Remember when.
Good stuff.
The best of Barbados. Super Sada.
Another loan.
The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Government of Barbados have signed a loan agreement for the sum of US 25 million dollars to facilitate the re-development of Kensington Oval.
Cricket in Brazil.
Good news.
New chinee stadium.
Soccer: I saw Curacao gave Barbados a sound trashing and no Bajan, not even Hants, said a word. Calling for the closure of this page and (sadly) for banishing Hants.
@ The OG
@ The OG,
real football.
@Commander Hants,
A good post, but be careful.
With the new cybercrime bill I will accuse you of causing emotional harm/distress if you post a video with a Bajan near a soccer ball.
You were warned.,
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Do you remember the competitions where you had to place an X where you thought the ball was in the picture. And the ball was never where you thought the player was looking. I used to think the newspaper was cheating, but after following Bajan football I realized that basing my decision on where the player was looking was a big mistake.
@ The OG,
you should be pleased.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/06/11/kolij-crowned-champs-in-baba-junior-competition/
Another Bajan star girl in the USA.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/06/13/thorpe-breaks-national-javelin-record/
Barbados will have an all tourists final at Kensington.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/06/24/south-africa-edge-west-indies-to-reach-world-cup-semi-finals/
Star girl getting ready for Olympics.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/07/03/sada-willliams-runs-new-june-best/
PM MIA
Could be good for tourism.
https://nationnews.com/2024/07/10/jack-kirby-to-carry-barbados-flag-at-2024-paris-olympics/
Test cricket. West Indies in trouble.
121 & 79/6
Room to grow road tennis
ROAD TENNIS IS SYNONYMOUS with Barbados and for good reasons. It is indigenous to this island.
Our tourism planners over many years ignored it as a promotional tool while we are yet to make a major incursion into other nations with this sport.
Yet, it has recorded a remarkable evolution over the past 70 years in a once race-divided and rigid class society where most black people were excluded from the then elitist sport of lawn tennis.
Road tennis is both adaptation and innovation by working class Barbadians who introduced a hybrid to both lawn and table tennis.
It has proven to be an excellent method for exercise and dexterity while in recent times has been providing good financial rewards to the top-rated players.
Some issues
While there are formal rules and standardised courts some issues with road tennis are evident.
There is a need for more certified umpires in the sport to ensure the rules are consistently and correctly applied; a corps of competent trained coaches who are not simply talented players but must also be excellent teachers. The ability to nurture player commitment, concentration, control, communication and confidence are needed to bring out the best in players and take the game forward.
This highlights important weaknesses where desire is running ahead of reality.
The Barbados Road Tennis Association must familiarise itself and look to develop a relationship with the Barbados Olympic Association which can offer sound apolitical guidance and training opportunities for administrators and coaches in the sport.
The National Sports Council also has a critical role in the development of the sport. It should study the growth of pickleball and bossaball to understand why these two sports have become very popular so quickly and what can be applied to road tennis.
Try to mirror
Our road tennis officials could try to mirror the British who have an excellent record codifying, organising and commercialising sports. Promotion of this individual and dual game in Australia which has the highest sports participation rate of any country in the world should bring us positive results.
The selling of rights to broadcasters and content platforms and how to deal with sponsors necessitates specialised skills in dealing with intellectual property rights.
The business of sport needs a B2B model and not simply one where government sees it as a good promotional and political tactic to help quell unhappiness amongst youth.
The government must not simply throw money at sporting events and competitions as a cure to existing societal ills but have policies and interventions based on sound strategy. Formulation and implementation of an effective policy is therefore a prerequisite.
The National Sports Council also has a critical role in the development of the sport.
Source: Nation Editorial
Will we see a BTMI logo on his car?
https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/07/18/the-boy-from-barbados-on-the-brink-of-formula-1/
Real test cricket…. so far.
These guys obviously have potential….but I’m scared to watch.
I wish my talk was as persuasive as the cricket played by the West Indies.
I would be able to break hearts, mend them and then break them again. With no real change in behavior, I would still be able to persuade a hurt lover to jump on the The O train, again and again.
Alas, I lack the level of persuasion. In fact, some of the women that I like seem to have a deep desire to ‘kill me’ ….
I did not know they were in England until Hants posted.
But before you put all the blame on the West Indies team, you should understand that the way the ICC is structured and is administering cricket is also a major part of the problem.
Cricket is structured to maximise profits to India, Australia and England, the so-called Big Three in the short-term. The schedule is packed with quick money grabs.
There is very little attention paid to development.
If the Windies are playing better this match, it probably has something to do with the temperature being 30°.
Used to be that visiting test teams had adequate time and opportunity to adjust amd get acclimatised to the vastly different conditions in the host country. The tour started several weeks before any test was played and at the very least, a county team was played at the same venue.
In this way, home advantage was lessened somewhat and young players were allowed to develop.
Now you are basically thrown off the deep end, given two or three test matches a couple of times a year and no significant funds to improve even your domestic competition playing time.
The profit-sharing ratio was changed by the Big Three when they voted themselves rulers of international cricket several years ago.
It’s not only Windies cricket that has declined ever since. Outside of the Big Three, only Afghanistan has seen any improvement really. This should be no surprise.
P.S. I have no desire to kill you. I wish only that you would stop twisting my CLEARLY RECOGNISABLE words for a cheap hook line. And stop thinking that you can lead me into your way of thinking! Make your point and leave me out of it! I mean REALLY leave me out of it.
Another loss.
” They fought superbly for three days and two sessions, then collapsed in a heap in little more than 90 minutes.”
@Hants
I saw that a few are crying over the WI team.
When you start to enjoy WI then I start to cry for you. It pains me to know that you will be happy for one moment and afterwards you will cry for a few days.
By now you should have figured out the routine … You laugh for one day then cry for 10 days.
My tears ducts are almost dry.. don’t laugh anymore. Please.
I have not seen this mentioned before, but it being an easy win may be the reason.
Proposing that we have a road tennis court at ever school in the nation. Proposing that it carry the same weight as soccer or tennis. Inter-school championship.
Not only identifying problems, providing solutions.
Good suggestion @The OG. Road tennis is an easily affordable sport.
A couple of years ago, I playfully inserted an article on Kemar Roach who was plying his trade in the UK. My post was slightly provocative and ambiguous. As is the norm on BU a couple of bloggers took offence.
The link below highlights that we should not take offence to every posting. There is so much happening in Barbados that is both carried out in plain sight and underground which the vast majority of Barbadians have a blind spot to.
Why would an island famed for its cricketing tradition deliberately vandalise and undermine their own cricketing foundation. This story has parallels with the black belly sheep being exported to Guyana.
Yes sir, Bajans are a strange breed of human beings. Little England is supplying the mother country with potential international cricketers.
@ TLSN
I would love to read the article but, unfortunately, I don’t have £25 to pay for one year’s The Telegraph subscription, far less £1 for three months.
Why not copy and paste it for the benefit of us poor Barbadians?
@ Cricket Fan,
You have to do a screen shot as The Daily Telegraph has limited your viewing time to a few seconds only.
1) Click the attached link
2) Press the ctrl key, the shift key and the S key simultaneously
3) At the top of the screen you will see two icons CAPTURE AREA AND CAPTURE FULL PAGE.
4) Click onto CAPTURE FULL PAGE
5) You now have a screenshot which will allow you to view the article.
I hope this will be of some assistance to you.
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