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Philippines soon to export basketball dreams to Brunei

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COACH Beaujing Acot established Pinoy Youth Dreamers (PYD) as a non-profit foundation with the goal to teach the youth the proper way to play basketball which can be a means to a better future.

Because the Philippine is held in such high esteem in Southeast Asia, coach Ali Temmar of Jerudong International School (JIS) of Brunei flew to the Philippines to undergo a three-day immersion program in basketball coaching with the foundation.

Jerudong International School is a well-respected boarding and day school in Brunei for children aged three to 18 years.

Coach Temmar is in charge of setting up a comprehensive program for the sport of basketball in the school. He came to the Philippines to learn as much as he could about the sport.

Coach Ali Temmar of Jerudong International School of Brunei (center) talks to coach Beaujing Acot (right) and The Standard Assistant Sports Editor Reuel Vidal about having Pinoy Youth Dreamers help Brunei children become better basketball players.

He spent Day One brainstorming with coach Acot and his staff about the PYD coaching system and philosophy.

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Coach Temmar then visited the tune up game between the GlobalPort Batang Pier and Barako Bull Energy in Green Meadows gym morning of Day Two. He had lunch with the coaching staff of GlobalPort and exchanged ideas with head coach Pido Jarencio and assistant coach Bonnie Tan.

After lunch coach he visited the training of Meralco Bolts, met Hall of Fame coach Norman Black and watched the Meralco coaching staff prepare for the game. Coach Temmar was amazed with the level of detail during the preparation of the Meralco Bolts for their tune up game the next day against the Alaska Aces.

Coach Temmar watched the practice game between the Bolts and the Aces at the Gatorade Hoops Center on Day Three. He was able to see different systems of coach Black and Alaska Aces head coach Alex Compton. During the course of the game coach Temmar and coach Acot exchanged ideas and discussed the game adjustments of both coaches.

PYD has been helping the youth with extensive training and outreach programs. One of the highlights of the program is a chance for the players to represent the country and play in international competition. PYD program is under the wings of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and also supported by the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines.

Filipinos just love basketball and only need a chance in order to excel. It just takes a good program to help them develop the skills of good basketball players.  

Coach Acot noted that children from private schools like Xavier School or La Salle, who have good basketball programs, have an advantage over children who could not afford to go to these schools.

That is what PYD will give the less fortunate children. It will give them the proper foundation in the basics of the sport as well as the proper attitude that will help them become the best basketball players they can be.

Pinoy Youth Dreamers has an existing partnership with the MVP Basketball Academy of Malaysia. And now a partnership with Brunei will soon be worked out.

Coach Temmar wants coach Acot as team consultant for JIS. One of the initiatives they could do is to bring players from Brunei here in Manila to train under PYD coaches and watch PBA games live. He also wants coach Acot to bring PBA coaches to conduct basketball camps in Brunei.

Pinoy Youth Dreamers was established to teach the youth the proper way to play basketball which can be a means to a better future. A validation of how well it has been doing its job is that it will soon be going to Brunei to help children there as well. 

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