Sports science seminar slated February 27-28

By Cheneen R. Capon
More than 300 athletes, coaches and sports leaders from different parts of Mindanao are expected to attend the sports science seminar on February 27 to 28 at SM City Annex.
“We have invited participants from General Santos City and different parts of Davao Region,” Davao City Sports Council Inc. (DCSCI) treasurer Rommel Tan said during the Fast Fridays at Barrio Fiesta last week.
Tan said they have invited experts like Josephine Reyes and Rene John Funtalan as speakers in the two-day seminar.
Reyes is a faculty in the University of Santo Tomas and a graduate of Human Kinetics in the University of the Philippines while Funtalan is a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
The DCSCI has also invited fitness and gym instructors, sports enthusiasts, runners and dancers to join the two-day event that will end on Sunday.
Each participant will earn certification from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
Tan also said they also expect walk-in participants invited by the Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Department of Education (DepEd).
“The first day of the workshop will focus on the ways in handling and prevention of injury, while strength and coordination will be discussed on the second day,” Tan said.
DCSCI general secretary Denise Bunayog said the seminar will be used to educate stakeholders in the sports sector to be more informed and prepared.
Bunayog said participants will be able to know how to manage injuries that occurs in different athletes based on their sports affiliations.
Tan, meanwhile, said the workshop will the first of the three series for this year.
“The second and third series of the workshop will be on April and during the Kadayawan Festival, respectively,” Tan said.
The topic of the second workshop will be assessed during the first workshop, according to him.
“We will ask participants what they need and what they want to know on sports science,” Tan said.