Monday, January 7, 2008

Coaches eye young cagers for national team on Jan.12

The tryouts for the National Basketball Training Center will proceed as scheduled on January 12 at the Ateneo de Davao Sports Complex in Matina.

The tryouts will be fore boys 14 to 17 years old and will be conducted by NBTC Program Director Eric Altamirano, assisted by former MBA and PBA standout Alex Compton.

The tryouts will have two sessions. The first session will be from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon for the 14 to 15 years old participants and 12:30 p.m. to 5 pm. for the 16 to 17 years old players.

The NBTC will select a maximum of 40 players from each age bracket who will undergo training in Davao City once a week until they cover 60 hours on individual skills based on their position and minimum of 40 hours on team concepts for a period of one year.

Those who make it to the regular training program can be considered for the national teams that will be formed especially for the 2010 Junior Olympics.

Interested players can submit their names to Atty.Manny Nitorreda at the second floor of Merco Building, corner of Rizal and Bolton Streets in Davao City.

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