Francis blames JAAA for 4x400M relay failure | SportsMax Zone
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Francis: "They keep making stupid decisions."
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The JAA too busy trying to destroy Tiquando’s career. They are not fit for purpose and should be held accountable.
Love that coach Francis not only identified the issues but also provided solutions.
Absolutely
Love how this coach isn’t afraid to talk things straight. We on the outside know something is wrong and here is a knowledgeable man busting it open. And dem fi leave Tyquendo alone!
@@Wells-ws7mw He is the greatest spring coach in history. Is the JAAA the greatest athletics organization in history? No. They have spent years trying to sabotage this man and his success. This is not about whose athletes did what. He has been responsible for almost 70% of Jamaica's sprint medals in the last 20 years. If you want to talk about anything; speak about that.
The interview is about the incompetence of the JAAA and the stupid things they are doing. You worried about the wrong thing if you think him criticizing the JAAA is wrong and that he should instead criticize one of his own athletes for running slow (Rusheen)..
@@ramone908 SIMILAR TO JFF SABOTAGING CRAID BUTLER FOR YEARS, YET BUTLER HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO GET JAMAICAN FOOTBALLERS IN THE HIGH PAYING LEAGUE AROUND THE WORLD
@@Wells-ws7mwhe had injuries issues but he was however making himself available to qualify our Jamaican 4x400 relay team for the Olympic games and he did picked up more injuries while he was at the world relays which hampered his ability to preform so I didn't see your valuable reason of pointing fingers at the coach and his athlete. The JAAA should have be more accurate in their management by ensuring that they bring enough athletes at the world relays as reserved because it was very significant for the qualifications to be at the Olympic games in Paris.
Did u hear him say the JAAA didn't inform persons early that they will be selected in order for them to get in shape for the world relays? The college runners have been running since the start of the season. @Wells-ws7mw
I'm happy to say the JAAA took Mr Stephen's advice & revised the schedule for the National Trials. There will be a men's 4x400m relay after all on Sunday evening.
I respect coach Francis to the max and he always speaks truth. I hope they listen to him and not let ego's get in the way.
Coach Fancis makes absolute sense..👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 🤔
J3A needs to remove biases in their pick. Look at how they are trying to destroy Tracey Tiquando's track career. They wanted to strip him of his right to run after he trained, run, and qualified for the 4x100m relay at the world game last year. They removed him from the squad. He contested and was reinstated. They feel he shouldn't have done that, so now they are trying to discipline him, which would result in his suspension from running at this year's Olympic.
Morning,l concur with coach Francis assessment about the condition of the Men's 4×4 relay plight. Look, don't blame any else, Jamaica had a great shot at World Relays in the Bahamas. If, this crop of men had showed up in the Bahamas. They would have easy qualified.
I am always both eager and disappointed when I listen to the great Stephen Francis. Eager because he is a straight shooter and is usually spot on. Disappointed because when he speaks the truth about the ineptitude of the JAAA, I cannot understand how it is that I share the same view as Franno so much and yet we have an association who should have way more knowledge, resources, and expertise at their disposal and yet still make decisions that are deleterious to the success of the very sport they are charged to lead. I should not know more about this thing called track and field than the JAAA in terms of decisions and that is disappointing.
The people in charge should hand over the running of the JAAA to Glen Mills and Stephen Francis.
Our government is asleep at the wheel!!!!! There are ways to fix the JAAA but there has been no leadership at any level for as long as I can remember.
The government doesn't need to care,they are on it for the ride, hype, and photo opts.They go to these events like prima donnas.
The people who run these organisations behave like they are accountable to no one.
Jamaica always get outsmarted by the USA in Relays, except our beloved Goat Usain Bolt’s era from 2008-2016 that won every 4x100 m relays back then, our women should’ve done the same even dominate more than Bolt and them, but because of stupidity ego and politics they throw away at least 4 or more major 4x100m relay championships, how can the likes of Fraser pryce, VCB,Keron Stewart,Elaine,Sherika Jackson even Brianna Williams and Natasha Morrison not have the world record in the women’s 4x100m, how?? Come on now!!
Because for more years on a international world stage since the modern era, USA are more legally consistently faster that's why. Other than Bolt, Shelley Ann, Elaine, Shericka, they've basically been average with the remaining track athletes Internationally speaking. C'mon accept it. This is what it is.
It seems like lately.Jamaica sports has been in turmoil.From football to cricket and now athletics is a controversy.
It's been like this for a long time,but the issues have been consistently swept under the rug.Persons are now brave to lift the rug up and all the caked dust is falling off showing the holes for all to see.
Poor administration based on links and long service as opposed to cutting edge ability. Everyone is acting like an old boarding school principal controlling and dictating with no creative ideas minimal financial support. Not even a dorm for the athletes
@@winngriffYou are 100% correct. They’re completely ignorant to what’s happening yet they want to decide the future of our talented athletes.
Cricket? I thought Jamaica had the best cricket team in the world.
@@roybabineaux5353 I hope you are being sarcastic
I said the very same thing Stephen. They don't think!!!!!
Or they think with their egos.
Jamaica should know their top four 400 runners every year and when those athletes should be
Ready for the relay
Same thing a Gwaan a JFF yet people attack Butler for calling them out on their mismanagement.
The issue is the mixed relay is early in the championships
Of course it’s their fault, just like it’s the JFF fault that Bailey refuses to play for Jamaica, I’ve been saying this for years, a entire overhaul in both the J3 & JFF is needed, but silly Jamaicans turn a blind eye and bash people that make a stand, Frano agree with you 💯 but it’s Jamaica they not gonna do jack sh.t!
JAAA and JFF are OLD BOYS CLUB
Sometimes Sportsmax beats about the bush. Bahamas do not have sufficient 400m men or women depth to make a World final at present. Jamaica's 400m depth has come into the spotlight.
True about the 4x400m
@@JayDublowyg
He's so real
14:20; With no other relay prospects in Paris iirc, BAH should absolutely target the Mixed 4x4 Gold in Paris with Steven Gardiner, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Wanya McCoy & Javonya Valcourt, they'd destroy the WR in the process!
Did you listen to Coach Francis? The athletes eat based on their pet event. Why would Gardiner who is prone to injury risk it just for Glory?
@AlllnTheGame01 as the coach the shoe company don't pay the athletes for mix-relays
Yes for 'Glory', cos both generational talents in Gardiner & Shaunae went out of their way to literally only run this event @World Relays cos with this being Shaunae's last yr as a quarter-miler realise that this is their last chance to win Olympic Gold together! Also, Gardiner will very likely only run the Final with BAH using Alonzo Russell in the semi alongside Wanya, Shaunae & Javonya to qualify BAH for the Final, and then use the ONE change allowed to swap in Gardiner for Russell in the Final!
If JAA didn't communicate to the clubs & coaches adequately or in a timely manner, they are to be blamed.
But Stephen is known for oppositing the JAA for a long time.
1. He refused to send his athletes to relay camps
2. One year he dicidated that SFP anchor the relay - idk if it was the only time.
So he's apart of the problem.
I'm more lenient towards him now, in light of the revelation of the shoe company dont care about relay performances.
Thank you Frano
I learn so much from this interview.
For real, right !!
Didn’t know Franno was quite the intellect he puts on display here. Jamaica is in a unique scenarios where it is a sports powerhouse of few peer, yet the internal sports apparatus itself is barebones and in fact rife with corruption. In most countries with such histories, their sports federations are at least riddled with highly esteemed sportsmen, which should explain itself. In Jamaica, we can’t even let a legend like Quarrie get a shot at governance. Most big countries also subsidize their athletes, if you have wondered why Italian athletes wear “ Polizzia” it’s because the major sports body in Italy is part of its police force. Jamaica isn’t as developed or advanced an economy, but with the population size why can’t the captains of industry attempt at funding them?
Franno has a masters degree. He is not just a coach.
Sir Stephen Francis ratings get taller than how it tall already.. He hit the nail multiple times right on the head.. Nah miss, straight shooter Francis is.. JAAA need to check themselves and still making stupid decisions based on some of the persons limited experience in dealing with senior athletes and athletics... stick to junior.. Let big ppl wid sense handle things.
Why we have provided coaches of high level athletes and still not satisfied by the results,
We can all agree that Franno is a successful coach and very knowledgeable about all things track and field. Do you really think that he didn't know about the World Relays being an Olympic qualifier? Of course he did. Then since he had the solution to qualifiy why didn't he go to the JAAA and say I have the solution.? Why wait, as usual, until it goes bad to say that he knew it would go bad? Wouldn't it have been better to go the the inept JAAA and say I have a suggestion and if they ignored him then he would be validated in his criticism?
The only difference between this man and Butler is that he is more successful. They operate the same way. Always the criticism, and cussing and name calling after the event. Well, at least Butler offered himself to the JFF but when the JAAA asked Franno to be a part of the set up he said no.
When Frater joined the JAAA Franno ostracized him and was very suspicious of his motives.
Why didn't he make his athletes available for the Relays? I can tell you that if the JAAA approached him and Mills, they would have given them some no-nmae athlets that can't even medal at Champs..
Think people. Think.
And how do we know that he hadn't raised a concern to the JAAA before?
This one is new to the Stephen Francis and JAAA saga. I suggest you do proper research before you type one load of crap on the internet.
@manybooms2067 You need to do your research. This is standard procedure for Stephen Francis. He criticizes after the event. I cannot recall one time that he has said that he suggested anything to the JAAA before it happened, but then he's Stephen Francis so he's always right.
@manybooms2067 All the coaches saw this happening and none made any move to correct any errors they claimed they saw. What you are also missing is that Franno said that athletes don't get paid by their sponsors for relays. They therefore have no financial interests in running a relay. Their first priority is their individual events. If an athlete medals in the relay at the expense of their individual event the sponsor will sanction them. He also said Femke Bol and some others are paid separately by their country so they will run the relays. Go back and listen carefully and then you will find out what is the real motivation.
Then speak to me about crap.
@ip3283 I will respectfully agree with the man responsible for more than 50% of our recent medals. The man who is a respected and proven coach. The man whose words can be proven. The man who is not afraid to voice his opinion. And if you think Franno only speaks after the facts, you don't know anything about JAAA. Even in this interview he giving suggestions suggestions which are not too late to implement
If I love Franno one more time. Franno for JAAA president/selector and everything in between.
I agree with Mr Francis big him up
Wow, candid and enlightening !
Get them off the committee for real and let real coaches and personnel with the expertise handle our seniors
He is spot on they know nothing absolutely nothing about senior athletics
All Sports Admins in jamaica need to go plus the Sports Minister
Nonsense!
@@dbailey204 All Sports Admins in jamaica need to go plus the Sports Minister
J3A, you, your biased coaches, who want to push their own self interest first, by selecting their athlete, embarrassed your sqad, not Tracey! Athlete need to earn their spot, and not being selected because of favoritism
This man is the best
Franno right 💯
Yes, real talk Mr. Francis
I have a question for SportsMax, why didn't you ask Franno "Why didn't you go to the JAAA with your suggestions"? You are such poor journalists and selective in who you take to task for these mistakes.
Sounds strikingly similar to Leon Bailey. I guess it's an island thing.
No its not. How did you get that mixed up!?
Bailey thing is foolishness
the Jamaican athletic assoc. is destroying the opportunity, desire, and the progress of the athletes with their biases and inexperiences. they turned the green lights into red for the athletes and then they cannot speak out they are targeted. look what they are doing to Tyquando. too much friends and family business going on. the athletes suffer the consequences. running is a means of living for some
The coach has 7 gold medal athletes and a guy a call him “ass “, crazy ???? .
Come on Riley. You don’t see something wrong with that ?
Straight up talk coach
As it relates to relays ,it's not the team that is comprised of the fastest sprinters that always win.It's the team that has the best 'leg placement' along with the smothest baton exchange.Which is better ....medaling at a relay or not making it at an individual final ? Sponsors need to rethink that.
If the shoes company isn't interested in relay perfornances this isn't good for the competitive nature of the sport bc we would see the best relay competitions & the sport will continue to be stagnate. I think clubs and the countries' altheletic govering body should advocates that these shoe companies put more respect on the relays.
If do boss se a dem a dem!!!
I strongly believe the Glen Mills or Stephen Francis should be gead coach for the Olympic team
DWL...lol...Franno a di best!!!
The administrations for cricket, football and track and field is a joke. Just wait until these athletes are offered huge deals straight out of high school and college and they will understand.
That is so true
Make sense coach. Think they know and dont know. If they dont want to do the right thing they need to go and run themselves. The coaches should have their say in choosing afer all they train them.
Of course, who else is there to blame? I don't even watch yet and mi agree 😒
I love and appreciate Mr. Steven Francis's perception and honesty. He's definitely concerned and it shows me he hold no grudge against these women. He's still believe and have faith in these women he had trained before they moved away from his training them. God bless you sir. Thanks for your imput.
True laughable
Wilson band Steven Francis now lol
Mi a tell yuh rasta
This still isn’t adding up after 3 rounds of 400 will they have any legs to run a 4x4 after
Have you ever watched Champs? Yes they will have energy to run the 4x400. Especially since it’s not like they are running 2 400m races on one day.
There would only be a semi-finals and finals
Jamaica having power struggles... expect failures at the Olympics!!
Spare us the pessimism!
JAAA needs changes. They are making silly decisions.
Dont forget to also removed Maurice "eat a food" Wilson. time for him to come down
Franno nuh easy 😂
Jamaica does not give their athletes anything!, they take from them, @Taxes @Usain SSL
WHAT THE HELL GOING ON WITH JAMAICAN SPORTS.......
@Kevintotheworold high school people picking pro team without knowing anything about the pro-athletes..
The JAAA president needs to resign
Francis your and Elaine need to put your differences aside and start working together again for country
Too late
👍💯👏👏👏👏👏👏
Jaaa ... power grab and jealousy!!
Teach the guy how to pronounce "au revoir" properly. Embarassing.
People, this guy is wrongly blaming the JAAA, the coaches did not make their athletes available for selection at the world relays, period. They did not prioritize their national service but put themselves first. Knowing of the new rules for qualification at the Olympics, all the star athletes and coaches made themselves unavailable or in the case of Mills, was ignorant of the rules. Stop making this guy as a hero when he has only shown narcissistic traits.SMH!
Francis is my hero, he is the world's greatest coach. I may add extremely intelligent too, graduated from Wolmer's Boys School and captained the School's Challenge Quiz
Did you read what he wrote.. First whatever notice given was late
Nonsense read what he said and think it through before doing your usual criticism of him
Did you listen to what Franno said. He said that Jaaa did not give the athletes sufficient time to get themselves in shape for the world relays, they also did not underline the significance of the world relays re qualification for the Olympics. Athletes should have been told from last year about the importance of the world relays re qualification for the Olympics. All the athletes that represented Jamaica at the last world championships in the relays should have been told that they should prepare themselves to compete at the world relays this year since it is the main qualifier for the relays at the Paris Olympics. I am sure that if the importance of the world relays was clearly stated to the athletes they and their handlers would understand.
Another example of allowing your personal dislike of the fact to overshadow the truth of what he is saying. We so listen to respond and criticise,rather than to understand. Did you hear what he said about the contracts the athletes have and the implications.SMH Jeez man!!!