By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.
In 2014, the first year of the Ceres Cup, 300 teams joined in the inaugural football festival. The following year, the number rose to 400. This year, there are an expected 420 teams set to take part between May 21 and 22 at Ceres FC North Field, Sta. Maria Field, and Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Field – all in Talisay City.
Ceres-La Salle FC owner Leo Rey Yanson says the event is aimed at providing football enthusiasts the opportunity to foster and exhibit sportsmanship in a competitive, safe, and friendly environment. It also seeks to encourage and promote football development in Negros Occidental.
Categories to be played on May 21 include boys/girls or mixed 9 years old, boys 11 years old, boys 14 years old, girls 13 years old, ladies 19 years old, men 21 years old, and men 40 years old.
Meanwhile, on May 22, categories to be played include boys/girls or mixed 10 years old, boys 12 years old, girls 15 years old, boys 18 years old, Men’s and Women’s Open.
The event has gained recognition from FIFA and the ASEAN Football Confederation after it was presented by FIFA Marketing and TV Committee member and Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella.
Spearheading the staging of the tournament is Club Administrator Nicolas Golez as Organizing Committee chairman and Competitions Director Warren Concepcion./WDJ
Ceres-La Salle FC owner Leo Rey Yanson says the event is aimed at providing football enthusiasts the opportunity to foster and exhibit sportsmanship in a competitive, safe, and friendly environment. It also seeks to encourage and promote football development in Negros Occidental.
Categories to be played on May 21 include boys/girls or mixed 9 years old, boys 11 years old, boys 14 years old, girls 13 years old, ladies 19 years old, men 21 years old, and men 40 years old.
Meanwhile, on May 22, categories to be played include boys/girls or mixed 10 years old, boys 12 years old, girls 15 years old, boys 18 years old, Men’s and Women’s Open.
The event has gained recognition from FIFA and the ASEAN Football Confederation after it was presented by FIFA Marketing and TV Committee member and Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella.
Spearheading the staging of the tournament is Club Administrator Nicolas Golez as Organizing Committee chairman and Competitions Director Warren Concepcion./WDJ
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ReplyDeletemay boys 16 din po
talamak na naman ang dugasan sa edad neto. pff ano ba ang plano niyo para mawala ang ganitong problema? puro ranking na lang ang inaatupag niyo.
ReplyDeletesuggestion ko lang po kung pwede.
Deletedapat may photo sa listahan ng players bawat team. included na dito ang birthdate at picture nila. attached din dun yung birth certificate at link sa facebook account nila. at least kahit hindi participant sa tournament makakapagsumbong dahil madali ma access ang information nila.
sour graping!.....
ReplyDeleteSportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for FAIRNESS, ETHICS, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors.
DeleteAn over-age player brings the advantage of having increased physical development as well as more tactical training and experience at a high level on the pitch.
ReplyDeleteoo pero sa youth mas maka gain ng experience ang younger players kontra dito sa kanila na overage dahil pagdating sa National team selection malamang hindi matanggap mga players na to dahil hindi sila makasabay sa galaw ng ka edad nila.
Deletethat's true but it makes the game riskier than it already is. older players are usually more aggressive. this kind of trend needs to stop. adults encouraging/instructing children to cheat?
Deleteoh wait. i take my statement back. it never improves our children's skill. you have to remember philippine football coaches, players, and parents have been cheating since the dawn of time. where is philippine grassroots football now? still in the gutters. if we want to improve, it has to be done the right way.
Sa dami ng 7 A-side games hindi natin kailangan ipagbunyi ito at i highlight dahil kulelat sa understanding ang majority nating kabataan pagdating sa 11 A-side FIFA competition dahil hindi sila sanay nito at wla ding availability na tournaments ini offer ang mga Regional FA's. Bacolod should have a league that caters private teams and clubs and not 'School based " only teams. May problema sa understanding ang Gen Sec ng NOFA pag wla sya magawa na 11 Aside league this year..
ReplyDeletean 11 a side league is big. i don't think our FAs have the balls to run that sort of program. it needs a lot of people and money involved. they welcome the money but not more people. magiging mahirap sa kanila ang pagbulsa kapag marami ang nakabantay.
DeleteMay point ka dyan sa sinasabi mo. Mas madali ang pera na kikitain sa 7 a-side at pwede pa nga hanggang sa makaya mo silang i accomodate. Yan ang nangyayari sa Ceres Cup ngayon keso proud sila na iwagayway na sila ang pinakamarami na entries sa lahat ng festival pero hindi naman quality ang laro dahil top 1 lng kukunin. Galing kasi ni Warren Concepcion sa mga ganyan na organizing kaya published kaagad sa media pero wlang quality yung tournament plus kasali pa ang Ceres La Salle na halatang "hindi bias" - hehehe...
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