Miami Heat head Coach Erik Spoelstra scheduled to visit Philippines for NBA Fit programme: NBA News
The Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is scheduled to visit Philippines on 1st August for the NBA Fit programme. Being a NBA Fit team member and especially working as an NBA Fit Ambassador to Philippines, Spoelstra
will lead an NBA style basketball camp for Philippine Under-16 National Team in Manila. Spoelstra along with several Heat coaching staff will try to accomplish the league’s expectations and spend a quality time with all the young players and actively participating
members.
Regarding his trip to his native country, Spoelstra stated.
“I had a really fulfilling trip last year working with Filipino families and youth and I am thrilled to come back to the Philippines under the NBA FIT program, NBA Fit is a terrific program and I am excited to return to the Philippines
to promote the importance of healthy living to Filipino children and their families. Being able to combine basketball and my heritage gives me great pride Healthy living and physical activity are so important and NBA FIT is a chance for me to give back to
the local community where basketball is such a passion amongst the people.”
The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Fit programme is a land mark global initiative to promote health and physical fitness in children and families through a very unique programme which encourages healthy living for every
member of the society. No doubt the NBA stars are loved in many parts of the world while young children and players are always tried to see as their mentors in basketball. This reason influenced the league to launch a programme through which many unheard health
related issues will be resolved.
This is the second straight year for Filipino-American star to visit his native country as part of league’s Fit initiative for a healthier and physical active society across the globe. This programme has an expanded schedule especially
to help Philippine to develop their young talent pool for better future. The programme will run until August 7th in Metro Manila while fully sanctioned by the by the Philippines Department of Health (DOH).
Erik Spoelstra is currently heading the Heat coaching staff is a first Filipino-American head coach of any American professional basketball team. The 40-year old has achieved an elevated status as one of the youngest head coaches
in the league last season. He made his way into the Heat coaching staff in 1995 when he was made team’s video coordinator. His true commitment with his professional career and especially with the Heat proved successful in 2008 when was made the Miami Heat
head coach.
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