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Vol.3 #39, July 29, 2012

QUOTE: Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to Change might be!! (John Wooden) Quote: Never miss a good opportunity to shut up !!

The President of the Antigua/Barbuda Basketball Asso-

ciation, Mr. Jules Bowen, has been demonstrating his committee’s determination in having the sport of basket-ball grow to new levels.

Not since the 80’s and 90’s has a resurgence of talent been dominant in Antigua/Barbuda basketball.

As such, the Antigua/Barbuda Basketball Association seems to be leading the way of showing the proper ap-proach to national sports organization.

Since 2010, the ABBA, has scrapped the arbitrary way of selecting its coaching and management staff, unlike many other associations which continue to strive on friendship, favoritism and cliques in the selection proc-ess.

The Antigua/Barbuda Basketball Association, over the last two to three years, has been advertising in the me-dia for suitable qualified persons, for the positions of head coach and assistant coach. The ABBA takes the view that just the way a player can earn his/her position on the National team by demonstrating his/her talent and professionalism during the season, so should the coach.

In its 2012 advertisement for a head coach for early preparation of the National Basketball Team, three local coaches applied for the position, including Erwin (Wanga) Armstrong, George Hughes and Craig (Impe) Anthony.

At a press conference on Tuesday night, July 24, at the ABBA Head-quarters, President of ABBA announced that Mr. Craig (Impe) Anthony was given the nod as the new Head Coach for the National Team.

Craig Anthony has been the most successful coach in the ABBA basketball programs, winning at least eight Play-off Championships and ten (10) League titles with the Baldwin Spencer Braves. Anthony’s resumé also re-veals a level 3 coaching certificate. According to Bowen, Anthony has proven to be one of the most dedicated coaches in Antigua/Barbuda.

Quote: What we see depends mainly on what we look for!! (John Lubbock) QUOTE: “Whatever you do in life, always give a 100% ….unless you’re donating blood!!”

Head Basketball Coach Craig (Impe) Anthony

QUOTE: “If you don’t think everyday is a good day, try missing one!!” (Cavett Roberts)

Mike Marquis

Executive Members of the Antigua/Barbuda Basketball Association

Cross section of a 32 member National basketball squad

Meanwhile, Secretary of ABBA, Ms. Arlene Josiah, an-nounced a 40 member squad including 3 Barbudans, for a truly National team to start training August 18, 2012.

The squad comprises of youth and experience includ-ing: Semi-Pro Players: Lennox McCoy and Kurt Looby; College Players: Kavarie Francis, Shariff Seargent, Toray Henry-Manwarren, Gerard Gore, Raviel Burton; Local League Players: Chaz Samuel, hillip John, Darnell Azielle, Damien Floyd, Leroy Percival, Vivian (Boast) Destin, Kareem Edwards, Stellon Braithwaite, Xavier Meade, George Francis, Lindsay McDonald, Lawson Kirby, Marion Davis, Rodney John, Decastro Walbrook, Shamarie Southwell, Raymond Dickenson, Coy Quin-land, Quincy Durand, Cohen Desouza, Terry Roberts, Er-ril Quallis, Zuri Nesbitt, Devon Benjamin, Jules Williams, Bryan (Hollywood) Matthew, Neville Martin, Shawn Tho-mas, Kelvin Simon, Eric Henry, Sheldon Abrams, Jamaul Williams and Daryl Goodwin.

Also revealed at the ABBA Press Conference was the de-cision by the Executive to appoint Coach Mike Marquis of Iowa as the Technical Director to the National squad. Coach Marquis has so far given his acceptance of the voluntary position to assist the ABBA in this regard.

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Vol.3 #39, July 29 2012

ABBA

ABFA

A&BAAA

A&BVA

Lee Frederick President

Sports Tours International

Milwaukee Wisconsin

Youth Basketball Of America Orlando, Fl.

John Spezia President

NJCAA Men’s Basketball

Coaches

Association

Joe Topoly Cleveland, Ohio

Fergy Neves Sultan Prospects

Mississauga, Ont. Canada

Darryl Lamps Moline, Illinois

Ministry of Sports Antigua

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5P’s Women’s Football Team

SAP in Championship celebration

SAP—2012 ABFA Women’s Football Champions

Future Kings defeated Villa Lions 1—0, on Tuesday, July 24, in the Final, at the Radio Range Football to capture the ABFA U-17 Boys’ Football Championship title. The lone goal came from Alexson Montoute.

Devita Edwards of Lady SAP capitalized

on an open 5P’s back-door defense, in the 16th minute of the first half of the Final of the ABFA Cool & Smooth Women’s Foot-ball Senior Division on Friday night, July 27, at the Radio Range Football Grounds, sending a signal to the Defending Champs, that their reign was nearing an end.

Lady SAP came into the Final on 34pts with 5P’s on 31pts, meaning Lady SAP only needed a draw to send the Defending Champs packing.

Both teams seemed evenly poised with a number of chances at either end. However, a handled ball in the SAP penalty area, as both teams bunched, gave 5P’s Amelia Greene the equalizer from the penalty spot close to the end of the half.

During the second half, both custodians, Anik Jarvis of 5P’s and Dominique David of SAP exhibited some excellent saves to keep their gates closed for the 1—1draw at the final whistle.

In the first game of the double header for-mer favorites Empire Star Girls drew 0—0 with Lady Hoppers to settle for 3rd and 4th Places, respectively.

Meanwhile, according to Gwen Salmon, Chairperson of the ABFA Women’s Pro-gram, the third round in the ABFA Women’s U-17 Division will continue after the carnival season.

Georgetta Lewis-Buchanan, one of

CPTSA Wings leading Sportswomen, seen here after a drawn Hoppers versus Em-pire Star Girls, on Fri-day night, July 27. Gigi, as she is affec-tionately known is, at the moment, on vaca-tion with her family.