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Record 24 teams sign up for Kicksand beach football
DAVAO CITY--A full roster of 16 teams in the men’s division and 8 more in the women’s side comprise a record field in the keenly-anticipated 2011 Kicksand Beach Football Tournament Mindanao Leg this weekend at the newly-built beach football facility inside the sprawling Bluejaz Resort and Waterpark in Samal Island.
Leading the cast in the men’s division is the veteran-laden Columbia FC, a fixture in club football tournaments in Davao for the past two decades. Out to make the battle for supremacy a wide open race are Black Knights, Metro TMS, Solido FC, Philippine Rabies, Tagum City, Bluejaz FC, PNP-Davao Norte, Team Asbal, Metro Card Club 3410, Kingfisher, Montevista FC, Igacos FC, Malita FC, Central United and S&G Adventures.
The women’s cast is composed of Black Knights, Solido FC, Team Galaxy, Igacos-Bluejaz, DDS Tigs, DDS Teens and Metro TMS Angels.
Three teams are on the waitlist for the men’s division—Solido FC-B, Metro TMS-B and Malita-B.
The tournament, organized by the Beach Football Association of the Philippnes (BFAP), is the final leg of the beach football trilogy that started in Subic on April 16-17 and Boracay on May 28-29. Mama Sitas FC and Libertas FC won the titles in the Luzon leg in Subic while Loco Frio Boracay won the Visayas leg recently over Zigzag FC. Holiday Homes Boracay pocketed third place.
The Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Football Federation are supporting the tournament which hopes to discover fresh talents for future beach football national teams.
The event is backed up by major sponsors NIVEA Sun and official carrier SEAIR, media partners Aksyon Radio Sports TV5, ABS-CBN Davao, 105.9 Mix FM, Mindanao Daily Mirror, Sunstar Davao, GMTV, and 106.1 Radio Boracay, and event partners Bluejaz Resort and Waterpark, Subic Metropolitan Authority, La Isla Bonita Resort Boracay, Boracay Terraces Hotel, Boracay Paradise Hotel, Cool Waves Boracay, and Wilson.
F1 Event Solutions Inc. is the official marketing group of the tournament which is also held in coordination with Davao Football Association, Davao del Norte Football Association and Igacos FA.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Radio Boracay supports beach football
Radio Boracay has inked as official radio partner of the exciting 2011 Kicksand Beach Football-Visayas leg which hits the sands of Boracay at the La Isla Bonita Resort this weekend.
106.1 FM Radio Boracay station manager Nigel Gamalong and F1 Event Solutions Executive Director Neil Bravo announced the agreement for media partnership a few days before the event’s Visayas leg kicks off in Boracay Island this weekend.
The Boracay leg serves as the Visayas stage of the beach football trilogy organized by the Beach Football Association of the Philippines and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Football Federation.
Subic Bay Waterfront hosted the first leg last April 16-17, La Isla Bonita Resort Boracay will take its turn this weekend while the final leg for Mindanao will be staged on June 11-12 at the scenic Bluejaz Resort and Waterpark in Samal Island.
The tournament, supported by major backers NIVEA Sun ad SEAIR, is open to all football clubs and will be part of a selection process for the men’s and women’s national beach football team. Manila FC won the men’s title and Libertas FC took the women’s crown in Subic.
BFAP President Mike Athab said that teams from Aklan, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu will be vying for honors in the Visayas leg in Boracay.
The other media partners for Kicksand are ABS-CBN, GMTV, 105.9 Mix FM, Mindanao Daily Mirror, Sunstar Davao and Aksyon Sports Radyo TV5.
F1 Event Solutions, Inc. is the official marketing group of the 2011 Kicksand series.
New beach football field facility in Bluejaz
Bluejaz Resort and Waterpark will be adding a beach football field as its latest amenity.
The popular resort just across Davao City at nearby Caliclic in Samal Island will formally bare its new sporting amenity when it hosts the 2011 Kicksand Beach Football Mindanao Leg on June 11-12.
The new beach football field was recently measured to fit standards by the Beach Football Association of the Philippines (BFAP) led by President Mike Athab and Mindanao officer-in-charge Neil Bravo. Also present were Bluejaz manager Ian Pescadero and Ronald Angcos of the Island Garden City of Samal Football Association.
“It will be a good football facility for Davao players who wish to play beach football. We are happy to partner with Bluejaz for the development of the sport and we invite players to come here and play once this facility is finished,” said Athab who flew in from Manila to inspect the venue and met with Davao Football Association and Davao del Norte Football Association officials over the weekend.
The new football field will be used in the Mindanao Leg of the 2011 Kicksand Beach Football series organized by the BFAP and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Football Federation.
NIVEA Sun and SEAIR are the major backers of the tournament with the support of the Department of Tourism Regional office headed by Regional Director Art Boncato, and event partners Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and La Isla Bonita Resort Boracay. Kicksand is also supported by media partners Aksyon Sports TV5, ABS-CBN, GMTV, Mindanao Daily Mirror, Sunstar Davao, and 105.9 Mix FM.
F1 Event Solutions, Inc. promotes Kicksand as its official marketing group.
Meantime, all is set for the Kicksand Visayas leg at the La Isla Bonita Resort this weekend. The women’s division will be played on May 28 while the men’s division is on May 29. In order to promote beach football to the countryside, the BFAP has waived the registration fees for the Visayas and Mindanao legs.
The tournament is open to all football clubs and will be part of a selection process for the men’s and women’s national beach football team. The Boracay leg will be the second leg of a trilogy that started in Subic last April 16-17 with Manila FC winning the men’s title and Libertas FC taking the women’s crown. The final leg in Mindanao will be staged on June 11-12 at the scenic Bluejaz Resort and Waterpark in Samal Island.
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