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Here are two cases for transfer. In Byron Lee case we may have never know this icon had his parent never made the wise decision. In the case of Thomas wish her luck on making the olympics team and the case can be made here that had she not got into one of the better programs she would just be seen as a second tier athlete.
"Lee was, in fact, born Byron St. Elmo Aloysius Ignatius Lee in Christiana, Manchester in 1935. He attended the Mt St Joseph's Academy in Mandeville. Strangely though, this was a girls' school, and the understanding, according to his son Byron Lee Jr, was that piano lessons were taught there and his parents were interested in him learning the art."
From "The Dragon before Soca"
"Edwin Allen Star eyes Olympic dream"
After dominating Western Champs while at Frome, Thomas had limited success at Champs with fourth place in the javelin and a final berth in the Class Three her best achievement.
In 2010 in her first year at Edwin Allen, Thomas was a surprise winner of the Class One discus after teammate and favourite Sasha Gaye Marston failed to get into the final. She was also third in the shot and javelin.
Thomas says moving to Edwin Allen and joining a solid core of throwers was the best thing for her.
"At Frome I was the only thrower, not just the only girl. I was the only one there and so for the most parts I was coaching myself," she said.
"At Edwin Allen, I had to wait my turn as there were all these top throwers... but we work well together and developed a healthy competition...," she also told the Sunday Observer.
"Sasha Gaye was the big name there and I wanted to get to her level," she said.
She had high praises for Marlon Gayle, Edwin Allen's throwing coach, saying he helped them with their school work as well.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1steaV0fr
"Lee was, in fact, born Byron St. Elmo Aloysius Ignatius Lee in Christiana, Manchester in 1935. He attended the Mt St Joseph's Academy in Mandeville. Strangely though, this was a girls' school, and the understanding, according to his son Byron Lee Jr, was that piano lessons were taught there and his parents were interested in him learning the art."
From "The Dragon before Soca"
"Edwin Allen Star eyes Olympic dream"
After dominating Western Champs while at Frome, Thomas had limited success at Champs with fourth place in the javelin and a final berth in the Class Three her best achievement.
In 2010 in her first year at Edwin Allen, Thomas was a surprise winner of the Class One discus after teammate and favourite Sasha Gaye Marston failed to get into the final. She was also third in the shot and javelin.
Thomas says moving to Edwin Allen and joining a solid core of throwers was the best thing for her.
"At Frome I was the only thrower, not just the only girl. I was the only one there and so for the most parts I was coaching myself," she said.
"At Edwin Allen, I had to wait my turn as there were all these top throwers... but we work well together and developed a healthy competition...," she also told the Sunday Observer.
"Sasha Gaye was the big name there and I wanted to get to her level," she said.
She had high praises for Marlon Gayle, Edwin Allen's throwing coach, saying he helped them with their school work as well.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1steaV0fr
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