PCGS summer basketball clinic starts April 10

M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala assistant coach Lawrence "Tata" Merced announced yesterday that the Philippine Christian Gospel School (PCGS) Summmer Basketball Clinic will start on april 10 at the PCGS gym along Junquera Street, this city.

Registration fee is pegged at P1,350.00 per student that already includes upper jersey. Participants are advised to bring their own basketballs.

Two batches will be trained with a limit of 50 students per level both in the beginners and advance categories. The first batch will be from April 10 to April 30, while second batch is set from May 2 to May 25.

There will be two sessions of training per day. The first session will be for the 9-12 years old from 7:30 to 9:30 am to be followed by 13 years old and above campers from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.

Interested parties may go directly to the PCGS business office or may contact coach Merced at telephone nos. (032) 264-3402 or call/text at 0915-3610076.

All the participants will receive certificates of attendance. How far have they gone through their training will be tested by a tournament that will culminate the two-month clinic.

Merced said he will select some of the potential campers to form the core of the PCGS Selection that will see action in the Inter-Clinic tournament.

To inspire the students to make good in their training, Merced will award certificates of recognition to the Mythical Five, Best Defender and3-Point king among others.

On top of that, Merced will instill into the minds of his students character building and values formation because these are the vital components in molding a better athlete and individual as well.

Like any other clinics, Merced said he will teach the fundamentals of the sport such as proper shooting, dribblin, passing and cathing. He will also take up proper footwork and positioning as well as some offensive drills and defensive strategies.