TWO former chairmen of the Philippine Sports Commission will take part in a top level consultative meeting on the proposed master plan for Philippine sports on Sept. 1 and 2.
Educator Aparicio Mequi and sports executive Philip Ella Juico will lend their expertise when they speak before sports leaders and stakeholders during a two-day gathering set from Sept. 1 and 2 at the Cachina Room of the Sheraton Hotel in P.Ocampo St., Malate, Manila.
PSC chairman William ìButchî Ramirez said the meeting will discuss how the PSC will go about its plans to revive the Philippine Sports Institute.
They will set the sports policy for the Philippine government to follow.
We want a clear direction for the PSI. We will have a strong grassroots program through the PSI,î said Ramirez.
This will be done in partnership with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the various national sports associations that are under the POCís wings.
With the revival of the PSI, Ramirez believes the PSC will have a chance to discover good sources of athletes and coaches by having them undergo programs in education, sports sciences and administration.
To monitor the progress of the PSI, Ramirez said he will appoint a national sports training director to oversee the training of athletes and define the role of coaches.
Various disciplines in training athletes, like sports medicine, sports psychology, nutrition, physiology, education, as well as strength and conditioning will also be addressed by the PSI.
There is also a plan to enter into memorandum of agreements with various local government units in their effort to set up training centers in the provinces.