"We tekking back we sport!"
With those five words, the sport of netball was given back to the individual who would ultimately lead us into the 2015 Netball World Cup.
With those five words, the Barbados Gems have been the brunt of public scrutiny, harsh comments and shocking defeats.
With those five words, the ranking of Barbados seems heading for a downward spiral.
After shocking the netball world with the insane prediction that the Gems would defeat the top two countries in the world, the Gems have lost three straight games through POOR coaching decisions with two of the defeats coming to teams ranked lower than Barbados.
For some stupid reason, the target coming into NWC was to defeat Trinidad and Tobago. We lost that one 39-55. Trinidad is ranked 10th.
We were expected to win against Scotland. We lost 34-37. Scotland is ranked 11th.
I do not know what the thinking was going into the game against Fiji but it I'm sure that the emphasis would've been on winning. We lost that one too 37-48. Fiji is ranked higher at 7th.
Now we play the lowest of the low in all the teams - Sri Lanka and with what has been happening in Sydney...don't be surprised if ..... Sri Lanka is ranked 22nd.
I applaud the twelve girls who are in Sydney...I do not applaud or support the asinine decisions that have made them the laughing stock of anyone who knows the game.
That being said, when the Barbados Netball Association made it clear that there's a no tolerance policy to anything which might bring the game into disrepute, I am sure it extended to this present management.
You have weighed in the balance and found wanted. Leave the girls to coach themselves and take a trip to GAIA.
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