PIA-BohFA to get barefoot football to Anda beaches TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, January 10, (PIA) –Spreading voluntarism and evoking community confidence and pride, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in partnership with Bohol Football Association (BOHFA) brings to Anda Bohol its basic soccer clinics, to engage youth and children in productive sports activities. During a two-day organized activities set in Bohol’s newest beaching paradise, two Boholano coaches fresh from Asian Football Federations Coaching Training led four soccer player volunteers and the PIA in putting up basic soccer training services to over 70 kids from Anda, Bohol and its target Barangay Talisay. Children of Barangay Talisay may have been deprived of a playing field considering that the village has extensive mangrove and swampy seafronts and craggy grub-filled hills unsuitable for large group games. Besides, Talisay children, and most of Anda’s kids are not exposed to the wonderful game of soccer despite a huge ground near its famed beaches that can easily be converted into a soccer pitch. Organizing the event with LGU Anda under Mayor Metodio Amper and Tourism Officer Jovie Mapesos, the Anda Soccer Clinic was a half day event that included basic soccer skills clinic, game rules, games and team buildings skills, according to BOHFA President Edmar Thaddeus Simpao, who personally handled the training. Also with Simpao in the soccer coaching pool is DCPNHS Soccer team coach Louie Supremo, and Infant King Academy Ninos Soccer team alumni defenders Bo Johannsen Chiu, Cecil Josef Ligan, midfielder Aldrin Tatad and forward striker Jan Luis Lacsado. And unlike other soccer clinics, Anda went to innovate with barefoot soccer, so as not to discriminate other children who may be too impoverished to buy the standard game equipment. The future plan is to bring out to Anda, a larger horde of soccer aficionados, especially of the beach soccer kind, one that would possibly pin a tag on Anda as a potential beach soccer venue bringing in international and national players. That should be good for the local economy, hints tourism officer Mapesos. Local officials are in the heat of pushing for Anda as Bohol’s newest tourism jewel and along with it, a destination, according to Mayor Metodio Amper. The early clinic is really to make the soccer followership in Anda sustainable, says Briton Robin Gurney, who also played competitive soccer in England, and among the clinic organizers. With this, in partnership with Gawad Kalinga and Bohol PLGU to continue spreading bayanihan ang getting children their rights to play, PIA-BOHFA also handed in training soccer balls to Anda and to Talisay kids. Two soccer balls are now deposited at the Municipal Tourism Office beside the town-operated Quinale Beach Bar, these balls can be borrowed for anybody intending to play at the expansive fields of the town plaza or at the beach soccer pitch beside the MTO. After the clinics, Anda now needs a full 11-aside regulated soccer pitch to be able to finally get the attention of soccer players, according to BOHFA. (RAC/PIABohol) ****************************** BAREFOOT ATHLETES. PIA Bohol and BOHFA bring to Anda soccer clinics in preparation of a possible beach soccer summer league set to bring to town local, national and international aficionados. The town tourism is set to make this prospect even more viable. (RAC/PIABohol)
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:57:41 +0000
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