I’m lucky enough to have enlisted in a PR class this semester during which the UAAP basketball takes place. We are required to work there as media relations officers or GROs as our professor would joke, and make the jobs of the press easier.
I’m not a big fan of basketball but of course there’s the sense of pride whenever we cheer for our university’s team. I haven’t also watched a live UAAP ball game so imagine my excitement when we were told about this.
I went to Araneta Coliseum last Sunday with my group mates for the practicum. We didn’t even have to stand in long lines because we were given media passes which give us access to certain parts of the coliseum, even dugouts.
Well basically, all we had to do was to get the halftime and final statistics per game, and bring the best player and the coach of the winning team to the press room. In between those, we are free. We were even allowed to sit among the VIPs and media during the game.
UP Fighting Maroons didn’t play that day though. The teams that battled it out for their first win were Ateneo Blue Eagles who lost to FEU Tamaraws, and Adamson Soaring Falcons who defeated NU Bulldogs.
Watching them play live and up-close was better than watching them on TV. I can feel every move of the player. I can feel the crowd.
Our group is assigned this coming Sunday again. Hopefully that experience will top last week’s.
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