TABUK City—Teacher coaches are boosting their sports knowledge from the Philippine Sports Commission.
Acting governor James Edduba said this yesterday after provincial officials welcomed the presence of coaches and sports science experts the PSC dispatched to the Province of Kalinga through its Philippines Sports Institute.
“This is the first time na mangyayari sa amin itong mga seminars. The PSC is here and it’s timely because we are having our provincial meets,” said Edduba during a courtesy call made by PSC coordinators, coaches and sports science specialists.
From Sept. 5 to 10, the PSC is bringing PSI personnel on a road trip that will take them to Abra, Kalinga, Ifugao and Isabel for a coaches’ education program.
The PSI, through national training director Marc Edward Velasco, has been actively conducting coaching seminars at the grassroots level since it was relaunched last January.
The province is currently preparing its athletes to join a provincial meet this October and a regional meet in February.
With the 2018 Palarong Pambansa nearing, sports officials from the Department of Education are seeking the expertise of certified coaches attached to national sports associations.
They believe that doing so will help their athletes perform better in the future.
“This is so that we will have ample time to select our athletes and schedule our training for them,” said Deped-Kalinga head Alfredo Budaden.
Over 200 teachers and physical education instructors attended the lectures at the Kalinga Provincial Capitol.
They listened to lecturers in athletics, pencak silat, swimming, badminton and arnis.