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VCB parts company with Atlanta-based coach
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, October 10, 2010
IAAF World Indoors 60-metres champion Veronica Campbell Brown is searching for her third coach in as many years after parting company with Atlanta-based Anthony Carpenter after just one season.
Campbell Brown's manager Claude Bryan yesterday confirmed that the petite Jamaican star was no longer with Carpenter in a one-sentence response: "I do confirm that VCB has severed ties with Anthony Carpenter."
CAMPBELL BROWN... searching for third coach in three years CAMPBELL BROWN-
CAMPBELL BROWN... searching for third coach in three years CAMPBELL BROWN-33
Bryan, who has guided Campbell Brown's career since she became professional six years ago, refused to go into details when pressed by the Sunday Observer, but promised to provide more information as soon as they became available.
Campbell Brown broke ties with long-time coach Lance Braumann at the end of the 2009 season and moved to Atlanta to train under the little-known Carpenter.
The move appeared to be paying off with the experienced Campbell Brown running two personal bests in the 2010 season — 7.00 seconds in the 60 metres and her first World Indoors title, 10.78 seconds in the 100 set at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon in July.
This came weeks after running 21.98 seconds in the 200m at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York — her second fastest time ever and fastest in two years.
Campbell Brown had credited Carpenter with improving her start, which led to faster times overall.
Two other Jamaican athletes who were at the Carpenter camp have started the season elsewhere. Dexter Lee, who retained the IAAF World Junior 100m gold medal in Canada in July, is back in Montego Bay training under his high school coach Claude Grant, and 400m relay specialist Shereefa Lloyd who returned to Jamaica and is part of the Kingston-based Racers Club set up.
VCB parts company with Atlanta-based coach
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, October 10, 2010
IAAF World Indoors 60-metres champion Veronica Campbell Brown is searching for her third coach in as many years after parting company with Atlanta-based Anthony Carpenter after just one season.
Campbell Brown's manager Claude Bryan yesterday confirmed that the petite Jamaican star was no longer with Carpenter in a one-sentence response: "I do confirm that VCB has severed ties with Anthony Carpenter."
CAMPBELL BROWN... searching for third coach in three years CAMPBELL BROWN-
CAMPBELL BROWN... searching for third coach in three years CAMPBELL BROWN-33Bryan, who has guided Campbell Brown's career since she became professional six years ago, refused to go into details when pressed by the Sunday Observer, but promised to provide more information as soon as they became available.
Campbell Brown broke ties with long-time coach Lance Braumann at the end of the 2009 season and moved to Atlanta to train under the little-known Carpenter.
The move appeared to be paying off with the experienced Campbell Brown running two personal bests in the 2010 season — 7.00 seconds in the 60 metres and her first World Indoors title, 10.78 seconds in the 100 set at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon in July.
This came weeks after running 21.98 seconds in the 200m at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York — her second fastest time ever and fastest in two years.
Campbell Brown had credited Carpenter with improving her start, which led to faster times overall.
Two other Jamaican athletes who were at the Carpenter camp have started the season elsewhere. Dexter Lee, who retained the IAAF World Junior 100m gold medal in Canada in July, is back in Montego Bay training under his high school coach Claude Grant, and 400m relay specialist Shereefa Lloyd who returned to Jamaica and is part of the Kingston-based Racers Club set up.
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