It has been so long. I will do whatever I can to keep this
blog updated. For today, lets take a sneak peak on an annually anticipated
event in the city and how the youth of barangay Fatima do about it.
Summer League
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| Volley-belles |
The city has been very relevant to the need on every summer
days by holding a sports event. Years before, it was sponsored and initiated by
the Congressperson but today our city mayor and the congressman work on it hand
in hand, with the support of the barangay Sangguniang Kabataan, the city federation
of SK and the YADO.
This sports event is called Summerkadahan. Every barangay
through the SK can have their representatives in two sports, basketball for men,
which is divided to two categories as Junior and Senior and volleyball for
women.
The Summerkadahan has been around like forever, long before
I was the SK Chairperson and the SK Chairperson before last, and last.
Before, as I was told, since the Congress subsidized its
implementation players can go farther than playing for their barangay, they
play for the city! For example, GenSan basketball Junior’s team will be matched
with Polomolok, another municipality, inside in the District the congressman
has jurisdiction.
How your barangay do with all these?
We’re doing pretty well but not as well as it were years
back, where the above scheme was imposed. Today, the Summerkadan’s top places
ends in the city level.
As far as the trophies in our office is concerned (we don’t
have any records of anything the time we assumed office from the former SK
Chairperson after winning the election, as in, wiped clean, soft and hard copy
alike) we have champions on both basketball and volleyball, and not just for a
year but for several years.
On this present term we have downgraded a bit but performed
competitively well than the other 25 barangays.
Tip: In scheduling
the try-outs, we prioritize those Purok SK Chairpersons who attends the monthly
meetings because they would be more prepared than the PSK Chairpersons who come
and go to meetings whenever they want.
We always make it a point that former players, even how good
they are last season to still participate in the try-outs since this is another
season, pun!
Also, during practice schedules, we provide them drinks and vitamins, as much as possible. The city also conducts anti-drug symposium on all the participating barangays on a specified date. Failure to attend these will cause disqualification on the part of the player. I really believe this is gave additional value than just playing the game.
As of this time, we are updating our coaches and trainers on
each category, senior basketball, junior basketball and women’s volleyball.
Purchasing of lightings for the courts and genuine
basketball balls and volleyball balls are also on the list of to dos.
