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Thu. May. 14, 2015
When former Azkals team captain and football icon Emelio “Chieffy” Caligdong and British football coach Chris Thomas go to Cagayan de Oro this May 16-17 (Saturday-Sunday), they will share their expertise to children living in resettlement areas built in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong.
The two fellows will be giving sports clinics as part of the Football for a Better Life progam aimed at developing grassroots football in the country. The visit to Cagayan de Oro will be the fourth leg of the program’s ten-city nationwide tour supported by Pru Life UK Philippines.
Sendong was a tropical cyclone that entered the Philippines on December 17, 2011. Cagayan de Oro recorded 180 mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours due to Sendong and the typhoon created severe flash flooding to Northern Mindanao.
The kids that Caligdong and Thomas will teach are public school students whose families were among the hundreds of thousands displaced by the storm. Coach Percy P. Guarin, president of the Cagayan Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA), says the presence of Chieffy and Coach Chris will boost the morale of the young footballers. “Higit sa training ang hatid nila—inspirasyon,” (“They bring with them not just training but inspiration.” says Guarin.
Caligdong and Thomas will also oversee tournaments featuring 80 teams from within and around Misamis Oriental. These teams will be fielding players in the Under-17 Boys, U-11, U-15, U-9, Ladies Open and Men’s Open categories. “First time magkakaroon ng Men’s Open sa mga tournament na ginagawa ni Chieffy lately,” (“It will be the first time that there will be a Men’s Open category in Chieffy’s latest tournaments,”) says Guarin.
Caligdong is looking forward to imparting his years of experience as a player, almost 10 years of which were spent with the national team. He declares, “Excited kaming makilala ang mga player mula sa Cagayan de Oro at mga karatig bayan. win namin ang amingbest para maging masaya sila at maging maganda ang outcome ng mga tournament atclinic.” (“We are excited to meet the players from Cagayan de Oro and neighboring towns. We will do our best to give delight at produce a good outcome during the tournaments and clinics.”)
More than the athletic knowhow, what Calidgong and Thomas try demonstrate through the grassroots program is the joy of the sport. “Football for a Better Life gives us the opportunity to deliver football in a fun way. We hope to bring happiness to the youth in Cagayan de Oro,” says Thomas. Aside from technical drills, Caligdong and Thomas will also be conducting football-based fun games.
The next stop of Football for a Better Life will be in Dumaguete on June 13-14. For updates, please check out www.facebook.com/www.littleazkals.com.ph.
Thu. May. 14, 2015
When former Azkals team captain and football icon Emelio “Chieffy” Caligdong and British football coach Chris Thomas go to Cagayan de Oro this May 16-17 (Saturday-Sunday), they will share their expertise to children living in resettlement areas built in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong.
The two fellows will be giving sports clinics as part of the Football for a Better Life progam aimed at developing grassroots football in the country. The visit to Cagayan de Oro will be the fourth leg of the program’s ten-city nationwide tour supported by Pru Life UK Philippines.
Sendong was a tropical cyclone that entered the Philippines on December 17, 2011. Cagayan de Oro recorded 180 mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours due to Sendong and the typhoon created severe flash flooding to Northern Mindanao.
The kids that Caligdong and Thomas will teach are public school students whose families were among the hundreds of thousands displaced by the storm. Coach Percy P. Guarin, president of the Cagayan Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA), says the presence of Chieffy and Coach Chris will boost the morale of the young footballers. “Higit sa training ang hatid nila—inspirasyon,” (“They bring with them not just training but inspiration.” says Guarin.
Caligdong and Thomas will also oversee tournaments featuring 80 teams from within and around Misamis Oriental. These teams will be fielding players in the Under-17 Boys, U-11, U-15, U-9, Ladies Open and Men’s Open categories. “First time magkakaroon ng Men’s Open sa mga tournament na ginagawa ni Chieffy lately,” (“It will be the first time that there will be a Men’s Open category in Chieffy’s latest tournaments,”) says Guarin.
Caligdong is looking forward to imparting his years of experience as a player, almost 10 years of which were spent with the national team. He declares, “Excited kaming makilala ang mga player mula sa Cagayan de Oro at mga karatig bayan. win namin ang amingbest para maging masaya sila at maging maganda ang outcome ng mga tournament atclinic.” (“We are excited to meet the players from Cagayan de Oro and neighboring towns. We will do our best to give delight at produce a good outcome during the tournaments and clinics.”)
More than the athletic knowhow, what Calidgong and Thomas try demonstrate through the grassroots program is the joy of the sport. “Football for a Better Life gives us the opportunity to deliver football in a fun way. We hope to bring happiness to the youth in Cagayan de Oro,” says Thomas. Aside from technical drills, Caligdong and Thomas will also be conducting football-based fun games.
The next stop of Football for a Better Life will be in Dumaguete on June 13-14. For updates, please check out www.facebook.com/www.littleazkals.com.ph.