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The BAP-Samahang
Basketbol ng Pilipinas Inc. will concertrate on the development of a comprehensive
basketball program in pursuit of its goal to return to the Olympics in 2012 in
London.
"It's
a long-term process," said BAP-SBP president Manuel V. Pangilinan in an ambush
interview during the launch of his Ateneo team in the UAAP which he attended recently
as a longtime supporter of the Eagles.
"We're
designing all of the programs to ensure we can qualify in 2012," added Pangilinan
who recently earned a fresh four-year term. | Aside
from the formation of national teams, Pangilinan said the BAP-SBP will also focus
on the implementation of programs for technical officials.
"For
this year, the concentration is on the referees," he noted. "It's not
just their accreditation, but the leveling. We have to make sure they have the
proper training, proper skills and they know the standard way of refereeing. We'll
also continue with the
coaches' accreditation. All their skills reflect Philippine basketball."
Pangilinan,
who had a preliminary discussion with new executive director Noli Eala last Friday,
also identified the priority tournaments for the national men, women and youth
teams.
"He
has a good template," Pangilinan said of Eala's proposed calendar. "We're
looking at the Fiba-sanctioned tournaments. There's a process starting in the
qualifying tournaments in 2009. So that means we should organize the younger players." |
