Alaska Milk Power Camp Director
and Philippine basketball legend Jojo Lastimosa joins the National Training
Camp of the Jr. NBA Presented by Dutch Lady Vietnam to be held July 13 to 15 at
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Dutch Lady and Alaska Milk Corporation are both
under the FrieslandCampina family.
Lastimosa will be the lead
assistant coach of basketball operations specialist for NBA Asia Chris Sumner
who will run the camp.
"It’s a great opportunity for
meto be able to share my knowledge of the game once again not only with my
countrymen but now outside of Manila. I'm not only representing Alaska Milk,
I'm also representing the Philippines. I'm aware that we have Filipino players
playing for Vietnam but being able to teach there firsthand is awesome,"
said Lastimosa.
"My role in Vietnamwill be
the same as in the Jr. NBA in the Philippines. I will help organize the camp
and teach the local coaches on the skill stations. The objective is the same in
all Jr. NBA camps: to find the best 10-14 year old players. But the most
important part really is making the Vietnamese aware of how beautiful this game
of basketball is," said Lastimosa.
The NBA’s international youth development
program aims to promote participation in the sport of basketball, improve child
fitness and teach the public the importance of proper nutrition especially of
drinking milk.
Here in the Philippines, Alaska
continues their partnership with Jr. NBA to help young boys, and girls, become
better individuals and encourage them to embrace a healthy lifestyle by
engaging regularly in sports activities and through proper nutrition. Under-nutrition
also remains to be a public health concern affecting nearly three out 10
children. Alaska recognizes the need of
Filipino children for proper nutrition.
According to the 7th National Nutrition Survey done by the Food and
Nutrition Research Institute and the Department of Health, obesity is
increasing with nearly two out 10 children considered as overweight. Through
the program, Alaska leads in promoting a healthy lifestyle, especially among
children, through regular sports activities and proper nutrition through its
leading brands, Alaska Powdered Milk Drink and Alaska Chocolate Powdered Milk
Drink.
In the camp held in the
Philippines Lastimosa drew from his personal experience as a former national
basketball player and professional to teach the participants how to become not
just the best basketball player but the best person that they could be.
The basketball clinics in Vietnam have
already selected the top 40 boys and 24 girls, aged 10 to 14, who will
participate in the National Training Camp. The camp will be attended by Boston
Celtics center Kelly Olynyk who will teach the game in the NBA Cares community
outreach. The camp covers a three-day intensive training schedule and will
culminate in the selection of 14 boys and girls who will be named as the
inaugural 2014 Jr. NBA Presented by Dutch Lady Vietnam All-Stars.
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