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2016 Rio Paralympics ✅
2018 Asian Para Games Triple Gold Medalist ✅
2019 World Para Swimming Silver Medalist ✅
2020 Tokyo Paralympics 🔜
In the 18th Episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we got to talk to 1 of the 6 athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics! Ernie Gawilan shares how he got into swimming, his experience in the 2016 Games, how that helped him get 3(!!) Gold Medalists in the Asian Para Games, and what we can expect from him in the coming Tokyo Games!
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From Gilas Army to BTS Army? 💜
In the 17th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talked to a former UAAP jrs MVP, Captain of the 3-peat Ateneo Blue Eagles team, and current member of the Gilas Pilipinas national team! Mike Nieto shares his basketball story, if there has ever been any sibling rivalry with his brother Matt, what it’s like playing against future and current NBA superstars, and a lot more!
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He only started playing the Keeper position as a High School Senior, now he's starting in the AFC Champions League.
In the 16th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talked to a former UAAP Jrs. Best Goalkeeper and current Keeper for Kaya FC! Zach Banzon tells us about his career, his thoughts on the Goalkeeper position, and how he always strives to be more than just a footballer!
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Timestamps:
2:45 - Shaolin Soccer - the reason Zach Banzon plays football
3:45 - Zach’s football experience in Grade School
6:15 - Zach in the Ateneo futsal team
7:30 - How Zach shifted to Goalkeeping in his Senior Year of High School
13:10 - Zach on getting Best Goalkeeper in the UAAP Jrs.
15:30 - Going to the Kaya FC Academy
16:45 - Why Zach never played for UP in the UAAP Srs.
20:15 - Joining the Kaya FC Senior Squad
22:05 - Where Zach was when he found out Kaya wanted to sign him (and the game winning shot that followed)
24:50 - When Zach decided that he wanted to pursue being a professional football player
26:00 - Zach’s adjustment from starting in his early days, sitting after new signings, and back in the first squad in the recent AFC Champion’s Cup
29:20 - Zach on how Jarvey Gayoso was in High School vs now, how Jarvey unknowingly pushed Zach to be a better player, and has Jarvey scored on Zach??
31:50 - Zach Banzon: the Kaya FC Vlogger??
34:30 - Sleeper Talk: Goalkeepers are Underrated!
50:00 - What does Zach want other people to understand more about the Keeper position and his saves?
54:00 - Change Court, Change Sport
1:00:00 - Zach tells us what’s next for him and how he’s more than just a footballer
In the 15th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk football and women's sports with a member of the Philippine Women's National Football Team! Cam Rodriguez shares her football journey, the story behind her classic celebration, her experience being a student-leader-athlete, how far women's sports has gone and still has to go, and a lot more!
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Timestamps: 3:40 -- What made Cam get into football?
6:00 -- Why did she stick to Football all these years?
7:25 -- Grade School and High School Football Scene and Rivalries
10:10 -- College Recruitment and why Cam chose Ateneo
15:00 -- What's the story behind Cam wearing #7?
18:19 -- Adjusting to the College Game
20:20 -- Cam coming back after her MCL injury
23:20 -- The story behind Cam's classic celebration
26:15 -- Student-Leader-Athlete Life
32:30 -- How far has women's sports gone over the past years?
36:45 -- How far the support for women's sports still has to go and what can be done
47:30 -- Cam's National Team Experience
58:50 -- Football in Cold Weather
1:03:40 -- Change Court, Change Sport
1:09:50 -- What's next for CamRod?
For the 14th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we get to the first Filipino set to compete in the F4 British Championship! Eduardo Coseteng tells us how he started racing, how the transition has been going from karting to single-seater racing, the level of competition he expects in the F4 Championship, and a lot more!
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On the 13th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk to a former NCAA Jrs. Best Libero, and current Rookie Libero of the Ateneo Men's Volleyball Team! Lance De Castro talks to us about his volleyball journey, his experience from Grade School up to now, and how underrated the Libero position is!
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Timestamps:
4:15 — When did Lance start playing volleyball?
6:30 — Going to San Beda Taytay for High School
8:30 — Why did Lance stick to volleyball?
12:50 — What’s the story behind Lance’s jersey number?
16:30 — Lance’s NCAA experience
18:30 — Lance’s College Recruitment Experience
24:00 — Coming into Ateneo
28:30 — Learning from Manuel Sumanguid
29:30 — Japan Training
32:00 — Playing in Spiker’s Turf
36:00 — Sleepers Segment: Liberos
NU Bulldogs ➡️ Beach Volleyball Republic ➡️ MPBL
In the 12th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk about the media side of sports with the former National University Court-side Reporter! Dyp Dypiangco tells us what it was like applying to be a reporter, his experience reporting for different sports, and if he wants to get back in front of the camera! 🎤🌧
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Timestamps:
2:50 – How does one apply to be a court-side reporter?
10:00 – Dyp’s Experience with the NU Bulldogs
14:45 – How did your experience as a basketball player help you in reporting?
17:50 – Dyp’s experience reporting for Volleyball and Football
22:20 – Dyp’s 1st year vs 2nd year as a reporter
26:00 – Working with the Greats
33:00 – The Cheerdance Competition Experience
35:45 – Who was Dyp cheering for in games? Ateneo, UP, or NU?
38:00 – From UAAP Courtside to MPBL Anchor
49:30 – Change Court, Change Sport
54:55 – Is Dyp closing the door on coming back to reporting?
57:00 – Should the other networks have their own court-side reporter programs?
58:50 – Dyp’s tips for aspiring reporters
Youngest ever??
UAAP Jrs. ➡️ Glory B ➡️ Coaching Glory B ➡️ Coaching Talk N Text and Gilas Pilipinas
In the 11th episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk basketball and coaching with the youngest (ever?) member of the Gilas Coaching staff! Sandro Soriano tells us about his basketball journey, how he became a coach at such a young age, and his experience with Gilas this past year! ⚡️🏀
On the tenth episode of Sports Season, we talk Table Tennis with the head of the Philippine Table Tennis Federation and the Ateneo Table Tennis Program! Coach Ting Ledesma tells us how the game has changed ever since he started, his plans for a Table Tennis Pro League, and a lot more!
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Timestamps:
4:15 — Where did “Hotponger” come from?
5:50 — Ping pong or Table Tennis?
6:30 — Coach Ting’s Table Tennis journey
18:20 — Why choose penholder?
19:20 — Is his son better than him?!
20:00 — How has the game changed over the years?
22:00 — Has the sport gotten bigger in the country?
24:30 — Table Tennis Clubs around the country
27:40 — Becoming the head of Ateneo Table Tennis
33:00 — From National Team Player to Head of the PTTF
35:30 — How does the national team get selected?
39:30 — What is the national team doing to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers?
41:30 — Why are most national team players relatively young, especially compared to other sports and countries?
45:35 — Table Tennis Pro League in the Philippines?
50:30 — Change Court, Change Sport
51:20 — Coach Ting’ message to those who are thinking of trying Table Tennis
What is it like being in a Grand Slam? In the ninth episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk Tennis with a Grand Slam Champion and rising Tennis star of the Philippines! Alex Eala tells us how she started out in the sport, what it was like deciding to go to the Rafa Nadal Academy, and her experience participating in Grand Slams!
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Timestamps:
0:55 — How did Alex first get into Tennis, and what made her stick to it all these years?
2:55 — Going to the Rafa Nadal Academy
6:55 — Was your first grand slam experience everything you dreamt it would be?
8:20 — Winning the Australian Open
10:30 — Reaching the Semifinals of the French Open
16:30 — Alex’s advice for anyone who wants to start playing tennis
17:00 — Change Court, Change Sport
How accurate is Queen’s Gambit? Why is chess a sport? In the eighth episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we get to know Chess with the former team captain of the Ateneo Chess Team and an Arena Grandmaster! Gavin Ong tells us how smooth the transition has been for chess in the pandemic, how good the Philippines is in the sport, how accurate Queen’s Gambit is, and more!
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How does a winter sport survive in a tropical country? In the seventh episode of Sports Season, we get to know Ice Hockey with a former national team member of Hockey Philippines, who won gold and bronze medals in the last 2 SEA Games! Javi Cadiz tells us if dropping gloves and throwing punches is really part of the game, what the hockey community is like here in the Philippines, what it felt like winning a SEA Games medal, his thoughts on the future of Ice Hockey here in the country, and more!
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Timestamps:
1:10 — Quamustahan
2:40 — Hockey situation in the pandemic
6:30 — Hockey rules
10:40 — Is fighting really allowed?
17:45 — How did Javi first get into Hockey?
19:35 — How did hockey stick, especially after trying other sports?
23:05 — The Philippine Hockey community
27:50 — Javi’s experience winning medals in the SEA Games
32:45 — Can Filipinos thrive in hockey?
38:30 — Change Court, Change Sport
Is dance a sport? On the sixth episode of the Sports Season Podcast, we talk about Street Dance with two UAAP Street Dance champions and former members of LSDC-Street! Elna Ocampo and Gio Martinez tell us whether or not dance is a sport, how the dancing scene is adjusting in quarantine, what it was like preparing and winning a UAAP championship, and a lot more!
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Timestamps:
7:35 — Is Dance a sport?
25:15 — What got you into dancing?
35:15 — Can anyone dance?
57:00 — How did it feel winning UAAP?
1:04:05— Queen reacting to your dance?
On the fifth episode of Sports Season, we get to know the game of Netball with the captain of the Philippine Netball Team, Thea Cenarosa! Get to know how the game is played, her transition from basketball to netball, what the Philippine Netball program is doing to grow the sport, and much more!
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Timestamps:
1:20 — Quamustahan
6:30 — Netball Basics
28:30 — Starting out in Basketball
32:00 — Going into Netball
34:25 — Will we see Thea in the WNBL?
36:35 — Experience with the Philippine Netball team
39:40 — Growing the sport in the Philippines
44:00 — Should there be a Men’s Netball Team?
47:30 — Change Court, Change Sport
On the fourth episode of Sports Season, we get to know more about both Beach and Indoor Volleyball with another founder of Beach Volleyball Republic and a former team captain of the Ateneo Lady Eagles! Dzi Gervacio shares her experience of being part of the growth of both kinds of volleyball as a member of the Fab 5 and one of the founders of BVR, winning a SEA Games Medal, and much more!
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Timestamps:
1:15 — Quamustahan
5:30 — Where did the name Dzi come from?
7:15 — Dzi’s volleyball story
10:20 — Starting out in Beach Volleyball
13:40 — Being part of the rise of both kinds of volleyball (Fab 5 era to BVR)
19:25 — coming back from an ACL injury
22:00 — SEA Games Experience
27:15 — Will we see Dzi back on either the court or the beach?
31:20 — What can other sports do to mimic the rise in popularity and support that volleyball has achieved?
33:10 — Change Court Change Sport
On the third episode of Sports Season, we get to know Beach Volleyball with one of the founders of Beach Volleyball Republic! Bea Tan tells us how different the sport is compared to indoor volleyball, how BVR started and what she envisions for the future of the league and the whole program, and a whole lot more!
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Timestamps:
6:25 — Comparing Beach and Indoor Volleyball
9:00 — Organizing tournaments
17:00 — How did Bea get into volleyball?
21:25 — Bea’s collegiate Beach Volleyball experience (International, pairing with Alyssa Valdez, coming back for a 5th year)
31:20 — Starting BVR
34:40 — Balancing being an organizer and a player
39:00 — BVR’s impact on the sport, and Bea’s thoughts on the recent SEA Games success
49:40 — Bea’s suggestions to those who want to try the sport
53:00 — Change Court, Change Sport
On the second episode of Sports Season, we get to know the game of Baseball with Javi Macasaet! Learn more about the basics of the sport, whether or not he's coming back to play for Ateneo and the national team, his take on some of the recent MLB news, and much more!
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Timestamps:
4:45 — Basics of Baseball
12:45 — What made Javi start playing baseball?
20:20 — UAAP Baseball
23:20 — is Javi coming back to play for the Blue and White?
25:40 — is Javi Coming going to keep playing for the national team?
33:30 — Javi’s take on Tim Tebow and the recent MLB news
43:30 — What can newbies do to get started in baseball?
On the first episode of Sports Season, we get to know more about the sport of Football with Jarvey Gayoso. Learn more about his journey in the sport, his experience with the national team, what other sport he wants to try, what's next for him, and more!
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Timestamps:
7:45 — “Soccer” or “Football”?
13:30 — How did Jarvey get into football?
23:50 — Has football been getting more popular in the Philippines?
27:32 — What does Philippine Football have to do to take the next step?
28:40 — What is the Azkals Development Team?
33:30 — Jarvye’s thoughts on being positioned as a defender, and will we see more of that moving forward?
42:15 — Sleepers segment: Most underrated teammate? Do you think the Goalkeeper position is underrated?
54:30 — Change Court, Change Sport
On the Sports Season podcast, we're gonna get to know the sports that you know about, and those that you should know about. Whether you’re an avid sports fan, thinking about trying a new sport, or want to be part of the sports world, join us right here on Sports Season!
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