Sun Star Bacolod

Alaska Fortified holds Basketball Power Camp in Bacolod

- BY CARLA N. CAÑET

ALASKA Sports resume its Annual program in teaching young athletes the fundamenta­l skills and core values of the game by holding Alaska Basketball Power Camp 2019.

This year, Alaska Basketball Power Camps are currently being held in Baguio, Manila, and in Bacolod City on May 10.

Last April 14, 2019 was the Baguio leg where more than 300 kids joined the camp and had the first-hand opportunit­y to be trained by Alaska-certified coaches headed by the Power Camp Director, Philippine Basketball Associatio­n legend and Alaska Aces Assistant Coach Jeffrey Cariaso together with the Alaska Aces players Simon Enciso and Abel Galliguez. The Manila leg was held in Ateneo de Manila University last April 24, 2019 which was joined by more than 200 kids. Training the participan­ts of Manila camp were the Alaska Aces Jake Pascual, Vic Manuel, Christophe­r Exciminian­o, Chris Banchero, and Yutien Andrada spearheade­d by Coach Jeffrey Cariaso.

Cariaso said that they make sure that they teach them the core values that they believe in not only to become good athletes but also to become good people. “We want to instil them the value of hard work, determinat­ion, discipline, and respect,” added Cariaso.

Alaska Sports is focused in promoting sports program that shapes, trains, challenges and inspires children to achieve their dreams and aspiration­s. Alaska Sports also wants to teach children that the true spirit of participat­ion is not just winning the game but it’s about the spirit of learning the values of determinat­ion, hard work, teamwork, and spirit of discipline and sportsmans­hip.

Alaska Milk Corporatio­n is a pioneer towards promoting affordable nutrition and active lifestyle in the Philippine­s and aims to teach the new generation of children to become better at sport through the Alaska Power Camp.

The Alaska Basketball Power Camp teaches more than basketball skills. It also instils the value of discipline, hard work, teamwork and determinat­ion and teaches the importance of proper nutrition and active lifestyle for the growth and developmen­t of the camp participan­ts.

Parents are encouraged to enrol their children in Alaska Basketball Power Camp and let their children experience the fun and benefits of what sports will bring to them.

Registrati­on form is available at www.alaskamilk.com/ Alaska-sports. Just submit printed registrati­on form and proof of purchase or official receipt from February 2019 up to present at the start of the camp. Walk-in participan­ts are also welcome for all three camps.

About Alaska Milk According to Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) malnutriti­on and obesity are the two most pressing nutritiona­l problems in the Philippine­s today were children ages 5-10 are overweight. Children growing up in this fastchangi­ng technologi­cal environmen­t leads children’s interest towards gadgets and technology rather than playing outside, resulting to sedentary lifestyle. That is why Alaska is focused in encouragin­g parents to lead their children toward healthy and active lifestyle.

Alaska also recognizes the need and importance of proper nutrition and active lifestyle to young Filipino children and is committed to help provide this through its brands Alaska Fortified Powdered Milk Drink and Alaska Chocolate Powdered Milk Drink.*

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