I received an interesting PM (personal message that is) via the BMX forums and the person asked if the BMX training currently underway will adequately prepare him for the Youth Olympics in 2010 as he was pretty disheartened when he did a a search on YouTube and saw that BMX racing elsewhere, the riders were so fast and he said that he was feeling pretty pessimistic about being able to take them on, given the training that he is getting. I replied to him in a PM that a journey always begins with a first step and while I have never gone to those training camps currently conducted at the Tampines BMX Track, I told him that at least there was something going on. Even though I answered his question, I began to ponder about what he asked.
Are we ready to field a team for the Youth Olympics Singapore BMX squad? Heck, I am too old to race anymore. If you had asked me that question some twenty odd years ago, I would have given an emphatic "YES!" But this person that sent me the PM was pretty concerned. It seems that he feels that the training is not sufficient. We have less than two years to groom up a BMX squad for the Youth Olympics. We have the advantage of home ground but what else? Maybe it is not just the training. How about the infrastructure? Mindset of the general public? Can we change that?
Are we ready to field a team for the Youth Olympics Singapore BMX squad? Heck, I am too old to race anymore. If you had asked me that question some twenty odd years ago, I would have given an emphatic "YES!" But this person that sent me the PM was pretty concerned. It seems that he feels that the training is not sufficient. We have less than two years to groom up a BMX squad for the Youth Olympics. We have the advantage of home ground but what else? Maybe it is not just the training. How about the infrastructure? Mindset of the general public? Can we change that?
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