BALUARTE, ILOCOS SUR – A total of 2,266 participants attended the Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Sports Institute (PSC-PSI) Palarong Pambansa 2018 Sports Science Series held here April 16-20.
Movement and Performance (Strength and Conditioning) of Nathan Futalan had the biggest turnout of attendees with 524 followed by Performance Assessment on Children (Sports Physiology) of Maria Daniela P. Santos with 474 participants.
Three other topics: Psychology of Coaching (Sports Psychology), conducted by Denise Ang; Sports Nutrition for Filipino Youth Athlete (Sports Nutrition) handled by Ashley Villa; and First Aid in Sports by Dr. Pilar Elena Villanueva gathered 434, 421 and 431 participants, respectively.
The delegates came from the 17 regions that joined the Palarong Pambansa 2018 that ended Saturday in Bantay, Ilocos Sur.
Coaches, chaperones, athletes and officials availed of the free seminar organized by PSC-PSI to educate sports stakeholders on sports science and sports medicine to help improve grassroots sports in the countryside – a mantra of President Duterte.