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Six-feet nine-inch goalshooter leaves opposition trembling in her wakeDANIA BOGLE, Observer staff reporter bogled@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 14, 2008
Jamaica Under-16 goal shooter Marvadean Anderson (right) gets a big hug from Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) president Marva Bernard shortly after the team's arrival from Antigua & Barbuda where they won the Jean Pierre Youth Tournament title on Friday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)CARIBBEAN Under-16 netball champions Jamaica and their almost seven foot tall goal shooter Marvadean Anderson returned to the island yesterday from Antigua & Barbuda where they demolished the competition for a second straight hold on the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Jean Pierre Youth tournament title.
Six-feet nine-inch Anderson, who turns 15 on May 1, was the highest scorer for the Jamaicans with 151 of 222 attempts and she said she had the opposition trembling in her wake.
"I had a lot of advantage because my balls, the goalkeepers couldn't reach them... when they saw my height they were trembling... for what I don't know, but I like it when they are trembling," she laughed.
Deneen Taylor, with 77 of 112 attempts, was the next best scorer for the Jamaicans, who won the trophies for best goal average and best defending team after scoring 305 goals, while having only 94 scored against them.
The Jamaicans beat Dominica 38-10, Grenada 53-12, hosts Antigua & Barbuda 45-6, St Lucia 46-12, St Vincent & the Grenadines 34-17, Trinidad & Tobago 46-18 and Barbados 43-19.
Team captain Sammantha White, who was the only returning member of the team which won the Under-16 title in 2006, said there were times the young Sunshine Girls allowed the competition to get the better of them, but not for long.
"We worked very hard, we made the training work in the game," White said. "It was easy, but we made some games harder on us... we made them look like they could defeat us though they couldn't do it, but we picked up back in the second half."
Team coach Joan Cargill said the Jamaicans were so much better than the opposition that the current Under-13 nursery squad could likely have entered the Caribbean competition and won.
"Jamaica has a programme in place that is better than every other Caribbean country so regardless about whatever people feel about the level of the girls we can always rise to the occasion," she said. "These girls worked as a team, they were focussed and they got the job done."
Local netball umpire Dave Brown officiated in his first regional tournament in Antigua & Barbuda and said the feedback he received was positive.
"One of the umpires at the international level, Deborah Lynch, was very impressed with my umpiring and she said if I continue on this path I will be the next internationally accredited umpire for the region," said Brown, who is also a football referee.
Jamaica already has two international umpires in Dalton Hinds and Sylvester 'Chris' Campbell.
Six-feet nine-inch goalshooter leaves opposition trembling in her wakeDANIA BOGLE, Observer staff reporter bogled@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 14, 2008
Jamaica Under-16 goal shooter Marvadean Anderson (right) gets a big hug from Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) president Marva Bernard shortly after the team's arrival from Antigua & Barbuda where they won the Jean Pierre Youth Tournament title on Friday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)CARIBBEAN Under-16 netball champions Jamaica and their almost seven foot tall goal shooter Marvadean Anderson returned to the island yesterday from Antigua & Barbuda where they demolished the competition for a second straight hold on the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Jean Pierre Youth tournament title.Six-feet nine-inch Anderson, who turns 15 on May 1, was the highest scorer for the Jamaicans with 151 of 222 attempts and she said she had the opposition trembling in her wake.
"I had a lot of advantage because my balls, the goalkeepers couldn't reach them... when they saw my height they were trembling... for what I don't know, but I like it when they are trembling," she laughed.
Deneen Taylor, with 77 of 112 attempts, was the next best scorer for the Jamaicans, who won the trophies for best goal average and best defending team after scoring 305 goals, while having only 94 scored against them.
The Jamaicans beat Dominica 38-10, Grenada 53-12, hosts Antigua & Barbuda 45-6, St Lucia 46-12, St Vincent & the Grenadines 34-17, Trinidad & Tobago 46-18 and Barbados 43-19.
Team captain Sammantha White, who was the only returning member of the team which won the Under-16 title in 2006, said there were times the young Sunshine Girls allowed the competition to get the better of them, but not for long.
"We worked very hard, we made the training work in the game," White said. "It was easy, but we made some games harder on us... we made them look like they could defeat us though they couldn't do it, but we picked up back in the second half."
Team coach Joan Cargill said the Jamaicans were so much better than the opposition that the current Under-13 nursery squad could likely have entered the Caribbean competition and won.
"Jamaica has a programme in place that is better than every other Caribbean country so regardless about whatever people feel about the level of the girls we can always rise to the occasion," she said. "These girls worked as a team, they were focussed and they got the job done."
Local netball umpire Dave Brown officiated in his first regional tournament in Antigua & Barbuda and said the feedback he received was positive.
"One of the umpires at the international level, Deborah Lynch, was very impressed with my umpiring and she said if I continue on this path I will be the next internationally accredited umpire for the region," said Brown, who is also a football referee.
Jamaica already has two international umpires in Dalton Hinds and Sylvester 'Chris' Campbell.
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