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.