Chooks-to-Go NBTC League 2020 Season in Cavite

This post will be our anchor and will be updated for the entire season. Chooks-To-Go National Basketball Training Center is arguably the biggest developmental program in the Philippines. 

Now on its' 13th year, there are 127 participating cities serving thousands of athletes and mentors as well. With three participating cities during the inaugural season, it has now become a nationwide program that begins in October and lasts until March of the following year with Madness in MOA. This is also called The Nationals.

The Nationals is also the time for NBTC-Coaches Convention that runs for three days with several basketball gurus sharing their expertise. NBTC All-Star Games are played and spread throughout the convention.

The Province of Cavite is a major player for NBTC. NBTC-Cavite Territory head is Coach Macky Torre. This year there are five areas with 16 to 19 teams each vying for the Regional Championship. There is one Commissioner for each area. There will only be one champion for each area. The five champions will play for the right to play in the national championship.

The champion for each region qualifies and will play at the national championship where foreign teams are invited and seeded as well.

The 5 Areas are the following:

Commissioner Alvin Guadines

Commissioner Frederick V. Bael

Commissioner Jun Formoso Laus

Commissioner Benjo Viola Jr

Southwest Cavite Area 

November 15,16,17 - Tanza National Comprehensive High School

November 22 - Amadeo Covered Court

November 23,23 - Tanza Sports Complex

Commissioner Angelito Hernandez Jr

I learned from Coach Fred of South Cavite that this year's Regional Qualifiers is a five-day festival.  For the South Area, the leaders from each bracket are:

Top 1 Bracket A

Top 1 Bracket B

Top 1 Bracket C

Top 1 Bracket D

They are the Final Four and will battle for supremacy tomorrow. 

And in the North Area, we have the coaches in one photo:

Some familiar faces

Game results:

This post is quite a bit and I'd have to take a breather. Still waiting for more results and photos for come in from the rest of the qualifiers.

Come back soon for sure we'll have them here.

By the way, you guys can revisit these links and check out some of our notes about NBTC:

• Sports Week and the Week that Was 
• How Eric Altamirano NBTC the Philippines' best grassroots program
• My 2016 NBTC Goodbye Post
• Facebook Page of NBTC

Youtube Videos featring NBTC Games and Convention:

• Tab Baldwin Fundamentals of Basketball
• Tab Baldwin on Fastbreak Spacing and Correct Angles

SEA Games 2019 News and Update

Update as of November 29, 2019/7:10 PM

We now have a glimpse of the venue for the chess competition for SA Games, courtesy of our friends from the National Chess Federation, veteran chess arbiter, Alex Dinoy:

Games will be held Traveller's Hotel, Rialto function room.  

Representing our country in chess are the following:

Photo grab from the FB Account of National Chess Federation of the Philippines

For further info, you may also visit this facebook Page: Philippine Athletes at Multi-Sport Event.

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Hi everyone. I'll be updating this post every now and then to keep up with all the news coming in from our friends who are either participating in the games as athletes, coaches, reporters or spectators at the #SEAGamesPH2019.

 As of today, November 29, Friday we have the following updates:

1. Philippine Polo Team will be playing in the championship game and they will be playing against reigning champions Malaysia. Three teams were tied with a 2-1 win-loss record with Brunei losing on tiebreak while the Philippines and Malaysia gets a higher tiebreak and play in the championship. Sunday’s games will give us the battle for Third between Brunei and Indonesia and the Philippines vs Malaysia at 3 pm. The venue will be at Iñigo Zobel Polo Facility in Calatagan, Batangas.

2. Senator Manny Pacquiao and Nesthy Petecio are the torchbearers and will be lighting the cauldron. The lighting of the cauldron will be held at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, while the opening ceremonies will unfold at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. 

3.  After several requests and demands, yes demands, from civic groups for free tickets to the SEA Games, Cayetano announces Free SEA Games Tickets in 53 Events. It would be interesting how the tickets will reach the hands of Juan de la Cruz.

4. Philippine Men's National Football Team Azkals are in a must-win situation to barge into the semi-finals. Tonight, Philippines play against Malaysia, one loss and PH says goodbye to the next stage. And in the Women's side, here's a post from the Official Website of Southeast Asian Games 2019:

"THE Philippine Malditas pulled off one of their finest performances yet last Tuesday night, holding mighty Myanmar to a scoreless draw at the start of the 30th Southeast Asian Games women’s football tournament at the Binan Stadium in Laguna."

5. Tropical storm Kammuri threatens to dampen the SEA Games and is predicted to make landfall in Central and Southern Luzon. Central Luzon would be Subic and Clark and Southern Luzon would mean CALABARZON. And those two regions are hosts to several SEA Games events. Let us all pray Kammuri changes direction.


Do check out the official website for SEA Games 2019. Slowly and methodically, information regarding the events' schedule and venues, including transportation options for spectators are added into the site.

Head back to this blog for updates.

Thanks for taking the time to read our post.

Northern Star and Me

Hello there!

Sharing this newspaper from the other side of the globe, Northern Star of Northern Illinois University.

Just because...check out page 3. Yes, page three. Tell me. Comment.

Gotta keep 'em alive, our Filipino ID. Filipino identity. Reality check.

Noah Johnson of Northern Star. Thanks, man!

Let's keep our heritage alive. 

Northern Star by Francis A. Buenaventura on Scribd

Sports Weekend and the Week that Was

Hi everyone!

I just got back from a trip and then kaboom! Sports in the news for many good reasons and for some really embarrassing ones. First is our guy, often mistaken as me (hahaha! pare ang layo!), Phil Younghusband retires with the most number of goals, from the Azkals Philippine National Men's Football Team.

In an Instagram post, the 32-year-old Fil-British striker said he was "hanging up his boots." 

Younghusband is the top goalscorer in Philippine history, with 52 goals in 108 caps. 

Thank you Captain Phil!

And still, in football, Cavite Football Academy is the Champions for the Born 2009 Alaska Cup 2019. 

Born 2009 CFA Football Team, Alaska Cup 2019 Champions

Southeast Asian Games is here now and Cavite Province hosts several events. Tagaytay City hosts Cycling and Skateboarding while Ayala Land Vermosa in Imus hosts Underwater Hockey. There will be football matches too which be held at the Imus Sports Oval in Baranggay Malagasang. This is also the home of the Imus United Football Club.

2019 SEA Games Football

2019 SEA Games Football

And with all the news about SEA Games, we cannot escape the complains and disdain of athletes coming from participating nations about the lack of coordination from the organizers themselves. Sad it is happening but I am hopeful that this will be addressed immediately.

Let's take a look at some of them:

• SEA Games Organizers sorry for inconvenience, confusion
• Philippine football team suffers the same SEA Games accommodation woes
• SEA Games hosting starts on the wrong foot
• SEA Games footballers from 4 countries get messy reception

In basketball, the Chooks to Go National Basketball Training Center has officially begun and the five areas in Cavite went full blast over the weekend. Check out the photos and results below:

Northeast and Northwest Cavite Opening:

NBTC Opening Ceremony

Dasma North team

With Coaches Alvin Guadines of CSSM (front left in black shirt) and Jhun Laus of CVS

Game results from NBTC South Cavite by Coach Frederick Bael of Lyceum University of the Philippines-Cavite:

NBTC South Cavite

November 23, 2019

Result of Games

Game 1

 Francisco P. Tolentino Integrated  HS: 55   

  Lucsuhin National HS : 31

Game 2

 City College of Tagaytay : 61

  Mater Dei Academy:  54

Game 3 

  Bulihan National HS : 70 

  Tagaytay Mendez Academy : 26

Game 4

  Mendez Christian Academy : 70 

  Francisco P. Tolentino Integrated HS : 57

Game 5

  Blessings Foundation Inc. : 46 

  San Jose Community HS : 33

Game 6

 City College of Tagaytay :  84 

  Young Kwang Gukje School : 30

Game 7

  Biblica La Delle Academy : 63

 Sacred Heart School Cavite : 46

Game 8

 Saint Francis Academy-LSGH : 76 

 Blessings Foundation : 40 

One Family!
NBTC South Cavite
285 Players, 20 Coaches, 1 Vision

And here are some of the photos I took and liked from my third and most challenging trip in the land called Tiger of Asia, Taiwan:

Kung Fu anyone?

My Best Friends for 5 Days

Temple in the Sun, Moon, Lake

Grand Hotel

Until next time!

Eraserheads Magazine: Pillbox 3

Remembering November birthday celebration of Ely Buendia and Buddy Zabala, here is the third magazine output of the Eraserheads, Pillbox 3:

Eraserheads Magazine Pillbox 3 by Francis A. Buenaventura on Scribd

3x3 Age Group Championship Season 2

Here is a photo-video created from the Under 11 and under 13 games. Short and sweet!

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La Camelle School dominates 3x3 Age Group Championship

La Camelle School (LCS) claims the championships for the 3x3 Age Group Championship for Under 11 and Under 13 divisions last Saturday, November 9 at the basketball court of Phase C, Treelane 3 Subdivision, Bayan Luma 6 Imus City.

Check out this link for direction to the venue: Find your way to La Trinidad Academy Vicinity



A vastly improved play and line-up, LCS teams showed they came prepared with their pick and roll plays and dribble drive-kick out plays that made their opponents dizzy and out of their comfort zones.

Under 13 Finalists, La Camelle School and Team Quatro

Playing in the finals against the LCS-B boys for Under 13 division were the boys from Team Quatro. A rag tag team that went on demolishing the competition only to hit a wall when they met the would-be champions in the elims and the finals. These boys from the public schools made heads turn s they showed their skills in front of everyone that day.

Under 13 MVP El Ian Parojinog

Placing third was LTA-Dream Fox as they beat LCS-A 10-8 that went into overtime. Marky Sajul played the hero as he shot the 2 pointer in the overtime to make sure LTA is represented in the top four at the end of the tournament.

Under 11 Champs. La Camelle School with Coach Dan Pacas

El Ian Parojinog from Team Quatro was awarded the Most Valuable Player distinction as he played great defense and offense for his team.

Under 11 MVP Dean Tria of La Camelle School

La Camelle School-B finished the competition with a 5-0 record.

Coach Pat, Table Official

In the Under 11 division, La Camelle School boys did a repeat of what their kuyas did, a perfect win-loss record of 5-0.

Team Quatro placed second as they lose against LCS in the finals with a score of 15-1. The score does not reflect the game though as the Quatro boys played through until the end of the game. Placing on third spot is LTA-A by winning against LTA-B with a score of 12-5.

LTA Developmental Teams

Snapshots from 3x3 Age Group Championship Season 2 (Under 11 &  13):

LCS Teams

It was another family day for everyone as we spent time watching and playing basketball together.|Feedbacks about the availability of parking space, relaxing place and easy access to sari-sari stores made us decide to return on Saturday at the same venue for the older age groups competitions. 

The venue

LTA Team Black Fox

Team Quatro

LCS Team U11

Under 13 Team Quatro

Team PIT Workouts

LCS Team U13

LTA Team Dreamfox

Family time, 3x3 time.

The Champions, LCS Teams

Baranggay Quatro Boys

God's love is felt through our family ...

In Action

Scholastic Basketball Camp

Developmental Tournaments 2019

Season 2 3x3 Age Group Championship

OFFICIAL LIST OF POOLS, PLAYERS AND TEAMS FOR AGE GROUP U-11

LA CAMELLE SCHOOL – A

AARON AYALA

DEAN TRIA

JHAIZER PAMINTUAN

EVAN ESTORPE

           

TEAM QUATRO

AJ MALLORCA

JOHN MARASIGAN

ROLANDO DOMINGO

TEAM PIT WORKOUTS

ANGELO IRAG

KIAN

RALPH GERNALE

           

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY – A

ALLEN GERNALE

ROUX MISAGAL

NOAH QUEZORA

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY – C

ARCEO LAICAN

ARASH HERRERA

ANDREI REYES

           

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY – B

JOSH BORBON

JULIAN ROBLES

CHADIMER COMON

OFFICIAL LIST OF PLAYERS AND TEAMS FOR AGE GROUP U-13

LA CAMELLE SCHOOL – A

JUSTINE SARMIENTO

ETHAN GALANG

RICHMOND LADERA

MATT MADELO

           

LA CAMELLE SCHOOL –B

JARED CIRIACO

JAMIE ROMERO

SEAN IMANIT

KIAN RACONES

TEAM QUATRO

JJ MARASIGAN

RACEL GRACELA

RJ ALMACIN

DWAYNE ECHIPARE

           

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY

 TEAM DREAMFOX

RAJE MOLATO

PRINCE CARPIO

CEDRICK GERONILLA

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY

 TEAM WARRIORS

  

AMIEL TIONGCO

JUSTIN ROBLES

SIANNE BUHAY

           

LA TRINIDAD ACADEMY

TEAM Blackfox

NATHANIEL SALCEDO

RHEIN NUGUID

LEEYOM LEGASPI

D' BOLA Inc. made sure the games run like clockwork. There were some glitches but these were minor and only made the games exciting.

This passion project is made possible through the support of many individuals. Thank you to all the support, assistance and guidance. 

Until next Saturday!

Semper Ad Meloria!

All for the Honor and Glory of God!