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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Sports
As the curtain opens on the Queen of the Games, Track and Field, we take a look at where our Bahamian athletes are in terms of the IAAF performance list for 2012. Some of our athletes have made the qualifying standards last year and have not bettered their performances this year. Some have personal best performances from several years ago, like Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie’s 100m time of 10.91sec in 2002 and 200m time of 22.19sec in 1999. Only two athletes on the squad, Ferguson-McKenzie and Leevan Sands have won Olympic medals, Ferguson-McKenzie a bronze in the 200m in Athens in 2004 and Leevan Sands, a bronze in the Triple Jump in Beijing in 2008.
Several athletes, namely Ferguson-McKenzie in 2001 and 2009, Avard Moncur in 2001, Sands in 2003, Chandra Sturrup in 2001 and 2003, Donald Thomas in 2007, and Trevor Barry in 2011, have won individual World Championship medals. There are only two athletes who have not qualified at the “A” standard level. The “A” standard is more difficult and permits a country to enter more than one athlete in an event.
Raymond Higgs who qualified with a performance of 8.15m (26’9”) last year and Ivanique Kemp who qualified in the 100m hurdles with a 13.15sec clocking this year are at the “B” standard. The “A” standards for these events are 8.20m (26’11”) and 12.96sec. The “B” standards are 8.10m(26’7”) and 13.15sec. The Road to The Finals
In the field events athletes are given a specific distances or heights to attain during the qualifying round. If less than twelve athletes achieve the specific height or distance, the top twelve athletes advance to the final. For running events in the sprints to the 1500m there are three rounds, a heat, semi-final, and final.
Our athletes are entered in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, and 110m hurdles. In the past we have had athletes in the finals of the men’s 100m, men’s 400m, women’s 100m, 200m, and 400m. As a matter of note, Ivanique Kemp is the first Bahamian woman to qualify in the 100m hurdles. The goal of each athlete should be to make the final of their event. In the running event they should exert as little effort as possible to do this. There is a danger, however for an athlete to run too slow and miss the next round. In some cases it is necessary for them to do a personal best however to advance to the semi-final or final. Physical Readiness The goal of each athlete should be to be in their best possible physical shape. We have seen this year that when the BTC/Scotiabank Olympic Trials came around several high profile athletes were not in top physical shape. That was five weeks ago and we assume that all the athletes on the team are in the best physical shape now. Competition Readiness An athlete can be in the best physical shape but not in competition shape. The competition shape comes from competing in high level competitions leading up to the Games. This could be either in actual scheduled competitions, warm up meets or competitions with members of the team. Coaching The Bahamas has several coaches in London who are responsible for the preparation of the team. Each athlete, however, are permitted to, in cooperation and coordination of the BAAA coach, use their individual coach during the competition. One thing we have not spoken about enough is the psychology of sports. At this top level this aspect of the sport, which the coaches should be quite aware of, psychology is most important. There is no Sports Psychologist on the team but The BAAA has considered the possibility of having an input from this area in the future. Who Wants It Most In the last Games in Beijing, a 400m runner from the United States took what some call a “dive” at the finish tape and snatched the bronze medal out of the hands of Chris Brown. That “diver” as they called him, wanted it more than Brown. Whichever Bahamian athlete who wins a medal in London has to want it more than the other competitors. The IAAF 2012 Performance List
Women- 100m- WR- 10.49sec- Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, 1988 WL- 10.70sec- Shelly Ann Fraser-Price, Jamaica 19th-11.07sec- Sheniqua Ferguson PB 49th- 11.20sec-Anthonique Strachan PB 62nd- 11.26sec- Debbie Ferguson-Mckenzie PB 10.91sec 2002 200m- WR- 21.34sec- Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, 1988 WL- 21.69sec- Allyson Felix, USA 17th- 22.53sec- Anthonique Strachan PB 23rd- 22.64sec- Sheniqua Ferguson PB 29th- 22.70sec- Shaunae Miller PB 100th- 23.25sec- Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie- PB 22.19sec, 1999 400m- WR-47.60sec- Marita Koch-1985 WL- 49.16sec- Antonina Krivoshipka RUS 36th- 51.25sec -Shaunae Miller PB 100m Hurdles- WR- 12.21sec Yordanka Donkova- Bulgaria, 1988 WL- 12.40sec- Sally Pearson-Australia 99th- 13.13- Ivanique Kemp PB Long Jump- WR-7.52m (24’8-1/4”)- Galina Christakova-URS-1988 WL- 7.15m (23’5-3/4”)- Brittney Reese, USA 39th- 6.66m (21’10-1/4”)- Bianca Stuart PB-6.81m(22’4-1/4”) 4x100m- WR- 41.37sec- GDR-1985 WL- 42.14sec- USA 13th – V’Alonee Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguaon, Amara Jones Anthonique Strachan
Men
100m- WR-9.58sec, Usain Bolt, Jamaica-2009 WL- 9.75sec Yohan Blake 39th- 10.09sec Derrick Atkins PB-9.95sec-2007 10.18sec- Warren Fraser- PB 200m- WR-19.19sec, Usain Bolt, Jamaica 2009 15th 20.16sec- Michael Mathieu 18th 20.23sec- Demetrius Pinder 20.50sec- Ramon Miller 20.52sec- Trevorano Mackey 400m- WR- 43.18sec- Michael Johnson-1999 WL-44.12sec- LaShawn Merritt 8th- 44.77- Demetrius Pinder PB 13th- 44.87sec- Ramon Miller PB 15th- 44.95sec- Chris Brown PB-44.40sec 2008 110m Hurdles- WR- 12.87sec, Daryron Robles, Cuba 2008 77th- 13.56sec- Shamar Sands PB 13.38sec 2009 High Jump- WR- 2.45m (8’01/2”)- Javier Sotomayor 1993 WL- Ivan Ukhov- 2.39m (7-10-1/4”) Russia 16th- 2.31m (7’7”)- Trevor Barry PB-2.32m(7’7-0-1/2”) 2011 39th- 2.27m (7’5-0-1/4”)- Donald Thomas PB-2.35m) 7’8- 3/4”) 2007 Long Jump- WR- Mike Powell- 8.95m (29 USA, 1991’4-1/2”) WL- 8.35m (27’5”) Serge Morganuv Russia Greg Rutherford Great Britain 48th 8.07m (26-5-3/4”) Raymond Smith- PB-8.15(26’9”) 2011 Triple Jump- WR- 18.09m (60’-1/4”) Jonathan Edwards Great Britain 1995 WL- 17.62m (57’9-3/4”)- Christian Taylor- USA 13th 17.23m (56’6-1/2”) Leevan Sands PB-17.59m (57’8-3/4”) 4x400m relay- WR- 2:54.24 USA 1993 WL- 3:00.15 USA 4th Demetrius Pinder, Ramon Miller, Michael Mathieu Chris Brown
29th July 2012 Alpheus Finlayson Public Relations Officer Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations An In Depth Look at Our London 2012 Track Team
As the curtain opens on the Queen of the Games, Track and Field, we take a look at where our Bahamian athletes are in terms of the IAAF performance list for 2012. Some of our athletes have made the qualifying standards last year and have not bettered their performances this year. Some have personal best performances from several years ago, like Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie’s 100m time of 10.91sec in 2002 and 200m time of 22.19sec in 1999. Only two athletes on the squad, Ferguson-McKenzie and Leevan Sands have won Olympic medals, Ferguson-McKenzie a bronze in the 200m in Athens in 2004 and Leevan Sands, a bronze in the Triple Jump in Beijing in 2008. Several athletes, namely Ferguson-McKenzie in 2001 and 2009, Avard Moncur in 2001, Sands in 2003, Chandra Sturrup in 2001 and 2003, Donald Thomas in 2007, and Trevor Barry in 2011, have won individual World Championship medals. There are only two athletes who have not qualified at the “A” standard level. The “A” standard is more difficult and permits a country to enter more than one athlete in an event. Raymond Higgs who qualified with a performance of 8.15m (26’9”) last year and Ivanique Kemp who qualified in the 100m hurdles with a 13.15sec clocking this year are at the “B” standard. The “A” standards for these events are 8.20m (26’11”) and 12.96sec. The “B” standards are 8.10m(26’7”) and 13.15sec. The Road to The Finals
In the field events athletes are given a specific distances or heights to attain during the qualifying round. If less than twelve athletes achieve the specific height or distance, the top twelve athletes advance to the final. For running events in the sprints to the 1500m there are three rounds, a heat, semi-final, and final. Our athletes are entered in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, and 110m hurdles. In the past we have had athletes in the finals of the men’s 100m, men’s 400m, women’s 100m, 200m, and 400m. As a matter of note, Ivanique Kemp is the first Bahamian woman to qualify in the 100m hurdles. The goal of each athlete should be to make the final of their event. In the running event they should exert as little effort as possible to do this. There is a danger, however for an athlete to run too slow and miss the next round. In some cases it is necessary for them to do a personal best however to advance to the semi-final or final. Physical Readiness The goal of each athlete should be to be in their best possible physical shape. We have seen this year that when the BTC/Scotiabank Olympic Trials came around several high profile athletes were not in top physical shape. That was five weeks ago and we assume that all the athletes on the team are in the best physical shape now. Competition Readiness An athlete can be in the best physical shape but not in competition shape. The competition shape comes from competing in high level competitions leading up to the Games. This could be either in actual scheduled competitions, warm up meets or competitions with members of the team. Coaching The Bahamas has several coaches in London who are responsible for the preparation of the team. Each athlete, however, are permitted to, in cooperation and coordination of the BAAA coach, use their individual coach during the competition. One thing we have not spoken about enough is the psychology of sports. At this top level this aspect of the sport, which the coaches should be quite aware of, psychology is most important. There is no Sports Psychologist on the team but The BAAA has considered the possibility of having an input from this area in the future. Who Wants It Most In the last Games in Beijing, a 400m runner from the United States took what some call a “dive” at the finish tape and snatched the bronze medal out of the hands of Chris Brown. That “diver” as they called him, wanted it more than Brown. Whichever Bahamian athlete who wins a medal in London has to want it more than the other competitors. The IAAF 2012 Performance List
Women- 100m- WR- 10.49sec- Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, 1988 WL- 10.70sec- Shelly Ann Fraser-Price, Jamaica 19th-11.07sec- Sheniqua Ferguson PB 49th- 11.20sec-Anthonique Strachan PB 62nd- 11.26sec- Debbie Ferguson-Mckenzie PB 10.91sec 2002 200m- WR- 21.34sec- Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, 1988 WL- 21.69sec- Allyson Felix, USA 17th- 22.53sec- Anthonique Strachan PB 23rd- 22.64sec- Sheniqua Ferguson PB 29th- 22.70sec- Shaunae Miller PB 100th- 23.25sec- Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie- PB 22.19sec, 1999 400m- WR-47.60sec- Marita Koch-1985 WL- 49.16sec- Antonina Krivoshipka RUS 36th- 51.25sec -Shaunae Miller PB 100m Hurdles- WR- 12.21sec Yordanka Donkova- Bulgaria, 1988 WL- 12.40sec- Sally Pearson-Australia 99th- 13.13- Ivanique Kemp PB Long Jump- WR-7.52m (24’8-1/4”)- Galina Christakova-URS-1988 WL- 7.15m (23’5-3/4”)- Brittney Reese, USA 39th- 6.66m (21’10-1/4”)- Bianca Stuart PB-6.81m(22’4-1/4”) 4x100m- WR- 41.37sec- GDR-1985 WL- 42.14sec- USA 13th – V’Alonee Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguaon, Amara Jones Anthonique Strachan
Men
100m- WR-9.58sec, Usain Bolt, Jamaica-2009 WL- 9.75sec Yohan Blake 39th- 10.09sec Derrick Atkins PB-9.95sec-2007 10.18sec- Warren Fraser- PB 200m- WR-19.19sec, Usain Bolt, Jamaica 2009 15th 20.16sec- Michael Mathieu 18th 20.23sec- Demetrius Pinder 20.50sec- Ramon Miller 20.52sec- Trevorano Mackey 400m- WR- 43.18sec- Michael Johnson-1999 WL-44.12sec- LaShawn Merritt 8th- 44.77- Demetrius Pinder PB 13th- 44.87sec- Ramon Miller PB 15th- 44.95sec- Chris Brown PB-44.40sec 2008 110m Hurdles- WR- 12.87sec, Daryron Robles, Cuba 2008 77th- 13.56sec- Shamar Sands PB 13.38sec 2009 High Jump- WR- 2.45m (8’01/2”)- Javier Sotomayor 1993 WL- Ivan Ukhov- 2.39m (7-10-1/4”) Russia 16th- 2.31m (7’7”)- Trevor Barry PB-2.32m(7’7-0-1/2”) 2011 39th- 2.27m (7’5-0-1/4”)- Donald Thomas PB-2.35m) 7’8- 3/4”) 2007 Long Jump- WR- Mike Powell- 8.95m (29 USA, 1991’4-1/2”) WL- 8.35m (27’5”) Serge Morganuv Russia Greg Rutherford Great Britain 48th 8.07m (26-5-3/4”) Raymond Smith- PB-8.15(26’9”) 2011 Triple Jump- WR- 18.09m (60’-1/4”) Jonathan Edwards Great Britain 1995 WL- 17.62m (57’9-3/4”)- Christian Taylor- USA 13th 17.23m (56’6-1/2”) Leevan Sands PB-17.59m (57’8-3/4”) 4x400m relay- WR- 2:54.24 USA 1993 WL- 3:00.15 USA 4th Demetrius Pinder, Ramon Miller, Michael Mathieu Chris Brown
29th July 2012 Alpheus Finlayson Public Relations Officer Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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