment and picnic areas, a swimming pool and a network of hiking and mountain biking routes.Could you ask for anything more?