Homeyohan Blake update
yohan Blake update
by djvenom on Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:57 pm
Well Yohan Blake Carifta and national junior record holder was disqualified after false starting when the whole field was on warning. This was at the trials for World Junior games, this should rule him out for the event although he qualified for the 200m placing second to nikel ashmeade. He remains optimistimic despite wat happened the race was won by dexter lee and ashmeade the st jago athelete. In my opinion he should be given a chance to showcase as we all know wat he is capable of , hope the rule which goes for jaaa is applied for the juniors too
Re: yohan Blake update
by prostyle on Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:54 pm
i think that false start was on purpose. but he'll be in that 100m race
Re: yohan Blake update
by djvenom on Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:09 pm
unfortunately he wont make it to trials for beijing where in my estimation he had a place on the 4x100m team
Re: yohan Blake update
by prostyle on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:20 pm
'Mz_U' wrote:why do you think so prostyle?
Yohan Blake is like young Bolt, gives up if win isnt certain. he choked at Norwich grand prix agaiinst tyson gay and he pulled out of the finals of senior trials last year against asafa powell. i saw a time that he ran that day going into the final 11.4_ if i recall correctly as 7th fastest time. he should be running worse than 11.50 on his worse race at this stage. i think he needs to rest himself and probably need to change his coach now. he is a great runner and has a bright future and shouldnt wreck it on bad management
Re: yohan Blake update
by prostyle on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:48 pm
'Mz_U' wrote:oh word.. I think I get what you are saying
ye like at champs , his back was hurting him because the team was sleeping on desks because they lost the place at last minute where they should be staying..now wat an easy way to mash up an athlete
Re: yohan Blake update
by Mz on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:50 pm
what an easy way to mash up anyone!! That' deff poor management. Guess he'll be btter off with another coach
Re: yohan Blake update
by prostyle on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:53 pm
well that wasnt the fault of the coach..just management..on the part of the school
Re: yohan Blake update
by djvenom on Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:26 pm
prostyle wrote:'Mz_U' wrote:why do you think so prostyle?
Yohan Blake is like young Bolt, gives up if win isnt certain. he choked at Norwich grand prix agaiinst tyson gay and he pulled out of the finals of senior trials last year against asafa powell. i saw a time that he ran that day going into the final 11.4_ if i recall correctly as 7th fastest time. he should be running worse than 11.50 on his worse race at this stage. i think he needs to rest himself and probably need to change his coach now. he is a great runner and has a bright future and shouldnt wreck it on bad management
Prostyle seems to be in tune to info like myself, but in the grand prix he had a hamstring problem whish is still haunting up to today,if its one thing i know about blake aint a quiter , look at his anchor leg against kc 4x400 2 years ago he came from last to second after kc was disqualified for obstruction, or look at his 4 x400 anchor leg against long beach poly in the penn relays last year (check youtube ) the most talked about race at penns to date. at last year trials he didnt quit , the coach pulled him out because he new running him in the final he no quitting attitude might puch him tooo far and risk injury so the coach pulled him out . he would not false on purpose it not like dexter lee or ashmeade can beat him so it would be point less. On the matter of him sleeping on tables is one which spanish town schools in terms of sports have to deal with cause of the sterao type that whe are viloent people we hardly get sponsorship like the town schools now u cant blame the coach for that, coaches acroos the country have given a lot to tracks out of there own pocket at times, how many times u hear "coach mi nuh have nuh fare or lunch money" . i think coaches should be given more than they currently get cause they give a lot. JAAA should ensure athletes like this are given suitable accomodation. I say he is the future look out
