THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will hold the National Sports Summit but transformed the program into a three-part weekly online interaction starting on Wednesday.
“We wanted to push through with the summit because we know it will be useful to know where we are now from where we were almost three decades ago,” PSC Chairman William Ramirez said. “It will help us see the road ahead of us and navigate sports better.”
This year’s summit is only the second since 1992 when 38 resolutions were crafted with the hopes of a better national sports environment.
The 2021 edition, starting with a weekly conference-type online session titled Sports Conversations, will cover 25 topics.
“Data gathered from these sessions will be studied and processed, and shall be the foundation of a new set of resolutions hoped to be useful for our future sports leaders, legislators, and national officials who contribute to the betterment of sports in the country,” Ramirez said.
PSC tapped recognized figures from the local and international sports scene to deliver short lectures in the online conference with the primary aim of determining the present status of sports in the country and charting the path to achieve sports excellence.
The first batch of sessions features United Sports Academy President TJ Rosandich, Philippine Sports Institute Dean of Philippine Sports Henry Daut, Davao del Norte Sports Development Head Giovanni Gulanes and University of the Philippines Professor Tessa Jazmines.
Rosandich will discuss a three-part lecture-forum on “Sports Success from a First World Perspective.”
The academy is home to the likes of American-Israeli Olympic figure skater Aimee Buchanan and two-time national coach of the year Mike Leach.
Gulanes will share his expertise in sports development programs in local government units on February 4. The long-time sports coordinator will also touch on youth training and hands-on management of his province’s sports program.
Daut, who played a major role in PSC’s Sports Mapping Action Research Talent Identification (Smart ID) program, will explore the topic as well as grassroots development on February 11.
Veteran sportswriter Jazmines will lecture on the value of sports marketing on February 28.
“We believe that sports are a means to move forward despite taking a step back for months. We may continue to chart our path in bettering Philippine sports starting now, and with the help of these experts in the field to whom we are very grateful,” Ramirez said.
Almost 1,000 registrants consisting of sports educators, athletes, coaches, LGU coordinators, national sports associations and private stakeholders have already registered.