Fitness is vital to a professional athlete, including cricketers, says V.A Khevyn Williams, the coordinator of sports science at the Everton Weekes Centre of Excellence.“If an athlete is not fit, they are unlikely to execute their technical regime without fatigue. We who are involved with sports science believe fitness prevents injuries. The fitter athletes are, they are more likely to perform their technical regimes over and over without fatigue, therefore it is imperative that our athletes are up to a certain standard,” Williams told Barbados TODAY.One of Williams’ tasks at the Centre of Excellence is to conduct the fitness program for the Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 cricketers, the female cricketers and the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Development Contract players.
