– coach Lyndon Wilson

COACH of the Police Athletics Club, Lyndon Wilson, warns that his club will be stepping out to win this year, even as his athletes have already begun preparation for this year’s season. “We have already started our programmes, we’re not waiting on the AAG to send their competition sheet out to us.
But we have started some [training], at least we are in our condition and strengthening phase. Even during the holidays most of our athletes were still doing some training in between, so they never give up, they were doing some continuous training.
So we’re preparing and I do hope they start with the developmental meets, so once they start with that we are fully prepared.” Wilson said when he spoke with Chronicle Sports earlier last week.
The national coach, who has been at the head of the club’s coaching for the past 16 years, said that 2013 was a very good year for the club and contenders can expect more of the same with much improvement.
Noting that it wasn’t the club’s best year, Wilson relayed that it was one of the better years and overall was a very good learning experience.
“The achievement for Police last year, I think it was excellent, there was a disappointment when we lost the Boyce and Jefford’s Classic.
I am looking forward for a repeat performance of our athletes and even better than they did. For me to say that everything was all well and good? No.
But there was some exceptional performances and once we keep working hard we can achieve better than we achieved last year, what I can tell you is that last year was one of our better years in athletics because we were able to recapture the Joint Services Championships which was excellent.” Wilson said.
The reigning champs from 2012 the Police club went down to the Running Braves athletics club in the Boyce and Jefford’s Classic.
Wilson gave all the praise to his athletes, noting the club’s biggest development was in the achievements that the athletes were able to accomplish last year.
The success of the club’s athletes last year was testament to the high level of talent that the club has been able to develop over the past few years. At the helm is young Alita Moore and Winston George.
Moore was one of four athletes who were last year awarded athletics scholarships to study in the USA. She is currently still training with the club until she leaves to begin her studies. On the other hand it was a good year for George
“Basically the year was very good for Police athletes in general. We had Winston George representing Guyana at several games overseas.
Then we have young Alita Moore who is making a name for herself, she was unbeaten for the entire year last year, in the 100m and 200m, and then she seems to be mastering the 400m also. We were also able to get back Jonella Jonas on course, she was once a middle and long distance athlete she has overcome her injury and she’s back out.
She had a chronic knee injury, and she was competing but she wasn’t able to compete 100%, but now that we were able to get her to a specialist she is not fully 100 as yet, but we’re seeing 90 – 95% so far. And once we get her to that 100% I know she will be able to create a storm in Guyana, in the middle and long distance.”
Wilson also said that he was proud of those older athletes who were able to make a comeback with their performances last year.
“I’ve seen some athlete rise to the occasion, who used to make a name for themselves, and they seem to be headed back in that direction.
Athletes like Leota Bobb, Nadine Rodrigues, Trevor Scotland, these are some athletes who people were claiming they were going over the hill and they were able to redeem themselves last year.” Wilson explains.
Wilson is already thinking ahead for this year and is hoping that his athletes will upkeep their stellar performances and be able to represent Guyana again this year.
“We are hoping to participate in every event this year. There are a few international events coming up this year, which we are hopeful of participating in, so persons can expect much more from the Police club because we always step out there to win.”

(By Tamica Garnett)