Coaches upbeat about Guyana’s chances

Aug 08, 2013 Sports

Determined to defend home turf, the three assigned coaches of the national junior table tennis squad currently undergoing preparations for the 8th Pre-Cadet Caribbean Table Tennis Championships, all echoed similar sentiments pertaining to Guyana’s chances of doing well at the regional event which runs from August 10-15, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Head Coach Linden Johnson and his assistants Idi Lewis and Melissa Dow were seen taking their junior charges through a rigorous training session yesterday, at the designated venue for the

Members of the national squad preparing for the 8th Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championships seen going through their paces, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

championships.
Speaking with Lewis, he said that the team’s preparations have been going great and with the event just three days away from commencement, the focus of their preparations have now shifted to tactical aspects of the game.
He added that with Guyana being the defending champions and playing at home, the team is fully focused on doing well before their home fans and to make this possible the coaching staff have intensified preparations with sessions being held twice daily from 10:00 hrs-12:00 hrs and that is followed by another one from 15:30 hrs – 17:30 hrs.
Lewis, an experienced campaigner who has represented Guyana at the highest level both regionally and internationally stated that the principal goal is to retain the overall title, while he also gave some of the players’ solid chances of winning individual titles.
“The team is a strong one and we expect many of them to do well,” Dow said when questioned about the composition of the squad and to rate its chances.
She pointed out that even though the other teams will no doubt be bringing their strongest squads, she is optimistic that Guyana will do well against them. Dow reckoned that with some of the players returning from the last championships it has boosted Guyana’s chances of doing even better than previous years.
She said the first timers have an excellent opportunity to feel what it is like to play in such an atmosphere and even rated their chances of doing well as high.
Players such as Selena Jackman, Kristie Lopes, Jeremy Singh, Khalil Ninvalle, Kaysan Ninvalle, Naveah Clarkston as among a group of players who they expect to shine.
Johnson, who has been at the helm of many national teams in the past, echoed the same sentiments as those expressed by Lewis and Dow.
Meanwhile, those called are: Boys 11 Years and Under from Tyriq Saunders, Terrence Rouche, Kaysan Ninvalle, Niron Bissu, Yeudistir Persaud, Brandon Jaikarran, Navendra Persaud, Isaiah Layne.
Boys 13 and Under: Miguel Wong, Jeremy Singh, Khalil Ninvalle, Jordan Conway, Sandor Kanhai, Vincent Henry, Khalid Gobin and Amit Mookram.
Girls 11 Years and Under: Salinas Jackman, Naveah Clarkston, Abigail Martin and Girls 13 Years and Under, Kristie Lopes, Priyanna Ramdhani, Simran Bissu, Davonna Bess, Britney Bunbury and Aneka Phillips.
Admission on all the days is free and fans are being encouraged to come out and support Guyana, but more importantly witness the future stars in the sport.

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