PROBLEMS WITH THE
PHILIPPINES NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF SPORT

LIST
1. Lack of parental guidance / supervision
2. Morale and Welfare
3. Logistics
4. Unforseen Expenses
5. Sexual Predators
6. Poaching Athletes from Provinces
7. Retention of Students good athlete and poor grades and vice versa
8. Where do students go after they graduate

LACK OF PARENTAL GUIDANCE
SUPERVISION
Who will act as parents
 Coaches?
 Teachers?
 Admin
 Personell?
 House Parents?
Deprivation of Normal upbringing
Lost Childhood
Children as young as 10? Away from home

MORALE AND WELFARE
Homesickness
Is Video conferencing going to be enough?
How often do they get to go home.
How will it be run
1. Luxury Hotel – Higher costs
2. Military Camp – kids are not military people not obligated to stay in
the camp
3. Prison – Everyone wants to escape

LOGISTICS
Living Conditions – how many per room.
Food
 Wastage
 Spoilage
 Pilfirage
What is the business plan to offset wastage cost of food.
Food Costs
5x day at 100 Pesos a meal = 500 pesos per student x 1000 students – 500,000 day
on food.
Or 150 Million Pesos a year (considering a 2 month vacation)
In HRM 20% wastage costs are considered acceptable or 30 Million Pesos

UNFORSEEN EXPENSES
Transportation
Buses.

POACHING ATHLETES FROM
PROVINCES
Who will they represent in Palaro?
If top athlete in Palaro ends up NAS. What motivation is there for a
coach to have his/her athlete win Palaro?
Which coaches will they hire at NAS

RETENTION OF STUDENTS GOOD
ATHLETE AND POOR GRADES AND VICE
VERSA??

WHERE DO STUDENTS GO AFTER THEY
GRADUATE??