MANILA, Philippines - The Junior NBA Phils. kicks off next week with kids aged 12-14 and coaches invited to join the event aimed at honing the teeners’ skills and talent and producing top caliber coaches.
“The global basketball stage is opening its doors to Asian countries and we should take advantage of the rare opportunity that it is presenting to our youth today,” said Ronnie Magsanoc, the Jr. NBA-appointed coach and assistant mentor of the Purefoods TJ Giants in the PBA.
The Junior NBA Phils., presented by Hi-Smart Multivitamins, will hold a coaching clinic on Jan. 16 at the Jose Rizal University gym with subsequent workshops at the Cebu City Sports Club Jan. 18 and Montaya gym in Davao Jan. 21.
Magsanoc will be joined by Purefoods head coach Ryan Gregorio and former PBA star Benjie Paras.
He cited the six top campers of last year’s Jr. NBA Philippines program – Mark Tallo, Adrian Marvin Mueller and Arc Araw-Araw from Cebu, Aldrin Fegidero and Michael Javelosa from Manila and Jose Escalambre, who underwent the regional training camp tests and topped the national training camp challenges.
They earned a trip to the US and played with their counterpart, went on a tour of New York City and watched an NBA game live.
“Those boys achieved what others are just dreaming of. They were rewarded for all the hard work and sacrifice that they put into the Jr. NBA National Training Camp run by veteran Jr. NBA clinician coach Frank Lopez.
“Things will never be the same for them. They made it happen. They will always have that ‘something special’ that they can go back to, to make them feel good when things are not going well,” Magsanoc said.
“Jr. NBA participants are taking the correct step towards becoming better student athletes because they gain valuable experience from the extensive training and the difficult competition. They are also exposed to the proper values thru the S.T.A.R concept - Sportsmanship, Teamwork, (A Positive) Attitude, and Respect -- which define the Jr. NBA program. They become total persons from the whole experience,” Magsanoc said.
Meanwhile, the school clinics and tryouts are also slated this month and February with the regional training camps set in March. The top eight campers who exhibit superior basketball ability and who best embody the S.T.A.R. values will be chosen in April at the National Training Camp.
As presenting partner, Hi-Smart Multivitamins will conduct seminars at the various Jr. NBA schools to educate children, their parents and coaches, on how to meet children’s nutritional requirements. The effort is also supported by the Official Sports Drink Gatorade, Official Broadcast Partner Basketball TV, Official Automobile Partner Mitsubishi Motors, Official Supplier Spalding, and the Department of Education.
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