Olympic Charter!

Hey Guys, 

This pertains to Olympians from Sydney and later,   WE HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!!!

The Following is Straight from the Olympic Charter; 

29 Compositions of the NOC's

1. Whatever their compositions, NOC's must include: 

1.1 all IOC members in their country, if any. Such members in the country referred to rule 16.1.1.1 are ex officio members of the NOC executive body, within which they have the right to vote;

1.2 all national federations affiliated to the IFs governing sports included in the programme of the Olympic Games or their representatives;

1.3 active athletes or retired athletes having taken part in the Olympic Games; however, the latter must retire from their posts at the latest by the end of the third Olympiad after the last Olympic Games in which they took part.

Ronald, Vernetta, Jaime, Sherri, Zepherinus, Natasha, Levern, Erma Gene, Dani, and myself.     

Thats Ten votes!!  

We can decide who run the show guys!  We need to Organize!

Here is the Link to the Olympic charter, feel free to read it  

http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf

Olympic Committee Website

I just found this online  http://www.slunoc.org 

Flying high in the Birds Nest

The Alfred Factor

Dane and myself were discussing Alfred,  here is the thing,   he is actually well connected in the IAAF and well liked among the spanish speaking countries.   In my opinion his "English" speaking personal skills are not much to be desired.  I think there is a place for him in the olympic committee but when it comes to games, I think he needs to keep his distance from the Athletes.   

In my 13 years of athletic experience at major games my best experiences were when David Peterkin and Fortuna Belrose were the Chef de mission.   They are not specialist in Track and Field but their positive attitude made the events a very positive experience.   

Dominic

track surface ?

the track in VF is being replaced hopefully in the next few months, what is the plan for the old surface?
maybe the gov can re-lay it somewhere in the north, what do you guys think?

Commonwealth: Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting 2008 - Communiqué

Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting 2008 - Beijing Communiqué

The Fourth meeting of Commonwealth Sport Ministers discussed matters which will influence the future development of sport across the Commonwealth, and maintain the framework of support and cooperation which has developed between the 53 countries and 18 territories of the Commonwealth.

To read the rest, visit http://terryfinisterre.blogspot.com OR http://www.thecommonwealth.org/document/182382/csmm2008.htm (where you can also download the enitre document as a PDF).

Neither Minister Montoute nor his Director of Sport nor his new Permanent Secretary have made any public disclosures regarding this meeting, to the best of my knowledge. So don't be surprised when we don't hear complete and accurate reporting at other levels of governance.

Athletes Commission Needed!!

For years I joked about starting an "Athletes Commission"  but I think it is really necessary.   I think technically the members need to be "active" athletes.  That being said,  all of you may need to "compete" in at least one meet a year. 

I will find out what we need to do to make it official.  If we can make it a real thing with several athletes in different sports, then as a whole we can have some power and the Olympic Committee Must take us seriously.   

Let me know your Thoughts.

Shoes/Equipment

I have occasionally sent down shoes/spikes to the association.   I think we can do a lot more. 

My Cousin and Uncle who own Johnson's Hardware have said we can use their freight forwarders out of Miami to send equipment.  There is some paperwork that will be necessary to avoid paying duty.  (we may need to coordinate this with the association) 

What equipment do you think is most needed? 

Dominic

Jumps facilities that kids can actually use!!

I think we all agree that the national stadium is not being used properly, it is also too far for many young athletes from the north.    I have been thinking about a possible solution.  I think through sponsorship from the larger companies such as M&C, CO WIlliams, ect.   We can raise enough money to build 3 different Jumps training centers.   It would consist of about a basketball sized rubberized surface.  There it could be used for Highjump, Long/Triple,  Pole Vault, a shot put ring, and of course it could be used for sprint and hurdle drills.   

I think we can get land leases from various people,  maybe put them on school properties.  We can then make these facilities available for anyone to use.  I think the best idea would be to provide keys to club coaches,  this way we can lock up the pits, lock up the sand (so nobody steals it out of the LJ pit!) 

I am sure I can get some decent discounts from UCS/Spirit on equipment.   

What are you recommendations for locations? 

What's Next for St.Lucian Track and Field?

Hey Guys, 

I think that we need to find a way to support the club system in St.lucia.  By doing this we can help the clubs operate on their own, without headache from the association.  Obviously with the Associations support would be the best solution however I think they will only get in the way and prevent progress.  We need to build up the clubs, and then from there we can get control of the association.  What do you guys suggest? 

Welcome to St.Lucian Olympians Blog

Welcome Olympians, 

we are such a small group, we all need to make an effort to stay in touch.  Although most of us no longer live in StLucia we can all still contribute to the Olympic movement.   Please express you thoughts and ideas on how we can advance the state of sports programs in St.Lucia

Kind Regards

Dominic