Busy sked for Cebu football
AFTER the two-day football fiesta at the University of San Carlos-Technological Center, the ninth Aboitiz football season goes full blast with a series of tournaments for the different age groups next month.
The city's football scene is expected to be even busier with the upcoming Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) referees' seminar on Oct. 7-9.
"We will first launch the Boys 15 tournament in the first weekend of October and then the Girls 15," CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said.
After the two tournaments, the Boys 12 follows, while the Aboitiz Men's League will start after the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) football tournament ends on Oct. 23.
"The Boys 12 will be in preparation for the Cebu City Olympics in November," Maximo said.
Meanwhile, the B15 tournament is in preparation for the Philippine Football Federation Under 17 Championships in May next year, which CebuFA is bidding to host.
"We are pretty strong in that age group and we are also thinking of bidding for the Girls U-17 because we are also good in that," Maximo said.
In the Aboitiz Youth Festival, the Cebu International School swept both Boys and Girls 17 titles, beating Don Bosco Technological College and Silliman University, respectively. It was the second straight titles for both CIS
"I think there are a lot of players from that CIS team in the 15 age group," Maximo said.
There are also the upcoming Red Ribbon Youth Tournament and the Thirsty Players 6.
On the other hand, the referees' seminar will be limited to only 25 participants.
"We will screen the applicants to 25 because that's the ideal class size. It will be conducted by PFF referees committee chairman Cyril Dofitas," Maximo said.
There was also a plan to hold a coaching seminar, but it didn't push through as national coach Aries Caslib is busy preparing the RP team for the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Bacolod City on Nov. 20 to Dec.
The city's football scene is expected to be even busier with the upcoming Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) referees' seminar on Oct. 7-9.
"We will first launch the Boys 15 tournament in the first weekend of October and then the Girls 15," CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said.
After the two tournaments, the Boys 12 follows, while the Aboitiz Men's League will start after the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) football tournament ends on Oct. 23.
"The Boys 12 will be in preparation for the Cebu City Olympics in November," Maximo said.
Meanwhile, the B15 tournament is in preparation for the Philippine Football Federation Under 17 Championships in May next year, which CebuFA is bidding to host.
"We are pretty strong in that age group and we are also thinking of bidding for the Girls U-17 because we are also good in that," Maximo said.
In the Aboitiz Youth Festival, the Cebu International School swept both Boys and Girls 17 titles, beating Don Bosco Technological College and Silliman University, respectively. It was the second straight titles for both CIS
"I think there are a lot of players from that CIS team in the 15 age group," Maximo said.
There are also the upcoming Red Ribbon Youth Tournament and the Thirsty Players 6.
On the other hand, the referees' seminar will be limited to only 25 participants.
"We will screen the applicants to 25 because that's the ideal class size. It will be conducted by PFF referees committee chairman Cyril Dofitas," Maximo said.
There was also a plan to hold a coaching seminar, but it didn't push through as national coach Aries Caslib is busy preparing the RP team for the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Bacolod City on Nov. 20 to Dec.
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