On the heels of the launching of the All-Star Basketball Friendship Games, a tournament organized by the Commission on Higher Education for state universities, LGU-owned squads and private institutions, Fr. Vic Calvo, Letran\u2019s representative to the NCAA board, suggested to make this event a regular thing for all tertiary schools competing in different sports disciplines.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to have a national inter-tertiary tournament,\u201d said Calvo during the press luncheon held recently at the CHED Auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City.<\/p>\n
Fr. Calvo wants to see a seasonal event, much like the National Inter-Collegiate Tournament in the past as well as the Philippine Collegiate Champions League, to give other institutions outside the more prestigious leagues like the UAAP and NCAA, a fitting platform where they can size up their skill set and going up against teams competing in different leagues.<\/p>\n
Veteran FIBA-accredited international referee Anthony Sulit sees high quality competitions in the All-Star Basketball Friendship Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank CHED for being able to organize a league such as this one,\u201d said Sulit. \u201cMeet ito ng mga malalakas na associations mula sa iba\u2019t-ibang eskwelahan. Hopefully, this is going to be a yearly engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Sulit, the rationale behind this event is to create an in-between league for high school and amateur players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIto yung blangko,\u201d he added. \u201cLook at high school. Mayroon silang Palarong Pambansa. Ang wala sa college yung parang katulad ng Palarong Pambansa. Wala kang nakikitang national meet na tertiary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sulit is hoping a law will be created where there would be a regular national inter-tertiary meet.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody should create an initiative about this in the Congress,\u201d he added. \u201cWe need a regular tertiary meet. Thats\u2019s where the loophole is because after the tertiary level, these players are going to play in more elite leagues.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CHED All-Star Friendship Games, which is a selection of players competing from leagues like SCUAA, PRISAA, LCUAA and NAASCU, will wrap up its final day of the tournament today, December 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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