The Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA
Presented by Alaska started its search for the best basketball players in the
country through Regional Selection Camp that was held at Baguio City, Davao,
Cebu and Don Bosco Institute in Makati. Boys
and girls who joined the searchfor the ten best boys and five best girls
basketball players will become members of the Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA All-Star team.
There was also a search for
the boys and girls coaches who will handle the two teams. The All-Star Team
will travel overseas for their NBA experience trip together with fellow Jr. NBA
All-Stars from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. The 2015 Jr. NBA
All-Stars traveled to China to watch the NBA Global Games in Shenzhen featuring
the Charlotte Hornets and the L.A. Clippers.
The Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA
Presented by Alaska is one of Alaska Milk’s programs that shape, train,
challenge and inspire children to achieve their dreams and aspirations in life.
“These holistic programs train children to be confident, disciplined and hardworking
because Alaska Milk Corporation aims to prepare them to be winners in life in the
future. This year’s program includes new locations such as Batangas,
Catanduanes and Cavite to reach more children and coaches and discover the best
basketball players across the country,” said Blen Fernando, Marketing
Director. The 2011 National Nutrition
Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) revealed
that three out of ten children aged 5-10 years were underweight while eight out
of one hundred children of the same age were overweight, making malnutrition
and obesity two of the most pressing nutritional problems in the Philippines
today.
The Jr.NBA and Jr.WNBA
presented by Alaska is under Alaska Milk’s Nutrition.Action. Champion program.
It helps address the issue of overweight and undernourished Filipino children
with the promotion of proper nutrition and active lifestyle through sports and
outdoor play. This year’s program started with the tip-off at in the same venue
last Jan. 23. School clinics, that teach the fundamentals of basketball, ran in
April with stops at Bukidnon,
Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Metro Manila and Puerto
Princesa. New locations include Batangas, Catanduanes and Cavite.
The top 50 boys and 24 girls
from the Regional Selection Camps will advance to the final selection stage in
the National Training Camp in Manila on April 22-24. NBA and WNBA legends
Norris Cole of New Orleans Pelicans and Taj McWilliams, former Minnesota Lynx,
will attend the National Training Camp to help train and inspire the finalists.
The program will culminate with the selection of ten Jr. NBA and five Jr. WNBA
All-Stars. More than 36,000 players and 2,700 coaches have participated in the
program since it started in the Philippines in 2007. During the 2015-16 season,
the Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA program will reach more than 6.5 million youth in 32
countries.
The Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA is
the league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls
which teaches the fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game at
the grassroots level in an effort to help grow and improve the youth basketball
experience for players, coaches and parents.
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