Director of the Junior Development Programme, Gabriel Burnett, says he believes the revamped initiative can take Barbadian athletics to new heights, with early signs of progress already visible on the track.
In an interview with NATIONSPORT, he was clear about the programme’s ambitions.
“We want to take Barbadian athletics to the top. I think the coaches that we have and the athletes that we have are very, very talented. We’re trying to build our affairs to where we think they should be. We’re not just doing it with physical training. We’re looking at media sessions. We’re talking about nutrition,” he said.
“One of the big things that we’ve been able to do is that every week, the athletes are exposed to physical therapy so they get to do some rehab work.”
He added that international collaboration has strengthened the programme’s delivery.
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