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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗧𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲.
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Phone: 1-868-389-8789 | Name: Dennis Allen | Country: Trinidad by @ttgameplan

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𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗧𝗔𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗪 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻
A @ttgameplan Op-Ed by Dennis Allen
After the amazing start for the team on Day 1, expectations were, understandably, high-pitched. Trinidad and Tobago’s men’s team sprint trio of 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗼, 𝗡𝗷𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 and 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 finished fifth in the world, ahead of Great Britain, France, Canada and Germany, missing bronze by 0.189 seconds—at these speeds, a little over a bike length. They qualified seventh in 42.917, then improved to the fastest ride of any second-placed team in the first round. Only the Dutch, Australians, Japan and China went quicker. 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 also placed 12th in the women’s scratch race, her best-ever result for a T&T woman at a UCI World Championships. The bar was raised. The nation noticed.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭. It was a statement. It was proof of concept. And it made the disappointments of Day 2 sting all the more.
Day 2 delivered a different ledger. None of the TTO men advanced in the Keirin: 𝗞𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗶 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲 placed joint 19th, Njisane joint 27th and Paul joint 31st. In the Women’s Sprint flying 200m qualifier, 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 clocked 11.158 seconds, placing 35th. 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘇 was eliminated in the Women’s Elimination Race, finishing 22nd. These are not the results that make headlines. They are the results that make character.
Consider what these athletes are up against. The Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) has been embroiled in legal battles. Funding is uncertain. Athletes self-fund. The infrastructure that supports the world’s top cycling nations—full-time coaches, sports scientists, mechanics, consistent training camps—is not available in the same measure. And yet they show up. They compete. They ride.
Read the rest on @substack https://rep868.substack.com/p/530?r=8vg4f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true by @ttgameplan

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Things getting out of hand now.....is everyday so?
If you Follow TTGameplan then unfollow
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BLOCK AND DELETE YOU by @ttgameplan

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𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱
I’ve spent enough time around fields, tracks, and gyms to know that love and hard work are not the same as professional care. Parents love hard. Coaches care hard. Athletes try to fix themselves in the car on the way home. All of it matters. None of it is the whole job. Sport psychology is not just pep talks, grit, and deep breaths. It’s a professional space with boundaries, training, and sometimes clinical care. So here’s the honest version.

𝟭. 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹
Mom sees the slump and thinks she failed. Coach sees the slump and thinks the kid doesn’t care. The athlete sees the slump and thinks, “I’m broken.” Everyone is inside the story. A sport psych pro stands outside it. That’s not cold. That’s useful.

𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹
If the coach decides playing time, the athlete will not say, “I’m terrified of failing.” If the parent controls the ride home, the athlete will not say, “I hate this.” Power and honesty don’t always share a room. Confidentiality needs a neutral door.

𝟯. 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱
A coach can teach a jump shot, a slider, a double play. A parent can teach work ethic, manners, and how to pack a bag. Neither automatically knows how to treat panic, trauma, OCD, depression, or disordered eating. Good hearts don’t replace clinical training.

𝟰. 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿
You can journal, meditate, breathe, ice bath, read books, repeat affirmations. That’s fine. But you cannot see your own blind spot. You might be calling avoidance “focus” or calling fear “high standards.” A pro holds up the mirror you can’t hold yourself.

𝟱. 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
When you only work on yourself by yourself, it can look like strength. Sometimes it’s just isolation with better branding. Shame grows in silence. A safe professional relationship adds accountability, perspective, and a witness to the work.
[continues in comments] by @ttgameplan

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England gets the 2031 Netball World Cup. The Caribbean gets another reminder of how far we've fallen behind.

Kingston '71. Port of Spain '79. Kingston '03. That's it. Three times. And nothing since.

Here's the hard truth: the game changed. World Cups now go to privately funded, commercially run arenas like Co-op Live in Manchester—£365 million, 23,500 seats, concerts and events year-round. Our venues? State-owned. State-run. No naming rights. No private operators. No year-round revenue.

And the floors. World Netball requires suspended wood. Not polymer tile. Not glass. Wood. So even Barbados' $4.7 million upgrade doesn't meet the standard.

Then there's the tourism math. The whole English-speaking Caribbean has ~40,000 hotel rooms. Trinidad has 1,710. A World Cup host city needs 10,000+ visitors in ONE city at ONE time. We saw this in 2007 with Cricket World Cup—cruise ships as floating hotels, not enough rooms, airlift struggles.

The gap between our hosting years? 24 years. Then 32. You can't build a £300 million arena for an event that comes once a generation.

Jamaica's FIFA 2031 co-hosting will teach us plenty. But unless we build a multi-use facility with private capital, commercial management, and a plan that lasts beyond the final whistle, we'll keep watching from the outside.

The game is ours. The house isn't. Time to build one. by @ttgameplan

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TTGameplan 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 with TeamTTO cyclist @the_alexi_ramirez Costa-Ramirez.
She sacrificed Track World Cup points to help T&T qualify for Track Worlds. The TTCF called their rug-pull an "unintentional error." She calls it something else.
Sunday, the athlete they erased from the Points Race speaks.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. by @ttgameplan

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𝗝𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝟮𝟯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀
Montreal, Canada — 𝗝𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 didn't even plan to race the time trial at the 2026 World Championships. Now, the Trinidad & Tobago cyclist has emerged as the fastest U23 rider from a Caribbean territory in the event.
Neaves finished 48th in the Men's U23 Individual Time Trial, 4:15.85 behind winner Ryan Gal of the Netherlands. He was approximately 9.7% outside the top 10 and 11% off the podium, offering an encouraging measure of his progress against the world's leading young cyclists.
“Time was great, bro. I was satisfied with it,” Neaves said in an interview with TTgameplan's Dennis Allen.
The ITT wasn't part of Neaves' original plans. He arrived in Montreal without a time-trial bike, but the UCI provided one, giving him an unexpected opportunity to compete.
“I thought I might as well do the time trial as well,” he explained. “Based on my effort at national championships back home in July, I think I had a good shot. My power was good.”
The decision produced a solid result. Neaves passed the first checkpoint in 44th place, averaging 47.670 km/h. He was 47th at the second checkpoint, averaging 46.785 km/h, and 48th at the third, averaging 46.575 km/h. He completed the course with a final average speed of 45.036 km/h.
Neaves' 48th-place finish put him ahead of Belize's Jaylen Briceno, who placed 60th, and Saint Lucia's Denver Alphonse, who finished 66th. His performance made him the highest-placed U23 rider from a Caribbean territory in the event.
The road race presents a different challenge. Neaves described the course as "difficult", and believes it is harder than last year's World's route in Kigali, Rwanda, where he placed 43rd in the ITT and had a DNF in the road race.
“My goal for the road race is to make it to the finish,” he said. “I want to do better than last year, where I wasn't able to finish.”
For Jadian, the goals are clear. Completing the course would mark a clear step forward. by @ttgameplan

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23 days ago

First, thanks to Almighty God for never forsaking me. Through struggle, through failure, He kept me. 26 years and counting. 🙏🏾

September 20th, the day after my birthday — what a night.

Twinepty Plus Size Women's Football Tournament. I was brought in with my brother Jevon Winchester to assist and coach. No coaching badge, just a PE background, ex-physio, commentator, and TTFA referee. How would they respect me? But the ladies gave respect, they were willing to learn, and they were SPECTACULAR.

You would swear it was TTPFL Tier 1. Their levels rose every session.

Of the 3 Twinepty teams, one took it all home. Against a team from the sister isle and a team with players & parents from a local women's club, they stood resilient and victorious. They believed.

To the other Twinepty team — you did extremely well. Nail-biting finish, but you were not deterred. Always ready for more.

Special thanks to Avril Alleyne. You don't know how fortunate we are to have someone like her. 3rd year of this event and she went to the far depths to make it happen. With her twin Arlene, and everyone behind the scenes, we have to make this one of the greatest events to hit the island. She deserves a medal too!

Thanks to TTGamePlan for the medals & prizes, Tobago Sports Live for covering it, and all sponsors/vendors — your contribution made it amazing.

And to my team *Hi Beam 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣* — you said you were giving coachman a belated birthday gift. What a gift. Love y'all ladies. That really made a big man cry.

Birthday weekend completed successfully and memorably. On to next year — hopefully with an official coaching document. Might have to call TFA for that. 😅 taken in Shaw Park by @ttgameplan

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The summer I… raced SO many triathlons

The race I… had the hilliest course ever

Swiped 2nd place in my first tri of the season so yk I was setting the tone from early

The race I… didn’t expect to place 1st!!!

Really didn’t expect to come 1st in Guelph tri but so grateful I did.

The race I… have 0 pictures from

Such a fun race to do while home. Loved racing with/against my friends. Miss you @alexxdowden15

The race I… came dead last🤣

Super tri Toronto is always such a great race. It’s an amazing experience to ride on the Gardiner and alongside (or really behind) the pros. Truly it is an eye opening experience into pro racing which always makes me strive for greatness year after year

The race I… absolutely PR’d!!!

Barrie tri is definitely my favorite course of the season with its beautifully fast course and amazing views.

The race I… only finished because I didn’t want a dnf

Toronto island tri was definitely my least favorite race of the season due to course conditions but still a great learning experience. You can’t always be on the up.

The race I… had the longest T1 ever

So grateful to have received third place. Fought against some tough competition but proud of my time and placement

The race I… showed up to but didn’t race?

Just kidding. I only went to be the sign woman and support my best friend @lexi_.lashley_ who smashed her first Canadian race!

The race I… wrapped up the season with

Closed off the season with a 1st place win for lakeside swim/bike. Definitely more fun than a triathlon lol

The season I… walked away fulfilled :)

This season was so amazing! It really made up for a long and uneventful season last year. I’m so thankful for everything and everyone who was with me during this time. I especially give thanks to my mom and my coaches @bryan.rusche @taranortontraining for everything. I couldn’t have done it without yall.

For a final recap:
2x 1st🥇
1x 2nd🥈
1x 3rd🥉
1st place U19 Female in Subaru Series🥇
2nd place U19 Female in Multisport Canada Series🥈
2x @subarutriathlonseries races
4x @multisportcan races
1x @supertritoronto race
1x @868triathlon race
1x @aboveaverage.fitness race (not featured)

+3 friends
+so much expe by @ttgameplan

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LET’S TALK TONIGHT
T&T Olympian Mikel Thomas joins us for a straight-up conversation on the state of professional sports in T&T and the wider Caribbean. From his native track and field to netball, cricket and the world of possibilities that exist from Guyana to the tip of Cuba...and every stop in between...
From 7.30pm tonight on TTGameplan YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/live/bN0i2RgINTs?si=aYvRouZEvgmbcSI9

Tune in. Let’s talk. by @ttgameplan

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