CONCEPTSON SP ORTSAND SOCI ETYI N THE PHI LI PP I NES
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Sport si nt hePhi l i ppi nesi sani mport antpartoft hecount ry' scul t ur e.Ther ear efive maj or spor t s i n t he Phi l i ppi nes. The se ar e: t e bei ng a t r opi cal nat i on,i bas ke t bal l ,bo x i ng f ,oo t bal l ,bi l l i ar dsandv ol l e ybal l . Despi c e s a popul ar s por t i n t he Phi l i ppi ne s.Spor t s suc h s kat i ngi hl e t i c s,wei ght l i f t i ng,ae r o bi c s,andmar t i alar t s asat ar eal s opo pul arr e c r e a t i o ns . Among t he ot her s t her e a r e :badmi ai l i ng nt on,basebal l ,bo wl wl i ng,swi mmi ng,wr es t l i ng,unde r wat e r di v i ng,kayaki ng,s ndsur fing, c oc kfight i ng,ho r s e r ac i ng,mo t o rr ac i ng,rugby,s e pak t akr aw, an j ai and wi dj al aiar e al so appr ec i at ed. Wi t h t hesportofcockfight i ngbei ng wi l dl y popul ar i n t he Phi l i ppi nes , at t r act i ng l ar ge cr owds who bet on t he out come me of fight s bet wee n t he bi r ds,and t hespor ti t sel fa popul arf or m off er t i l i t w y or s hi p amo mongal mos tal lSoutheast Asi ans . Suchsport sact i vi t yast hesportofcockfight i ng,r e l at e dt or i t ualf o r ms msofwo r s hi pas pr act i cesandri t ual sofanci entworshi pi nt endedf ort hebl essi ngsoft hesupernat ur al ,as " i nI ndus Val l ey and ot heranci entci vi l i z at i ons,mot hergoddess had been i nvoked f or f e r t i l i t yand pr os pe r i t y "whi c hi nc l ude dt hatr e l i g i o uscockfight l ayas a pr i meexamp mpl eof " c ul t ur a ls ynt he s i sof' l i t t l e 'and' g r e at 'c ul t ur e sduet or e l i g i oussy nc r e t i s mc aus i ngt hel os s f orsome meofr el i gi oussi gni ficanceandhenceasport ,whi l er em ma ai ni ngf orsome measaf orm of ‘ f e rt i l i t ywor s hi p’ands t i l lf oro t her sasBaalorBaal i m. On Jul y27,2009,Pre si dentGl or i aMa MacapagalAr r oyo s i gnedRepubl i cActNo.9850 i nt ol aw,de c l ar i ngModer nAr ni s ast hePhi l i ppi neNat i onalMart i alArtandSport OL YMP MPI CS
ThePhi l i ppi neshaspar t i ci pat edi n al ledi t i onsoft heOl ympi cse xc epti n1980 when i tj oi ne dt h A e me r i canl ed boy cot toft he1980 SummerOl ympi c s .Thecount ryi sal sot he fir s tt r o pi c alnat i ont opar t i c i pat eatt h Wi W e i nt erOl ympi cs ,debut i ngatt he1972 e di t i o n and has par t i ci pat ed i n t hr ee ot her edi t i ons of t he wi nt er game mes .Phi l i ppi ne Ol ymp mpi c Comm mmi t t e e ( POC)i st heNat i onalOl ym mp pi cCom mm mi t t ee oft hePhi l i ppi ne s . SP ORTFOR THEDI SABL ED
The Phi l i ppi ne Spor t s Associ at i on f ort heParal ymp mpi cComm mmi t t ee oft he Phi l i ppi nes ( Phi l SPADANPC Phi l i ppi nes )i st henat i onals por t sas s oc i at i on f orpe opl ewi t h di s abi l i t i e s, t as ke dt oc o mp mpe t ei n ac t i v i t i e sr e l at e dt os po r t s ,and phy s i c alfit ne s s .I ti saffil i at e d wi t h t heI nt er nat i onal Par al ymp mpi c Comm mmi t t ee . PHI LSPADANPC Phi l i ppi nes wor ks wi t h t he I nt e r nat i o nalBl i ndSpo r t sFe de r at i o n ( I BSA) ,t hePhi l i ppi neOl ym mp pi cCom mm mi t t ee ,Phi l i ppi ne Spor t s Com mm mi ss i on,and t he Phi l i ppi ne Nat i onalSportassoci at i ons t ot r ai n,and send q ual i fie d di s abl e d Phi l i ppi neat hl e t e st oi nt e r nat i o naldi s abl e ds po r tc o mp mpe t i t i o nss uc h as t h A e SEAN Par a Games ,t heFESPI C Games ,t hePar al ym mp pi c Gam me es ,as wel las nat i onal comp mpet i t i ons. hASEANPar aGame mes,NakhonRat c hasi ma,Thai l and A.4t
ThePhi l i ppi neat hl e t e swi t hc e r e br a lpal s y t ocomp mpet ei nBocci ai n4t hASEAN
Par ag ame s t ournament .ThePhi l i ppi neDi sabl edShoot i ngTeam,wi t ht hesupportoft he Phi l i ppi neNat i o nalSho ot i ngAs s oc i at i o n,compet edi nt hePar aGamesi nt heAi rRi fle,and Ai rPi s t ole v ent s.
B.2008Bei j i ngPar al ympi cGames,Chi na Thr e eat hl e t e s ,o nei npowe r l i f t i ng,andat eam oft woi nsai l i ng,r e pr e s e nt e dt he Phi l i ppi ne si nt he2008Bei j i ngParal ympi cs. The2008 Phi l i ppi nePar al ympi cTeam wasor gani z e d,and managed byPHI LSPADA wi t h t he s uppor t of t he Phi l i ppi ne Spor t s Commi s si on, and t he Phi l i ppi ne Ol ympi c Commi t t e e. I NDI VI DUAL SPORTS
Boxi ng Boxi ngi samongt hemostpopul ari ndi vi dualsport si nt hePhi l i ppi nes.SomeFi l i pi no boxer s suc h asManny Pac qui aoar e r ecogni zed i nt ernat i onal l y . Th A e mat eur Boxi ng Ass oc i at i onoft hePhi l i ppi ne s i st heg ov e r ni ngbo dyf o ramat eurboxi ng i nt hecount ry . Fi gur eSkat i ng I ceskat i ngr i nksusedasvenuesf orfigur eskat i ngarel i mi t ed t oshoppi ngmal l si n t hec ount r y ,par t i c ul ar l yi nt heMe t r oMani l a ar ea.Thefir sti ceskat i ngri nki nt hecount ry wasopened i n 1992 atSM Meg amal li nMandal uy ong.Thefir stOl ympi csi ze di ceskat i ng r i nkwasopenedatt heSM Mal lofAsi a.Ani c es kat i ngr i nkal s oo pe r a t e si nSM Sout hmal l . Ther ear emor efigur es kat i ngc oac he si nt hePhi l i ppi nest han i cehoc ke yc oac he sand t he fir stFi l i pi no i ce skat i ng coaches wer er ol l erskat er s.The Phi l i ppi ne Champi onshi pi sa nat i onalcompet i t i vef ori ceskat i ngi n whi ch t hewi nnerget st or epr esentt hecount ryi n i nt er nat i onalcompet i t i ons.ThePhi l i ppi neshasal somanaged t oqual i f yand send afigur e s kat e rt ot he2014Wi nt e rOl ympi cs bec omi ngt hefir stSout heas tAsi an count r yt odosoat t h Wi e nt erOl ympi c s .Thesai dfigur eskat erwasMi chaelChr i st i an Mart i nez . TEAM SPORTS
Amer i can Foot bal l Amer i canf oot bal l i sar e l at i v e l yne ws po r tt ot hePhi l i ppi ne sandi sof t e nmi s t ake nf o r bot h code sofr ug byf o ot bal A l .r enaBal lPhi l i ppi nes cur r ent l yhol dsa4 t eam compet i t i on. Si nceAugus t2013,afif t ht eam j oi nedi n mar ki ngi t sfirs toffici alexpansi on t eam i nt he l eague.Apartf r om t hat A , mer i c an Foot bal lFeder at i on oft hePhi l i ppi nes ,t heor g ani z at i on behi nd t hePhi l i ppi ne Puni sher sand l at el yPhi l i ppi ne Val ky r i e s ,t he f or mer ' s f emal e count er part ,hasbeen act i ve l ycompet i ngagai nstot herAsi an r ege nt ssuch as Shanghai , HongKong,Sai panandUSGuam Conf eder at e.
FamousFi l i pi nopl ayer st ohavepl ayedi nt heNat i onalFoot bal lLeague i nt heUni t ed St at e s i nc l udeEug ene Amano T ,i m Tebow,Roman Gabr i e T l , edy Br usc hi ,Chr i s Goc ong, St e v eSl at on A , ar onFr anci s co J , or danDi z on,andDougBal dwi n. ThePhi l i ppi nesal soor gani z esamen' snat i onalt eam.
Associ at i on Foot bal l ThePhi l i ppi nenat i onalf oo t bal lt e am o rAz kal s ,i st henat i o nalf o ot bal lt e am o ft he Phi l i ppi nes, and i s cont r ol l ed by t hePhi l i ppi ne Fo ot bal l Fe de r at i o n( PFF) . TheUni t ed Fo ot bal lLe ag ue( Phi l i ppi ne s ) i st heT op Fl i g htf o ot bal ll e ag uei nt hec o unt r y ,t he( PFF)ar e pl anni ngt ol aunchaNat i onalFoot bal lLeaguet hi s2015or2016,each cl ub' swi l lr epr esent t hei rre spect i ve Ci t i es or Pr ovi nces and r equi r ed t o have a yout h squad f or t he Yout h League.I twi l lal sohel pt opr omot ef oot bal lawar enessandgrassr oot spr ogr am t ot heyoung Fi l i pi nof oo t bal l e r swhoadmi r e st opl a ypr o f e s si onalf oo t bal l . Base bal l ThePhi l i ppi nenat i o nalbas e bal lt e am i sr anked 22nd on t heI BAF Wor l d Ranki ngs , and af t er t h WB e C Qual i ficat i on t our namenthel d atTai wan i n 2013,basebal li nt he Phi l i ppi ne si sgr adual l yg ai ni ngpopul ar i t y .
Basket bal l Basket bal li sconsi der edt obet hemostpopul arsporti nt hePhi l i ppi nesandi spl ayed on bot ht heamat eurand pr of essi onall evel .Thepr of essi onall eaguei nt hePhi l i ppi nesi s t hePhi l i ppi neBas ke t bal lAs s oc i at i o n andcur r ent l yrunsa12t eam compet i t i on,butal soi n Asi a' spr of es si onalbas ke t bal ll eagueaf t ert heNat i o nalBas ke t bal lAs s oc i at i o n.Thenat i onal t eam i s popul ar l y known asGi l as Pi l i pi nasand has r ec ent l y qual i fied t o compet ei n t he2014FI BAWor l dCup. RugbyLeague Rugbyl eag ue i sar el at i vel yunknown sporti nt hePhi l i ppi nesand i sof t en mi st aken f orr ugbyuni on ande v e nAmer i can f oot bal l .ThePhi l i ppi neNat i onalRugbyLeague aret he gover ni ngbodyand arer esponsi bl ef ort hegr owt h ofr ugbyl eague i nt hePhi l i ppi ne s .The sporthas r ece nt l y been i nt r oduced t ot hePhi l i ppi ne Mer c hantMar i ne Acade my and t he pl an i st oi nt r oducet hespor tt hought hemari t i mei ndust ry .Thenat i onalt eam i sknownas t h T e amar aws . RugbyUni on ThePhi l i ppi neRugbyFoot bal lUni on wasf oundedi n 1999 andi st hegov er ni ngbody ofr ugby uni on i nt hePhi l i ppi ne s.Ther e ar e cur r ent l y ar ound 12 sc hool s pl ayi ng r ugby uni on i nt hePhi l i ppi nesand 10 t eamst hatc ompet ei nr egul arcompet i t i on.Thenat i onal t eam i sknown ast h V e ol canoe s andcompet esi nt h A e si an 5Nat i ons andt heAsi an Sev en Se r i e s .
