You get the teammates from hell…the AI wannabe (a.k.a. bwakaw) the guy who just got fouled (again), the coach on the floor, playground ‘Sheed. If you’ve played enough, you know what I mean. Let ESPN.com take you on a trip with these pick-up players we’d love to hate.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/090702/pickup1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/070517

Funny thing…wherever you go, wherever you play, you get to play with at least one of these characters.

Alaska’s basketball power camp, coached by former PBA professional Jojo Lastimosa, offers theoretical and practical tips for improving basketball skills.

The football power camp is headed by former professional Spanish football player Tomas Lozano teaches kids of all ages the fundamentals of football in a fun and exciting way.

From the Alaska power camp website:

Alaska believes that sports play an important role in instilling the value of discipline, hard work, team work and determination among the youth. These fundamental values develop character and are necessary attributes for success as much as good health and proper nutrition. Alaska’s Sports Development Program, through the ALASKA POWER CAMP, is a vehicle to get the youth to develop their skills in team sports particularly in basketball and football. The Alaska Power Camp has been cited and recognized by the Philippine Sportwriters’ Association for its outstanding contribution to youth sports and development in the country, particularly on the grass-roots level. Today, Alaska Power Camp also selectively supports emerging sports such as karting and triathlon.

More venue information from the website:

Football Yearly Program Activities

TRAINING SCHEDULES (April 1 to May 17)

Makati Football School: Starts Wed. April 1
* Army/Ascom Field – Fort Bonifacio, Makati
* Wednesdays and Fridays : AM and PM
* 8:00 to 10:00 am – players 10 to 18 yrs. old
* 4:00 to 6:000 pm – players 3 to 13 yrs. old

Alabang Football School: Starts Thurs. April 2
* Alabang Country Club fields – Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City
* Tuesdays and Thursdays (14 sessions)
* Important: Alabang Country Club members and non-members are welcome

MFS at NOMADS Sports Club: Starts Thurs. April 2
* At Nomads Field, Merville Park Subdivision, Parañaque
* Tuesdays and Thursdays : Nomad members and non-members

Coaches/Trainers:
Former or Present Members of the Philippine National Football Team

Bonifacio Football Center : Outreach Program of the Makati Football Club
* For Dependent of Army/Ascom Soldiers/Officers
* Army – Ascom Field Fort Bonifacio, Makati
* April 1 to May 17 :Every Wednesday and Friday
* 8:00 to 10:00 am – players 6 to 16 yrs. old

MAJOR TOURNAMENTS AND LEAGUES:

Our teams participate in various leagues, tournaments, festival organized by the PFF, the NCRFA, the NCRYFCA. like BOFA, Nike Cup, Adidas Cup, Alaska Cup, Pepsi Cup, Japanese Cup, Xavier Cup, Globe Cup and the MMGFA Football Association for Girls programs.

For more information, call CK Kanapi at 8404500 or visit their website here

Fantasy league players put together their own ‘fantasy’ team, then compete with others to see who has the most number of points, most threes made, rebounds, assists, steals, field goal percentage, and other stats used in a typical basketball game. The winning fantasy team is determined by the number of categories won by that team when playing head-to-head against another fantasy team.

Those who play this game are sometimes referred to as General Managers. The most popular form of fantasy basketball is played by drafting actual NBA players and computing their basketball statistics. The game was popularized by ESPN Fantasy Sports, NBA.com, and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports. 

PBFantasy.com is a fantasy league with a local twist. It delivers the complete fantasy basketball experience for fans of the PBA, UAAP, and NBA. The site is basketball stats heaven for fans of local leagues. Aside from being totally free to join and play, the site also offers real world prizes such as cash and jerseys to the top teams per month.

To help all the basketball lovers out there (and we know there are many), we’re compiling a growing list of available basketball gyms for rent. If you know of other places, please let us know and we’ll gladly add it to the current list: