Wow, what another great day! I have just finished dancing like mad with the players on an amazing boat trip! It was great to see us all go out into the rainy Caribbean sea and all dance to a range of different tunes played by a DJ! I started a congo which i am highly proud of…
The day started with another early day and a great treat at the breakfast table of Ackee and Saltfish 
These are local fish and a vegetable that are traditional in Jamaiva for breakfasts. It was awesome! We then loaded on the bus and headed off to a new training ground in discovery bay. Discovery Bay is where Columbus dicovered Jamaica back in the 15th century so it is fairly a historic place! The training ground had a stunning back drop and it was huge. We worked today on our batting but before this poor Amar Khan took a blow to the face that couldn’t be helped and he had to be carted off to the Ocho Rios health centre to be treated. He soon came back with a bandage on his chin but seeming fairly merry.
The guys all worked very hard in our mixed physical team today and they all deserved to be voted as our captain but Charlie Stack stood out today as being the one to receive the award. He has to his own amission been struggling with getting to grips with the heat in particular but today he really soldiered through and helped other guys get through and reach their limits for today!
I am as the coach of the mixed physical team but also someone who has known all the players back in the UK for a few years extremley proud of how they are socially mixing with locals, staff and peers. Their has been a good change in confidence with alot of team members and i can only hope this grows more as time goes on and this aids them to become better people back home.
After training we headed to a private beach and had a spalsh around in the sea! What a great thing it was to see all 20 odd young people having a splash about and enjoying the sea, something that doesn’t happen back in London obviously. It did however rain when we was in the sea but everyone loved it as the rain is a light relief from the humid conditions we have to receive in Jamrock. Then came the great boat trip full of dancing, non alcoholic punch and dancing staff members. We had the limbo going and the congo and all the young people had huge smiles upon their faces after this great 2 hour ride with the sunset of Jamaica to take in.
Tomorrow is our last training session before the 3 match series in Kingston. I am sure that they will all again come ready to work hard and be willing and dedicated to make sure they get each other through this session… They are all great boys!!!
It’s now 9pm local time which is 3am back home so whilst your all asleep i’m off for a break to the hotel bar!!!
Jah Live
Adam Hall
C4C Development Manager