Netball in a coma

It is now history that Barbados has finally won a game at the Netball World Cup 2015..albeit against the weakest country in the competition. What the many supporters of the Barbados Gems may not know is that the Gems were the coaches of themselves in this and games prior to this maiden victory.

With this in mind and knowing that the coaches  failed to do their job on any level, is it fair to those with the sport at heart that these individuals be allowed to remain?

Between the years 2009 - 2011, it was a given that a coaching programme with the improvement of the national team as the main focus be presented to the Barbados Netball Association. Such programme was implemented and the advancement of netball started.

In 2012m  I had thrown my hat in the ring for the post of Vice President of the Barbados Netball Association. On the night of the elections, the old vanguards who believed that  netball was theirs
came to "make sure that Cameron didn't win". On that said night, the present national coach openly shouted "WE TEKKING BACK WE SPORT!"

The 'taking back of the sport' has now caused the country major embarrassment in more ways than one causing the same old vanguards to be shocked into silence.

With regional sports commentators,journalists and other personalities asking the same question, are we going to allow the pretenders to remain in charge in any capacity or are we willing to speak as a concerned nation and ask for ALL resignations?

It is also public knowledge based on reports and carried in the media, that the emphasis was on beating Trinidad, which means that no consideration was given into competing against Australia or New Zealand. A realistic approach to the Calypso Girls was also not implemented realising that we were defeated by the same team at the AFNA qualifiers last year.

It was also public knowledge that finishing in a higher position than 2011 would've further cemented the thinking that the coach of the Barbados team then was not in the same bracket.Fortunately.....that is true...HE'S BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!

The sport was taken back and it is now in a comatose state. Who will be saddled with the responsibility to resuscitate it?

If we allow the present crop to do so...IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL will be the anthem of this sport.