Alaska advocates a healthy & active lifestyle with its summer Alaska Power Camps

According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s 7th National Nutrition Survey in 2008, at least 16 million Filipinos aged 20 and above, and about 2 out of 10 children are overweight. Undernutrition also remains to be a public health concern affecting nearly 3 out 10 children. Also recently, there have been prevalent issues on change in children’s interests and behaviors brought by fast-changing technological environment.

With these alarming concerns, Alaska Milk Corporation is committed to help provide proper nutrition and promote an active lifestyle. Thus every summer, Alaska gathers basketball, football and volleyball enthusiasts through its Alaska Power Camps. The summer sports program inspires both girls and boys to engage in sports. Moreover, through basketball, football and volleyball, the child does not only improve his/her talent but also acquire proper skills development and formation of the Power Camp values of discipline, determination, hard work, teamwork and sportsmanship.

Distinguished Philippine sports icons will lead the Alaska Power Camps. First, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend and Alaska Aces assistant coach Jeffrey Cariaso will lead a team of basketball coaches. Second, former professional football player and currently Alaska Football Power Camp Project Director and Alabang Football School, Makati Football School Director, Tomas Lozano will lead the Alaska Football Power Camp. Lastly, Philippine Super Liga volleyball player and former De La Salle University Lady Spikers star volleyball player, Michele Gumabao, will lead a team of volleyball experts in teaching aspiring young girls in the Alaska Volleyball Power Camp.

Alaska continues to encourage children to go out and play by participating in various Alaska sports programs like Alaska Power Camp. For general information about Alaska Milk Corporation visit www.alaskamilk.com, for more information about Alaska Milk Corporation Sports Program visit www.playph.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/PlayPH; Twitter: @playph; Instagram: @alaskaplayph

For more information about Alaska Power Camp, please visit the following websites:

http://alaskapowercamp.com/basketball/2014/

http://alaskapowercamp.com/football/2014/

www.alaskapowercamp.com/volleyball

For inquiries please call 840-4500 local 205 or 209 and look for CK Kanapi-Daniolco, Sports Development Group

ELIZABETH: JR.NBA/JR. WNBA PHILIPPINES 2016 PRESENTED BY ALASKA

Children, boys and girls can now start living a healthy and progressive active lifestyle with Alaska. Alaska doesn't only believe and recognize the need of Filipino children for proper nutrition, they are also committed to promote active lifestyle in order to bring forth healthier children. What's better way to live an active lifestyle than by doing your favorite sports? More so, excelling in the field?

To make Alaska’s advocacies and mission to materialize, they partner with excellent local and International organizations, in Jr.NBA/Jr. WNBA basketball program, are National Basketball Association (NBA) as organizer and Spalding, as their supporting partner also in partnership with Globe Telecom, Cloudfone and Gatorade as their official Hydrating Station.

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Cloudfone Kiosk

Regional Selection Camps were held on several venues to cater Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Metro Manila. First Regional Selection Camp of the Jr. NBA /Jr. WNBA Philippines 2016 presented by Alaska was held February 20-21 at Benguet State University.  After two days of progressive drills and scrimmages, six boys and two girls selected. These eight young ballers stood out from among the 667 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region and young players from Batangas and Laguna in South Luzon who travelled to Benguet for the opportunity to be selected for advancement to the next stages of the NBA’s global youth basketball participation program. 

In Davao's Regional Selection Camp, which is held at Ateneo de Davao University, Matina Campus last February 27-28, seven boys and four girls were selected from 543 kids who participated. Cebu Regional Selection Camp was held at at the Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu welcomed 333 young players across Visayas including Bacolod, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Leyte and Samar.

Last week, April 9 and 10, was the fourth and final leg of Jr.NBA/Jr. WNBA presented by Alaska Regional Selection Camp (RSC) for Manila . It was held in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City. They are screening the young athletes through various basketball drills and scrimmages such as dribbling, jumping, etc. hence get the chance to be part of, and be selected to participate the National Training Camp (NTC) that will happen next week on April 22 to 24 at Don Bosco Institute Makati on Friday and SM Mall of Asia on Saturday and Sunday.

On Day 1, Saturday 1030 boys and 84 girls making a sum total of 1114 children went and participated in the program. This is the biggest and largest number of RSC participants in the nine-year history of Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines presented by Alaska. At the end of day one, 40 boys and 24 girls were chosen to return for Day 2, Sunday, April 10.

Alaska. Nutrition. Action. Champion.

This is where they will be tested through scrimmages were boys and girls are grouped into teams and were made to play sets of basketball games where they can apply all that they have learned from Day 1 and from the basketball clinic in the morning. Wherein, the best and the strongest will be included in the RSC Manila representatives to the National Training Camp! Congratulations to the 8 girls and 16 boys.

Girls: (8)

Dianne Camille Nolasco

Lalaine Gonzales

Carly Monreal

Lindsey Nacional

Magda Lioui Flores

Ma Cecilia Quilenderino

Princess Marie Villarin

Jonalyn Bongalos

Boys: (16)

Mark Glenn Gabon

Luis Gabriel Aguila

Anjelo Raphael Argente

Jhondhel Austria

Jearico Nunez

Kai Zachary Sotto

Andrei Philip Lechoncito

Mark Nicole Lucban

Reich Randell Villegas

Prince Junnell De Belen

Pauloh Villarin

Patrick Lance Inting

Jericho Ross Paglinawan

Miguel Rey Luis Tan

Devon Dein Diez

Russel Ducanes

The finalists excelled in the skills and scrimmages and exemplified Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA core S.T.A.R. values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive Attitude and Respect throughout the camp. Stay tuned for the third stage of events, the National Training Camp to determine 2016 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA All-Stars. Everyone is excited and is doing their best to be part of the NBA all-stars and hence get the chance to experience the once-in-a-lifetime NBA Experience Trip!

Fans can also follow Jr. NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jrnbaphilippines. For all things NBA, fans can visit www.nba.com , like the NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/philsnba and follow www.twitter.com/nba_philippines on Twitter. To learn more about the Alaska Milk Corporation, visit www.alaskamilk.com and www.playph.com .

To learn more about Alaska Milk and its roster of sporting programs, log on to www.playph.com, Basketball clinic locations can also be found on www.facebook.com/jrnbaphilippines

ELIZABETH: Jr. NBA presented by Alaska is back in the Philippines for the 9th consecutive year

The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program for 2016 started officially last January 23-24, 2016 during the Jr. NBA / WNBA Presented by Alaska TIP-OFF at the Don Bosco Technical Center in Makati. The Jr. NBA & Jr. WNBA presented by Alaska, is just one of Alaska’s Sports Development Program that inspires children realize their dreams through teaching them skills to play the game while incorporating the values of determination, hard work, team work, discipline and sportsmanship.

The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program has reached hundreds of schools and communities nationwide and benefited thousands of children, parents, and coaches through grassroots activities like basketball training camps and school clinics. The Regional Selection Camps -- where outstanding young players in various regions will be chosen for inclusion in the National Training Camp -- is Phase Two of the program has kicked-off last February 20-21 at Benguet State University in Baguio, last February 27-28 in Ateneo de Davao University, Davao and on March 5-6 in Cebu City at Don Bosco Technical Center, Cebu.

In line with its thrust this year to make it fresh by bringing the program to more schools and communities nationwide, Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA presented by Alaska Regional Selection Camp will be held in Manila on April 9-10 at the Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City.

The best of the best players from Metro Manila will undergo a series of skills stations such as Lay-ups, Shooting, Passing, Footwork and Dribbling. Fifty boys and 24 girls will be chosen to participate in the 9th annual Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA National Training Camp in Manila (the third phase of the program) from April 22-24. The National Training Camp is the high point of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program where ten Jr. NBA and five Jr. WNBA standouts will be named as the 2016 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA All-Stars and a Coach of the Year will be chosen. The National Training Camp will be held at the Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati on April 22 and 23 and at the SM Mall of Asia on April 24. All the best players from each region will pit skills and the ways in which they express the STAR values during the three-day boot camp that will prepare them to be exceptional athletes and total persons on and off the court. The 10 best male performers selected in the National Training Camp will be this year’s Jr. NBA Philippines All Star Team, while the 5 best female performers will be the first-ever Jr. WNBA All-Star Team. The male and female All-Stars will be rewarded with an authentic NBA experience and the chance to play with a counterpart youth team abroad. The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program, is free for boys and girls across all stages – from the school and open clinics, through the Regional Selection Camps, the National Training Camp and the NBA Experience. NBA coaches and Alaska Basketball Powercamp Director Jeffrey Cariaso leads the Regional Selection Camps.


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