Philippine Football

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DepEd smitten by Azkals to develop football talents
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:21:00 02/16/2011


MANILA, Philippines—A puppy love is turning into a full-blown romance.
Buoyed by the recent triumph of the Azkals, Education Secretary Armin Luistro is seeking to infuse fresh talent for the national team of local Filipinos and foreigners.
Luistro said he was set to hold talks with football associations to see how the public school system could support the national program, currently taking off with the unprecedented exploits of the team named after stray dogs.
The Department of Education (DepEd) chief is considering developing specialized schools for sports, where students with athletic potential could undergo focused training.
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“There are two groups—I will not mention their names yet—who would like to promote football in schools. I’ll also start talking to football associations to see how public schools could be supportive of a national program,” Luistro told the Inquirer.
He said he was awed by Filipinos smitten by the game when he caught the last 20 minutes of the match between the Azkals and Mongolia at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City last week.
“I caught the second goal and I think that really, it’s a game for Filipinos … You could really feel the crowd,” Luistro said.
“I think the Azkals have changed the way Filipinos look at football. Now we need to redirect that and use this to push for a [school-based] program that is in line with the national program,” he added.
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Luistro said efforts to develop a school football program must focus on towns or cities where residents are known to have a natural inclination for the sport.
He said football, long eclipsed by basketball in the national sports consciousness, has long been enjoying popularity in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Specialized schools should also be developed as “there are not too many schools that have spaces big enough for football.”
“To support football even in public schools without big playing fields, we can look for sponsors to distribute footballs to schools and promote street football—futsal,” Luistro said.
Specialized high schools
“I think that would be a sustainable way. Then we could still identify specialized high schools which we could support with a full-blown football sports program,” he added.
The DepEd has long been planning to develop specialized high schools for sports, the arts and technical-vocational learning as part of the proposed K+12 (kindergarten plus 12 years) program, an expansion of the 10-year basic education cycle.
The proposal, which aims to develop highly employable high school graduates, is undergoing public consultations that are set to culminate in April

 

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DepEd smitten by Azkals to develop football talents
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:21:00 02/16/2011


MANILA, Philippines—A puppy love is turning into a full-blown romance.
Buoyed by the recent triumph of the Azkals, Education Secretary Armin Luistro is seeking to infuse fresh talent for the national team of local Filipinos and foreigners.
Luistro said he was set to hold talks with football associations to see how the public school system could support the national program, currently taking off with the unprecedented exploits of the team named after stray dogs.
The Department of Education (DepEd) chief is considering developing specialized schools for sports, where students with athletic potential could undergo focused training.
2 promotion groups
“There are two groups—I will not mention their names yet—who would like to promote football in schools. I’ll also start talking to football associations to see how public schools could be supportive of a national program,” Luistro told the Inquirer.
He said he was awed by Filipinos smitten by the game when he caught the last 20 minutes of the match between the Azkals and Mongolia at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City last week.
“I caught the second goal and I think that really, it’s a game for Filipinos … You could really feel the crowd,” Luistro said.
“I think the Azkals have changed the way Filipinos look at football. Now we need to redirect that and use this to push for a [school-based] program that is in line with the national program,” he added.
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Luistro said efforts to develop a school football program must focus on towns or cities where residents are known to have a natural inclination for the sport.
He said football, long eclipsed by basketball in the national sports consciousness, has long been enjoying popularity in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Specialized schools should also be developed as “there are not too many schools that have spaces big enough for football.”
“To support football even in public schools without big playing fields, we can look for sponsors to distribute footballs to schools and promote street football—futsal,” Luistro said.
Specialized high schools
“I think that would be a sustainable way. Then we could still identify specialized high schools which we could support with a full-blown football sports program,” he added.
The DepEd has long been planning to develop specialized high schools for sports, the arts and technical-vocational learning as part of the proposed K+12 (kindergarten plus 12 years) program, an expansion of the 10-year basic education cycle.
The proposal, which aims to develop highly employable high school graduates, is undergoing public consultations that are set to culminate in April

the secretary of education will create specialized high schools for football?i believe he has no authority. it must be stressed that the function of promulgating rules and regulations by the secretary may only be exercised for the purpose of carrying out provisions of an existing law into effect. if there is no such law for the creation of such specialized schools, then the secretary is treading on dangerous grounds as he is usurping the powers of congress. case in point. specialized schools in the philippines like Philippine science high have their own charter created by congress.
but this is such a noble idea. you know what let's just forget about this bullcrap called law and support luistro in this worthwhle project.

 

[theImbaguy2]

the secretary of education will create specialized high schools for football?i believe he has no authority. it must be stressed that the function of promulgating rules and regulations by the secretary may only be exercised for the purpose of carrying out provisions of an existing law into effect. if there is no such law for the creation of such specialized schools, then the secretary is treading on dangerous grounds as he is usurping the powers of congress. case in point. specialized schools in the philippines like Philippine science high have their own charter created by congress.
but this is such a noble idea. you know what let's just forget about this bullcrap called law and support luistro in this worthwhle project.

hehe, i believe you've learned that from law school. Really great to have guys like you in this forum. Puts a lot of info. And if luistro can not do this by himself, i believe he can ask for help from a congressman who loves sports, who is a product of sport himself. Cong Manny pacquiao...

 

[vimjonk2]

the secretary of education will create specialized high schools for football?i believe he has no authority. it must be stressed that the function of promulgating rules and regulations by the secretary may only be exercised for the purpose of carrying out provisions of an existing law into effect. if there is no such law for the creation of such specialized schools, then the secretary is treading on dangerous grounds as he is usurping the powers of congress. case in point. specialized schools in the philippines like Philippine science high have their own charter created by congress.
but this is such a noble idea. you know what let's just forget about this bullcrap called law and support luistro in this worthwhle project.

Actually its already been done in Cebu. It doesn't need a special law and no need to add special subjects. The only difference is, the players are block sectioned so that it would not conflict with their studies. Practice from 6am to 9am and 4pm to 6pm. There's a special teacher/coach who supervise the training. All players are exempt from T.H.E, P.E.H.M. and C.A.T. So, it doesn't need a new law, just rearrangement of schedules.

 

[alien space bats2]

hehe, i believe you've learned that from law school. Really great to have guys like you in this forum. Puts a lot of info. And if luistro can not do this by himself, i believe he can ask for help from a congressman who loves sports, who is a product of sport himself. Cong Manny pacquiao...

thanks for the unsolicited compliment, bro. but you can only learn that much in law school. the sarcasm, the deadpan humor, you pretty much acquire it here in interbasket

 

[alien space bats2]

Actually its already been done in Cebu. It doesn't need a special law and no need to add special subjects. The only difference is, the players are block sectioned so that it would not conflict with their studies. Practice from 6am to 9am and 4pm to 6pm. There's a special teacher/coach who supervise the training. All players are exempt from T.H.E, P.E.H.M. and C.A.T. So, it doesn't need a new law, just rearrangement of schedules.

that's not specialized schooling. the article specifically mentioned specialized schooling. i guess if that's already happening then there's nothing wrong with it.but that's not specialized schooling.

 

[kerouac822]

the secretary of education will create specialized high schools for football?i believe he has no authority. it must be stressed that the function of promulgating rules and regulations by the secretary may only be exercised for the purpose of carrying out provisions of an existing law into effect. if there is no such law for the creation of such specialized schools, then the secretary is treading on dangerous grounds as he is usurping the powers of congress. case in point. specialized schools in the philippines like Philippine science high have their own charter created by congress.
but this is such a noble idea. you know what let's just forget about this bullcrap called law and support luistro in this worthwhle project.

Speaking of specialized schools, whatever happened to the DOST's plan of having one Pisay campus per region? Also, why does PHSA have only one campus (Makiling)?

 

[theImbaguy2]

thanks for the unsolicited compliment, bro. but you can only learn that much in law school. the sarcasm, the deadpan humor, you pretty much acquire it here in interbasket

yeah love ibn. All those things you said are still part of int. ya know. And maybe that'll help you on your future cases. Haha an atty that mind rape people. Who knows you might be one of those funny guys, at the supreme court! Goodluck on your future career bra!

 

[alien space bats2]

Speaking of specialized schools, whatever happened to the DOST's plan of having one Pisay campus per region? Also, why does PHSA have only one campus (Makiling)?

oh yeah good question. i dont know.

edit: i just read your 1997 charter (ra 8496). the law specifically provides for the creation of future campuses other than the ones in diliman, visayas and mindanao. DOST is tasked to do this by virtue of this law. so the law is already in place but siguro we have no budget.

 

[seigle422]

azkals need jerry lucena in lineup

he needs to rush getting philippine passport badly

 

[b3lowzro2]

paolylo you nailed it in your entry in Jaemark's blog yet a lot of fans would still play blind and still hate basketball

 

[kaiziken_pinas2]

Pao, great write-up. Keep it up. You nailed it!

 

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Alfredo Razon Gonzalez (Philippines' finest striker since the legendary P.Alcántara)

Alfredo Razon Gonzalez (Philippines' finest striker since the legendary P.Alcántara)

Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" Gonzalez (born 1 October 1978 in Parañaque City) is a Filipino football player and many-time member of the Philippines national football team. He is considered by many as the first ever Filipino professional football player in history and the Philippines' finest striker since the legendary Paulino Alcántara. However, like Alcantara, Gonzalez was a Filipino of Spanish descent.

Gonzalez mother, Terry Razon, enrolled him to the Makati Football School (MFS) at the age of six. He later became the high school football star of Colegio de San Agustin and earned himself a scholarship to University of Portland.

He made his debut for the national team in 1997 and since then represent the country in South East Asian Games, in the ASEAN Tiger Cup and in any other invitational and qualifying tournaments.[1] He is currently the country's most experienced national team member.

In January 2003, Gonzalez signed for the V-League club East Asian Commercial Bank. He was a part-time player in Europe and also played for the Kaya F.C. in the Philippines.

He is married to Anne Arcenas, Havaianas Philippines' Vice President for Marketing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Razon_Gonzalez

-->If football talents and skills to be discussed, I strongly believe on our homegrown players given proper training program, world class facility, domestic and international exposures.

 

[donmar2]

Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" Gonzalez (born 1 October 1978 in Parañaque City) is a Filipino football player and many-time member of the Philippines national football team. He is considered by many as the first ever Filipino professional football player in history and the Philippines' finest striker since the legendary Paulino Alcántara. However, like Alcantara, Gonzalez was a Filipino of Spanish descent.

Gonzalez mother, Terry Razon, enrolled him to the Makati Football School (MFS) at the age of six. He later became the high school football star of Colegio de San Agustin and earned himself a scholarship to University of Portland.

He made his debut for the national team in 1997 and since then represent the country in South East Asian Games, in the ASEAN Tiger Cup and in any other invitational and qualifying tournaments.[1] He is currently the country's most experienced national team member.

In January 2003, Gonzalez signed for the V-League club East Asian Commercial Bank. He was a part-time player in Europe and also played for the Kaya F.C. in the Philippines.

He is married to Anne Arcenas, Havaianas Philippines' Vice President for Marketing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Razon_Gonzalez

-->If football talents and skills to be discussed, I strongly believe on our homegrown players given proper training program, world class facility, domestic and international exposures.

I think he already retired from the national team in 2004 or 2005... wiki is wrong though about Freddy being the first Filipino pro-footballer.. it should be rephrase as the "first homegrown player ever to play professional football".. there are other Filipino footballers after Alcantara that played in Spain before Freddy turn pro: Gregorio Amestoy Querejeta (played for Zaragoza, Atletico Madrid and Gimnastic de Tarragona, 1939-1948), Ignacio Larrauri Larrauri (played for Athletic Bilboa, 1941-1942), Julio Uriarte García (played for Zaragoza, 1939-1943).. this is just in Spain.. who knows how many Filipinos played in German, English, French, Italian leagues in the 20th Century...

 

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Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" Gonzalez (born 1 October 1978 in Parañaque City) is a Filipino football player and many-time member of the Philippines national football team. He is considered by many as the first ever Filipino professional football player in history and the Philippines' finest striker since the legendary Paulino Alcántara. However, like Alcantara, Gonzalez was a Filipino of Spanish descent.

Gonzalez mother, Terry Razon, enrolled him to the Makati Football School (MFS) at the age of six. He later became the high school football star of Colegio de San Agustin and earned himself a scholarship to University of Portland.

He made his debut for the national team in 1997 and since then represent the country in South East Asian Games, in the ASEAN Tiger Cup and in any other invitational and qualifying tournaments.[1] He is currently the country's most experienced national team member.

In January 2003, Gonzalez signed for the V-League club East Asian Commercial Bank. He was a part-time player in Europe and also played for the Kaya F.C. in the Philippines.

He is married to Anne Arcenas, Havaianas Philippines' Vice President for Marketing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Razon_Gonzalez

-->If football talents and skills to be discussed, I strongly believe on our homegrown players given proper training program, world class facility, domestic and international exposures.

What can we expect from wikipedia? Half-truths and half-lies. Lol.

 

[paolylo2]

paolylo you nailed it in your entry in Jaemark's blog yet a lot of fans would still play blind and still hate basketball

can't please everyone, can we? but hey, at least we're all talking about football.

on the height issue, even if we won't run into Per Mertesacker or Peter Crouch (both 6'6) any time soon... the difference between a 5'5 average Pinoy and a 5'11 football player is as sizeable as a 6'4 Mac Baracael and a 6'10 Arab Power Forward. the point i was trying to make was that our tall Fil-Fors were the reason why we survived onslaught after onslaught of attacks in the AFF Suzuki Cup. just imagine if they were 5'5 like every other Pinoy? being "closer to the norm than a tall basketball player" is beside the point.

cool, even that rhk111 character posted his usual nag-mamakarunong comment. haven't seen him here for some time

 

[dxjayrock20082]

can't please everyone, can we? but hey, at least we're all talking about football.

on the height issue, even if we won't run into Per Mertesacker or Peter Crouch (both 6'6) any time soon... the difference between a 5'5 average Pinoy and a 5'11 football player is as sizeable as a 6'4 Mac Baracael and a 6'10 Arab Power Forward. the point i was trying to make was that our tall Fil-Fors were the reason why we survived onslaught after onslaught of attacks in the AFF Suzuki Cup. just imagine if they were 5'5 like every other Pinoy? being "closer to the norm than a tall basketball player" is beside the point.

cool, even that rhk111 character posted his usual nag-mamakarunong comment. haven't seen him here for some time

There are certain positions in football that requires height, the defender and goalkeeper positions. In some cases, it is better to have a tall midfielder. And for those pinoy football hooligans are screaming about that football doesn't need height, it's plain bullsh!t. Can a 5'5'' midget play the defender and goalkeeper positions? Lol.

 

[sergio232]

There are certain positions in football that requires height, the defender and goalkeeper positions. In some cases, it is better to have a tall midfielder. And for those pinoy football hooligans are screaming about that football doesn't need height, it's plain bullsh!t.

Height is might after all that is why we need Cherifer XD

 

[dxjayrock20082]

Height is might after all that is why we need Cherifer XD

Lol.

 

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Winter is Azkals' worst enemy
By Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated February 18, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines – National football team skipper Aly Borromeo said the other day he’s more worried about the freezing conditions than the Blue Wolves when the Azkals play the closer of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifying home-and-away series in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on March 15.
Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. is worried, too, and that’s why he’s arranging for the Azkals to train for a week in winter weather at the J-Village, a training camp in Fukushima, north of Tokyo, before proceeding to Ulan Bator.
Araneta said Mizuno will outfit the Azkals with thermal uniforms, anticipating the temperature to drop to -2 degrees Celsius even as the match is scheduled at 1 p.m. when the climate is least chilling. He said the weather forecast is a temperature range of -2 to -11 for most of March.
“We’ll be prepared,” said Araneta. “We’ll bring gloves, thermal wear, scarves and even bonnets. We’ve never played under these conditions before. We’re eager to find out how the weather will affect our speed and agility.”
The Azkals open training camp with German coach Michael Weiss in Baguio on Monday. Araneta said if Mongolia won’t provide a practice facility a week before the match, the team will leave for Japan on March 6 then travel to Ulan Bator on March 12.
Team manager Dan Palami is circulating an information kit on Mongolia to forewarn the Azkals of what to expect, specifically weather conditions. Mongolia and the Philippines fall within the same time zone but their climates are like night and day. Palami said the match will be played in a stadium with a capacity of about 2,500, a far cry from the 80,000 fans who jeered the Azkals in two Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup semifinal matches in Jakarta last December. He added that ABS-CBN intends to air the Mongolia contest live on Philippine TV.
Borromeo, 27, said the Azkals won’t play Mongolia defensively like the Blue Wolves in the opener at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City last Feb. 9.
“We won’t park the bus like they did against us,” said Borromeo. “We can’t let them set the pace. We’ll try to get off fast and look to score. If we score once, they’ll need to get four goals to beat us on aggregate. We’ll put the pressure on them.”
Borromeo referred to Mongolia’s defensive strategy when the Azkals won, 2-0, in the first match. The Blue Wolves concentrated on clogging the penalty box in a “sacrifice” ploy to avoid a deluge of Filipino goals. Mongolia’s offense was virtually carried by only striker Ganbaatar Tugsbayar. As a result of Mongolia’s “parking” strategy, the Azkals booted in only two goals of 32 attempts. Palami estimated that the Philippines controlled 80 percent of total possessions. In Mongolia, the Blue Wolves are expected to play aggressively on offense.
“Aly and our defenders should be able to handle their offense in Mongolia,” said Palami. “They’ll have to open up their defense and be more offense-minded because they’ll need to beat us by three goals to win on aggregate. That means we’ll have more scoring opportunities.”
Borromeo said he expects Weiss to employ more offensive tactics now that the German has become more acquainted with the Filipinos’ tendencies. Weiss was credited for making “wise” decisions in the first Mongolia match, including the reinstatement of Chieffy Caligdong as starter, shifting players around the field to keep the Mongolian defense guessing and subbing little-known Jason Sabio for Anton del Rosario late in the second half.
“Coach knows the game,” said Borromeo. “And he’s gotten to know us. He’s spoken with us one-on-one and in groups. He knows what we’re capable of doing and not doing. He listens to suggestions but in the end, it’s his call and we follow what he tells us. When he brought in Jason, some of us wondered why he was subbing a defender for another defender. But it was a great move. Mongolia didn’t know anything about Jason. It was Jason who slipped out of the defense to penetrate the box and assist Phil (Younghusband) for the second goal.”
Borromeo said fullback Roel Gener, a Barotac Nuevo defender from the Philippine Army, was moved around in at least four different positions by Weiss to confuse the Blue Wolves.
Gener, 36, said the Azkals were prepared to play even 180 minutes if necessary to put on a convincing performance before over 20,000 hometown fans.
Borromeo, Gener, reserve midfielder Nestorio Margarse and pool-of-30 tryout survivor Ricardo Becite were accompanied by Araneta, Palami and AFF vice president Johnny Romualdez on a visit to The Philippine STAR office in Port Area the other day.
Margarse, who was listed as one of seven reserves but didn’t play at Panaad, described Mongolia as a physical team but said the Filipinos can play physical, too. Becite was named to the Azkals’ pool-of-30 after tryouts but didn’t make the cut for the 23-man lineup. He said he’ll keep working hard at practice to prove he’s got what it takes to crack the final roster.