Empowering 50 Student Athletes in the Philippines

When training athletes, there is more to skills-enhancement. There is that inside purpose for training athletes aside from inculcating discipline.

Aside from the year-round trainings and capacity building sessions, athletes get to have a chance to promote sportsmanship in the community.

The University’s varsity athletes participate in tournaments inside and outside the province in various events like football, basketball, volleyball, and badminton. They are given the chance to travel in the nearby towns of Negros Oriental and in the adjacent provinces of Cebu, Negros Occidental, Siquijor, Bohol, Iloilo and in some parts of Mindanao to join sports tournaments and friendship games.

In this way, they do not only promote the importance of proper training in sports events but they also advocate for sportsmanship, by making friends with their game opponents within the course of the tournament.

At their age, they need to acquaint and interact with fellow athletes in order for them to have that network or connection and a means for them to share their common concerns and best practices, as well. Through this sharing, they will be made more sensitive to their needs and be more appreciative of the training given to them by the University.

As with the community, the athletes are geared towards promoting sportsmanship by displaying good values, not just acquired skills, during the games. In this way, the community can see the inner purpose of what sports is truly about and that there is more to the games, it is building their character, a positive attitude and advocating wellness.

Foundation University’s athletic pursuits are going full scale with its students winning awards in different competitions within the country.

Training equipment’s availability and the presence of climbing enthusiasts in the campus, who act as mentors, has triggered the interest and passion of students to venture into wall climbing and bouldering as a sport.

Recently, a student from the College of Industrial Engineering has won silver after competing with the country’s best athletes in the said sport.

While being supported by the University for his academic goals, he pursues the passion for climbing and thus, bringing pride for the institution who aims to promote and advocate the love for sports to young people of this generation.

The said student won in the Higher Learning Bouldering Competition held last May 20 to 21 in Cebu City, participated by several bouldering enthusiasts and athletes from all over the country.

For years, he has been training for the said endeavor in addition to being a member of the volleyball varsity team. He is set to train to compete against elite climbers from Luzon a few months from now.

Last year, he also clinched the top spot for two competitions namely: First Sports Climbing Competitionin Iloilo City last December and Habagat National Bouldering Competition held September in Cagayan de Oro City.

The University’s pursuit of excellence in the aspect of sports and wellness is shown through proper training and strong support afforded to budding athletes and sports enthusiasts.