Hoops Academy: Building a Bright Future Through Sports

Arnis, also known in some regions as Eskrima or Kali, the local art stickfighting, is the official Philippine National Sport and rightly so. It is a world-reknowned all-Filipino combat sport. The martial art has its roots dug deep into the history of our nation dating back to the pre-Hispanic era. Be that as it may, ask a group of Filipinos what the most popular sport in the country might be and the answer will undeniably be a unanimous vote for the Naismisthian team sport: BASKETBALL. Dwarfing any other competition in the country, one will not be wrong in saying that the sport of hoops is the unofficial National Sport of the Philippines.

 

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