Jr. NBA Philippines will hold its second regional selection camp at Manuel Enverga University Foundation in Lucena City on Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day selection camp starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and will give boys and girls aged 10-14 the chance to join a learn-and-achieve camp that will test their physical tools and basketball smarts.

At stake are slots to the Jr. NBA Philippines national training camp that will be held in Manila on May 12 to 14.

On Saturday, participants will undergo vitals tests and skills challenges. Their aggregate scores in both exercises will determine whether they will advance to Sunday's events.

On Sunday, the remaining participants will go through team drills and get to show their stuff in the final scrimmages.

Jr. NBA head coach Craig Brown, together with local Jr. NBA coaches led by former PBA veteran Jeffrey Cariaso, will evaluate the players based on their vitals tests and skills stations scores. The most outstanding young players in the Lucena camp will represent Southern Luzon at the national training camp for the chance to be selected to the Jr. NBA All-Star team.

The national training camp is the third phase of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program, where eight Jr. NBA and eight Jr. WNBA All-Stars will be chosen from among the top participants in the regional selection camps. They will embark on a unique, overseas NBA experience together with fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Southeast Asia later this year.

Boys and girls born from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2007 are encouraged to take advantage of the NBA's international youth development program where they can learn not only the proper basketball skills but also the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA S.T.A.R values of sportsmanship, teamwork, positive attitude, and respect.

After Lucena, the Jr. NBA regional selection camps will head to Cebu on March 11 and 12. The last regional selection camp will be held in Manila on April 1 and 2.

Young players can register for the regional selection camps through the Jr. NBA event website www.jrnba.asia/philippines, where full program terms and conditions can be found. Registration and participation are absolutely free.

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