Boxing, swimming to benefit from expertise of Cuban coaches

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By Avenash Ramzan
The Sport Ministry has secured the services of two highly qualified coaches from the Spanish-speaking country of Cuba to assist the respective local athletes and associations in the areas of boxing and swimming to realise their full potentials.
The two experts, boxing coach Francisco Hernandez Roldan and swimming coach Isabel Maria Couso Fals, were introduced to local media operatives yesterday at a press conference hosted by the ministry in its boardroom at Main Street, Georgetown.
The 46-year-old Roldan holds a Bachelors Degree in Physical Culture and Recreation and majored in Boxing for the High Performance Sports, while the 45-year-old Couso Fals has a Bachelors Degree in Physical Culture.
According to Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, while Cuba and Guyana have previously collaborated in different sectors such as health and agriculture, this is the first time that the two countries are partnering for sport development. While boxing and swimming will benefit during this initial exchange, plans are in the pipeline to have an athletics coach in Guyana as soon as the state-of-the-art synthetic track, currently under construction, is completed at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
?We are very pleased that we can have this arrangement in place where coaches from Cuba will be coming on a regular basis to Guyana to assist in building the capacity of our local people,? the minister said.
?We want to lift the quality of our boxing to a different level in Guyana. We feel we can do this a number number of ways. We have not been able to maximize the use of the Andrew ?Sixheads? Lewis Gym, and that?s exactly what we?re going to do now. With the Cuban coach coming on board, he will be permanently based at the ?Sixheads? Lewis Gym. We will be converting that gym into an Elite Training Centre so from all the gyms in the country that we currently have, we will be taking in the best boxers. Right now the gym is not fully equipped and the ministry has given an undertaking that it will add new equipment to that space so that all the necessary equipment needed for training our elite boxers will be provided.?
Dr. Anthony added that local coaches, referees and judges stand to benefit from training, while Roldan is expected to conduct several community outreaches to look at the possibility of setting up gyms in specific areas.
In terms of swimming, the minister pointed out that Couso Fals will be based at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, where officials and swimmers alike are expected to benefit from her expertise. Courses for persons interested in coaching will be offered, while the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) has formulated a comprehensive programme for the swimmers.
By Avenash Ramzan
The Sport Ministry has secured the services of two highly qualified coaches from the Spanish-speaking country of Cuba to assist the respective local athletes and associations in the areas of boxing and swimming to realise their full potentials.The two experts, boxing coach Francisco Hernandez Roldan and swimming coach Isabel Maria Couso Fals, were introduced to local media operatives yesterday at a press conference hosted by the ministry in its boardroom at Main Street, Georgetown.The 46-year-old Roldan holds a Bachelors Degree in Physical Culture and Recreation and majored in Boxing for the High Performance Sports, while the 45-year-old Couso Fals has a Bachelors Degree in Physical Culture.According to Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, while Cuba and Guyana have previously collaborated in different sectors such as health and agriculture, this is the first time that the two countries are partnering for sport development. While boxing and swimming will benefit during this initial exchange, plans are in the pipeline to have an athletics coach in Guyana as soon as the state-of-the-art synthetic track, currently under construction, is completed at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.?We are very pleased that we can have this arrangement in place where coaches from Cuba will be coming on a regular basis to Guyana to assist in building the capacity of our local people,? the minister said.?We want to lift the quality of our boxing to a different level in Guyana. We feel we can do this a number number of ways. We have not been able to maximize the use of the Andrew ?Sixheads? Lewis Gym, and that?s exactly what we?re going to do now. With the Cuban coach coming on board, he will be permanently based at the ?Sixheads? Lewis Gym. We will be converting that gym into an Elite Training Centre so from all the gyms in the country that we currently have, we will be taking in the best boxers. Right now the gym is not fully equipped and the ministry has given an undertaking that it will add new equipment to that space so that all the necessary equipment needed for training our elite boxers will be provided.??Dr. Anthony added that local coaches, referees and judges stand to benefit from training, while Roldan is expected to conduct several community outreaches to look at the possibility of setting up gyms in specific areas.In terms of swimming, the minister pointed out that Couso Fals will be based at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, where officials and swimmers alike are expected to benefit from her expertise. Courses for persons interested in coaching will be offered, while the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) has formulated a comprehensive programme for the swimmers.

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