JA track and field funding, and the future of Caribbean sprinting with Glen Mills | SportsMax TV
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- The SportsMax Zone invites Head Coach & President of Racers Track Club Glen Mills to discuss Jamaica's track and field funding and the future of Caribbean sprinting after the 2020 Olympics.
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Coach Mills thank you for putting the cards on the table - the reality. Kudos.
As a former Olympian and Silver Medalist for Jamaica 1984. There was only grass roots family and alumni support. I was fortunate my sr yr at Jago Western Sports sponsored me with sport gear, shoes and sport wear. No funding money wise to further my development to stay in Jamaica and develop which is why I took a scholarship to USA college. But that didn't help improve my performances, the coaches there at college at least mine was no good. I felt if I had the funding and sponsorship to stay in Jamaica I would have been better. Respect to Glen Mills, and Steven Francis as well as other up and coming coaches. We need more guidance for the high schoolers as they transition from high school to senior level.
Are you Greg M?
@@manjumanju-yx9ds Gregory Meghoo
@@angiemills9134 I thought so. Remember him well
Need for access to Sports medical care..free.
Congratulations on earning a Silver medal in 1984.✨✨🙌🙌
Glen Mills does it for the love. Happy to see him finally reaping some rewards from those early Cdown days. Big up!
Much love to Glen Mill from his first year at Camperdown we could feel his greatness. Starting with Leroy such a diamond in rough and then the great Raymond S. We had the soccer and he came with the tracks. Thanks Mr Mills you and Francis makes Jamaica very, very proud. I am sure there are many more our hats goes off to them all.
I love him he's a great coach and he's put out some great athletes in the Caribbean..
Yes I remember him at my days at Cdown he is definitely a man of class & honour
Its funny you said that cause now I remember him.
Diamond in the rough? Please retract that statement.
@@unclemony5939 Not a problem I retract for your sake. I know Leroy Reid from Elliston Alll Age as100m and 200m a sprinter. Mr Mills perfected him. He became better, stronger and faster no one could touch him. It was no I'll intention there you go.
Such humility exude out of this man. Many,many blessings 🙌
Pleasure listening to him. He is not stingy with praise for others. Great man.
We can yield better results if we transition better from the junior to senior level. High school coaches must take an athlete versus a school approach for champs. Clearly some schools are more focused on winning champs than the future of their athletes. Support is needed at the grassroots level. Lack of infrastructure, proper nutrition, basic gears, to name a few has been a sore point for most institutions. I hope we don’t take things for granted like West Indies Cricket. We’re in a competitive landscape and other countries have been researching our system and methods to determine why we’re dominating. Enough said! 🇯🇲🇯🇲
I agree
The high school coach loyalty lies with the Past student association and Principal first. If not then he has no job
@@barrybel8168 that too! Sir, you’ve opened up a whole new can of worms. These past students are another story! May God help us!
What an interview 😀! Knowledge, wisdom, humility etc.
I'm no Track and Field expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I've always held the opinion that Jamaican high school athletes are overworked. They train too hard and do too much too early, especially when their school is a CHAMPS contender. I'm glad Mr Mills at least touched on it here.
Agreed and the government has to take a lot of blame for that for giving the schools free reign to misuse these young athletes.
@@lancelotwilson5761 Why not blame the Principals. The Old Boys Association are spending the money so they called the shot.
Dumbest comment ever....
I think the Clayton twins are too muscular for their ages, I can attests to the ingenuity of S Francis I remember when Sherika went to him badly injury prone, he stopped her from the short sprints running 400m only he did say the sprinting is too stringent on the muscles and in time she will heal and be ready for the shorter prints, so said so done, he definitely knows what he is doing, he also Coaches long jump Ace Tajay Gayle.
not all just the title chasing schools KC, Calabar, JC
Thoroughly enjoyed this sit down. I love his humility and calm demeanor. I also respect that he genuinely seem to wish the athletes that move on from his camp well.
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So true....the Junior athletics are sometimes overworked. J. Francis was one of those athletes...
The question I am asking, does anything put in place that when me mills or mr.francis retire? Are we going to see anyone of their calibur?
Both Mills and Francis have several coaches who work in the camps and whom they mentor. That has always been the case. For example, Shelly's current coach was once a coach at MVP. One of Yohan's former coaches was a former coach at Racers. Also, remember that Paul Francis, who works under the umbrella of MVP, is also a great coach.
It's Jamaica, why not
We hope so
This man has always been a class act
Thank you for mentioning Darrel Browne Lance....that guy was a freak of nature and deserves a little more respect
Facts!
I man full joy the interview very insightful.
Great interview! WE ALSO NEED TO HEAR FROM STEPHEN FRANCIS AKA FRANNO
Indeed, an insightful interview!!
Jamaica could use a percentage of the funds from the lottrey. This is what is used here in the UK.
Yes so true 👍
They do already
Glen mills best coach ever
The sport minister is also the one should be pushing for sponsorship towards athletes
BIG UP TO MY HIGH SCHOOL COACH,YOU WERE ALWAYS CEREBRAL AND MASTERY AT WHAT YOU DO.GREAT INSIGHTS, WISH YOU WELL WITH YOUR CURRENT CLASS OF ATHLETES.
Great informative interview. Respect due to Coach Mills. Would love to hear some detailed assessment of why Caribbean athletes are not doing as well in middle distance to long distance track events. Please send me a link to any such discussion you have had. Thanks.
These interviews are awesome. I wish I had the funding to help assist some of our young athletes. I would love to help interms of development and coaching however as I have experience in multi events and have been coaching for over 10 years with a bachelor's in exercise science and a masters in sports administration.
Great conversation. Great points
Great info and great interview. This was an eye opener.
For me as well..They need to use the lottery money to fund up and coming scholars who wants to get in the sports and b good athletes like BOLT and SHELLYANN..Here in the UK 🇬🇧 it's the lottery that fund the athletes that's the reason why they doing so good now..
Great coach, always positive.
Such a great wide ranging interview
Big Coach Mills ... quite knowledgeable
Glenn Mills is a very wise and experience Coach, we haven't mastered the transition from adolescence to adulthood in this Game, although the US had the same experience with people like Candace Hill, Xavier Carter etc. however they did managed people like Sydney McLoughlin very well in terms of transitioning, but we really have to find a way to keep these youth Athletes motivated at the next level,
Darryl brown had a lot of potential running 10.3 at 13 he was talented I really thought he would’ve gone further.
Informative interview✌
Very good interview
Very interesting topics
I believe if our school coaches can be long-term, they will help the youngsters more. Think of their future and not just champs points. These athletes can have remarkable career in the sports.
Work with nature. Don’t hinder or fight against. Agreed Coach Mills
I have made this point many times before, not the way Glen Mills did however, I'm not a coach but I could see the overworked of many of our talented athlete in the past. What I saw was, if a young athlete were good, either the coach or the school; give them more work to do. I believe the Government need to hire someone who is good at spotting potential young talent. This person would go around to the various schools throughout the year, talk with the coaches about who they think is the next talent, but also observed other young athlete within the groping. Once a talent is identified, they should be taken out of that athletic system to another system, this could maybe at one of the clubs in Jamaica, or at JC Foster College, which ever way they do it, these talented youngster need to be nurtured along to the senior years. I have written post about it, Glen Mills have spoken about this 10 Years ago; and we're still going along the same path in 2021. These athlete should not run more than 2 event at Champs, Carifta, or Penn Relays...Make the changes people.
How can I contact with him? Does anyone know? Please help me
Mr Glen Mills can you give us Another Usain BOLT?
Usain is utterly unique. There will never be another in a generation. I however have no doubt that Coach Mills will continue to help develop world class athletes.
You guys must come together and support the athletes I don’t need the funds help to organize all we can get fines for these Athletes we love to criticize them or we are not helping them to people in general every little comments the Jamaicans home and a Broad And find out how we can help them
Would love to see Christina Williams get back to fitness, its been a long time since we last seen her on the circuit.
Yes yes yes!!! She has always been a favourite of mine. I'm wondering what's happening with her. I recall that she moved to the US to train.
@@manjumanju-yx9ds Not sure if she's training in the state, we just don't see or hear anything about her since 2016.
She's in the same camp as Christopher Taylor, Omar McLeod, Brittany Anderson... Tumbleweed Track Club in Jacksonville, FL.
The Great Coach Mills.
British retired 400m Christine O, did train in MVP camp for a while.
I hope Daryl Brown is contented with life presently. Yes he could've been a world beater but that's all in the past now 🇹🇹👊🏿
I had to call USTAF for some information they have paid membership of several types parents coaches athletes juniors and others .
Next thing they have gear for sale from previous competitions We can't get it in Jamaica.
The JAAA website is primitive and gives almost no information about or for Jamaican athletes. The coaches and the wider population need to know more about operation of the JAAA and upcoming competitions.qualifying standards for upcoming events
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As a St Jago alumni my fav athlete after Yohan Blake at Champs is Jevaughn Matheson of KC. I deeply regret what has happened to this young man's potential as an athlete due to what appears to be negligence on the part of his coaches while in high school. This kid had beautiful form and had a bright future ahead but was destroyed by poor decision making by those in charge of his career. Glen Mills commented on Matheson's talent in a few interviews while lamenting what was done to the youngster by his coaches.
He's 23 this year. He still has time.
Athletes have to pay the coach and gym and pay medical bills when they leave school Our first international thrower was a full time coach and did not get enuff time to compete and many competitions in the US are not IAAF sanctioned he made the Olympic standard a meet then found out it was not a sanctioned meet
I see no reason why a percentage of funds don't come from the national lottery but cant understand how Jamaica sports ministry is pennyless.
Carey Johnson was my classmate
I notice none of Jamaica track stars at the Olympics gave any credit to their coach during their interviews. I find it unfortunate because, without these trainers, they couldn't make it to be champions
I dont know what station you watch it on but they did on the BBC
Because you didn't hear it doesn't mean it didn't happen. I heard it.
It depends on what interview you're watching. Sometimes it's cut out and not shown. In the US we don't see any interview. The only one we got to see was Bolt
Jamaican businesses in general are NOT supportive of our young athletes-they are waggonists. Lack of a support TEAM for athletes in their post high school years have played a major role in the underachievement of athletes at the senior level.
Lie.
Best coach in track and field history?
What happened to Ally watson
Destroyed by Calabar at Champs for points.
Will Mr Mills words have com to past regarding Oblique Saville
Parchment 🤣😭🔥🔥🙌
It is a shame that there is not a national program or plans in place to embrace the talents coming out of high school, to make the transition for the talent progression. that is why we miss some of the pool of women and men wasting away in mediocre.
Bad government planing
Not much talk broadcasted by IAAF, Olympics or any sports health organisation worldwide on the damage prized competition (sports) puts on the human body. Why? Too much money at stake?
Zharnel? There's exceptions to every norm. Come on dude.
I think moving Ford
There should be a set amount of designated companies that pool their Finincial contributions money should be used to transition the promising athletes from high school into the pre pro introductory phases.
This purse needs to give a monthly allowance because as a pro athletes
They cannot get a 9-5 job
The young athletics has to be training morning and evening and their bodies need to rest and recover.
Come on companies;
Grace Kennedy
Jamaica Tourist Board
The Hotel Sector
Jay Ray and nephew
TV
Caribbean boilers
Jamaica Nestle Coffee
Alot of Companies fund Jamaicas Track and field.Dont think they are out in the wilderness
😂💥❤️🇯🇲🤞🏽💥🙏🏽
Government hope your listening ears is on, stop keep the money from the IOC and put it forward into the athletes so we can dominate in all fields.
Glen Mills always look like he knows a big SECRET and also has $15 million in cash somewhere for retirement.
It would be better if you kept you ignorance as a SECRET, but I guess that was to obvious to hide. He deserves a comfortable retirement. Where were your went he was walking to venues to coach and mentor?!
@@lahollywood6377 Stop... Im all for him having everything he's earned. I just get the villain vibe from him and
Why. So. Serious?
@@lahollywood6377 Like they said to Michael Jackson, lighten up!
Problemz 9x9- 1 Solushon= 1budget for extra-kurrikula aktivity. Allow de yours to enjoy "what they luv" 1hr afta-skool an PAY dem. IRIE!
Why is no more world class athlete emerging from Glen Mills camp?
The culture and organization of the club; it's quite different from MVP.
It seems gender-based. Glen Mills seems geared mainly towards the men while Francis is geared towards making the women.
@@henrynbrooks lol good point 😂
The top athletes the main contending schools are burned out. When last have these schools produce an Olympic gold medallist. Look at Kevona Davis, everyone was expecting her to be up there with Brianna Williams
@@barrybel8168 Why u no gi her time?