THE last Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Board of Governors (BOG) meeting held at the Quest Hotel yesterday afternoon ended with the approval of P105 million for next year’s budget which is P5 million more than this year’s budget.
PFF president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta said this will fund programs such as coaches seminars, referees courses and other development programs to further sustain football in the country. The budget may increase depending on the sponsors.
The budget, however, does not yet include funding for the Center for Football Excellence (CFE), which they plan to put up in five or six qualified provincial football associations (PFAs).
The CFE, wherein the players for the national junior teams will be picked, is one of PFF’s grassroots programs.
Araneta said that the PFF grassroots programs started this year such as the Kasibulan Football Grassroots Development Program will also be continued next year.
The numbers may not say it but the PFF has achieved its goal of introducing football to the rest of the Philippines via the Kasibulan program.
PFF technical director Aris Caslib said that only 70 percent of the targeted Grassroots Course Festival (GCF) was completed this year, which produced only 48 percent of targeted number of players and 68 percent of targeted number of grassroots coaches in the country.
Caslib said this is because some of the GCF were done before the signing of the agreement between PFF and the Department of Education (DepEd), climatic conditions, the failure of the grassroots development officer to coordinate with DepEd and the absence of qualified coaches.
However, Caslib said they have already identified points for improvement for the program which is one of the talent identifications of the PFF under its 2019 program wherein the product of the PFF grassroots will be playing in the world championships.
He said they will have to work again with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) grassroots instructors. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON
Cebu Daily News
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"....talent identifications of the PFF under its 2019 program wherein the product of the PFF grassroots will be playing in the world championships."
ReplyDeleteThey used the word "will" and therefore implying it's a certainty that we will qualify for the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup. LMAO!!!
That target of theirs is in no way realistic!! I don't why they go on record with these types of targets! It's idiotic to say the least! We can't even get a single win in the ASEAN U16's, what more in trying to qualify for the AFC U16's and then getting a top 3 finish to qualify for the World Cup by 2019?!?
This was first reported in 2011. It was stupid back then and still is now. Idiocy at its finest!!
PFF Just talking too much....talking about world championship...mismo sa atin backyard wala tayong tournament..palitan na lang yung walang kwenta dyan..dagdag lang ng gastos
Delete"...puro mga magagaling ang nasa Pff..talking about world championship hehehehe wala nga tayong mga tournaments with in our backyards..dapat palitan na yung nasa itaas..walng mangyayari pag sila pa rin...!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYung budget na 105M i'm sure nasa mga bulsa lng ng mga FA president at hindi yun ma translate lahat for football development expenses. Yung NOFA number 1 example wlang ibang ginawa kundi ang manahimik lng at sarhan ang pintuan palagi ng kanilang office dahil wlang nag re report na official doon.
ReplyDeleteThey are talking about about 2019 but their CFE hasn't move yet so how come they expect to reach their goal. As PFF technical director Aris Caslib should wake up to reality sometime...
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