Chesaa gets strict on players' qualifications

IN ITS effort to implement stricter measures on players' eligibility, the executive committee of the Cordillera Higher Education Sports Athletic Association (Chesaa) has placed guidelines for athletes who will see action in the collegiate league.

"There should be transparency and clear cut measure regarding the eligibility of player who will see action in Chesaa," said host National Institute for Information Technology Administrator Vladimir Cayabas.

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Residency rules will also be strictly followed this year, according to Cayabas adding the Chessa does not want to have repeat of what happened in last year's volleyball and basketball tournaments.

A one year residency will be applied to transferees while a one semester residency will take effect for returning Chesaa players who stopped schooling.

Cayabas added players coming from the Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League who have transferred from a Chesaa participating schools will not be allowed to play despite earning the required residency.

"This is to level the playing field," added Cayabas.

The NIIT Administrator, meanwhile, added the board is still contemplating on inviting other schools to join the nine year old collegiate competition. Cayabas said these schools should at least offer a one year vocational course to be accepted as member.
Membership fee for the Chesaa amounts to P12,000 while the annual due for members are P8,000.

With its opening tentatively set Sept. 3, 10 sports discipline will be played in the first semester while seven sports events will be played in the second semester.

Games scheduled for the opening include volleyball, chess, scrabble, slowpitch baseball, darts, billiards, dance sports, cheer dance, modern dance and the literary musical competition.

Scheduled for second semester include men's basketball, badminton, tae kwon do, arnis, table tennis, athletics, and the most awaited Mr. & Ms. Chesaa competition.

Participating schools in CHESAA include NIIT, Data Center, Cordillera Career Development College, Easter College, AMA Computer College, Baguio College of Technology, Luzon Nazarene Bible College, Baguio School of Business and Technology and Philippine Women's University.

Also expected to rejoin the league after an absence are STI College Baguio and Meridian College. (Roderick Osis)