A Busy Weekend for BVI Athletes

March 8, 2016 by
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A busy weekend for BVI athletes at home and in Jr. College competition as they chase qualifying marks PHOTO Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

The BVI Athletics Association National Jr. Championships were held on Friday and Saturday at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds, with three sessions of competitions.

Competition began at 5:30 p.m. on Friday with field events and running events starting at 6 p.m. of the second session on Saturday including the prelims of the 200m starting at 10 a.m. Session three was held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Three athletes from St. Croix and two from Anguilla were hoping to qualify for the 45th Carifta Games in Grenada, Mar 26-28.

St. Croix’s Lamar Miller and Amani Alfred, contested the U18 Boys 100 and 200m, while Barthelemy Peter and Rodney Griffith competed in the U20 Boys 200m and 400m.

Anguilla’s two athletes were also seeking to qualify for the Carifta Games. Mauriel Carty in the U20 Boys 100/200 and Artesha Richardson in the U20 Girls 200/400m.

Five athletes to compete in JUCO Indoor Nationals

Five British Virgin Islands track and field athletes, who are ranked in the top 10 of their respective events and representing two institutions, competed in the National Jr. Colleges Athletics Association Championships in Winston-Salem, NC, March 4-5.

Central Arizona College freshman Kyron McMaster, joined sophomore teammates Eldred Henry and twin sisters Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs and South Plains College’s Taylor Hill at the two day competition.

McMaster is coming off a 600m victory in the Central Arizona College Indoor meet on Saturday, where he ran one minute, 22.40 seconds. Tynelle and twin sister Trevia Gumbs, who occupy the top two positions in the Jr. College rankings in the Weight Throw, are coming off a 1-2 finish.

After fouling her first two attempts, Tynelle had a series of marks from 18.58m or better with a best of 18.81 on her fifth attempt. Trevia upped her best from 18.01m two weeks ago to 18.28m.

Trevia was third in the Shot Put with a heave of 13.00m on her first throw.

Heading into the JC championships, McMaster’s 47.78 seconds in the 400m is the sixth best mark. Henry’s 18.05m effort tops the Shot Put and he’s 10th in the Weight Throw at 17.07m.

Tynelle has the top billing in the Weight Throw with 19.55m while Trevia’s 18.28 mark is third.

Hill is ranked 7th in the 60m dash with 7.51 seconds and 6th in the 200m with a 24.54 mark.

Elsewhere, sprinter Ashley Kelly won the Staten Island Last Chance 200m in 23.76 seconds.

On Friday, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott will tune up for the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the World’s Last Chance meet at the Armory in New York. She along with Karene King, wlll contest the 60m. Tarika Moses is expected to see action in the 400m.

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BVI benefits from Long Term Athlete Development and Physical Literacy workshop

March 4, 2016 by
Front row (l-r): Hon Myron V. Walwyn, Richard Way, BVIOC President, Ephraim Penn, LTAD Coordinator, Angeleta Bernard and 68 participants including physical education teachers, doctors from the BVI Health Services Authority, nurses, chairpersons and members of national sporting federations and personnel from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare attended a two-day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy from February 29 – March 1, 2016.

Front row (l-r): Hon Myron V. Walwyn, Richard Way, BVIOC President, Ephraim Penn, LTAD Coordinator, Angeleta Bernard and 68 participants attended a two-day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy from February 29 – March 1, 2016. Photo credit: BVIOC

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC), in collaboration with Canada Sport for Life (CS4L), the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) and, with full endorsement from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare conducted a successful two day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy at the Fort Burt Hotel conference room on February 29 and March 1, 2016. Mr. Richard Way, CEO of Sport for Life Society, Canada was the facilitator.

At the Opening Ceremony Mr. Ephraim Penn, president, BVIOC, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn, Minister for Education & Culture and Ms. Ivy George, National Coordinator, Health Promotion Services, Ministry of Health and Social Development addressed the gathering.

The 68 participants comprised physical education teachers, doctors from the BVI Health Services Authority, nurses, chairpersons and members of national sporting federations and personnel from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Physical Literacy which means ‘having the fundamental movement and sport skills and motivation that enable individuals to read their environment and make appropriate decisions, while moving confidently and with control in a wide range of physical activities’, was of major interest to the participants.

The premise of the program is that it will pave the way for residents of the BVI to live a healthier and productive life that will help to manage the cost of health care.

Five sporting federations successfully submitted applications to benefit from the LTAD programme. Athletics, Rugby, Football, Tennis and Sailing will shortly embark on the planning of the multi-stage training, competition and recovery pathway for their sport.

Mr. Andy Bickerton of the BVI Football Association said, “The workshop was educational and very relevant. If we practice what we learnt and employ them in our sport, our athletes should be healthier and the occurrence of non- communicable diseases would lessen. It has pointed us in the right direction and we of the BVI Football Association will ensure that we work with participants instead of concentrating only on the elite players, in an effort to sustain our sport.”

Nurse Cherry-Ann George Smith of the BVI Health Services Authority said, “It is timely and applicable to what is being done with community healthcare. It is a means of primary prevention in non- communicable diseases and chronic ailments. I see where it may be used for all our clients. This has opened an avenue for networking with different sports. It was an eye opener and I am pleased to have been a part of the experience.”

“The workshop was informative and well structured,” said Mr. Elsworth Phillips, president of the BVI Swim Federation. “Mr. Richard Way made the concepts easy to understand. I now see where the BVI Swim Federation can partner with the sailing association with strength and conditioning, their swimming skills and water safety.”

Mrs. Angeleta Bernard, local coordinator of the LTAD, BVI was pleased with the enthusiasm of the participants and will be meeting with the committee, chaired by Mr. Penn to initiate the launch of LTAD, BVI and Physical Literacy in the national federations, schools and communities.

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Five VI Athletes to Compete in National Junior Colleges Athletics Competition

March 3, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of VINO

By VINO

Five Virgin Islands track and field athletes, who are ranked in the top 10 of their respective events and representing two institutions, will compete in the National Jr Colleges Athletics Association Championships in Winston-Salem, NC, March 4-5, 2016.

Central Arizona College freshman Kyron McMaster will join sophomore teammates Eldred Henry and twin sisters Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs and South Plains College’s Taylor Hill at the two-day competition.

McMaster is coming off a 600m victory in the Central Arizona College Indoor meet on Saturday February 27, 2016, where he ran one minute, 22.40 seconds. Tynelle and twin sister Trevia Gumbs, who occupy the top two positions in the Jr College rankings in the Weight Throw, are coming off a 1-2 finish.

After fouling her first two attempts, Tynelle had a series of marks from 18.58m or better with a best of 18.81 on her fifth attempt. Trevia upped her best from 18.01m two weeks ago to 18.28m.

Trevia was third in the Shot Put with a heave of 13.00m on her first throw.

Heading into the JC championships, McMaster’s 47.78 seconds in the 400m is the sixth best mark. Henry’s 18.05m effort tops the Shot Put and he’s 10th in the Weight Throw at 17.07m.

Tynelle has the top billing in the Weight Throw with 19.55m while Trevia’s 18.28 mark is third.

Hill is ranked 7th in the 60m dash with 7.51 seconds and 6th in the 200m with a 24.54 mark.

Elsewhere, sprinter Ashley Kelly won the Staten Island Last Chance 200m in 23.76 seconds.

On Friday March 4, 2016 Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott will tune up for the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the World’s Last Chance meet at the Armory in New York. She, along with Karene King, will contest the 60m.

Tarika ‘Tinkerbell’ Moses is expected to see action in the 400m.

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VI Volleyball Association Power League Continues With Five Set Thriller

March 1, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of VINO

By VINO

As the 2016 Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Power League continued over the weekend, Seventeen and Raw Power shared a five set thriller to conclude the action on Sunday February 28, 2016.

The opening set proved it was going to be a game that went to the wire with Raw Power edging it 30-28 and then Raw Power doubled their advantage, taking the second set, 25-22. However, Seventeen is packed with experience and they began an epic fight back in the third set, snatching the win, 25-18, to make it 2-1.

The fourth set went to Seventeen by the same score line and then in the fifth they held on to take the win, 15-12.

Deborah Dagou smashed 11 Kills and 5 Digs, Erica Smith-Penn notched 10 Kills, and Lynelle Gumbs made 5 Digs.

For Raw Power, Henrietta Alexander picked of 13 Kills, 7 Digs and served up 4 Aces, whilst Lauren Welch finished up with 5 Kills, 5 Blocks, 8 Digs and 5 Aces.

School Them sweep Vixens

In Sunday’s other game, School Them romped to a 3-0 win over the Vixens, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19, with Tiffany Brewley hitting 4 Kills and Tyjenica Maduro-George 4 Digs and 4 Aces.

On Saturday February 27, 2016, Phoenix Red Roosters had an equally comfortable win over the Super Spikers, 3-0, 25-10, 25-10, 25-20 and Raw Power men beat VG Hawks also 3-0, 25-16, 25-16, and 25-13.

Edward Pollock notched 8 Kills and Leon Smith 7.

On Friday, the Roosters overcame Seventeen 3-1, 27-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-7 and School Them beat Black Ops, 3-0, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15, with 5 Kills and 7 Aces from Nicola Maduro, 4 Kills and 6 Aces from Elecia Todman and 12 Kills from Tiffany Brewley.

 

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Kelly Sprints BVI’s Second Fastest 60m At Millrose Games

February 23, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of BVI Milesplit

By BVI Milesplit

Ashley Kelly joined Tahesia Harrigan-Scott as the second British Virgin Islands female sprinter to dip under 7.40 seconds over 60m indoors, when she cut her personal best from 7.46 earlier in the season to 7.39, at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday. The 400m specialist, coming off a personal best of 53.01 last week and a 23.69 in the 200m three weeks ago, finished eight overall.

In North Carolina, returning to her 800m roots, Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner ran 2 minutes 12.85 seconds to place third overall in the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem on Saturday.

Tarika “Tinkerbell” Moses was third in her 400m heat and fourth overall in 55.81 seconds followed by Jonel Lacey in 55.88-her second successive race under 56.00.

Beyonce DeFreitas finished second in heat three with the meet’s eight best mark of 57.52. Judine Lacey was second in the fourth heat with a 59.34 seconds time.

Karene King was fourth in the 60m dash in 7.50 seconds after advancing by winning her heat in 7.60. Sixth was L’Tisha Fanie with a 7.59 mark after getting to the final with a 7.69 heat winner. King finished second in the 200m after running 24.37 while Fahie recorded a time of 25.58 for ninth overall. Zacharia Frett ran 26.79.

The quartet of Lacey, Moses, DeFreitas and Warner, won the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3 minutes, 46.46 seconds. It was the second best indoor mark by a Sprint Tech quartet following up on the 3:45.34 in Boston on Jan 29.

Arianna Hayde leapt 4.79m in the Long Jump and was timed in 8.52 seconds in the 60m dash.

Rikkoi Brathwaite ran his 60m in 7.07 seconds and won his 200m heat in 23.34 seconds.

Mikkel Bassue was second in heat six in 23.40.

Rakeal Jack ran 51.94 seconds for second in his 400m heat, while Josh Hill was second in his section in 52.40. Valique Graham’s 54.55 seconds time was the top mark in heat nine. Bassue clocked 53.18 to finish third in the fourth heat.

The Sprint Tech quartet of Jack, Hill, Brathwaite and Graham became the first BVI male team to run a 4x400m Relay indoors. They were second in their heat and fifth overall in 3:30.61.

South Plains College freshman Taylor Hill, competing in her home invitational, sped to 60 and 200m personal bests on Saturday. Hill ran 7.49 seconds to finish third in the 60m after recording 7.52 in winning her semifinal. She then topped the podium in the deuce with a 24.47 seconds run.

Central Arizona sophomore Tynelle Gumbs, won the Pima Indoor Classic Weigh Throw with a heave of 19.42m, to follow up on last week’s Jr. College record of 19.70. Her series also included a 19.28 mark.

Lurching in second place after the third round, Eldred Henry edged teammate Hezekiel Romero by one centimeter to win the Shot Put with a 17.68m effort on his last attempt, after Romero took the lead with 17.67 in the fifth round.

Shaquoy Stephens was second in the Steve Miller Open 60m dash in Manhattan, Kansas, with a season’s best of 6.93 seconds. He won his 200m heat in 23.16 to finish eight overall.

In Jamaica, St. Jago’s Nelda Huggins won the Central Champs Class I Girls 100m in 11.90 seconds.

Long Jumper Chantel Malone wrapped up her European tour in Glasgow, Scotland, with a leap of 6.45 meter to place fifth overall on Saturday.

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Fournier Ends Stoby’s Streak in Blenheim Trust 5K Series Opener

February 23, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of Dean Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

Virgin Gorda resident Vincent Fournier ended Reuben Stoby’s year long winning streak in local road races during Saturday’s season opening Blenheim Trust 5K Series tour stop in Road Town, breaking the eight year-old course record in the process.

Fournier controlled the pace from the start to win the circumnavigation of Road Town from the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds and return in 17 minutes, 00.91 seconds. His time eclipsed Steven Asson’s 17:09.17 from 2008. Stoby finished in a personal best of 17:07 with Tarique “Tweety” Moses third in 18:14, in the race that saw five runners under 19 minutes.

“Every time I race, I try to do my best, I set my own things, if somebody beats me, he beats me, if he doesn’t he doesn’t, that’s just how it goes,” Fournier pointed out. “Today, I wanted to do 3:30 per kilometer. I ended up doing it and I’m proud of myself. I ended up winning too, so that was a great thing.”

Stoby said Fournier pushed a good pace and he was feeling comfortable for the second mile and was right there with him. “At the end, I just couldn’t keep up, he was very consistent so it was a very good run,” Stoby explained. “About the fourth kilometer, he put on a stretch that I couldn’t cover.”

Fournier said he heard Stoby’s breathing throughout the race. “I never really knew if he was going to give a surge or not, so in the end, I was happy to see him enter (the A. O. Shirley Grounds) way behind and I was like ‘yes, I got this.'”

Stoby is now looking forward to an interesting battle in defending his Male Road Racing Athlete of the Year title.

“This certainly makes the season very interesting with Fournier in the mix now, so I’m looking forward,” Stoby stated. “The aim this year is to run 16 (minutes) in the 5K and I’ve managed 17:07, smashing my personal best, so a very interesting season ahead.”

Katrina Crumpler who missed last year’s series because of injuries, returned and wiped out Claire-Louise Whiley’s women’s mark of 22.45 from 2011, with a time of 20:11.83.

“It was really fast and I think the conditions were really good, nice and cool, a little bit of wind,” she noted. “The first mile was too fast for me. I was trying to keep up with the boys and did about 6:20 which was really quick, so I backed off a bit over the second mile because of the hill and picked it up again.”

Final Results: Men1. Vincent Fournier, 17 minutes 00.91 seconds, (New course record. Old record, Stephen Asson 17:09.17, March 14, 2008.)  2. Reuben Stoby, 17:07.  3. Tarique Moses, 18:14.  4. Julius Farley, 18:32.  5. Guy Williamson, 18:52.  6. Michael Killourhy, 19:28.  7. Emrol Amsterdam, 19:57.  8. Stephen Asson, 20:05.  9. Zebalon McLean, 20:11.  10. Simon Cook, 20:49.  11. Simon Cross, 21:14.  12. Guyp Dubois, 21:27.  13. Adrian Dale, 21:41.  14. Ishwar Persad, 21:49.  15. Daniel Mitchell, 22:02.  16. Charles Kerins, 22:23.  17. Martin Trott, 23:02.  18. Lovat Carnally, 23:19.  19. Ravindra Sukhu, 23:20.  20. Dennis Delacruz, 28:40.  21. Howard Moore, 28:54.  22. Ravenal Santos, 31:44.  23. William Kinkead, 33:28.  24. Barry Leon, 34:16.

Women: 1. Katrina Crumpler, 20:11.83 (New course record. Old record, Claire-Louise Whiley. 22 minutes and 45.41 seconds, 2011.).  2. Rosmond Johnson, 21:21.  3. Melissa Brunner, 22:19.  4. Amy Sweeney, 22:23.  5. Lauren Julien, 23:06.  6. NiMade Oniasih, 23:51.  7. Anna Kinkead, 24:25. 8. Chloe Harris, 24:35.  9. Melisande Rowe, 24:45.  10. Philomena Robertson, 25:23.  11. Brodie Faragher, 26:27.  12. Sophia Addas, 26:27.  13. Clair Burke, 31:06.  14. Sara Knock, 32:16.  15. Simpa Ganadillo, 32:42.  16. Claire Santillan, 32:29.  17. Nedy Adordionicio, 33:40.  18. Jenny McConnell, 36:17.

Power Walkers: 1. Shirley Liburd, 45:45.  2.= Sophie Bennett and Linda Li, 48:06.

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BVIOC to host Long Term Athlete Development workshop

February 17, 2016 by

3695405-600-600-0-a-0-539e49f32d76725ec62a2bfcdd8acc8a-wmThe British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC), in conjunction with Canada Sport for Life (CS4L), the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) and with full endorsement from the Ministry of Education & Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will host the first Workshop on Physical Literacy and Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD).

LTAD IS A MULTI-stage training, competition and recovery pathway guiding an individual’s experience in sport and physical activity from infancy through all phases of adulthood. It is based on the physical, mental, emotional and cognitive development of children.  It is inclusive, addressing the needs of individuals with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities and seeks to promote a healthy, physically literate nation whose citizens participate in lifelong physical activity taking them from healthy active lives to elite sport performance from the cradle through all the phases of adulthood and from the playground to the podium.

The workshop seeks to empower community leaders, athletes, teachers, coaches, parents, and others to train, educate, promote, and integrate concepts of physical literacy into our society.

This concept of Physical Literacy is just as important as the ability to read and write. It emphasizes the importance of mastering fundamental movement skills at a young age.

The Virgin Islands is one of six Caribbean nations selected by CANOC to benefit from the LTAD programme for two years from 2016-2018 in the first instance.

Research shows that without the development of Physical Literacy, many children and youth withdraw from physical activity and sport and turn to more inactive and/or unhealthy choices during their leisure time. The rates of childhood obesity and inactivity are clearly on the rise and if we hope to combat this epidemic, we must take action NOW. Therefore the LTAD workshop could not have come at a better time.

The aims of the Workshop are to revolutionize our thinking towards coaching and promote an active lifestyle which will improve the health, well-being and sustainability of life in the Virgin Islands.

The Workshop conducted by Mr Richard Way MBA, Ch.P.C, CEO Sport for Life Society, Canada, will be held from 29th February to 1st March, 2016 at the Fort Burt Conference Room from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

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Ashley Kelly Leads Record Breakers With Worlds Qualifier

February 16, 2016 by

By Dean Greenaway, BVIAA 

Ashley Kelly becomes the just the 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships qualifier for BVI joining Tahesia Harrigan-Scott. PHOTO: Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

Ashley Kelly becomes the just the 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships qualifier for BVI joining Tahesia Harrigan-Scott. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Ashley Kelly triggered a National Records streak in Boston on Friday night that included marks in Arizona, New Mexico and the BVI.

Kelly was second overall in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational 400m in 53.01 seconds, improving her best from 53.31, while taking down Chantel Malone’s 5-year old mark of 53.23. In the process, Kelly also achieved the IAAF World Indoor Championships qualifying standard, marking the first time in its history, the BVI has two athletes qualify for an indoor championship.

Kelly joins Tahesia Harrigan-Scott who has qualified in the 60m dash and ran a season’s best 7.21 seconds in Houston on Friday, to win the Howie Ryan Invitational. Harrigan-Scott has consistently run 7.28 or better every year since 2002 when she won NCAA Indoor Championships silver for the University of Minnesota, with a 7.22 time.

Competing at the Northern Arizona University Invitational in Flagstaff, Central Arizona College sophomore Tynelle Gumbs, improved her Weight Throw Record from 19.34m to 19.70 and broke Kelly Closse National Jr. Colleges’ mark of 19.55 from 2009. Her mark is the top in the Jr. College rankings and twin sister Trevia improved her best from 16.50 to 18.01, for the No. 2 mark on the season.  She was fourth in the Shot Put with a 13.32m effort.

At the same competition, freshman Kyron McMaster ran 47.57 seconds for 400m on an oversized track, to place third. He also ran the 600m in 1:23.45 to win his heat and place second overall.

Tarika “Tinkerbell” Moses shaved her one minute 31.92 seconds 600m mark from Jan 23 in Boston, to 1:31.10 at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque on Friday night.

During Saturday’s BVI Athletics Association Development Series Meet #8, soon to be 19-year old Britney Peters shattered Tynelle Gumbs’ 40.12m Javelin Throw Record from last year, with a heave of 41.70m, which is also a National Jr. Record.

Djimon Gumbs improved on his Youth Discus Throw National Record from 46.50m to 48.19. He also won the Javelin with a personal best throw of 46.80m.

At the same meet, Jonel Lacey ran a personal best of 55.78 to lower her 56.07 best from 2013. She ran 56.27 in the prelims. Shaniyah Caul had a personal best of 57.64 in the prelims, while U15 athletes Tashara Edwards and Akrissa Euristee broke the 60 seconds barrier for the first time. Edwards ran 58.81 in the prelims and 59.06 in the finals while Euristee had marks of 59.93 and 59.90.

K’Cel Moses ran under 50 seconds for the first time with his 49.93 personal best while Rakeel Jack, 15, established an U16 record with his 50.47 seconds time in the prelims and followed up with 50.59 in the final.

Eldred Henry had double victories in the Shot Put and Weight Throw competing in the NAU Invitational, with a season’s best 18.05m mark in the Shot and 17.07m in the Weight. He has the top Jr. College mark in the Shot Put.

Karene King ran times of 7.56 in the Don Kirby Invitational 60m prelims and 7.59 in the 60m semis to finish seventh. She was also fourth in her 200m heat in 24.03.

South Plains College sophomore Taylor Hill was sixth in her heat of the Tyson Invitational 60m dash with a time of 7.65 seconds.

Long Jumper Chantel Malone had a season’s best leap of 6.56m to finish fourth in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. She had a 6.45m opener in Stuttgart on Feb 9 where she was fourth and 6.16 in France, where she also finished fourth. She ends her European Tour in Glasgow, Scotland, on Feb 20.

In Jamaica, Nelda Huggins won the Camperdown Classic Class I Girls 100m in 11.79 seconds.

On Monday, St. Augustine Jr. Khari Herbert, became the 12th BVI athlete to win a major conference title, when he won the 400m at the CIAA Conference Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Herbert had a winning time of 48.23 seconds.

He was second in his 200m heat and fifth overall in 22.06 seconds.

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Trophies Galore For Team BVI Sailors at Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico

February 10, 2016 by

By RBVIYC

BVI Optimist sailors Ryan Lettsome, Rayne Duff and Nathan Haycraft at the Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico Feb 5 - 7, 2016

BVI Optimist sailors Ryan Lettsome, Rayne Duff and Nathan Haycraft at the Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico Feb 5 – 7, 2016

Six sailors representing the Royal BVI Yacht Club competed in the 2016 Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta hosted at Club Nautico San Juan in Puerto Rico from February 5 – 7.

The event comprised 72 competitors in the Optimist, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, and Sunfish classes. Racers representing Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, British Virgin Islands, St. Croix and Antigua competed.  The regatta was the second largest junior sailing event in the history of Puerto Rico.

The three day event held challenging conditions for racers. The race course in San Juan harbor saw light and shifting winds all weekend. Wind conditions on Friday and Saturday ranged from 2-7 knots, while on Sunday the breeze increased to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Team BVI sailed incredibly well despite the variable winds, with 5 out of 6 sailors taking home trophies.

BVI optimist sailors included Rayne Duff, Nathan Haycraft, Ryan Lettsome, and Max Reshetiloff, along with Jason Putley and Thad Lettsome sailing in the Laser Radial class.

Thad Lettsome finished third overall in the Laser Radial class with Jason Putley one spot ahead in second place.

Optimist sailor Ryan Lettsome finished second place in the 10 year old and under white fleet. Nathan Haycraft finished second in the blue fleet and third overall.

Red Fleeter Rayne Duff stole the show with seven first place finishes over nine races! Duff finished first in the Optimist red fleet and first place overall.

Team BVI collectively sailed better than any other club in the event. Great job team!

Team BVI Results
Position – Skipper
Optimist Red and Overall
1 – Rayne Duff

Optimist Blue
2 – Nathan Haycraft (and third overall)
13 – Max Reshetiloff

Optimist White
2 – Ryan Lettsome

Laser Radial
2 – Jason Putley
3 – Thad Lettsome

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BVIFA Trains Next Generation of Football Coaches

February 9, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of BVIFA

New General Secretary , Paul Hewlett addressed the next cadre of more than 20 hopeful soccer coaches last Friday, February 5th, 2016, as the F.A launched its Raising the Standards Campaign ahead of the second Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) “D” License programme.

“Our World Governing Body, FIFA and CONCACAF” commented Hewlett “are moving towards standardizing minimum levels across all Member Associations and their member clubs. So it is of upmost importance that we all understand our roles within such a framework, including the Coaches pathway”.

Becoming a CONCACAF qualified Coach, according to Hewlett not only opens doors on opportunity and further education , but also, as the FA is moving towards only utilizing qualified Coaches, employment in some of their many Youth development and National Programmes.

BVIFA President, Mr. Andy Bickerton, was also on hand to address the participants, mentioning that as football becomes more and more structured in its approach, investment in young people will begin to reap benefits on the regional and global stage.

“Having more and more qualified coaches will only make players better prepared, play at a higher standard and position them to gain the rewards for hard work” he stated.

The next stage of the CONCACAF “D” License is the First Aid Course, facilitated by the Red Cross which takes place on Saturday 13th February from 9am until 2pm, at the BVIFA Head Office at the Botanic Station.

It is a half day course and is mandatory for those wishing to gain the “D” License.

Practical and Theory Coaching begins on Thursday February 18th and runs through until Sunday 21st when the participants will be tested on what they have learnt over the previous three days, including principles of attack and defense, small sided games, age appropriate training, session planning and technical training and knowledge of the Theory of Coaching.

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