THE young athletes of San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu will get the chance to learn techniques from the mainland’s renowned coaches in a five-day training from Nov. 3 to 7.

The training, conducted by the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC), will cover athletics, gymnastics, swimming and table tennis.

CPSC will bring Cebu’s top coaches to San Francisco, Camotes to share their expertise on their respective sports to about 200 kids in the elementary and high school levels.

Tasked to handle the table tennis training is Cebu’s top-tier mentor and the current athletic department head of University of Cebu (UC) Jessica Honoridez.

The gymnastics training will be manned by Darlene dela Pisa, while swimming will be handled by Cebu’s record holders Matthew Vincent Vega and Michael Ichiro Kong. Arvin Loberanis and James Geconcillo will handle track and field.

Every sport will be joined by 50 aspiring student-athletes.

Swimming will take place in the open waters of Tulang Diot Island and athletics will be held at the Cebu Technological University (CTU) track oval. Gymnastics and table tennis will be held in San Francisco public schools.

Aside from the free training, the CPSC will also give sports equipment.

The sports equipment that will be used in the five-day event will be awarded to San Francisco, Camotes after the training.

Among the equipment that will be used and donated are goggles, paddle board, pull buoy for swimming, and javelin, discus, shot put, ladder and cones for athletics.

CPSC will also bring balls, clubs and hoops for gymnastics, and a table for table tennis.

The training was requested by San Francisco to help its athletes prepare for the upcoming events, including the 2018 Provincial Meet. RSC