For the person who wrote me that the Jamaicans are not tested as frequently as other countries. I know that. How many times were Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin tested? You are naïve to think that testing catches the cheats. Let’s move on and recognize that there is an air of suspicion that surrounds all sports at the present time. I am not sure what can be done about this.Concerning some of th [...]
My favorite Olympic moment was watching Matthew Mitcham win the gold medal in the men’s 10m platform. I got to watch him train last year when I was New South Wales Academy of Sport (NSWIS). I spent the day with his coach Chava Sobrino who is a great coach. I enjoyed that day with Chava talking about philosophy of coaching how to communicate with the athletes, a great learning experience. Matthew [...]
It's been widely stated (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in the media that the American track team had a complete meltdown in Beijing. USATF's new CEO, Doug Logan, has even gone so far as to say our recent failures in Beijing may warrant a shakeup of the infrastructure of the organization. I mean, even when we won, it seemed we had really lost. At the close of the games, the U.S. had won 23 medals. Is this so ba [...]
As many of you have probably noticed there's been some pretty significant changes under the hood of ELITETRACK over the past couple weeks. I'd really like to see ET to become the top track and field / sport conditioning website on the net and the recent updates were made in an attempt to get there. Just so you don't miss out on any of the exciting new updates here's what's new:I've added the [...]
I came across this on the BBC Sport website. I have to admit it warmed my heart to see this. According to the country's sports minister Olivia Grange, Jamaica gets a jump on its rivals right from the start. I always talk about the triple T - tradition, talent and training. We have an extremely good school system. In our primary schools, physical education is mandatory, and we actually start compe [...]
