What sports would you want to see in the UAAP?

I say:

- Flag football. (Ok rin kung totoong American football with all the violence. Imagine an Ateneo-La Salle game.) Pwede ring rugby.
- Wrestling
- Pool
- Polo
- Rowing
- Karting
- Gymnastics
- Synchronized Swimming
- Surfing/Wakeboarding
- Other extreme sports

amateur boxing, with headgear and all. the UAAP already has judo and taekwondo, so i think amateur boxing would be a natural addition.

also pool, particularly 9-ball, as was suggested by atenean_blooded.

Agree ako sa boxing and wrestling.

The problem with American football is that it's very equipment-intensive. I think the schools will not be able to scrape together and outfit an entire football team.

Anyway, this is a good idea for a thread topic.

wrestling! mala-wwe! uaap yung raw tapos ncaa `yung smackdown

Tama.

With fighting sexy girls.

Cage matches.

And Joe Lipa as our very own Vince McMahon.

Hindi kaya ni Coach Joe yung "power strut" ni Vinny Mac. However, I am sure he can pull off Vinny Mac's trademark "Youuuuu're fiiiiiiirrrrred-ah!" - with matching "pongalangala" pa!

Hehe, had to say that. OK, back to the topic.

It will be nice to have amateur boxing in the UAAP. Meron dati sa NCAA yan where Ateneo performed credibly. Ateneo was a natural breeding ground for boxing, a school of boys mentored by Irish-American New York (Bronx) based and trained Jesuits. Bronx is where the brand EVERLAST is based just to get proper bearings. Kids who grew up in the bronx only knew how to play hoops, box or both. I even remember one jesuit priest I had as a professor for TH 151, Fr. McMahon. He came from the NY province and was heading to Xavier in Cagayan de Oro but had a one sem stopover at Loyola. He was around 5'10 - 5'11", 200 lbs easy, had the body of a bear. During first day of classes, looked at me during roll call and asked me how much I weigh. I said: "200lbs father", he immediately said "Good, we are in the same weight class, maybe we can spar a few rounds". No thanks. He probably would have killed me in under one minute.

I tried to talk to some university officials about introducing club level boxing at the Ateneo. Got mixed responses. The people running Moro were a bit apprehensive and said that the university has a policy against boxing. They said I could try to come up with a proposal and submit it to the university for approval. The people at the Loyola Center were at the opposite end of the spectrum and were just to eager to get it starteed. They even pointed me to the right person to talk to. I just got too busy and wasn't able to pursue it properly. I'll probably get it done one of these days when my schedule allows it.

i definitely support amateur boxing in the UAAP!!! i bet this will generate great fan following if given the proper backing. i'd love to see dual meets between ateneo and la salle

Jai Alai

i was going to say mud wrestling, but i thought of women's basketball, and i realized that we would be at a distinct disadvantage, compared to other schools.

Oo nga. Tayo lang yung nagfifield ng mga babae eh.

Actually Ateneo won't be in a disadvantage. In mud wrestling, the real winners would be the men watching regardless of the outcome.

Hahahaha.

This brings back memories of how some spectators, regardless of school, would cheer our Lady Booters on, especially if it was raining and the field was muddy.

/\/\

Along that line of thinking, Ateneo now has a women's beach volleyball team. They wear 2-pc speedos whenever they play. Saw a pic of them in the newspapers last weekend when they played in a game along Baywalk. Would like to see that sport in the UAAP someday.

Ayos.

Kulang na lang pati si Victory_fils magpost.

How about a UAAP archery event? Or rifle shooting?

1320

slamball and jousting.

bump bump bump bump

Whack-a-Referee.

field hockey! bwahahahaha!

all the violence... woohoo!!!

if we really wanted an advantage, then i think dapat gumawa na lang ng beauty contests hahahaha. lasalle na lang (and maybe up) `yung threat kapag ganon hehehe

Mas OK ang mud wrestling at beach volleyball kesa sa beauty contest. Mud wrestling and beach volleyball offer a healthy balance between the beauty of form and function in the female physique, as opposed to simply smiling for pictures and answering questions. Men get excited when they see the opposite gender trying to break barriers and compete on the same terms while retaining the appealing aspects of their femininity.

I also wish we'd play against actual, biological, natural-born women in women's basketball and all other events.

*waves Pointy Stiletto Heel of Doom threateningly*

Easy on the comments about the other schools' women's teams. Ateneo's female athletes are lovely, feminine girls, but we fans don't have to make fun of the other schools to see that.

Besides, it's not nice. Regardless of looks or sexual orientation, I'm sure that the girls from other schools feel very hurt when they hear comments like that being made about them.

Which comments were making fun of girls from other schools?

A certain poster has made at least two on this thread.

Sige na nga manlalait na lang ako ng pep squad.

Huwag dito ha? Doon ka na sa mga ibang forums manlait para makakasagot nang malaya yung mga hindi sang-ayon sa mga pinagsasasabi mo.

atenean_blooded, panglalait is not a sport, OK?

My bad.

Back to topic:

More sports--

- Water Polo
- Cricket (with tea and crumpets)
- Drag racing
- War games (gotcha/paintball)

bilyar at boxing

synchronized swimming at jousting!

Boxing pa din!

golf in the ryder cup format

CATFIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!

Kahit mga tatlong weight division lang muna.

Magandang pang televise yang boxing at billiards for studio 23. Yung billiards dapat parang Mosconi Cup style.

Dapat club level lang ang boxers (less than 5 amateur fights) para walang hugutan. Mas mahirap yata mag tutor ng boxers para pumasa ng ACET. Better yet, ala-Bengal Bouts of Notre Dame ang format. Students sign up for the boxing tournament and are trained for 6 months before letting them go at it. Maglagay na din tayo ng alumni division, dami din namang alumni na taga ibang schools na "mabibigat" ang kamay at maiinit ang ulo, lalo na pag madami sila. Let's see what they're really made off when they're inside a 20' x 20' enclosed ring, alone, with nowhere to run and with another guy at the other end with a mission to introduce him to the business end of his 10 oz. Cleto Reyes boxing gloves.

sepak takraw!

Ice Hockey sana. *imagines Zamboni in the Blue Eagle Gym"

Tama! Boxing! Madami na rin nagsusulputang boxing gyms such as red corner.

How about lacrosse?

Mahirap ang alumni division, sankaterbang legal mess ang mangyayari, hwe-hehe!

Problema sa boxing is the purely siubjective nature of the scoring, pwera lang pag knockout talaga. Sa basketball nga dami na reklamo sa officiating ano pa kaya sa boxing. Sobrang posible rin ang game-fixing.

RPS.
http://worldrps.com/

bago na ang scoring system sa amateur boxing, mas malinaw at mas masusundan na kung sino ang lamang sa puntos.

The scoring is now computerized. 3 of 5 judges should press a switch within a second of each other if they deem that a punch is of the scoring variety for the punch to register as a point.

Kaya medyo mahirap na nga ng konti mandaya unless talagang ayaw mag score nung judges. But there's still room for biased judging as we have seen in recent international competitions like the Olympics, Asian or even in the SEA games. The system doesn't prevent biased judging, since the scores are televised as they are scored, the biased judging is just more pronounced. Real time kasing nakikitang dinadaya ka.

In anycase, biased judging aside, the boxers know who got the upperhand in a fight as the scores can't hide the busted lips, the puffy face or the body aches.

Why not include bowling. This is one sport that we Filipinos can excell in. We can also onclude billiards.

I'd like to see more mental games (aside from chess).. say, Contract Bridge.

IIRC, Ateneo has a bowling team, and in my time I believe they were pretty good. So if the sport makes it to the UAAP, Ateneo will be competitive.