Coach Frankie To Take A Break From Coaching

Fiery multi-titled San Beda coach Frankie Lim is going resign from the San Beda Red Lions, he told InterAKTV on Thursday.

“I will submit my resignation soon,” wrote Lim in a text message. “Rest muna ako.”

Lim’s statement came amid reports that he has tendered his resignation. A Philippine Star story on Thursday said that he has resigned from his post, as did an earlier report by GMA News Online, which has since been corrected.

Speculation about Lim’s status began in earnest this week after he gave an emotional speech to his players during practice.

Last Wednesday, Lim was at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum to watch Talk ‘N Text, for which he previously served as team manager. He met with Talk ‘N Text owner Manuel V. Pangilinan, who is also a patron of the San Beda squad.

(InterAKTV is part of InterAksyon.com, the online news portal of TV5, which is chaired by Pangilinan.)

Lim also previously acted as team manager of the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national squad, which is also sponsored by the businessman. Lim said he has no plans of serving in that capacity in any of the teams bankrolled by Pangilinan for now.

A member of the 1978 San Beda champion team, Lim took over the reins of the Red Lions in 2008, replacing Koy Banal. He has led San Beda to four championships over the last five seasons.

On March 6, the NCAA handed down two-year bans for Lim and San Sebastian volleyball coach Roger Gorayeb for their respective roles in a melee at the San Beda campus last December.

The two coaches engaged in a heated verbal exchange that led to a fracas during an NCAA volleyball game at the St. Placid’s Gym in San Beda. Gorayeb and a female San Sebastian volleyball player, Mae Crisostomo, were hurt during the incident.

Several members of the San Beda basketball squad were also handed suspensions by the league.

source: InterAktv