Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA Presented by Alaska search for best basketball players continues in Cebu
The
Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA Presented by Alaska continues its search for the best
basketball players in the country when it holds its second Regional Selection
Camp at Don Bosco Technical School in Cebu City on March 5 and 6.
Boys
and girls may join the search for the ten best boy and five best girl basketball
players who will become members of the Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA All-Star team. There
is also a search for the boys and girls coaches who will handle the two teams.
The
All-Star Team will travel overseas for their NBA experience trip together with
fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. The
2015 Jr. NBA All-Stars traveled to China to watch the NBA Global Games in
Shenzhen featuring the Charlotte Hornets and the L.A. Clippers.
The
Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA Presented by Alaska is free and open to boys and girls ages
10 to 14 years old (born 2002 to 2006). Interested parties may register at the venue
in Ateneo de Davao University or online through
www.jrnba.asia/philippines.
The
Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA Presented by Alaska is one of Alaska Milk’s programs that
shape, train, challenge and inspire children to achieve their dreams and
aspirations in life.
“These
holistic programs train children to be confident, disciplined and hardworking
because Alaska Milk Corporation aims to prepare them to be winners in life in
the future. This year’s program includes new locations such as Batangas,
Catanduanes and Cavite to reach more children and coaches and discover the best
basketball players across the country,” said Blen Fernando, Marketing Director.
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The
2011 National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research
Institute (FNRI) revealed that three out of ten children aged 5-10 years were
underweight while eight out of one hundred children of the same age were
overweight, making malnutrition and obesity two of the most pressing
nutritional problems in the Philippines today.
The
Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA presented by Alaska is under Alaska Milk’s Nutrition.Action.Champion
program. It helps address the issue of overweight and undernourished Filipino
children with the promotion of proper nutrition and active lifestyle through
sports
and outdoor play.
This
year’s program started with the tip-off at Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati
last Jan. 23. School clinics, that teach the fundamentals of basketball, will run
until April with stops in Bukidnon, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dagupan, Davao,
Iloilo, Metro Manila and Puerto Princesa. New locations include Batangas,
Catanduanes and Cavite.
Other
than Cebu there will also be Regional Selection Camps in Manila on (April -10). The top 50 boys and 24 girls from the
Regional Selection Camps will advance to the final selection stage in the
National Training Camp in Manila on April 22-24.
NBA
and WNBA players or legends will attend the National Training Camp to help
train and inspire the finalists. The program will culminate with the selection
of ten Jr. NBA and five Jr. WNBA All-Stars.
More
than 36,000 players and 2,700 coaches have participated in the program since it
started in the Philippines in 2007. During the 2015-16 season, the Jr. NBA and
Jr. WNBA program will reach more than 6.5 million youth in 32 countries.
The
Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA is the league’s global youth basketball participation
program for boys and girls which teaches the fundamental skills as well as the
core values of the game at the grassroots level in an effort to help grow and
improve the youth basketball experience for players, coaches and parents.
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