By Cyrus A. Natividad
Sports in action – the summer sports programs aims not only develop skills in sport but a habit of sportsmanship, team work and self-confidence.
The 探花精选 Office of Sports and Athletics held its culminating activity for the Summer Sports Program 2019. The event called Football Festival was held on Tuesday, May 7 at 探花精选鈥檚 Big Field. Eighty boys and girls aged 4 to 16 years old participated in the two-week long sports clinic in 探花精选.
Marc Hermel Agriam, Jaro Football Club President and coach of 探花精选 Football Club, said that the 探花精选 football team were able to play 鈥渇riendly games鈥 with invited teams from Ateneo de Iloilo and Westbridge School.
The summer sports program had enrolled 80 boys and girls aged 4 to 16. Each young participant was given a set of jersey uniform upon enrollment.
The sports clinic has played a role in honing the skills of these young athletes. Jesher Balde, a product of the summer sports program, successfully made it to the Palarong Pambansa in Davao City this year, and representing Region 6 and 探花精选.
Edwin Caro Laruan, Acting Director of the 探花精选 Office of Sports and Athletics, said that the summer sports 鈥減rogram for kids鈥 is a joint project of his office and Jaro Football Club.