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BLEACHERTALKByRicoNavarro(TheFreeman)|UpdatedFebruary12,201712:00am

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Itsthattimeonceagainforthebiggestsportseventoftheschoolyear,theCentralVisayasRegionalAthleticAssociationorCVIRAA.ThiskicksofftodayinNagaand
bringstogetherthetophighschoolandelementarystudentathletesfromtheregion.TheCVIRAAistheregionalqualifierforthePalarongPambansawiththewinners
qualifyingforthePalaro.ThedifferentteamsthathavegatheredinNagaarethevariousdivisionsoftheDepartmentofEducation.TheseareCebuProvince,Mandaue
City,BogoCity,BoholProvince,CebuCity,TagbilaranCity,CarcarCity,LapulapuCity,Siquijor,ToledoCity,DanaoCityandTalisayCity.Eventsontaparearchery,
arnis,athletics,badminton,baseball,basketball,boxing,chess,football,gymnastics,goalball,sepaktakraw,softball,swimming,tabletennis,taekwondo,wushu,
wrestling,tennis,volleyball,billiard,futsalandbocce.WhenitallendsonFriday,aCVIRAAteamwillbeformedforthePalaro,fusingallthesedivisionsintooneteamfor
CentralVisayas.

TheonebiggestplusoftheCVIRAAisthatitprovidestheregionstopathletestheopportunitytocompeteinanOlympictypeevent:multiplesportsgatheringthousands
ofathletesinjustoneevent.Theoverallchampionisdeterminedviathemedalcountsystem.TheteamwiththemostnumberofgoldmedalsisdeclaredtheCVIRAA
champion.ItsalreadyaforegoneconclusionthatCebuCitywillcomeoutontopofthelotwiththerestbattlingforsecondplaceoverall.CebuCityhoststhemost
numberofschoolsandthetopstudentathletesinboththeelementaryandhighschoollevels.Theyarefavoritestowinjustabouteveryevent.Sothebigquestionis
whicheventtheywontwin.ThepeculiarthingaboutOlympictypeeventsliketheseisthatonecanwinmoregoldmedalsnotinthemorepopularteamsportsbutinthe
sportswithmanyindividualevents.Teamsportslikebasketball,football,baseball,volleyballandfutsalwillgivejustonegoldmedaltothewinner,asilvertotherunner
upandthebronzetothethirdplacer.However,sportswithindividualeventscangivetentotwentytimesmoremedals.Athleticsandswimminghaveseveralevents
underitsfieldandgiveoutgoldmedalsperevent.Agoldinthe100meterdashofathletics(trackandfield)orthe100meterfreestyleinswimmingisequivalenttothe
goldmedalwoninbasketballorvolleyball.Andbothathleticsandswimminghavemoreeventsformoregoldmedalsforalltofightfor.Thisiswhenthepopularteam
sportstakeabackseattothelesserpopularbutmedalrichsports.

Whyisthisimportant?WeasaCVIRAAhavealwayswantedtoimproveouroverallstandinginthePalarongPambansa.Lookingatthebiggerpicture,weasacountry
havealsoalwaysdesiredtowintheelusiveOlympicgoldmedalorwinmoregoldsattheAsianGamesorSoutheastAsianGames.Theironicpointhereisthatthe
answerforourquestisprettyobvious:workonindividualsports.RememberHidilynDiazssilvermedalattheRioOlympics?Weightliftingisanindividualeventthat
offersmultiplemedalsindifferentweightlevels.ThesameistrueforboxingwherewevewonasilverandabronzeinpreviousOlympics.Sowhatarewedoingasa
regionforindividualevents?Arewegivingtheseeventsmorefocus?Areweprovidingsupportforthetrainingoftheseathletes?Arewetrainingthecoachesforthese
events?AreweidentifyingthetopathletesoftheseeventsevenbeforeaCVIRAAtakesplace?Areweprovidingthefacilitiesneededfortheseevents?Itcantbe
deniedthatduetothepopularityofbasketball,footballandvolleyball,theindividualeventssomehowgetlesserattention.Theseeventshavemorethanenough
attentionfromallsides:training,facilities,coachesandmore.

IdliketoseetheCVIRAAnotasagroupdifferentdivisionsfightingfortheoverallchampionshipandbraggingrights.ThatsalreadyinthebagforCebuCity.Fora
change,IdliketoseeourDEPEDofficialstraintheireyesonalltheindividualeventsthatcouldhelpCVIRAAimproveitsmedalhaulatthePalaro.AndImeantutok.
Keepacloseeyeonthosemedalricheventslikeathletics,swimming,gymnastics,archery,boxing,etc.Identifytheathletes,recognizethem,givethemagenuine
trainingprogrambetweennowandthePalaro,givethemextratenderlovingcare,andmakethemfeelimportant.Youllseewhattwomonthsofhardworkwilldowhen
theycompeteatthePalaro.Theseeventsmaybenotaspopularasbasketballandvolleyball,buttheseareCVIRAAstickettoabetterperformanceatthePalaro.

AndwhiletheyreatitandIhopeitisnttoolate,IhopetheCVIRAAcanalsoimproveitslevelofofficiating.Letsgetridoftheexcusethatsincetheyreteachers,they
dontknowhowtoofficiate.Letsreverseit.Sincetheyreallteachers,theyremorequalifiedthananyoneelse.Butthisalsodemandstraining,exposuretoofficiatingin
manyeventsandaregularsharpeningofthesawwiththegoaltoimproveonescraft.Isntitfunnythatofficiatingisalsoanindividualsportinasense?Improving
oneselfasanofficialwillalsoleadtobetterofficiatedgamesandabetterlevelofplayfromtheathletes.

GoodlucktotheCVIRAA.MaywediscoverthebestindividualathletesandmakethemourgoldentickettothePalaro.

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