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GOA pleased to support GNRA by facilitating Coach Shaw’s visit
By Franklin Wilson
President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. A Juman Yassin said his association was pleased to be of assistance to the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) by facilitating the visit of Great Britain shooter and Coach, Ian Shaw.
This information was shared at a press conference hosted by the GNRA at Olympic House, High Street, yesterday which was attended by Shaw and National Fullbore Captain, Mahendra Persaud.
Welcome to Guyana! GOA President K A Juman Yassin (right) shakes hands with GB Coach Ian Shaw in the presence of Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud after yesterday’s press conference.
Yassin said that after he was approached by Persaud to facilitate the visit of a Coach to assist Guyana’s development when the Great Britain team visited Guyana last May, he readily agreed to help.
“Rifle shooting for Guyana is a very important component in the Commonwealth Games and almost all the Commonwealth Games, Guyana has been there participating and we’ve been doing well and sincerely hope that with this input from Mr. Shaw that our team would be able to rise higher than what they’ve been doing.”
Yassin also said that he is looking forward to more cooperation from Shaw and other members of his team in assisting Guyana stating that the GOA would always be in a position and ready to assist.
Shaw, who has been selected by the Scotland team for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, England, July 23 to August 3, 2014 where over 40 nations will compete, noted that what he has set out to do in the initial days of his interface with the GNRA shooters in relation to team growth is to look at the individual performances of the shooters as well as the team as a whole.
“To address areas which need work that has already been identified by Mahendra and his senior colleagues within the team. We’ve also looked at the finer points within the more experienced and less experienced shooters.
High Tec electronic equipment has also been utilized so far in the form of the Scatt machine with a view of improving the shooters abilities having indentified the relevant areas that needs work. The small individual gains, Shaw posited will add up towards general development in the long term to produce a much better performance for the team as a whole.
“I can certainly say that in the time I’ve been here so fare I’m very pleased. The individuals themselves are very keen to learn and to take on board the information I’ve been giving them. I’m positive that, Mahendra with the assistance of his colleagues will be able to push that forward and make sure they continue to work on these things after I’m gone and to improve the overall performance of the team.”
At the last Commonwealth Games held in India, Shaw was part of the Scotland team which won the silver medal; New Zealand won gold with England taking the bronze.
Commenting on what would obtain after Shaw would have departed these shores, Fullbore Captain, Mahendra Persaud said that they’ve already started to work on team strategy and once implemented with all members on board it should go almost like clockwork.
“We actually are a very smooth running team to put it in the words of a fellow shooter who saw us shooting in Barbados who said it was like seeing a machine in action. We want to get this machine running faster.”
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