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Ah wah duh sell out, him fullah advice nowadays ehh, him fi guh siddung an mek him dollahs an easy himself.
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suh how people fi get dem Babylon papahs or juss 'migrate' and get amnesty ?
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Nikole...was slaterd for UT Austin, but opted for Gtown in the end.Comment
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jus like fuss time nutten nuh change wid dat now, ongle a likkle more stringent process.Comment
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Him photo look like him get some of Kartel b_cream
“Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
- Langston HughesComment
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US college system remains useful
THE unprecedented success of the MVP and Racers Track clubs and relative success of smaller, local-based clubs have resulted in calls for Jamaican high school athletes to reject American college scholarships and stay home to chase success in the sport.
Last week's announcement by Edwin Allen High super athlete Ristananna Tracey that she is staying home and attending the University of Technology (UTech) rather than follow her elder sister's footsteps to the American collegiate circuit, has added fuel to the view that our high school athletes should stay here.
Edwin Allen High super athlete Ristananna Tracey announces her plans to attend the University of Technology.
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While staying here could in the long run benefit the younger Tracey than going away, this recipe might not help others and I find that advice not just reckless and ill-considered, but a dangerous one that could have far-reaching consequences.
The first thing is that to use the success of Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser and Nesta Carter, as an example is misleading.
These athletes are the exception rather than the norm and attending college in America would not make them any better than they are right now.
But not every athlete who leaves high school, or even wins medals at Champs, will be the next Bolt or Asafa and those filling their heads with such nonsense ought to know better.
More parents need to get involved in the process and stop leaving the decisions to coaches some of whom are chasing fame and money for themselves rather than the long-term welfare of the athletes.
There are a number of very practical reasons why the majority of our student athletes should not stay here after high school.
There is just not enough space at either the clubs or the tertiary institutions to absorb all of them. There are maybe 30 times more scholarship places in the US than the University of the West Indies, UTech, GC Foster or Mico can offer, and very few of the athletes can afford to pay for their own tertiary education.
Even with the addition of the Usain Bolt track at the UWI campus, training space is still limited and the increased use of the tracks will only hasten their deterioration.
There will come a point when the top clubs will say: 'Sorry, we can't take any more athletes' or they might have to start eliminating the ones who are not coming along as fast as hoped to accommodate the 'next best thing'.
Even if there is space in the professional ranks, who will pay the coaches who I am sure don't work for free -- at least not when those paying the bills need the extra attention.
I found comments by former Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Ato Boldon urging our athletes to stay home, curious to say the least.
This is a man who benefited greatly from one of the great colleges of the United States with a degree that would open many doors. Why should we deny our athletes the same opportunities?
We forget that up until a few years ago, all our individual medals from the Olympics or World Championships came from athletes who attended US Colleges or were based in the United Kingdom, as was the case of Arthur Wint.
We also forget why so many of our athletes end up in Junior Colleges or the not-so-prestigious schools where they are overworked.
It was a change in the US college admission system where decent grades were demanded in order to maintain minimum academic standards.
The lack of concentration on academics by athletes in some schools also see some of our best talents shipped off to track and field 'sweatshops' where they are burned out by over work.
Chances are, if they had managed even the minimum grades and were able to matriculate to the better-funded and monitored Division One schools, we would not be hearing these 'burn out stories'.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/weste...#ixzz1Mo1XglhFComment
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Dem killing Kemoy now though...having him run a 800m final, 1500m final and 500m in the sace of a couple hours!
Natoya being worked hard too.Comment
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one thing we can all agree on, south plains have their athletes in great shape... also, who would have thought that natoya could have lowered her 400m time the way she did... in fact, i believe she might be a beneficiary of the hard work cause with her new found speed she could be a medal contender at a major championship in the 800m...
kemoy... with the work he is putting in this year, he could also benefit when he specializes because as a distance runner, he is geting experience as with speed in the 800m and working on his endurance... at the world level, his workload is perhaps some training runs of the top east africans...
these are young athletes and they can take the rigors... it can be argued that this work load is necessary for the type of athletes they are...'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'Comment
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Baddaz, them running well now is one thing, what happens later in the seaosn and next year, will they be able to maintain this kind of work load and not break down and have all kinds of injuries?
Last year Claude Grant from Herbert Morrison had a girl run the 100m, 200 and 400m in Class 1 over four days at Champs and they nearly tore his head off.
No one bothered to check that given the very poor quality in Class one last year she would only run two hard races the entire week and would just run two rounds in the 200m, needing only to place fourth in her semis to make finals.
Back to Kemmoy however if what we see is true that he is running 800m, 1500 and 5000m in one day is true then that is cruelty to children.Solidarity is not a matter of well wishing, but is sharing the very same fate whether in victory or in death.
Che Guevara.Comment
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100% agree.
There are physical limits and he will not last lon at that rate. Tek it to the bank.Comment
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listen, i agree that there are limits... i also do not think they will have kemoy carry that workload into next year... i think it is too early to arrive at a conclusion...'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'Comment
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sickko, this is only one season... i am sure you will agree there are many factors to be considered... diet and training plays a significant role in physical workload... we don't know all the details or plans... let us wait to see how this first season pans out and see their schedule next year before arriving at a conclusion...'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'Comment
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Omar Brown had to run two seasons at Barton on bad ankles and the toll is finally catching up on him now, even after he went to Arkansas and then won Commonwealth gold and they say barton is one of the better ones.Solidarity is not a matter of well wishing, but is sharing the very same fate whether in victory or in death.
Che Guevara.Comment
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The history of these track and field sweat shops does not indicate any sort of moderation Baddaz, this is not just this year these cruetly have been going on.
Nickesha Anderson was a 100/200m runner at herbert Morrison with an occasional 400m thrown in but when she went to Missouri Baptist she was been asked to do long jump as well and they even asked her to try out hurdles to score points in dual meets etc..Solidarity is not a matter of well wishing, but is sharing the very same fate whether in victory or in death.
Che Guevara.Comment
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Not even Haile Gebreselassie can manage those 3 races in 2 hours!!!Comment
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