Clint Mondano:I hope this team can start the process of rebuilding

Coach Arbi giving drill instruction to the high school players

Surigao, Philippines (NorthEastern Mindanao Colleges): Coach Clint Mondano of NEMCO surely has his hands, and mind, full these days.


When you rebuild a team, it takes time and much effort. It wont happen overnight. Sacrifices has to be made. People have to be made understand.


Website Admin: How do you intend to rebuild this team coach?


Coach: The first time I've coach this team, it is far what the team now. This team is blessed with talented players but it is talent alone. I've always wanted to be a part of the change in the way team basketball is to be played. Able to share my experiences and be able to develop great team basketball. Always start with the core of the team and make the team understand why we are playing basketball and how we are suppose to play the game. Share to team the system and basketball program that you ant to use to the team.


Website Admin: What changes you expect to have this 2011?


Coach: The team will be much competitive to any team and the region of to the national in general. It's a big dream but then I will do the best I can to prepare this team.


Website Admin: What do you think gives you the most success in 2010?


Coach: It's practice. Practicing hard and making sure we are doing the right thing.


Website Admin: Do you still have the edge to other team?


Coach: YES. The more this year, cause we will be practicing hard to defend the championship that we have.
“I think the key at this level is to play consistently. There is no point in playing well one day and going down the next,” NEMCO coach Clint Mondano told after the team loss in it's championship run against Veteran VIGOR.


For next school year:
“We are also expecting to play taller and stronger players compared to the ones we played in last year, which means we need to improve, our interior defense,” Mondano told this website as the team prepared for his second season as the basketball coach of the NEMCO Warriors. “This is what the boys have to understand and play. We have been focusing on stressing upon this factor at every training session,” he said.
With every game, our opponent was getting tougher, and seemed more determined to beat us. We had to maintain the focus throughout.
In fact, I think this is a win for the character and the discipline the boys showed.
It wasn’t as easy as it looked.