NOT A NURSERY !!

It has always been said that the RST&FC isn't a nursery. True or false?? If it wasn't such,it sure looked that way today at Grand Prix 2. Imagine that with so many athletes in this club and so many parents,only three were on hand to operate the fund-raising effort.

That was ABSOLUTELY tragic. We understand that parents will want to see their children compete but after having met recently,I thought that was sorted out and that things would be different.

Kudos to the President,treasurer and the assistant treasurer. JOB WELL DONE!!

REMEMBER THIS AIN'T ANY NURSERY !

WHEN THE BOW BROKE!

By now those reading this would've and should've known that we had an accident on tTuesday November 25th at training. In case you didn't realise it,it was exactly one year ago that we lost one of our very own.

Imagine the horror then to not only have to relive all that but to experience a budding star literally fall out of the air. TM is a strong and driven guy, but that was a scray sight. The head coach and I took him to a medical clinic and after tests and an xray,he is fine.NO broken bones or internal damage.

A word of advice to all athletes. PLAY IT SAFE ALWAYS!! THE TREE WAS STEADY AND THE BOW STILL BROKE.

IT HAS STARTED !!

It is always good when people acknowledge talent. It is even better when that talent is showcased for all to see. What do I mean?? As if it aint obvious! Grand Prix 1 @ BCC on Saturday 22nd November 2008.

Those who were absent missed what was a meet which forced one spectator to ask me this question: " Waitttttttttttttttt( that was how long she held the "t'), dis is a Rising Stars meet?? Evah damn time I look around I seeing dem?'' Here is my answer : " Steupssssssss ( I held my "s"), unfortunately for u I WON"T ANSWER THAT question." The spectator was my friend.

It honestly was about orange, black and white and here are the results to show.

Girls 60m dash U-15

1- Sydney Jackson - 8.84
2- Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 9.07

Boys 60m dash U-15

1 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 7.64
2- Jesse Haynes - 7.87
3- Tristan Alleyne - 8.24
4- Xavier Parris - 8.27
5-Todd Lavine - 8.92


Women 60m dash

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 8.30
3- Jaleesia Harper- 8.54
5- Shaniece Barrow - 8.93

Men 60m dash

1 - Elroy Agard - 7.14
3 - Everton Evelyn - 7.46
7- Tyrell Forde -7.79
11- Chad Sandiford - 7.96
13- Khai Lashley - 8.13


Girls 200m dash U-15

1 - Sydney Jackson - 29.21
2- Erin Corbin-Boyce -29.71


Boys 200m dash U-15

1- Shakir Sandiford - 25.33
2- Jerrad Mason - 25.39
3- Shaquille Hollingsworth - 25.66
4 - Deondray Richards - 26.32
6- Jesse Haynes - 26.45
7- Tristan Alleyne - 28.15


Women 200m dash

1- Kierre Beckles - 27.49
2- Jaleesia Harper - 28.53
3- Rickyta Whitney - 29.07
5- Shaniece Barrow - 30.47


Men 200m dash

2- Elroy Agard - 24.19
4- Tyrell Forde - 25.67
9- Chad Sandiford - 27.07
8 - Khai Lashley - 27.42
9 - Adrian Howell - 28.59


Boys 400m run U-15

2 - Tramaine Maloney - 58.42
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 59.07


Men 400m run

1 - Dwayne Layne - 55.78
6 - Rhys Phillips - 59.26
9 - Adrian Howell - 1:03:53


Boys 800m run U-15

1 - Jerrad Mason - 2:12:48


Boys 60m Hurdles U-15

1- Tramaine Maloney - 9.06
2- Shakir Sandiford - 9.50
3 -Deondray Richards - 9.94
4 - Todd Lavine - 11.28


Women 60m Hurdles

1 - Kierre Beckles - 9.54
2 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 9.88
3 - Rickyta Whitney - 9.96


Men 60m Hurdles

2 - Tyrell Forde - 8.70

The RST&FC were also represented in the Men's high and long jumps. The official results were not known when this report was posted.


Whew, that was a lot of writing. Congrats to all who did us proud and to those who encouraged these performances a big THANKS.

R WE THERE YET ??

In our daily life we encounter some of the most gut-wrenching situations and wonder if we were in the same situation,what we would do and how we would handle it.

Thursday November 13th 2008 was one such day for me. I travelled with a group of students to a track event which was almost deadly for a student of another school. Imagine a child running and then falling and then other students and human beings ignoring him.

This student had fallen and was apparently having a seizure which included his TONGUE hanging out of his mouth. Two of my students didn't hesitate in giving up top 50 places in that event to help another human being.

Readers may wonder why this information has been posted. Here's why. NO MATTER what the situation is, we can never forget that life is so short it can be taken away in a huff and puff.

My question now is this, R WE THERE YET where we will willingly put others before self ??

I KNOW WHY THE CAGE BIRD SINGS !!

Noted American novelist Maya Angelou wrote one of the most thought provoking novels of our time several years ago. The title of the book is also the title of this post.

Do I know anything about the book? A RESOUNDING NO!! NEVER READ IT but the title has always been catchy.

Now after saying all that,this blogger simply wants to say to athletes,parents,guardians et al,that life as we know it is too short for negatives.

We have a good ( maybe great) thing going and we can never be the best as we want if we hold each other to ransom.

Maya knew why the caged bird sang and I know why THE BARRIER IS IN YOUR MIND.

Grand Prix 1

It never happened. The heavenly showers prevented it. But were we ready mentally??? Sure we were physically.That has never been in doubt and kudos to the head coach and others.

God does work in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.

We have one(1) week to get it right before the next Grand Prix scheduled for the Barbados Community College ( BCC) on Saturday November 15th.

All hands on deck!!