DAVAO CITY – Senulyuhan ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) at United State Sports Academy (USSA) ang pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan sa pamamagitan ng Protocol for Cooperation kahapon sa Marco Polo Hotel dito.

Nakapaloob sa POC ang pagpapatibay sa promosyon ng sports education, research at leadership.

Pormal na ipahahayag nina PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez at USSA president and chief executive officer Dr. Thomas J. Rosandich ang naturang kasunduan sa gaganaping 2017 International Conference on Physical Education, Recreation, Fitness and Sports Science simula bukas sa The Royal Mandaya Hotel.

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Si Rosandich ay isa sa keynote speakers sa naturang programa, ayon kay Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) national deputy training director Henry Daut.

“Chairman Ramirez was supposed to meet Dr. Rosandich in the States for the partnership last September but it did not push through. Since Dr. Rosandich is here for the conference, this is the best opportunity to formalize the cooperation,” pahayag ni Daut.

Nakatakda ring magpulong sina Ramirez at Rosandich kasama sina PSI national training director Marc Edward Velasco at PSC consultant Dr. Perry Mequi.

“USSA will utilize its expertise to review and submit recommendations with respect to the education and training employed by the PSC and its affiliates such as the Philippines Sports Institute (PSI) in the conduct of its national sport initiatives. In so doing, USSA will work with the appropriate PSC authorities to plan and implement a professional staff development framework for delivery through the PSI and other PSC affiliates,” nakasaad sa kasunduan.

Nasa ilalim din ng POC ang pagkakaloob ng USSA education and training programs sa individual at grupo ng mga sports educators na magmumula sa PSC, Department of Education (Deped), Commission on Higher Education (Ched), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) at National Sports Associations (NSAs), at iba pang stakeholders.

“This partnership with USSA will be advantageous for Philippine sports. The possibility of the program being hosted here to benefit elite and college coaches, sports leaders, PE teachers, among others, we will be availing of services of foreign lecturers and professors from USSA and we can have exchange scholarships of Filipino PE teachers and coaches to the USSA,” pahayag ni Daut.

“The PSC is pursuing the partnership with USSA as it aims to develop and implement a national grassroots and high performance sports program in cooperation with other agencies of government as well as with international organizations of similar concern. The national sports agency also envisions to adopt a comprehensive approach in the training, accreditation and professionalization of the manpower necessary for grassroots and elite sports that shall include administrators, academicians, scientists, researchers, technocrats, mentors, coaches and practitioners in the multidisciplinary field of sports,” aniya.

“Is an accredited sports university known around the World as `America’s Sports University’ that has sports specific curricula and an extensive experience in undertaking grassroots and elite sports development programs at the national level in numerous countries in Asia, around the World and hence, applicable and appropriate in the Philippines,” ayon sa mensahe ng USSA.