The best example of the title of this article was the recent Region 1
Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet in San Carlos City, Pangasinan where Dagupan
City’s athletes pitted but prevailed with huge provincial sport's teams
Pangasinan- 1, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and cities of Laoag, Vigan,
San Fernando, Alaminos, Urdaneta, and San Carlos.
Dagupan
City, through the aggressive support of the sports of her Mayor Belen Fernandez , finished second best in the over-all official ranking of the R1AA Meet from the
over-all champion Pangasinan- 2.
“Dagupan City was declared champion in the elementary level with 20
gold, 17 silver and 18 bronze medals and first runner-up in the secondary level
with 24 gold, 21 silver and 20 bronze medals. Commissioner Finnela T. Sim of the
Dagupan City Sports Commission (DCSC) disclosed that this was the first time
that the elementary level clinched the championship crown and the second spot
over-all in the history of R1AA,” according to the press release by the Dagupan City’s
local government.
According to Schools Division Superintendent
Froserfina J. Bravo, the city government’s vigorous support led by the mayor
and the Dagupan City Sports Council and the Dagupan City Athletic Association
inspired the athletes so much to go for gold
Bravo expressed hopes that in the
next R1AA, the city will finally be on top and be known as the home of the best
athletes in Region 1.
So we know why Dagupan City dusted
off even bigger areas’ rivals against her limited selection of players.
All-out support from Mayor Belen
We know that if the local government gave
enough financial allocation to the needs of its athletes and provide them with
the best coaches and materials, the players can go places.
A good study that could be cited
how students excel in sports could be found on an article “Sports Participation in Secondary
Schools”.
It says that the majority of U.S. middle and high schools offer
interscholastic or varsity sports involving competition between teams from
different schools. Some middle and high schools offer intramural sports. Participating
in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among
adolescents. This brief examines participation during the school year by
secondary school students in interscholastic sports (played against teams from
other schools) and intramural sports (team and individual sport activities
amongst students within the same school). It shows how participation varies by
schools’ socioeconomic status and available sports facilities as well as
gender. (1)
As preparation for other schools that could emulate many
U.S schools and the school system in Dagupan City, they can follow for starter
the following observation to prepare their students on athleticism.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests
that children and adolescents accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every
day. It was observed however that most young people do not meet these
guidelines. Further, physical activity levels tend to decline during
adolescence suggesting that efforts to promote physical activity during this
period are essential. Participation in organized school sports offers
opportunities for students of all ages to be physically active and has been
shown to help improve students’ self-esteem and psychological well-being. While
participation in sports can play an important role in increasing physical activity
levels as some have noted, school sports participation alone may not be
sufficient to meet the current physical activity recommendations for
adolescents. Therefore sports participation should not be seen as a replacement
for physical education in schools but rather as a supplement to the solid
foundation provided by physical education. (2)
References
1 Sports Participation in Secondary Schools: Resources
Available and Inequalities inParticipation:
http://www.bridgingthegapresearch.org/_asset/7gf1g0/btg_sports_participation_FINAL.pdf:( (Online)
(Accessed February 26,
2016).
2Ibid.
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