2010 Bantay Bata UAAP-NCAA All-Star (from inboundpass)

2010 Bantay Bata 163 UAAP – NCAA All-Star
November 13, 2010
Seniors Line-Ups (Submitted by coaches)

UAAP SENIORS ALL-STARS
COACH : NORMAN BLACK

1. Ryan BUENAFE (ADMU)
2. Nico SALVA (ADMU)
3. Kirk LONG (ADMU)
4. Eric SALAMAT (ADMU)
5. Clark BAUTISTA (UST)
6. Paul LEE (UE)
7. Kenneth ACIBAR (UE)
8. Magi SISON (UP)
9. Aldrech RAMOS (FEU)
10. RR GARCIA (FEU)
11. Reil CERVANTES (FEU)
12. Lester ALVAREZ (AdU)
13. Alex NUYLES (AdU)
14. Simon ATKINS (DLSU)
15. Maui VILLANUEVA (DLSU)
16. Emmanuel MBE (NU)

NCAA SENIORS ALL-STARS
COACH : FRANKIE LIM

1. Sudan DANIEL (SBC)
2. Jake PASCUAL (SBC)
3. Kyle PASCUAL (SBC)
4. Rome DELA ROSA (SBC)
5. Garvo LANETE (SBC)
6. Anjo CARAM (SBC)
7. Dave MARCELO (SBC)
8. Anthony SEMARAND (SBC)
9. Ian SANGALANG (SSC-R)
10. Nate MATUTE (JRU)
11. Kevin ALAS (Letran)
12. Erwin CORNEJO (Mapua)
13. Andrian CELADA (Arellano)
14. Carlo LASTIMOSA (CSB)
15. TO FOLLOW (EAC)
16. Jet VIDAL (UPHSD)

NCAA first semester sports events are almost over. With that, let’s take a look at Mapua Cardinals’ performance this season and in the last four season before that.

This season, Mapua is 4th place in basketball, 8th in beach volleyball, 2nd in cheerleading, 4th in chess, 3rd in swimming, and 6th in table tennis.

Here’s some hightlights from the past:

• Since winning our first basketball championship in 1949, the Mapua Cardinals bagged a total of 5 championsips—the last of these championships was won in 1991.
• The Mapua beach volleyball team have never won a championship since the sport was introduced in 2002.
• The Mapua Cheerping Cardinals holds only one cheerleading championships when they won it during NCAA’s first ever cheerdancing competition held in 2004.
• The Mapua Woodpushers holds the NCAA record for the most number of chess championships with a total of 11—the last of these championships was won in 2002.
• The Mapúa Tankers holds the NCAA record for the most number of swimming championships with a total of 40—the last of these championships was won in 1996.
• The Mapua Table Nettters holds a total of 3 championships—the last of these championships was won in 1996.

The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most number of General Championsips with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993.

We’ve been at the top and right now we are nowhere near it. What are we going to do?

Every school wants to win. Every school wants to have a trophy. Every school wants fame and glory. Yet only few schools understand that, in order to, right pieces are needed to be put together; they need athletes that can deliver, they need effective programs to help them improve, and they need the right coach for guidance.

With all that said, here’s my personal thoughts to help improve our performance in the NCAA and to reclaim the General Championship.

Better academic program for athletes. By far, the most often neglected and the most important program every school should provide to their athletes is a good academic program.

Mapua use the quarterm system, that means the pace is much faster compared with other NCAA schools which use the semester system. Missing a class or two can leave you way behind. Most often than not, exam schedule overlaps competition schedule. It is much less-forgiving and, as a whole, more challenging for the student-athletes.

My good coach, Sir Divina, said to me that Mapua student-athletes are students first before an athlete. Mapua student-athletes aims to excel both in academics and sports. Excellence is one of Mapua’s core values after all.

So how can they excel? Let’s take a look at how student-athletes manage their time, how they balance academics and sports.
Let me ask you these questions, suppose you’re an athlete and you’re a top caliber player and you or your team have a great chance of winning a championship. What would you do more, hone your skills or academics? Or suppose there is a high paying professional league waiting for you when you perform exemplary well during your college years as an amateur athlete, what would you do more, hone your skills or academics? Conversely, if there is no professional league in your sports, what would you do? Would you still prefer to do more of sports than academics?

In an ideal world, we like student-athletes to put more amount of time and effort in academics than sports activities. Some actually do that while some put equal amount of time for both. But in reality, top caliber student-athletes will almost always put more time in honing their skills than academics.

Personally, I think that whatever path our athletes choose to take, our school should add more effort in providing athletes better academic program that will help them succeed in both sports and academics.

Implement a better recruitment program. To win a championship you need good players and to have good players you need to have a good a recruitment program. Few schools implement a good recruitment program and we can understand why, because it’s costly. Schools need to shell out more money for it because they need to send out more scouts in different places to look for potential student-athletes and more money to offer them scholarships, food, and boarding allowances among others.

In my opinion, Mapua has a decent recruitment program just not in all sports. I understand more money is needed to cover them all so I’m calling the alumni to help our athletes.

Provide effective training program. Even if the players are good they still need to improve. That’s the beauty of sports, there is a certain level of competitiveness at any one time and it is raised every now and then. By providing our athletes an effective training program, we’ll be more competitive, will have more wins, and eventually, championships.

Bring in a good coach. It doesn’t matter if it is a singles or a team competition, every athlete knows how important having a good coach is. A good coach knows how to use players effectively, knows how to train athletes for them to reach their full potential, and they know the right strategies to win the game.

Provide athletes proper nutritional diet. Proper diet, including carbohydrates and proteins intake are required for optimal athletic performance. Let’s help them by giving effective meal plan.

Raise school spirit. There’s a reason why cheer-leading was invented. Players needs to be cheered, they need to be motivated. Raising school spirit raises the player’s morale and it helps their performance during the game. Let the students, alumni, and faculty watch the games to show we support our athletes, win or lose.

To the second semester sports student-athletes (Football, Lawn Tennis, Track& Field, and Volleyball), good luck and God bless!

San Beda Red Lions won against San Sebastian Stags to claim this season's NCAA Basketball Championships at the Araneta Center (image by inboundpass)

In the Juinors Division, the San Beda Red Cubs secured their second straight juniors title following a 95-84 victory over San Sebastian Staglets in their own Finals match.

Both games were played at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Jonathan Banal of Mapua Cardinals

Jonathan, the son of San Beda College Red Lions head coach Enrico “Koy” Banal, is currently playing for NCAA’s Mapua Institute of Technology.

With Kelvin Dela Pena of Alaska Aces

Kelvin Dela Pena played for Mapua Cardinals from 2005 to 2008 before being selected as 15th overall pick in 2008 PBA Rookie Draft.

With the first semester sports nearing its end, here’s an update on the sports events.

Swimming

San Beda Sea Lions conquered 9th straight title.

San Beda 1,248 points

St. Benilde Blazers 369.5 points

Mapua 320.5 points

Basketball

San Beda Red Lions sports a unblemished record while waiting for the last and final playoff spot to be filled.

Table Tennis

San Beda Red Paddlers sweep first round. Poised to claim back-to-back championship.

Beach Volleyball

Arellano Spikers emerged as Men’s Beach Volley Champs.

Chess

St. Benilde Woodpushers tops Chess Seniors Division with Joel Pimentel Jr. as MVP.

NCAA teams lineup for the opening

Games will be held at the Arellano University Gymnasium.

Guest Speaker Prof. Oscar Santelices with NCAA MANCOM

I think, San Beda, the defending champions is the favorite team to win this season in the Men’s Division. In the Women’s Division, the CSB netters.

Although I am a Mapuan, I am not in favor for bad behavior.

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The contest was close from the start of the first quarter until the end of regulation.

The Cardinals are now tied with Arellano University Chiefs and JRU Bombers in the 4th-6th place with 1-1 win-loss card. Meanwhile, the win gave the SBC Red Lions the first place with 3 wins and no lose.