The
Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch opens
by rick olivares pic by cloud villar/tyfa
The line from the baseball film “Field
of Dreams” is applicable to all.
“If you build them they will come.”
The latest artificial football field in
the country, the Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch at the Ayala-owned The Circuit in Makati, was unveiled last Wednesday,
January 15 to an distinguished audience that included Ayala Corp. President
Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Makati Mayor Jun Binay and Makati Representative
Monique Lagdameo and national football team stars James and Phil Younghusband
and Chieffy Caligdong. The Younghusbands and Caligdong are all Gatorade brand
ambassadors.
Noted James, who along with Caligdong
captains the national side, “It's a dream come true to have another football pitch
in the Philippines with the Chelsea FC Soccer School Philippines (the first
being in Tribeca) finding a home it can call its own. With more quality pitches,
we are looking forward to developing more kids, and have football continue to prosper
and grow in the country.”
A happy Phil couldn’t hide his glee
about the Gatorade Chelsea Blue Pitch: “We are very happy that more
stakeholders are supporting football. With the Blue Pitch, there will be
more opportunities to promote and develop the sport and have more people
participate, and hopefully become the sport for all. This is another big
step for Philippine Football and on behalf of The Younghusband Football Academy
and CFCSSPH, we are thankful to Gatorade and Ayala for the tri-partnership.
Added Caligdong, “Syempre kapag mas
maraming mga football pitch mas maraming opportunity mga bata makapaglaro.
Tataas ang quality ng laro ng mga bata.”
The Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch is
designed to provide communities with access to high quality facilities and
training, as well as access to Chelsea FC's community programs promoting values
of education, health and social inclusion.
The Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch is
part of Chelsea’s FC's "Here to Play, Here to Stay" initiative that
ensures a long-term commitment to global communities and uses the power of
sport to educate and inspire.
Chelsea FC Asia Managing Director Adrian
New said: "Chelsea FC is delighted to be opening yet another facility in
Asia. We have been involved in the Philippines for over 18 months now and
this highlights our commitment to the region. Chelsea FC has a huge fan base
in Asia and our Soccer Schools and Blue Pitch enables us to teach aspiring
footballers the club's footballing ethos through professional coaching."
The facility is fully equipped with
floodlights for evening training and games and includes markings for two seven-a-side
pitches. The full size pitch dimension is 64.5m x 105m from line to line
with two meters pitch allowance on each side.
In addition to the sessions at Landco's
Tribeca along Sucat Interchange, Alabang Country Club and King's School Manila
at the MOA Area, Chelsea FC Soccer School will hold weekend sessions
(Saturdays and Sunday) 3-5pm beginning Feb. 1, 2014.
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Chelsea FC Soccer School Philippines,
operated by The Younghusband Football Academy, will hold an "Open
House" Free Training Session on Sunday, February 2 at 7-9AM at the
Gatorade-Chelsea FC Blue Pitch. For details and FREE SESSION
registration, please contact April at 0918.837.8019 or 0917.538.7589 or
842.7000. CFCSSPH will also hold 4
Tournaments this year with the following dates:
March 22-23
May 31-June 1
Aug 30-31
Oct 25-26
CFCSSPH Summer Sessions in April and
May will be held at the Blue Pitch.
Field Rentals may be coursed
through Ayala Land via Rita Cristobal at 0917.534.9948
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