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Friday 12th December 2008
Comments on the 2008 Schools Football Championships
Sports Coordinator, Mr. Oswald Savarin, in commenting on the 2008 Schools Football Championships, highlighted the efforts of the officers of the Sports Division in conducting a successful 2008 programme for the U-15's, U-17's and U-20's. He also complemented the schools that participated in the three competitions especially the Portsmouth Secondary School - U-15 Champions, the St. Mary's Academy - U-17 Champions and the Dominica State College - U-20 Champions.
Mr. Savarin however drew attention to the decline in standards in the area of basic skills and in what he termed as "common sense football". He is of the view that teachers and coaches need to spend more time helping students gain mastery of the basic skills of ball control, passing and kicking.
He believes that standards at the youth level were much higher when Dominica, under the leadership of Sports Division's Coach Joffre Faustin, participated in the Keithly Sheppard Youth Tournament. In this regard, Mr. Savarin noted that the recognition of Mr. Faustin at the 2008 Independence Celebrations, was a well-deserved reward for his contribution towards football development in Dominica.
Mr. Savarin then extended congratulations on behalf of the staff of the Sports Division and on his own behalf, to Former Sports Officer and Football Coach Joffre Faustin for the Meritorious Service Award which was bestowed on him at the 2008 Independence Day National Parade.
Despite the concerns raised by Mr. Savarin about the poor standard of football displayed at the 2008 Secondary Schools Championships, he thought that what he saw earlier this year at the Primary Schools Football Championship was very encouraging.
Tuesday 2nd December 2008Secondary Schools Football Championships 2008 Final Results
Below you find the final results and tables of the Secondary Schools Football Championships 2008.
Congratulations to the 3 Category winners:
U-15: PSS
U-17: SMA
U-20: DSC
We further want to thank all participating School Teams, Coaches/Teachers, Game Officials and all others that were involved in the smooth running of this year's successful Football Championship. We welcome recommendations and feedback.
Thomas Kentish & Andy Burkard
Sports Division
Volleyball & Girls Football Training Schedule
Below you will find the finalised schedule both for the Volleyball Team Training and the Girls Football Training commencing in November.
Tuesday 4th November 2008Secondary Schools Football Championships 2008 Update Phase 1
14 games have been played so far in the Secondary Schools Fooftball Championship 2008. Below you find the results & updated fixture. To keep the points standings up to date, the tables can also be found below.
The next games are scheduled for the 7th November - please follow the fixture below, as due to the bad weather we were forced to reschedule several games.
Thursday 23rd October 2008Secondary Schools Independence Athletics Finals
The Secondary Schools Independence Athletics Finals were held at the Windsor Park Stadium on 15 & 17 October 2008.
Four Championship Records were broken, congratulations:
| 1200m U-14 girls: | JOSEPH Ayodel | C.B.S.S. | 4:35.0 |
| Discus U-20 boys: | DUBLIN Calvin | D.S.C. | 40.95m |
| Javelin U-14 girls: | LINTON Chelsey | N.E.C.S. | 30.60m |
| Javelin U-20 boys: | RIVIERE Lincoln | D.S.C. | 58.32m |
Please note: Unfortunately the two U-14 High Jump events had to be cancelled due to wet conditions
This first experience in the new Windsor Park Stadium was a successful one. If only we could include the horizontal jumps and shot put events inside the arena. And if next year we are able to increase the number of supporting and cheering schools or spectators in the Stadium, the motivation for the athletes to win this championship will grow - then hopefully more athletes will prepare seriously and through tougher competitions performance will improve. To win future Windward Island School Games we need to raise the standard on the track and in the jumps with all this talent in our schools. Preparations for 2009 should start now, nine months before the Games.
Thanks to all officials, helpers and participating Schools for your effort and cooperation to make these Independece Athletics Finals 2008 in Roseau a success.
Wednesday 15th October 2008Primary Schools Independence Athletics Finals
The Primary Schools Independence Athletic Finals were held at the Windsor Park Stadium on 13th October 2008.
Monday 15th September 2008Dominica 2008 Regional Under 13 Cricket Knock Out Champs
Having placed third behind Barbados, and Trinidad in the round robin format of the under 13 regional cricket tournament, Dominica bounced back to win the knock out format of that tournament.
Saturday 5th July 2008Morne Prosper Primary School Sand Pit
District Sports Officer Yehudi John with students from Morne Prosper, digging an area for a sand pit by their Primary School.
Students from the Morne Prosper Primary School as they help dig sand pit.
Sports Officer Yehudi John and students from Morne Prosper digging sand pit.
Working together to acheive the dream of having a jumping area for training for track and field at Morne Prosper.
2008 Primary Schools U-13 Netball Competition Report
Below is a report on the 2008 Primary Schools U-13 Netball Competition.
Monday 12th May 2008Windward Islands School Games Selected Athletes & Training Schedule
Below is the list of selected athletes for training in all the sports for the Windaward Islands Schools Games expected to take place from 25 July - 2 August, 2008 in Grenada. Dominica and Grenada are presently joint champions.
Further included is the weekly training schedule at the different venues.
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