12 December 2011

Pascual, Sacapano plan to put up goalkeeping school

By Cheska D. Geli

Monday, December 12, 2011

CEBUANO goalkeeper Paolo Pascual’s 11-month experience of being in the national team is a blessing the Cebuano football star is most thankful for.

As a way of giving back, the young keeper now plans to put up a Goal keeping Academy in Cebu with fellow goalie Eduard Sacapano.


"We’ve planned this for a long time and when I told Eduard about it, he was very excited about the plan," said Pascual.

The course will be open to all—grassroots and elite players—and will be launched tentatively after the AFC Challenge Cup.

After making it to the national team in time for his 20th birthday, Pascual since then made use of the opportunity to play against the best players and the tough countries.

Pascual said he wants to pass it to the younger ones.

Pascual is in Cebu for a five-day break and visited his former school Paref Springdale yesterday, where he conducted a clinic for 30 kids.

Beginners and some members of the Paref Springdale Fooball Club in the Boys 12 and Boys 14 got excited when Pascual arrived along with teammates Chieffy Caligdong and Ian Araneta.

Pascual shared his secret to making it in the professional football league—to train hard, practice more and follow your coach always.

"I've been there before. I used to complain when the trainings were hard, but now I realize that they are for our own good," said Pascual.

Pascual said he gained confidence in his last four games in the United Football League, where he impressed the crowd with impressive saves.

"It feels good to know my hard work is paying off. It was a good way to end the UFL," said Pascual.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 13, 2011.

19 comments:

  1. ayos ah! ok yan!

    pero parang lumalabas na ang kapal ni pascual. bente pa lang siya at marami pa siyang kailangan matutunan bilang goalkeeper tapos gusto na niyang "ipass on to the younger ones"? hah

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  2. He must have picked up alot of things when sitting on the bench. LOL

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  3. 6:40 PM and 10:24 PM

    Inggit lang yan...iligo nyo ng suka..tanggal yan. LOL...

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  4. tama, mga inggit lang yan!

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  5. Huwag nyong problemahin yan. Magtayo rin kayo na inyong goalkeeping school. he-he-he

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  6. "YOUNGER ONES" , He means the kids. Tama lng yan. Kahit papano meron din syang natutunan sa very young career na pwede ma pass sa kids.
    lumabas na naman ang sakit ng mga crab dito.

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  7. hahahahahaha ang hina mo magtuturo ka pa. lol

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  8. you dont need a doctor to teach basic anatomy,
    you dont need a mathematician to teach about numbers.
    peoples insecurities and hate are hard to express in rational terms. just sad.

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  9. I heard PAF goalie Mercado will be the main trainer of the academy.... LOL

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  10. Maybe they should get Camcam to be one of the instructors as well! LOL!!!!! Now that would really be taking the cake!

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  11. pascual sucks! banban

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  12. Haay! nandito naman ang mga crabs. Dapat sa inyo gawing relyeno. Get a life!

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  13. ^^Same goes to you pal!

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  14. Pascual should completely focus on his club-level and international career.

    Sacapano and Mercado can definitely set-up this academy but i recommend not for Pascual.

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  15. leave the guy alone. its his idea. gusto lang makatulong yung bata. bahala na siya magtayo ng goalkeeping school niya. this is a free country. kung si mercado, camcam, gusto rin, bahala na rin sila. puro na lang kayo negatibong comment. kahit sub siya, i am sure pascual achieved more than you ever did in football.

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  16. You're right my friend. Paulo has achieved much more than they have in their lifetime in a short period of time. Kaya nag-alboroto ang mga iyan eh.

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  17. "kahit sub siya, i am sure pascual achieved more than you ever did in football."

    So? Ano ngayon?! What's the relevance and point of bringing that up?! It has no bearing here! No doubt he has achieved more than any of the people who comment here. But that doesn't make it any more justifiable that he should be putting up a goalkeeping school does it? You're a goody-goody and one thing I hate are goody-goodies like you!

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  18. Ay bakla1 goody-goodies pa bakla naman.

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  19. Goalkeeping school for free or for a fee?

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