My eldest son has always been a basketball fanatic. I saw his love for basketball when he was as young as two years old. He would shoot a ball to any hoop or ring he could see. His most favorite hoop that time was the improvised one I made out of my loving arms. Because each time he scores, the hoop transforms into a BIG HUG from mommy.
I supported him with his early love for basketball by enrolling him to MILO B.E.S.T. Center back in 2011. He was still tiny that time and it was so much fun to watch him dribble and play basketball with kids of his age. I continued exposing him to the sport by supporting him in his desire to be part of their school's basketball team. I was the proudest mom when he, without telling me one afternoon that it was a try-out game, got in the team!
That's why this summer, we decided to let him continue training in MILO B.E.S.T Center in Xavier School, to further his basketball drills and skills. Thanks to MILO of course for making this happen!
Xavier School is not new to me because this was where we enrolled him the first time. As usual, they had an orderly registration (where you fill-out a form and pay your clinic fee) and T-shirt distribution. As expected too, their second batch of basketball clinic applicants was full.
The first thing the coaches did was to group the kids by level and by age. This will allow the kids to play ball fairly with the same age-group range and level of knowledge in the sport.
Don't all the kids look like they're very disciplined? Now, they're ready to start stretching and do some serious basketball drills! :)
The coach assigned to them talked to them about basic rules in their small group. He tells them how important discipline is not only in basketball but in real life as well.
The kids were also arranged by height and further dissected into three smaller groups for their running, ball handling and dribbling exercises.
Let the running exercises BEGIN! :)
I observed, that they take discipline here very seriously. One cannot take breaks unless he is given permission to. They are expected to follow all instructions correctly and quickly, otherwise, the kids would do a number of push-ups. When playing basketball, shorts should be above the knee and their shoelaces tied tightly. I'm happy that they instill this to the kids, that basketball is not only about playing with a ball and shooting it, but it takes a lot of patience, hardwork and discipline to be exceptional at it.
After Dandre's first day in MILO B.E.S.T Center in Xavier School, he was thrilled to inform me that he was appointed as their group's team captain! Of course, that made me very proud and beaming with joy inside! I am happy for him because he feels proud of himself too. He was made to demonstrate in front of the group the ball handling and dribbling skills he already know and was being taught by their coach that time.
He's now on his fourth day of training and like his first MILO B.E.S.T Center experience, I am satisfied at how the basketball clinic has been helping him fine-tune his skills in the sport. Compared to his school varsity practices which train them as a team, MILO B.E.S.T trains its basketball students' individual skills in a scientific approach. Plus they also instill character-building values which will make the young ones champions both in and out of the court. You can see the training's results as days go by. Both my son and I are happy with how he has improved some more.
If your child is inclined into basketball, you may want to try enrolling him to MILO B.E.S.T. They have a year-round basketball clinics offered to both boys and girls every Saturday and Sunday from July to December. For more details, please call (02) 353-6288, (02) 966-6333, and (0917) 589-9880. You may also check their website: http://ww1.nestle.com.ph/milo/best/index.html, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.
2 comments
Congratulations to you and your son , Louise and belated Mother's Day as well. It is good to start our kids early when it comes to sports. I also plan on having my kids join the MILO SPORTS CLINIC in the future once my schedule permits it.
ReplyDeleteBtw, my nephew, Alex Mallari also started young in the US and now is part of the well known back to back to back PBA champions, San Mig Coffee Mixers. He is jersey no 11 and happens to be a leftie. Blessings to you and your family.
Your so-gwapo son looks like he can really be a pro basketball player! Or maybe a college heartthrob at the UAAP!
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