Arianna Hayde, BVIAA coach Ericca Frederick and Jelani Norman. Photo: BVIOC

The BVI Olympic Committee in conjunction with the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) is sending Coach Ericca Frederick and two junior athletes (aged 16-18 years) Mr. Jelani Norman and Ms. Arianna Hayde to represent the British Virgin Islands at the 2016 Association of National Olympic Committees of Eastern Caribbean States (ANOCES) Sports Academy in Grenada.

The Academy will focus on coaching and teaching the fundamentals of the pole vault event which the BVIAA and BVIOC want to have introduced as one of the competitive field sports offered in the British Virgin Islands.

The delegates departed the territory on December 9th, 2016 en route to the Spice Island Grenada until December 18th, 2016.

The programme will be conducted by Mr Jeff Petersmeyer, Director, Cross Country and Track and Field (Jumps and Multi-Event) Coach at San Jose State.