YOUNG athletes learned more than just basketball skills in the 2013 Junior NBA Philippines held recently at British School Manila.
PBA legend Jojo Lastimosa and Air21 mentor Franz Pumaren led the local coaches who conducted the sports camp that aimed to hone athletic skills and impart proper values and good hygiene to the young participants.
Francesco Suarez, NBA Asia vice president for business development and marketing partnership, welcomed the participants along with director of basketball operations Sefu Bernard and British School Manila headmaster Simon Mann.
Alan Ayo, the camp’s 2012 Coach of the Year, together with former Jr. NBA All-Stars Ichie Altamirano, Carlo Escalambre, Patrick Go, Lorenzo Navarro, Kobe Paras, Tsaddy Rangel and Thirdy Ravena also graced the sixth staging of the event presented by Alaska with the support of Rexona and Master.
“Getting into sports is an effective avenue for the youth to gain good character and confidence,” said Master brand manager Jonathan Pua.
“The program not only expands the young players’ knowledge and ability about the sport, but also teaches them important values such as sportsmanship and teamwork that will be very beneficial to their overall growth and development,” said Rexona brand manager Anne Remulla. Jasmine W. Payo