00:00...naglalayong maihinay sa antas ng UAAP at NCAA ang isang bagong youth basketball league na target maging semi-professional.
00:09My report sa teammate Jamaica, Bayaka.
00:13Isang bagong oportunidad para sa mga kabataang basketbolista ang binubuksan ng Philippine Youth Basketball Championship.
00:20Isang liga na nakatoon sa paghubog ng mga susunod na bitin ng Pilipinas.
00:25Pinangungunahan ito ng PBA legend na si Benji Paras na ang mission na ibigyan ng mas malawak na exposure at platform ang mga young athletes bago sila pumasok sa malalaking collegiate at professional leagues.
00:38Yung pinaka-importante kasi is for us to be giving a chance for younger generation to be recruited to other schools and also for coaches to be recruited.
00:51Kasalukuyang tumatakbo ang unang conference na may 24 na koponan mula sa iba't ibang paaralan simula noong Setiembre.
00:59Hindi na lamang ito para sa grassroots, target ng PYBC na i-level up ang liga at gawing semi-pro para mas mahubog ang mga bata sa tempo, disiplina at intensity ng UAAP at NCAA.
01:11We're deciding if we're going to put higher age for this league.
01:18As of now kasi it's 11, 13, and 15 under.
01:21Second league is 12, 14, and 16 under.
01:24So we're planning to make a league for college naman.
01:30Pero as of now, we will finish first this league, we will see the outcome.
01:35Pagdating sa technical rules, officiating, at statistics, sino yung siguro ng liga na sumusunod ito sa collegiate level standards kung saan mahalaga ang advanced metrics, player efficiency, at consistent game data.
01:48Pagkatapos ng current conference, nakatakdang magdagdag ng mas maraming team, kabilang ang mga gustong pumasok sa college level division.
01:55Naniniwala si Paras na ang PYBC ang magiging pundasyon para makapaglabas ang mas maraming homegrown talents na handa para sa pro level.
02:02Hindi labang skills ang tinitingnan kundi disiplina, attitude, at basketball IQ ng bawat man nalaro.
02:08Not only stats about rebound scores or blocks, but also plus-minus for the team, for the players,
02:18because ito kasi yung what coaches need regarding recruiting players.
02:25Yun yung hinahanap nila.
02:26We're doing this as a big league as much as possible.
02:30So, there are club teams and there are school-based teams.
02:39And so, ginagawa namin is magiging ano siya, parang semi-pro.
02:45It's like competitive with the UAAP and NCAA with the rules.
02:51Jamay Cabayaka para sa atletang Pilipino, para sa bagong Pilipinas.
