BSSAC Athletics Championship Returns to Two-Zone Format with Hurdle Height Adjustments for 2025 Competition

Regarding the zones, which are named after outstanding Barbadian sportsmen and sportswomen, Small shared that the first zone, the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone will be held on March 18th and 19th. Esther Maynard and Ryan Brathwaite Zone will follow on March 20 and 21.

Co-chair of BSSAC and principal of Coleridge and Parry, Sonja Goodridge, announced that tickets for each day of the zone

events will cost $10 at the door. For the finals, tickets will cost $20 for ground seating and $25 for the stands. Goodridge also noted that BSSAC officials will undergo training this year to maintain high standards.

New initiative

Secondary school sports start on Monday at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex, with Graydon Sealy Secondary School being the first to compete. Goodridge shared a new initiative to encourage student participation.

“We have decided this year that we will pitch it to a hundred and fifty persons per school, per day and we are asking for a $5 donation but the $5 donation goes back to the school’s physical education department.

“The idea is to encourage schools to send their students, who will contribute while enjoying a great meet, knowing that the funds will return to their school. We want you to encourage all of your students,” said Goodridge in the presence of Robin Douglas, President of the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools (BAPPSS) and Principal of Combermere School.

Meanwhile, co-chair and Assistant Meet Director, Andrew Brathwaite, acknowledged that parking at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex will remain an issue. Efforts have been made to accommodate physical education teachers who requested special parking.

Speaking on behalf of the title sponsor Dasani-Powerade, Barbados Bottling Company Limited’s Brand Manager, Shanice Brewster-Charles, said, “At the Barbados Bottling Company, we are passionate about youth and sport and see value in supporting these initiatives because they positively impact the physical, emotional and mental well-being of our young people.”

SCHOOLS FOR BSSAC ZONES

Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone

Alexandra Codrington High School Coleridge and Parry Daryll Jordan Harrison College Parkinson Memorial Princess Margaret Queen’s College St Winifred’s School Ann Hill School Ellerslie School The Lodge School The St Michael School

Esther Maynard and Ryan Brathwaite Zone

Alleyne School Beyond The Box Education Christ Church Foundation Combermere School Deighton Griffith Frederick Smith Grantley Adams Memorial Graydon Sealy Lester Vaughan Providence School Springer Memorial St Leonard’s Boys Young Explorers Barbados (ML)