Sports Commission Sports Performance Department surpasses 1000 participant milestone

(Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands - Thursday, June 8, 2023) The TCI Sports Commission (TCISC) is seeing great success as the Sports Performance Center surpasses 1000 participants in April.

The TCISC Sports Performance Centre is where athletes train their bodies to perform at optimal levels. They work on areas such as strength and conditioning, speed and agility, flexibility, injury prevention, return to play and more. The centre is run by Sports Performance Coach Angelo Garland and Sports Performance Apprentice Delano Williams. 

After launching the centre in 2021, the concept of sports performance was new to the Turks and Caicos Islands and was proving difficult to attract participation from athletes. Coach Garland shares, "I am elated that we have reached such a prestigious milestone. It shows growth in the department and also the Commission to have trained over 1000 athletes. I believe it aligns with the mission and vision of the Commission going forward. It was a tough journey, but I am happy to share such a feat with other members of the department, Coach Williams and Mrs Joddy Harvey. I'm looking forward to the thousands to come."

Since the conception of the centre, over 100 male and 35 female athletes have been trained in multiple sports disciplines. Among these are basketball, rugby, softball, Track & field and swimming. Multi-sport athlete and 3000m CARIFTA Bronze medallist Love Joseph is also part of the cohort who have benefited from this training.

Sharing objectives for the department Garland says, "As we progress throughout the year, our plan is not only to grow but we have a plan to educate.  We have plans on educating our athletes, coaches and even family members more on the theory of sports performance and how it works. We have a few camps coming up in the next few weeks, in addition to a clinic and the introduction of a full macrocycle of sports performance training is in the works as well."

Olympic athlete Delano Williams having recently been introduced to the Sports Commission also has goals to invest in TCI athletes. He shares, "My plans for the Sports performance department is to develop the athletes to a point where they can reach their maximum potential. I'll do this by developing programs to enhance their speed, agility, and power and to work on their conditioning. While doing this, I'll ensure to touch on a few more areas such as flexibility, core and balance composition."

The Sports Performance department is made up of coaches certified in Performance Enhancement, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Kinesiology by top sports bodies including the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). The centre is also stocked with equipment such as ice bath pools, Normatec (recovery boots), biometric scales and gym equipment.

Sports Performance Camps