Congratulations to the Alwyn Babb coached national senior team for placing second at the recently held AFNA World Championships qualifiers at the Beausejour Indoor Complex in St.Lucia.
It is apparent that for most simple-minded,hate mongers who wanted this team to fail, the defeat to St.Lucia was more important and note worthy than the much needed qualification.
Not only is it ridiculous that former national coaches and some present ones have been gloating over this defeat but some past Administrators as well. These are the same coaches who would always knew that Babb was the GO-TO guy when a player needed assistance with improving their fitness level in some area. The most recent being after the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Australia where one coach NEEDED a player patched up.
People who are in the know apparently DON'T KNOW !! One other blogger has stated that St.Lucia defeated Barbados in 2001 when they were coached by the present Jamaica national coach Connie Francis. This statement can be found on the blog NETBALL SHOTS and was posted after the netball pundits had had their fifteen minutes of fame or should I say INFAMY??
Sometimes it's really good when some people keep their mouths closed, because once that mouth has been opened, it proves that an idiot has appeared !!!
JOB WELL DONE TEAM BARBADOS AND IT'S MANAGEMENT !!!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
AFNA Day 1
The 2010 AFNA World Netball qualifiers started on a high for Team Barbados on Friday ( July 23) with a tantalizing victory against St.Vincent and the Grenadines.
Playing in a furnace that is the Beausejour Indoor facility,the Alwyn Babb coached team got off to a slow start. The line up for Team Barbados was Lydia Bishop ( GS) ,Nikita Piggott ( GA) , Sabrina Browne( WA) , Sabreena Smith ( C), Kizzy Marville ( WD), Latonia Blackman ( GD) and Lisa Puckerin ( GK) .
In the first quarter of a very pedestrian game, shooter Lydia Bishop seemed frustrated and it showed in her body language. As a result of this SVG ended the first quarter 11-10.
At the resumption of the game,Team Barbados finally turned up! Lydia seemingly began to play the level of netball that she is known for and the entire Barbadian team began to show themselves as title contenders before going into the halftime with a lead of 24-21.
Needing fresh legs in the third and always crucial quarter,Babb introduced the younger of the Browne sisters ( Samantha) at (C) and moved Sabreena Smith to (WA) which immediately paid dividends. The defensive minded spark was like the turf the game was being played on ( all over the place).
This combination coupled with an almost perfect switching combination between the two shooters allowed Barbados to more than triple the goals of SVG in this quarter ( 16-5) and a third quarter score of 40-25.
With the game all but over, Team Barbados went on a rampage racking up a whopping seventeen goals in the last quarter ( 17-8) before closing out the game 57-33.
Lydia Bishop - 31/39
Nikita Piggott - 26/31
SVG - J Frank - 14/18
Gailene Gordon - 19/24
In other games Trinidad and Tobago beat a determined Canada 48-36 and the USA stunned St.Lucia 42-38.
Playing in a furnace that is the Beausejour Indoor facility,the Alwyn Babb coached team got off to a slow start. The line up for Team Barbados was Lydia Bishop ( GS) ,Nikita Piggott ( GA) , Sabrina Browne( WA) , Sabreena Smith ( C), Kizzy Marville ( WD), Latonia Blackman ( GD) and Lisa Puckerin ( GK) .
In the first quarter of a very pedestrian game, shooter Lydia Bishop seemed frustrated and it showed in her body language. As a result of this SVG ended the first quarter 11-10.
At the resumption of the game,Team Barbados finally turned up! Lydia seemingly began to play the level of netball that she is known for and the entire Barbadian team began to show themselves as title contenders before going into the halftime with a lead of 24-21.
Needing fresh legs in the third and always crucial quarter,Babb introduced the younger of the Browne sisters ( Samantha) at (C) and moved Sabreena Smith to (WA) which immediately paid dividends. The defensive minded spark was like the turf the game was being played on ( all over the place).
This combination coupled with an almost perfect switching combination between the two shooters allowed Barbados to more than triple the goals of SVG in this quarter ( 16-5) and a third quarter score of 40-25.
With the game all but over, Team Barbados went on a rampage racking up a whopping seventeen goals in the last quarter ( 17-8) before closing out the game 57-33.
Lydia Bishop - 31/39
Nikita Piggott - 26/31
SVG - J Frank - 14/18
Gailene Gordon - 19/24
In other games Trinidad and Tobago beat a determined Canada 48-36 and the USA stunned St.Lucia 42-38.
Congrats !!
Congratulations to President of the Barbados Netball Association Octavia Gibson who has been returned as regional representative of the Americas Federation of Netball Associations at a meeting recently held at the Palm Haven Hotel in Rodney Bay, St.Lucia. At the same meeting, Octavia was also elected Secretary of the same Association.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Two from six
Six teams representing four Caribbean and two North American countries paraded through the streets of Castries yesterday as the 2010 AFNA World Netball qualifiers began in St.Lucia.
The Caribbean countries were Barbados,Trinidad and Tobago, St.Vincent and the Grenadines and host country St.Lucia with Canada and the United States the two North American countries.
This year's tournament sees the return of several veterans and the inclusion of some emerging talent. Nadia Blackman,Tonisha Rock-Yaw and Sabrina Browne(daughter of former ace national defender Jacqueline Browne)will ALL make their debut at the senior level.
Returning to strengthen Team Barbados is the impressive Latonia(Picky)Blackman after a few years' absence from national duty.
Only two teams will qualify from this tournament for next year's World Netball Championships(2011)in Singapore.
The Caribbean countries were Barbados,Trinidad and Tobago, St.Vincent and the Grenadines and host country St.Lucia with Canada and the United States the two North American countries.
This year's tournament sees the return of several veterans and the inclusion of some emerging talent. Nadia Blackman,Tonisha Rock-Yaw and Sabrina Browne(daughter of former ace national defender Jacqueline Browne)will ALL make their debut at the senior level.
Returning to strengthen Team Barbados is the impressive Latonia(Picky)Blackman after a few years' absence from national duty.
Only two teams will qualify from this tournament for next year's World Netball Championships(2011)in Singapore.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
HMMMM!!
In the past it was the norm that umpires officiating at any regional or international competition would use the training sessions of any national teams to work on any weak areas they might have.
Sadly that practice seemed to have stopped with the selection of Alwyn Babb as head coach of the senior netball team.
It is ridiculous that it seemed as though the management was begging any umpire to assist in the officiating of games and that the TWO who are St.Lucia bound were always busy.HMMMM!!!
This level of unprofessionalism climaxed last night ( July 17) when one of the two,who was available all along became a NO-SHOW. Again I say HMMMM!
Should the Barbados Association of Netball Umpires take some blame for this. YES !!
The 'anointed' umpires were unavailable but the ones who assisted did a remarkable job. Maybe those are the ones who should be St.Lucia bound. HMMMM!!
Sadly that practice seemed to have stopped with the selection of Alwyn Babb as head coach of the senior netball team.
It is ridiculous that it seemed as though the management was begging any umpire to assist in the officiating of games and that the TWO who are St.Lucia bound were always busy.HMMMM!!!
This level of unprofessionalism climaxed last night ( July 17) when one of the two,who was available all along became a NO-SHOW. Again I say HMMMM!
Should the Barbados Association of Netball Umpires take some blame for this. YES !!
The 'anointed' umpires were unavailable but the ones who assisted did a remarkable job. Maybe those are the ones who should be St.Lucia bound. HMMMM!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Team announced
The final twelve netballers for the upcoming World Championships qualifiers were announced on Tuesday night at the Netball Stadium. In case my readers don't know who they are,here goes:
Lydia Bishop
Tonisha Rock-Yaw
Chekirah Shepherd
Nikita Piggott
Sabrina Browne
Samantha Browne
Lisa Puckerin
Laurel Browne
Kizzy Marville
Sabrina Smith
Latonia Blackman
Nadia Blackman
** Reserves :
Damisha Croney
Jeniece Clarke
Shakira Boxill
It is obvious that most people have already begun to question the selection of both Tonisha and Nadia but they are deserving of their selection and that is obvious by the remarkable improvement which is shown in their play.
It is unfortunate that some players have taken the cowardly way out and have NOT returned to national training AFTER the FIFTEEN were announced some weeks ago.
If these players were/are honest with themselves, they would remember that at the INITIAL meeting with the head coach, it was said that even though an individual might be unsuccessful in making the team for the World Championships qualifiers, it did not mean that they could not make the team for the Commnwealth Games.
In previous years, it was unheard of that this structure would be possible within the netball fraternity as it was always the same eight or twelve people who made up the national team. I support the efforts of coach Babb and wish all success to the 2010 national team which will be heading to St Lucia later this month.
Lydia Bishop
Tonisha Rock-Yaw
Chekirah Shepherd
Nikita Piggott
Sabrina Browne
Samantha Browne
Lisa Puckerin
Laurel Browne
Kizzy Marville
Sabrina Smith
Latonia Blackman
Nadia Blackman
** Reserves :
Damisha Croney
Jeniece Clarke
Shakira Boxill
It is obvious that most people have already begun to question the selection of both Tonisha and Nadia but they are deserving of their selection and that is obvious by the remarkable improvement which is shown in their play.
It is unfortunate that some players have taken the cowardly way out and have NOT returned to national training AFTER the FIFTEEN were announced some weeks ago.
If these players were/are honest with themselves, they would remember that at the INITIAL meeting with the head coach, it was said that even though an individual might be unsuccessful in making the team for the World Championships qualifiers, it did not mean that they could not make the team for the Commnwealth Games.
In previous years, it was unheard of that this structure would be possible within the netball fraternity as it was always the same eight or twelve people who made up the national team. I support the efforts of coach Babb and wish all success to the 2010 national team which will be heading to St Lucia later this month.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
FINAL 15
The Barbados Netball Association recently announced the final fifteen names of those netballers in line to make the 2010 World Qualifiers team.
Here are the names as well as the clubs they represent :-
Lydia Bishop - Spooners Hill
Tonisha Rock-Yaw - Brydens Anchor
Chekirah Shepherd - Cavaliers Shottas
Laurel Browne - Structural Systems Silver Raiders
Lisa Puckerin - Structural Systems Silver Raiders
Sabrina Smith - Banks Spurs
Kizzy Marville - Banks Spurs
Latonia Blackman - Guardian General Pride of Villa
Nadia Blackman - Guardian General Pride of Villa
Sabrina Browne - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Samantha Browne - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Damisha Croney - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Jeniece Clarke - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Shekira Boxill - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Nikita Piggott - C.O.W Rangers
Pick YOUR final 12 and compare when the official team is announced.
Here are the names as well as the clubs they represent :-
Lydia Bishop - Spooners Hill
Tonisha Rock-Yaw - Brydens Anchor
Chekirah Shepherd - Cavaliers Shottas
Laurel Browne - Structural Systems Silver Raiders
Lisa Puckerin - Structural Systems Silver Raiders
Sabrina Smith - Banks Spurs
Kizzy Marville - Banks Spurs
Latonia Blackman - Guardian General Pride of Villa
Nadia Blackman - Guardian General Pride of Villa
Sabrina Browne - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Samantha Browne - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Damisha Croney - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Jeniece Clarke - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Shekira Boxill - Pine Hill St Barnabas
Nikita Piggott - C.O.W Rangers
Pick YOUR final 12 and compare when the official team is announced.
President's Cup 2010 the END !!
It is always important to reward individuals or Organizations when good work has been done.
In this case it's the Board of the Barbados Netball Association and the head coach of the national senior team who had the foresight to showcase the 2010 national squad ( divided into two teams) over three days of high intensity netball in the inaugural President's Cup.
Also included were the President's Select and the Barbados Select, two teams which were put together to give much needed practice to the senior squad.
As was expected, the final game was played between both teams comprising the national trialists but it was the Alwyn Babb coached team Barbados 'A' which wanted the victory more and was rewarded with a 42-38 win.
If the high skill level of this game is any indication of what's in store from the national team, then we are in for some serious netball.
CONGRATULATIONS to the youthful and energetic Barbados Select with a creditable third in this competition by staving off the President's Select with a 35-33 win.
KUDOS to all involved!!
In this case it's the Board of the Barbados Netball Association and the head coach of the national senior team who had the foresight to showcase the 2010 national squad ( divided into two teams) over three days of high intensity netball in the inaugural President's Cup.
Also included were the President's Select and the Barbados Select, two teams which were put together to give much needed practice to the senior squad.
As was expected, the final game was played between both teams comprising the national trialists but it was the Alwyn Babb coached team Barbados 'A' which wanted the victory more and was rewarded with a 42-38 win.
If the high skill level of this game is any indication of what's in store from the national team, then we are in for some serious netball.
CONGRATULATIONS to the youthful and energetic Barbados Select with a creditable third in this competition by staving off the President's Select with a 35-33 win.
KUDOS to all involved!!
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