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The
Holy Name University Falcons and the Bohol Institute of Technology
Super Cruisers will try to take their luck anew in the coming
2007 Visayas Amateur Athletics Association (VAAA) cagefest.
Both
teams were eliminated in the launching of the regionwide tourney
last year.
The
second season of VAAA was formally launched Thursday at the
Yayoy's Grill and Resto Bar attended by representatives of
competing squads.
The
opening is set on Nov. 18 with two games on tap at the Cebu
Coliseum.
In
the first game, the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors
will play the Asian College of Technology (ACT) Cyber Knights
while facing off in the main game are the defending champions
University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars and last
year's losing finalists Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras.
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Other
competing teams are powerhouse University of the Visayas
(UV) Green Lancers, Salazar Colleges of Science and
Institute of Technology (SC-SIT) Skyblazers, Dumaguete's
Silliman University (SU), Asian College of Science and
technology (Acsat) and Foundation University (FU), Bohol's
Holy Name University (HNU) and Bohol Institute of Technology
(BIT) and Leyte's Western Leyte College (WLC).
USC, UVA and ACT are league newcomers.
The
league is sanctioned by the Basketball Association of
the Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP)
which according to Alcoseba, promised to send the VAA
champion to the Universiad slated next year in Bangkok.
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The
champion team will receive P100,000 worth of sports equipment,
while the runner-up will get P500,000. Third to fourth placers
will receive P30,000 and P20,000, respectively.
League
founder Raul "Yayoy" Alcoseba assured competing
teams that the league will shoulder their travel expenses
and P200 meal allowances.
A
player who will suffer an injury during the tournament will
also get enough support.
"We will donate P30,000 to an injured player who will
need surgery. If the injury is minor, the league has its own
doctors who will check on the players," said Alcoseba,
who is also the founder of the fledgling Mindanao Visayas
Basketball Association (MVBA).
Competing
teams will also be enjoying an accident insurance courtesy
of ML Insurance Plan.
"Since
we are adopting a home and away format, the teams will have
to travel often that's why we will be giving them accident
insurance plan," Alcoseba said.
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