The City Government of Davao, through its City Sports Development Division, continues to provide and bring sports training closer to young Dabawenyo athletes through the Aktibo Dabawenyo-School for Sports Program.
The Aktibo Dabawenyo Program is part of the City Sports Development Division’s thrust to further develop young Dabawenyo athletes through training sessions with structured programs and pro-level coaching.
Michael Denton Aportadera, Head of the City Sports Development Division, said in an interview with the City Information Office that through this program, young Dabawenyo athletes are given the chance to learn and train for the sports that they are interested in.
Irene Lumanas, Aktibo Dabawenyo Program’s Executive Director, added that the program is focused on the grassroots sector with the goal of discovering and developing new potential athletes.
Professional trainers are brought to communities and schools to conduct training and teach young Dabawenyo athletes on particular sports like basketball, futsal, athletics, volleyball, and football among others.
On June 20, the program kicked off its school-based sports clinics and trainings in three public high schools in the city including Davao City National High School (DCNHS), Crossing Bayabas National High School (CBNHS), and A.L. Navarro National High School (ALNNHS).
DCNHS offers trainings on athletics, football, futsal, karatedo, taekwondo, and sepak takraw; while, CBNHS offers trainings on athletics, dancesport, pencak silat, sepak takraw, softball, baseball, and taekwondo. ALNNHS offers trainings in archery, athletics, football, pencak silat, sepak takraw, and taekwondo.
Lumanas added that starting July 18, the program will also conduct sports clinics and trainings in Tugbok National High School for athletics, futsal, and softball.
It will be held bi-weekly every Tuesday and Fridays until October 31.
This is open to student-athletes aged eight to 15 years old. The training programs are offered for free and only requires the commitment and participation of the youth.
The City Sports Development Division, through its Aktibo Dabawenyo Program, also conducts summer sports clinics in barangays.
“We bring the services of the sports development division to the barangays. It is unique also in a way that instead of waiting for these athletes [to go to the city’s center] na maka-train sila or makatuon sila sa sports we bring the opportunities to them aron sila mismo makatuon sila sa certain sports that they want to learn (We bring the services of the sports development division to the barangays. It is unique in a way that instead of waiting for these athletes [to go to the city’s center] to train or learn certain sports, we bring the opportunities to them),” Aportadera said. CIO
