Barbados: A complete of 16 younger women are all set to characterize Barbados on the 2024 Jean Pierre Caribbean Youth Netball Event which might be held in Saint Lucia. The event kicked off on April 2 and can run by April 10, 2024.
The host nation, together with St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, St Eustatius, and Barbados will vie for honours within the competitors.
The squad is made up of: Chelsea Finest, Siarah Small (Graydon Sealy Secondary College), Aleera Chapman, Deeya Forde-Haynes (Queen’s School), Quinesha Cox (The Lester Vaughan College), Jasonta Forde, Tyra Griffith, Samerah Rock, (Coleridge & Parry) Ky-mani Harding (The St Michael College), Kianna Harte, Kya McCarthy, Nyah Oughterson (Christ Church Basis College), Shakeena Piggott, Jakaira Jones-Smith (Alleyne College) and Tyesha Trotman (Combermere College).
Barbados are the defending champions, having gained the event in 2019 and 2023. Aside from the co-captains Tyeisha Trotman and Deeya Forde-Haynes, Quinesha Cox, Kianna Harte and Siarah Small, the opposite workforce members are new to the workforce.
The schedule of the matches has additionally been revealed, which can function the next matches:
On April 5, 2024
The primary match of the day might be held between Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines at 7:30 pm. The second match will happen between Barbados and Grenada at 6:00 pm and the final match of the day might be held between Saint Lucia and Dominica at 7:15 pm.
On April 6, 2024
4 matches have been introduced for the day which can function matches between St Vincent and Saint Lucia, Barbados and Grenada, St Vincent and Grenadines and Grenada, Saint Lucia and Barbados.
The matches might be held to foster the sports activities tradition within the Caribbean area, that includes the arrival of athletes from 5 international locations from throughout the area. Saint Lucia has been organizing the twentieth version of the Jean Pierre Caribbean Youth Netball Event and the Caribbean Netball Jubilee Observance in April this yr.
Caribbean Netball Affiliation made vital developments this yr with the group of a press convention to announce the partnership with Caribbean Airways for the twentieth Jean Pierre Youth Netball Event.
As members of the Caribbean Netball Jubilee Affiliation, netball stakeholders in Saint Lucia intention to boost consciousness concerning the high-quality sport of netball.