1. All inone
Tall,leanandmedium-tannedboy.Judgingfromthe buildof hisbody,he lookedlike anormal teenager
inhis place.Butbehindthese normal featuresisanotherpersonawaitingtobe revealed.
A football playerwhohasabrightfuture infront of him.That ‘him’ isno otherthanJan LloydCastillo,a
Grade 12 studentinCauayanCityNational HighSchool.Also,he isthe captainof the CityHigh futboleros
whorecentlywonthe dreamedgoldmedal forhisteaminthe CauayanCityAthleticMeetlastAugust.
Well,notall sportstendto mimicthe phrase “love at firstsight.”That isthe case of Jan Lloyd.He started
on chess.Of course he is goodat it.But sadly,he isnot giventhe chance to compete inhigherstage.
Then,here comesDarwinCastillo,the mainculprit.Why?Itisbecause he isthe one whoinfluencedhis
youngerbrother,JanLloydto playfootball.Atfirst,he came upshort inmakingitto the regional stage
giventhathe is still a‘newbie’onthe sportlast2015. But the following yearisthe startof hisactual
football career.Forthree consecutiveyears,he isaparticipant on the CaVRAA meetwhere he getsto
playstrong opponentsfromdifferentplaces,all thankstohistalentandhard work.
Of course,asan athlete,he isalsoresponsible.He wasable tobalance hisstudiesandhissport.Time
managementishisforte too.Butthere are timesthathe trainedwhile he isweakbecause of hunger. He
alsogoesto trainingwithoutallowance.ThatiswhyI admire him.
His leadership asa captainledhisteamto countlesschampionships.Beingstrictintrainingsessionsis
hisstrategyto gaindiscipline.Anall-aroundplayer,he will yetshowcase hisundiscoveredtalentsashe
and histeamare preparingtofor anotherCaVRAA journey.