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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by gawd on pitch on April 03, 2024, 06:11:46 PM »

Yeah. In Jamaica if you're fast in high school, you end up going to one of the big track and field schools. These schools are also connected to the track and field clubs in Jamaica. So there's a seemless transition from elementary to high school to college or pro. Nothing like that exists in TT in track and field.

Ato will tell you that the transition from college to pro or high school to pro is damn hard. This is one area where we lacking.

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by Deeks on April 03, 2024, 05:09:55 PM »

@g.o.p. I don't know what to say what we should do to improve in the Carifta games. A TT footballer who ran HS track at QRC complained that a substantial amount primary schools are not doing PE or sports  curriculum. Many don't have sports day any more. When they do go to secondary school many or most have to do  catch up. That is why there is a paucity of TF athletes from TT.

 Every event in Carifta has a least two JA. Sometimes even Bahamas has two athletes in many events. We can't even field a 4x400 girls consistently. Very few hurdles. I have never seen a pole vaulter, junior or senior. This year I did not see shot put or discuss. Javelin.

 Another things is the current gangsterism in TT. It is having an effect on lots of students. Especially AfroTT kids. Videos with fights in schools. Total lack of discipline. How do we expect these children to focus on TF. And I think TF is a much harder sport than team sports.

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Other Sports / Re: lil swimmers

« Last post by Deeks on April 03, 2024, 04:46:02 PM »

maxg, TTO need swimmers for the relay team in Paris, boy.

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by gawd on pitch on April 03, 2024, 03:51:04 PM »

@Deeks don't forget about Woodruff. He ran anchor and outpaced the Jamaican. Jamaica has a slight lead and Woodruff beat the Jamaican about a half step.

Btw, Janae De Gannes BROKE the Carifta record in the long jump. How alyuh ain't mention her? She even won the Austin Sealy award and anchored one of the relay teams to silver.

Each year we sinking in this competition. Look at 2010 Carifta games and see how we slid down the table.

Plan for next year, put an emphasis on all them kids who won silver. There were about 7 events where Jamaica was just slightly better than us. This resulted in us getting the silver and Jamaica getting the Gold.

Tyrique Vincent is special. He needs good coaches around him. He has the physique to be a world class athlete.

There's around 5 or so athletes that represented TT but go to school in Jamaica. I believe they all medalled.

Dorian Charles also a multi event athlete in Jamaica. Jamaica building their sprint factory by bringing in the Caribbean talent to run in their schools. Brilliant Jamaica!!

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Football / Re: 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League Thread

« Last post by gawd on pitch on April 03, 2024, 03:10:29 PM »

@Frico, these guys don't get it.

Soca Warriors as a brand is dead. Its a lame and corny. Whoever chose that name might not have realized that Soca is only popular in the Caribbean.

Real talk, time to change the name. Soca Warriors sounds like a "try harder". It's a weak brand. They shouldve talked to a branding expert to come up with something stronger. Not choose something that follows Jamaica. @ Frico, they will rebrand if Jamaica does. And I don't see Jamaica doing that because Brand Jamaica is doing a damn good job impacting the psyche of the next generation of athletes.

These responses to keep the name is no surprise. TT society revolves around 2days of party. Everything in TT is somehow connected to Carnival. I think that needs to change to if we want to see the results in football and Track. Right now I think TT will only win medals in Carnival and Soca. I know some of alyuh go be vex. But think about what I saying. Sometimes we need to question the things we value and make the changes we need for progression.

So we can keep going with the Socca Warriors. Almost 20 years and we still being called Socca Warriors. Embarrassing 😳

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by Deeks on April 03, 2024, 02:24:01 PM »

Deeks Chinapoo eunning his mouth also.

Well let's put it this way. He did say he training to beat the JAs because one JA said the competition is soft. So Mr. Chinapoo do know he has to back up his words with action. He knows he has to train hard and produce. Good luck and plenty Blessings to him.

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Football / Re: 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League Thread

« Last post by frico on April 03, 2024, 01:07:38 PM »

gawd on pitchis the first person to have posted his feelings about the nam "Soca Warriors",I feel if our supporters take a closer look they will eventually think of rebranding.Following Jamaica was wrong we are smarter than that,the nation should be involved in choosing a name,a name that stirs our emotions.I can recall when we qualified for 2006 everyone at work thought Soca Warriors was meant to mean Soccer Warriors,I explained what it meant but they never heard Soca music.If in England people didn't know I imagine nowhere in Europe would know,maybe in Venezuela would know.Credit to g o p for starting post for a name change,

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Other Sports / Re: lil swimmers

« Last post by maxg on April 03, 2024, 01:07:13 PM »

Angel qualified for Canada Olympic trials in 50 free, did 23.61. Surprised himself and us, as he kinda pulled back from training 2 weeks before that qualifying meet. Thought he might make in the 100 fly the day before but didn’t. Bad mind did it winning a B final, would have been 3 rd in A final ( Eastern Canada). Contemplating not training for trials. 

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by maxg on April 03, 2024, 12:49:04 PM »

Was happy to see Keeran Sriskandarajah still run for us. Had he run in his age group would have been a runaway gold. Guess he ran up for the competition.

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA GAMES 2024

« Last post by Trini1 on April 03, 2024, 12:36:12 PM »

The jamaican boy said the competition was soft or something of that nature. Whether it was misconstrued/misinterpreted etc and responded to in that manner is what is sparking the debate.

https://youtu.be/RjHvBKIUs3A?si=pSdGBv4tQCshWbav