Now in its fourth year, the annual Mindanao Peace Games vows to continue to go beyond the usual goals of sporting events, as it aims to exhibit empowerment and hope in Mindanao and the entire Philippines through sports. The Mindanao Peace Games (MPG) started in 2014, through the collection of small dreams and hopes from […]
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A Look Back at the US Sports Envoy Program (Part 2)
Manila – Cebu – Manila by Eric Hodgson On the mid Sunday of the two weeks came a visit to Bahay Mapagmahal, an orphanage in Manila for children with disabilities. There was a small room and 20 or so children awaiting the team along with Adeline who had set up the visit. She was giving […]
Manila – Baguio – Manila by Eric Hodgson Last year, USA Volleyball sent a couple of coaches over to the Philippine Islands for one week to work with some organizations looking to expand volleyball and its life lessons into their athletes, schools, and communities. For both coaches, it was a life changing experience. So USAV […]
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The Next Chapter: A heartfelt account of American volleyball coach Eric Hodgson’s trip to the Philippines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Eric Hodgson A heartfelt account of American volleyball coach Eric Hodgson’s trip to the Philippines to teach aspiring Filipino children to love the game “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”—Anonymous It was a faraway world from the comfortable confines of our practice […]
In an article published by Sun.Star Davao news website, the recently held “Impulse Seminar: Empowerment of Women in Sports in the Philippines” became a revelation for many individuals in an industry dominated by men. Professor Henry Daut of Mindanao State University shared: “This is more of an eye opener for us men to understand how […]
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From the Philippines to Denmark, Girls Sports Mentoring Program Legacy Thrives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Made possible by the team work between Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State, and espnW, the Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) has become one of the most successful efforts to empower women and girls all over the world since its inception in 2012. Particularly in the Philippines, the Sport Management […]
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RePLAY, ReLIVE, ReCREATE in Tacloban: Community Engagement through Sports
Back in July 2015, Sport Management Council of the Philippines (SportPhil) organized an all-important 3-day workshop, called “RePLAY, ReLIVE, ReCREATE: Community Engagement through Sports,” mainly for psychosocial intervention based on what happened in Tacloban since the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. Led by SportPhil’s Geraldine Go-Bernardo (Sport Management), Dr. Marissa Adviento, (Sports Psychology), […]