Primer

LAROT SAYA SA PARKE

A Sports-For-All Campaign of the Philippine Sports Commission

1. WHAT IS SPORTS FOR ALL?

Sports for All is Sports for Life!
These are sports which keep us fit, can be fun, easy and affordable. These are physical
activities that develop admirable values, form desirable character and promotes peace and
unity among people.
Mass-based and highly-participatory in nature, sports for all activities are designed to
involve the greatest number of people (the individual, the family, the community) in a
broad range of sporting activities.
The sports for all agenda is developing a mind-set that being fit is not just about muscles,
speed and stamina. It is also about determination, discipline and dedication. These
attributes make for mental toughness, and help people to overcome unexpected adversities
posed by economic uncertainties. In this realm, sports and physical fitness, thus, have a
national dimension.
In sports for all, there are no distractions of a dazzle of medals, banners and glamour. The
focus is on mass participation to a healthy lifestyle. It is about creating lifelong habits,
adopting a healthy and better lifestyle.
2. WHAT IS LAROT SAYA SA PARKE?
Larot Saya Sa Parke is a park-based sports-for-all program of the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC) that will eventually evolve into a national campaign to draw the Filipino
Family into play and sports.
The Filipino family is still the best agent for change. Admirable traits and
character, including the full development of a person take its roots from
the family. Engagement in sports emanates from the Filipino familys
support system for children to get into physical activities.
Hence, this sports-for-all campaign that is pioneered in Luneta is making use of the
significant family unit as springboard to the realization of the PSCs mandate to engage the
greatest number of people into sports and play.

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This program endeavors to bring sports accessible to the public. It is a varied form of
recreational, mass-based and family-oriented activities that aims to raise awareness and
appreciation on the joy of getting involved in sports, and what these involvements can
contribute to the making of wholesome and holistic person.
The PSC has designated trainers and coaches to introduce the sports and train interested
children and people of all ages. Certain awards system, and other enticing related programs
shall also be crafted to maximize the participation of the general public.
3. WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAM?

LAROT SAYA PROGRAM 3 STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

1st Stage
FUN

2nd Stage
PLAY AND LEARN

Family bonding &

recreation, and early
exposure to sports

Children initiate
involvement to sports

SPORTS AS A
FAMILY EVENT

COMPETITIVE
STAGE
(High Level)

PERSONAL CHOICE
FOR SPORTS
ENGAGEMENT

COMPETITIVE
STAGE

Children ready to
take on greater
challenge in sports

(Grassroots Level)

AN ATHLETE IS
BORN

ATHLETIC SPIRIT

Children seek to
compete in sports

3rd Stage
SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT
Children interested to
learn various sports

SPORTS SKILL
APPRECIATION

FOCUS
TRAINING
Children seek regular
basic training in
sports

EARLY
SPECIALIZATION

4. WHEN AND WHERE IS LAROT SAYA SA PARKE BEING IMPLEMENTED?

It is a year-round sports and fun activities held every Saturday and Sunday, from 5:00 to
9:00 in the morning, at the park or any vacant lot suitable for sports activities.

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5. WHAT ARE THE SPORTS BEING OFFERED?

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Aerobics
Arnis
Badminton
Chess
Football
Karatedo
Taekwondo
Volleyball

6. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A PARK-BASED SPORTS PROGRAM?

The parks are the most conducive places to draw crowd. Sports and parks are almost
synonymous, in that, parks are truly inviting for sports activities, in same manner that sports
activities with the family are best held in parks.
7. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM?
a) To make sports easily accessible to the greatest number of people, in places that are
also readily available, such as Luneta, Quezon City Memorial Circle and other parks.
b) To get children and family involved in sports, as a family recreation and bonding
mechanism.
c) To introduce various forms of sports for fun, and develop interest on children for a more
competitive level.
d) To maximize the full potential of the public parks and vacant spaces/lots for the interest
of sports and play.
8. WHAT INSPIRED THE LAUNCH OF THIS PROGRAM?
Larot Saya Sa Parke gives credence to the mandate of PSC (Section 6-a, RA 6847), which is
to provide the leadership, formulate the policies and set the priorities and direction of all
national amateur sports promotion and development, particularly giving emphasis on
grassroots.
It is also designed in response to the need for PSC to carry out its mandate on sports for
all, which is to make sports accessible to all regardless of age, gender, talent and
capabilities, and further aimed to promote good values through playing of sports.

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9. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM AIM TO ACHIEVE?

The playing phenomenon
Families run and play sports together
Idle lands and parks become a playing ground for all ages
Every child and youth in a community play at least one sport, and does this regularly
with family or peers
Every parent and adult becomes a role model in sports involvement whether as part of a
cheering crowd, a patron, an volunteer-organizer or a player.
Everybody watches and cheers a winning team or a champion in the community
Private corporations and businessmen pour in resources to form sport clubs and
organize sports activities within their communities. This is in the pretext that a peaceful
community and disciplined people contribute to a good trading and business.
Leaders and youth organizations in local government units give premium importance to
sporting activities
Community leaders are determined to allocate appropriate time, efforts and resources
for family-oriented sports activities
The peaceful phenomenon
Youth delinquency is drastically averted or curbed
Sports as a common leisure and recreation of couples and families
Less youth or adult is indulged in vices such as drugs and excessive liquor drinking
Sports as a by-word phenomenon
Neighborhood talks about sports, not about other peoples affairs and business
Neighborhood develops friendship as they play together on weekends
Everybody supports the drive for fitness and talks about it!
10. WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM?
Organizer

Philippine Sports Commission

Co-Organizers

Philippine Olympic Committee

Local Government Units

Partner Agencies

National Sports Associations

National Parks Development Committee

Family and Youth Mobilizers

Department of Interior and Local Government

Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Education
Local Government Units
Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Councils
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