Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
FOLLOWING THE shocking dislosure last week that MVP Club's coach, Stephen Francis, might relocate his club overseas, Anthony Davis, head of the department of sports at the University of Technology (UTech)...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... André Wellington and 100m silver medallist Sherone Simpson. Brigitte Foster-Hylton and head coach Stephen Francis were notable absentees from the motorcade and parade, which was led by Digicel's musical truck. Greeted the stars Hundreds of students, administrators and other staff members greeted the stars. As the truck slowly drove through the school, everyone stretched to touch and...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... 100m, everybody was so disappointed and we decided we have to go out there and do this for coach (Stephen Francis) and for MVP, so that's what everybody did after what happened in the men's 100m," explained Williams, who was welcomed home with a motorcade and celebration in Appleton, St Elizabeth on Sunday. Williams, who admitted she was not among the medal favourites, recorded a...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
ASAFA POWELL believes in, and lives by, the saying "don't burn your bridges", and for that he must be commended. Over the last few days, Powell's parents - Cislyn and Reverend William Powell - have publicly stated their son should part company with world-renowned track and field sprint coach Stephen Francis. "Change the coach. Try somebody else," said Rev Powell, who seemed to be expressing...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
AMERICAN WORLD Championships 200m silver medallist Wallace Spearmon could switch his training base to Jamaica for the upcoming season. Spearmon, who won silver and bronze at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships respectively, is thinking about joining the high-profile MVP Track Club under the guidance of head coach Stephen Francis. Ray Flynn, Spearmon's manager, speaking to The Gleaner...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer Despite public comments from his parents suggesting that he should part company with his coach, Stephen Francis, Asafa Powell, the world's second fastest man, said that will not happen. His parents, Reverend William Powell, his father and mother Cislyn, said in an interview on local television, CVM, said it was time for their 25-year-old son to make a change....
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... sure that they are happy and so, with all of that in mind, I made sure to do everything coach (Stephen Francis) said. Fraser, a former student at Wolmer's Girls, also spoke highly of the support she received from UTech/MVP. We survived "At UTech/MVP, we make use of what we have ... most times it's not much, but we survived and that is one of the reasons why we achieved so much," she...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... in Beijing, in praise of his coach Glen Mills and of Jamaican coaches in general. The sensational Stephen Francis, founder of the Maximising Velocity and Power (MVP) Track and Field Club, and clearly a star coach of the recent Beijing Olympics with five medallists (Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Shericka Williams and Melaine Walker) in his camp, has much to smile...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
MAXIMIZING VELOCITY and Power (MVP) Track Club, the home of Olym-pic champions Shelly-Ann Fraser and Melaine Walker, along with Asafa Powell, could leave Jamaica soon. Paul Francis, the group's assistant coach and director, confirmed what his brother and head coach, Stephen Francis, said on local radio on Tuesday night. May happen sooner "That (move) is something that has to be...
