The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee awarded twelve (12) graduates from the 1st Advanced Sport Management Course (ASMC) on 9th May 2015 at the Olympic House. The main objective of the course is to stimulate change within National Sporting Organizations (NSO) through that use of a case study approach focusing on Organising an Olympic Sport Organisation, Managing Human Resource, Managing Strategically, Managing Finance, Managing Marketing and Organising a Major Sporting Event.

TTOC President, Brian Lewis, congratulated the first cohort with encouraging words​ "To make a positive impact and transform sport in Trinidad and Tobago, we must be brave, courageous and we must not be afraid to fail and stumble because it is by failing and stumbling that we will learn to improve and fulfill our true potential."

“The Olympic Committee Advanced Sport Management Course has been truly an amazing and most educating experience” stated Kabir Hosein, Harvards Club. “I was extremely excited to be selected to participate and the programme exceeded my expectations. My biggest take-aways from this experience were the importance of Human Resource Management in managing a N.S.O, setting and implementing realistic short term, mid-term and long term goals for a strategic plan and composing sponsorship proposals.”

The TTOC congratulates the first cohort of the ASMC graduates:

Michael Peters (Basketball), Richard Jones (SPORTT), Clint Charles (Jump  Rope), Kevin Ancil Weekes (Canoe/Kayak), Nicholas Martinez (Harvards Club), Daymian Stewart (Volleyball), Kabir Hosein (Harvards Club), Ria Ramnarine (Boxing), Kecia Hosein (Harvards Club), Vernetta Flanders (Football), Rowena Williams (Cycling), Beverley Anne Cruickshank (Netball).

Participants received a Diploma in the Management of Olympic Sport Organisations, certified by the International Olympic Committee. The course was directed by Stacey Cateau and the course facilitators included Carol Charles Austin, Anna Thompson, Sherlan Cabralis and Kairon Serette.​

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) held an orientation for its second cohort of the Advanced Sport Management Course (ASMC) on 9th May, 2015 at the Olympic House. The ASMC participants will be exposed to an intensive 6 month programme which is carded to conclude on 28^th November, 2015. Industry professionals will explore six (6) modules: Organising an Olympic Sport Organisation, Managing Human Resource, Managing Strategically, Managing Finance, Managing Marketing and Organising a Major Sporting Event.

The main objective of the course is to stimulate change within National Sporting Organizations (NSO). ASMC can be considered as continuing vocational education and training from the Sport Administrators Course.

Participants will use a case study approach to analyse their sporting organization. The purpose of this approach is to allow participants to identify current issue within the sporting, apply theoretical knowledge and suggest solutions and recommendations for overcoming these issues.

The participants targeted were Executive Members and Senior Officials from NSO’s. The fifteen (15) sporting organisations represented are: Football, Judo, Karate, Rugby, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Athletics, Chess, Cricket, Sailing, Swimming, Netball, Squash and the Paralympic Committee. Additionally, in the 2015 cohort are Sport Development Officers, Monitoring and Evaluation Officers from the Ministry of Sport and participants from the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute.​

Both countries have advance to the next round of the Olympic Qualifier as the top six teams will go forward. Daneil William/Fabien and Josiah Eccles/Tevin Joseph got passed Curacao 2-0 (21-18, 21-12) (21-13, 21-15) to put then red, white and Black in to the tournament final four. Jamaica got to the semi finals by defeating USVI 3-1 (23-21)(17-21)(15-13).

Up to press time the battle for the other two places in the semi finals was underway. In one semi final TNT will play the winner of the USVI vs Aruba/Barbados, in the other semi final Jamaica will clash the winner of Cracao vs Haiti/Suriname.

On Sunday 10th May the Semi Finals will be played at 11:00am and the final at 2:30pm at Saith Park Beach Volleyball Facility Chaguanas.

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee will be hosting the 3^rd BpTT Michael Johnson Performance (MJP) Workshop from Monday 11^th to Tuesday 12th May 2015 at the Olympic House. The purpose of the workshop is to provide local coaches and trainers with insight, information and knowledge of the mental and physical preparation, methods and approaches used in the quest for Olympic and World level success.

The 2015 workshop theme is “Perfecting Performance – Striving for Excellence – Faster, Higher, Stronger”. Participants will have the opportunity to gain knowledge from performance specialists, Mr. Lance Walker & Mr. Drew Cuffee.

Lance Walker, Global Director of Performance at Michael Johnson Performance, possesses 20 years of performance training experience spanning all levels of competition across 31 different sport disciplines and competition levels.

Mr. Drew Cuffee earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a master’s degree in Kinesiology from Hardin Simmons University. He specializes in regeneration and recovery at Michael Johnson Performance Institute.

The targeted group for the workshop consists of Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Fitness Trainers, Sport Medicine Service Providers and Athletes.

T&T men’s beach volleyball will begin their long journey towards qualification to next year’s Rio Olympics Beach Volleyball Tournament when the T&T Volleyball Federation plays host to the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association Tournament, a first round qualifying event to the NORCECA Continental Cup. The three-day event serves off  at the National Development Centre, Saith Park, Chaguanas from today until Sunday from 9.30 am daily.

The tournament will feature  28 teams of  two men’s teams each from Aruba, Barbados, Bahamas, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Suriname, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands and host T&T. T&T will be represented by recent ninth placed finishers in the 2015 NORCECA Beach Circuit Tour opener in Cayman Islands, in Fabien Whitfield and Daneil Williams, and its B-team of Tevin Joseph and Josiah Eccles.

Williams and Whitfield had qualified to compete in Cayman Islands without dropping a match or set in the first phase of the T&TVF’s five qualifying tournaments. The pair then played unbeaten in the second phase of qualifiers, four tournaments, as well, between March/April to get the nod for the Pan American Games carded for Canada in July.

The run of nine straight competition wins by the Toco-born duo tied the feat set by women’s pair, Ayana Dyette and Nancy Joseph, achieved between last year and the opening tournament of this season. Eccles and Joseph were runners-up in the local qualifiers to earn the other T&T team spot. Speaking following a training session at the tournament venue, yesterday, national coach David Thomas Jr said his was very confident in the ability of both local men’s teams.

“Our teams have been playing together for a while now just like a few other teams, but we have the added experience of being regular participants on the NORCECA Tour as well as having Whitfield and Williams reached as far as the semifinal stage of the London Olympicqualifiers four years ago”, said Thomas Jr.

However, the local men are not expected to have an easy ride to the finals and a top six finish as other notable line-ups include Bahamians Renaldo Knowles, Mullet Petit, Princtanique Wilson and  Byron Ferguson; Mark Lewis, Donovan Larry Richards, Ryck Mc Kenzie-Webb and  Christopher Walters (Jamaica) and Barbadians Daran Gill, Sheldon Roach, Winston Gittens, Elwyn Oxley.

Due to the late arrival to T&T of most of the teams, the Preliminary Inquiry to be conducted by the Control Committee headed by Tournament Director Arnaldo Sanchez was due to take place on last night at the Cascadia Hotel & Conference Centre, to be followed by the Technical Meeting at the same venue.

The ECVA held it first round qualifiers two weeks ago with St Lucia emerging as champions ahead of  Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts/Nevis, Dominica, St Vincent and The Grenadines, and Dutch St Marteen. For the tournament, each team will compete under a country versus country format in a best-of-three series with a “Golden Set” up to 15 points or a two-point advantage in case of a tied series.

Daymian Stewart, President of the T&T Volleyball Federation was quick to point out that his federation was very proud to do its part in the development of the sport by hosting one leg of the Olympic qualifiers. However, he also highlighted the fact that it was no coincident that the top three countries at the women’s qualifiers in Jamaica last weekend are the same countries hosting Beach Volleyball events in Jamaica, Cayman Islands and T&T.

He added, “It’s also a momentous occasion for CAZOVA, and it’s the first single event in which all its 14 members will participate.” Stewart also saluted the support of all the sponsors that have come aboard for the event and made special commendation to the T&T Olympic Committee (T&TOC), and its President Brian Lewis for its full support.

Among the sponsors who have come on board to make the tournament a success are KFC, FLOW, Tourism Development Company (TDC), Toyota, Sport Company of T&T (Sportt), Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA), North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) and the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) in partnership with the T&T Volleyball Federation.

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