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What about Track & Field / National Senior Track and Field

« on: February 03, 2009, 05:43:50 PM »

This message is geared to the NAAA,In a age of so much computer technology why is it that when we go to National Trials the level at which it is used is a embarrassment to the whole country. It is time for you all to get tour act together to get things started. To get results such as time and wind to properly assess an athlete performance is null and void you have to wait till the results is announced over the pa system or wait the next day to get the time. Imagine I can sit down at Trinidad trials go on my laptop and get results from Jamaica nationals. Is it so costly to get Hy-Tech Real Time Results to cover our national championships . Is it asking much to flash the times and placing on the Scoreboard in the stadium for those who don't have laptops.
I could remember the time Ato Jump the gun at National Championship to beat Marc Burns and Darrel Brown. I know he is going to deny it , I remember seeing him take advantage of the lack of technology available . He sat there timing the starter whole afternoon , I had no clue he was actually doing that i just found it strange . But as the race began I realise that he used his knowledge and not his speed to beat his younger opponents , I was unsure if to praise you or feel ashamed at your tactics . But again this is just my opinion I can be wrong , So Ato can you please clear the air , if the technology was in place , that would of been a false start?

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What about Track & Field / Fana Ashby

« on: February 03, 2009, 05:27:37 PM »

Ato seeing that you have the new stadia , how about taking fana ashby under your wings and carrying her back at where she used to be, I think the faster will be the better because after kelly she is the best we have at this level when she is at her best. I know it might involve you spending a lot of your money to make it happen but the benefits to the sport would be fantastic.

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What about Track & Field / Young athletes

« on: January 29, 2009, 09:54:09 AM »

Are coaches killing young athletes by making them specialise on one event so early in their career , As most athletes prefer the glamour event as the 100m , we seem to have a lot of athletes entered in these races and if they not making it they just quit.Not really knowing that they could of been a good 400m or a hurdler or 800m or 1500m . Instead of athletes finding out what distance or race they are good at they just go after the glamour events never really giving the others a try . What you guys think.

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What about Track & Field / Micheal Frater quits 100m spriniting

« on: January 28, 2009, 11:10:31 AM »

Enigma
Breaking news...Frater moves up to the quarter.
Tue Jan 27, 2009 17:51
24.191.77.190


Jamaican sprint sensation Michael Frater yesterday told the Observer in an exclusive interview that he is ready to step up to the quarter and cause quite a stir.
Frater who is famous for changing three gears in two strides on the backstretch of relays shall be sorely missed.
I asked him if there is any chance that he can reconsider this decision and he firmly replied NO!
Before walking out of the Observer's main office in Kingston, Frater turned around slowly, pointed his finger in my face and said in a low growl, "Tell that one Pookie and Labrawn Sperritt that I am coming to take over".
He then just vanished into thin air.

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What about Track & Field / NAAA Development Meet

« on: January 24, 2009, 02:20:44 PM »

I saw on the NAAA website that there was a devlopment meet at the mannie ramjohn stadium. So i decided to go and take in some action. I was appalled at what they call development . Imagine there is 100m races for men and also under 17 races where starting blocks were available but athletees had the option of using them or not , the hard part is that some seasoned athletes ran without it . How could it be development if we are not letting the athletes do the right thing from the start. Plus it was poorly attended it did not even have a starter gun but it was whistle blowing.
So of course I started to get bored and fed up of the lack of interest shown on athletes faces , the determination seem to lack from their eyes their body language before the race had me feeling that some of them were being forced to run and not that they had the drive to do it.
So I saw Mr Gunness Persaud , so i decided that probably my trip was not all in vain , so i can ask him what plans he have for bledman this year and what meets can I look forward to see him in , probably it is my fault that I did not have a press badge or because of my youthful age that he dismiss me with such disdain , which have me wondering if he even care about the fans and if he does not then what is happening to track and field . I understand that some things as a coach you will love to keep private but meets he will be competing in , this is a athlete that is given money by the government to train may i say my hard earn tax money. So seeing thahe is a government sponsored athlete should they not be willing to provide such information to the public. He even went on to tell me he have no plans and ask me if I had a better plan ,I must say I was itching to tell him my better plan but I kept my mouth shut because he would not have like to hear my plan , because the first thing on the agenda was changing of his coach. Lets be honest look at bledman preparation for last year , what meets he ran in , has his time improve or does it seems that the coach has carried him as far as he could. Plus in training which other athlete does bledman has to work with him yo push him. these are the facts I remember when bledman ran third in 2007 to brown and thompson . the stats will show that even though richard had clocked a faster timing for the year than bledman, bledman was more consistent. But this year we have seen richard jump to whole new level and bledman not even PR for the year .Can a local coach take these athlete from youth level to international level in trinidad , my honest opinion is yes but it will take a attiude change from these coaches that tehy are willing to help each otherr and take suggestions from each other and not feel that they know it all. Show me a coach who is willing to listen to the smallest of fans and I will show you a world class coach.

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What about Track & Field / Women 4x100m

« on: January 19, 2009, 05:11:28 PM »

I think that we should concentrate more on the women 4x400 rather than the women 4x100 . I actually feel we have a better chance with the 400m women. Plus the forum has been dead of late so i thought I would spice it up. Now i know you all goig to say we have no 400m women runners which it is not entirely wrong because we have no 400m women specialist to talk about but we have two 400m hurdlers which is josanne lucas and janeil bellile , plus we have a 100m hurdler name aleesha barber and a 100m runner name kelly ann baptiste . Ok no need to get angry , kelly ann , aleesha , some of you might say i mad but then i will have to question your knowledge of the sport or your memory .Can anybody remember the ncaa finals these both women ran blistering legs for their teams

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What about Track & Field / Aleesha Barber 2009 opener

« on: January 15, 2009, 09:50:57 AM »

Opened at the Penn Relays winning the 300m and the 60m hurdles both in stadium records
Women 300 Meter Dash
===================================================================
Facility Rec: F 38.05  2005        Shana Cox, P S U                           
  PSU Record: * 38.05  2005        Shana Cox                                   
        Meet: M 38.18  2008        Aleesha Barber, P S U                       
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
===================================================================
  1 Barber, Aleesha           SR Unat-Penn State          37.83F  6
  2 Williams, Alycia             Unattached               38.42   6
  3 Hunter, Gayle             SR P S U                    38.57   6
  4 GReaves, Shavon           SO P S U                    38.86   6
  5 McDonald, Jessona         SO Villanova                39.27   5
  6 Verdier, Christie         FR Villanova                40.66   5
  7 Dunbar, Ashley            FR Villanova                41.53   4
  8 Duncan, Megan             SO P S U                    41.66   5
  9 Defusco, Caitlin          SO P S U                    41.83   5
 10 Carson, Candace           SO P S U                    42.53   4
 11 Ward, Shericka            FR Villanova                43.10   3
 12 Phelan, Mary Kate         JR Villanova                43.52   4
 13 Burke, Caitlin            SO Lock Haven               44.15   3
 14 Kline, Lauranne           JR Lehigh                   44.65   2
 15 Staily, Christy           FR S F U                    44.89   1
 16 Rice, Tiera               SO Rider                    44.90   2
 17 Zabilowicz, Stefani       FR S J U                    45.65   2
 18 King, Sydney              SO S F U                    46.06   1
 19 Kline, Kayla              FR S F U                    46.13   1
 20 Tooker, Elise             JR Lock Haven               48.50   2
 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
================================================================
Facility Rec: F  7.92  2002        Danielle Carruthers, Indiana               
  PSU Record: *  8.19  2008        Aleesha Barber                             
        Meet: M  8.32  2008        Aleesha Barber, P S U                       
   NCAA Auto: A  8.14                                                         
   NCAA Prov: P  8.43                                                         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals
================================================================
Finals
  1 Barber, Aleesha           SR Unat-Penn State           8.30M
  2 Hunter, Gayle             SR P S U                     8.55 
  3 Bardge, Crystal           SO Bethune-Cookman           8.62 
  4 Gariepy-Bogui, Audrey     SO Villanova                 9.03 
  5 Ward, Shericka            FR Villanova                 9.35 
  6 Zabilowicz, Stefani       FR S J U                     9.41 
  7 Matias, Idelis            FR Lehigh       

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Football / Boucaud , Norville

« on: January 07, 2009, 10:20:21 AM »

I am surprised that no pro league sides never try to bring these youth back to trinidad, they are playing conference footbal in England , Why they will be keen to come , because it is their best chance of impressing the national selectors . Both guys had short stints with the national team , norville  has beem hit by a lot of injuries that has hampered his development, Boucaud seems to have a good touch and may end up being a good central midfielder . Just a suggestion for the pro league clubs. Plus if they do well you also have the opportunity to cash in nicely as they have dual citizenship and it will make it easy for them to sign for a english club , you can make a killing in transfer fee, But that depends if our pro league coaches are confident that they can get them back to their best.

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Other Sports / Sad News (Giselle Salandy)

« on: January 04, 2009, 05:51:15 AM »

Was involved in a bad accident today about 7.30 am ,Accident Occured right under the Np Flyover . She was the driver of the vehicle . It does not look good at all,She is in critical condition

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What about Track & Field / 4x100m

« on: December 22, 2008, 05:08:45 PM »

Why do people belive that a 4x100m requires 4 100 meters specialist , I always thought about putting renny quow on the 3rd leg he may be the fastest curve runner we have . he might not be able to beat them in a 100m but let them race just on the curve and see who comes off the bend the fastest. What do you guys think.

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Football / Goalkeeper

« on: January 25, 2007, 04:38:38 PM »

I am left wondering about Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeping coaches and staff. My insight shaka and Ince was better than Jack but jack played . good keeper but not in the same class.Digicel cup I have watched a lot of pro league games and Jan williams loses concentration and does not know when to stay or when to come off his line . Marvin Phillips seem to be the better of the two yet still williams kept. So I am wondering what the staff looks for in a keeper , it amazes me.
The third group game seeing that williams had previously let in a goal a match , how come they did not let the substitute keeper play . I thought the tournament was to be used to see who can handle it at this level, so why only one keeper was used ?

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General Discussion / Advice needed

« on: November 14, 2006, 02:32:33 PM »

I bought a tv from superior stores in july the tv has a defect as it was send back o the company for repairs which lasted a month and it came back wih the same problem . The tv is from Luxom Industries . I am getting a set of run around and it seems like the customer has no rights , the hard part is that I bought it for cash so I cant even throw back the tv in thier face

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Football / Marvin Phillip Thread

« on: July 20, 2006, 08:23:56 PM »

Forgive and Forget . I watched games in the PFL this season and he is the best keeper in the league . I gope he does not get black listed for past indecisions. TTFF does seem to discard players for instance Micheal Codrington after he got dispelled from the under 17 team he never even made it for trials for any otther national squads. It is time to put aside petty differnces and do what is best for Trinidad football.

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Football / New German-based player

« on: December 18, 2005, 05:38:41 PM »

Was listening to tv6 news I heard they mention a new player from the german league who requested to play for trinidad . think the name is granada