Youngsters urged to pursue athletics
President of the the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA), Steve Augustine has urged youngsters to pursue athletics as this path offers numerous opportunities beyond the usual competition on the track and the field.
Speaking on the Talking Points radio show earlier this week, Augustine said not all athletes will make it to major international athletic events such as the Olympics, but he said athletics can give them opportunities to help them excel in other areas of life.
“Not every athlete may have the ability to make it to the Olympics and we recognize that. You will have some that excel really well and others that perhaps get a college education out of it. Some will make a few national teams and those just compete regionally. But there’s many different facets to benefit from. There’s really no reason why one shouldn’t get involved,” Augustine explained.
He added that part of the BVIAA’s duty is to develop athletes to the point where they can find opportunities at international universities where they stand to develop their talent.
He mentioned long jumper Khybah Dawson who just signed a historic deal with Texas A&M University and will compete for the University while getting a chance to complete his tertiary studies.
But he said youngsters must obliterate the belief that pursuing athletics only leads to a career as a physical education teacher.
“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with studying physical education but if you want to be a lawyer, doctor, accountant, architect, engineer, it doesn’t matter. There are scholarships that are readily available that are being provided by these US universities to people who have talent to make their team better,” Augustine stated.
The BVI has been making a name for itself in athletics in recent years, with athletes such as Chantel Malone, Kyron McMaster, Adaejah Hodge and others who have been creating their own history on the world stage — standing next to other great athletes of the world and giving fresh hope to youth in communities across the BVI.
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Yes please do encourage athletics. Our population is too fat and lazy these days.
And if we can’t teach our children a trade or educate them to eventually find gainful employment, then yes, make them run and jump.
Lol…thanks for,a good laugh
Your dam ignorance and sarcasm.
Yep they need to use their brains because they have no brains.
That is the global image of Black men.
The debris of uneducated and otherwise unskilled Black Athletes fallen and falling by the wayside is legendary and a proven method of keeping Black folks at the bottom.
Use their brawn,compensating for lack of brains..truth as rationalized by the global community and therefore no threat to the World Order determined by the Caucasians.
Blacks are exceptional in brains body and natural talent.. Nature’s handiwork. They should be encouraged to pursue any all and everything. Th ey are exceptional in every every way.