Friday, April 23, 2010

NAASCU Planning Session Updates


Triple the excitement this year as the National Athletic Association of Schools Colleges and Universities goes on its tenth year. As of this writing, the NAASCU has already twelve teams that are active with a lot of schools knocking on the doors of the NAASCU, it is just fitting to say that growth is still in the horizon for the NAASCU. The Board of Directors of the NAASCU met in Baguio City to plan out the 10th NAASCU season which promises to be a fight that will leave fans wanting for more.

Dr. Ernesto Jay "Dr. J" Adalem stressed the fact that the NAASCU has grown stronger through the years and that the league is looking at other sports to strengthen the camaraderie of the twelve member schools. First on the list is the NAASCU Basketball season which opens on July 10, 2010. The week after the Juniors will take centerstage and then the Women's teams. All 12 schools will participate in the Seniors and Juniors divisions while 8 teams will slug it out in the Women's division. The San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite Baycats are on course to win their third straight Seniors Title while the University of Manila seeks to repeat in both the Juniors and Women's Division.


What makes the NAASCU unique is the fact that it does not only have basketball in its calendar. Since basketball takes centerstage in the first semester, there are also a lot of second semester sports that a lot of NAASCU Athletes are looking at. November 27, 2010 will mark the start of the second semester sports as the NAASCU Cheerdance Competition takes place. The University of Makati Hardy Herons Cheer Squad is at the forefront of the Cheer competition for the past six stagings of the event.

Rounding out the other sports events that will take place for the rest of the second semester are the following sports: Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, Taekwondo, Swimming, Track and Field and Billiards. The NAASCU is the only sports group that has the game of Billiards in its calendar.


Stay tuned for more news on the 10th Season of the NAASCU.

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