Empowering 50 Student Athletes in the Philippines

Foundation University is known for its dedication not only in playing football, an outdoor sport, but also teaching  the young from the grassroots level to become enthusiasts of the sport.  

The weather in the Philippines has two seasons only. The dry season starts in February while the wet season starts in June in time for school.  The Institute of Youth Sports for Peace, the sporting arm of the university came up with an alternative to continue advocating this sport by introducing futsal - a football based game played on hardcourt which is rcognized by FIFA as a form of small-sided indoor football.

Just recently, Foundation University launched the D5 Futsal Festival (D5 derived from the university presidents name).  It was held at the university gymnasium where the university's athletic scholars competed in friendly games with the scholars of other universities and schools in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental.

Futsal teaches and improves the athletes decision making skills when playing the game while it improves health, agility, motor skills ability and coordination.

The Institute of Youth Sports for Peace continue to hold activities and events for the university athletic schiolars and participating in competitions and tournaments to hone their skills as well as for the purpose of obtaining qualtiy education.

One of the sport that Foundation University athletic scholars play is Volleyball, originally coined as "Mintonette".  The volleyball athletic scholarship program of the university started from the grass roots level where the youth who want to obtain a good education are given the opportunity to achieve their dream if they have the skill in athletics.

Volleyball is a great sport to teach in schools because it encourages cooperation and communication amongst athletes which when developed is also an important life skill.  It teaches important lessons in perseverance, teamwork and selflessness that prepares the student athletes as they journey to the next stage in their life.  In the physical aspect of the sport, the student athlete develops their skills in agility, coordination and balance.

The athletic scholars are trained to join competitions which teach them the virtue of humility and sportsmanship while giving honor to the university who has accepted them to achieve their goals of graduating.

Apart from giving a chance to children who are financially challenged to obtain a good education,  the university athletic scholarship program keeps them away from the danger of learning to use drugs.