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SportGlobe
December 5-11, 2012
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Jermaine ‘Tuffy’
Anderson
QUESTIONS
1. How did your career
in football begin?
I used to play scrimmage after leaving
school every evening, almost non-stop, and,
because I was always a good goalscorer, I
was invited to play corner league with my
community team, Granville, in St James.
That led to me being invited to play in the
division one competition with Granville in
the mid 1990s. From there, I was just domi-
nating, year after year, with skill and
goalscoring. It was during this period I said
to myself that this is the sport that I will
put my all in and make it my career.
2. What keeps Jermaine going
when others have their doubt ?
I always say that what I have is a God-
given talent and, because of my passion for
the sport of football and courage and deter-
mination to push on, there is just no stop-
ping for me anytime soon. If I listen to
spectators and detractors who believe I
should call it day, I would not have achieved
all that I have. I am guided by where I am
going, not by those who bad-mouth ‘Tuffy’.
Half my story has not been told and, when
I look at all my struggles, my life has not
been easy so, at this point, I cannot break
under the pressure of criticism. The more
they criticise me, the stronger I get.
3. How has the recent call
to the national programme
helped your confidence ?
This recent call-up has certain lifted my
confidence and, to be around players such
as Demar Phillips, Jason Morrison, Shavar
Thomas and the great Jermaine Hue, it is
certainly a great feeling, and I just want to
continue to work hard, remain focused and
impress the coaching staff. This is a special
moment in my life and I always look for-
ward to represent my country.
4. How satisfied are you
when you look back at
your accomplishments?
It might not be enough, in terms of
accomplishments but, for the few accolades
that I have received, I am grateful. Apart
from my day job at Tank-Weld Metals, for
which I am grateful, football is my best
love, and today I want to give my mother,
Miss Alice Thorpe, all the praise and God
has been good to ‘Tuffy’ because he has
helped me to hold the faith through all the
ups and downs. I will not stop pushing
until the bucket overflows.
5. What is your advice
for young footballers.
In Drewsland, I always reason with sev-
eral youths and the three things I always
tell them, and this also goes for others,
have a serious approach to academics for,
while you play the sport, an educational
foundation is crucial. Be humble, both on
and off the field, and do not allow the tal-
ent to get to your head, and work harder
than everyone at the sport you play.
J
ermaine Anderson led the
Premier League with 14 goals
last season, 2011-2012.
For the new season, 2012-2013,
Anderson is second with six strikes.
His feats last season helped
Waterhouse to a third-place finish in the
standings. Anderson has represented
four Premier League teams, winning
the ‘Player of the Month’ title six times.
In 1997, he won Player of the Year in
St James, scoring more than 50 goals
while representing Granville United in
division one.
The following season he led Granville
to the Jamaica Football Federation all-
island knockout semi-finals where his
team was beaten by Premier League
side Tivoli Gardens.
A graduate of St James High School,
Anderson has four national caps, wear-
ing the Reggae Boyz colours against
Barbados, the Cayman Islands and
India, on separate occasions, in interna-
tional friendlies.
In his first call-up, under coach Carl
Brown in 2000, Anderson scored in
Jamaica’s 3-0 win against India in
England.
A skilful forward with the ability to
kick with either foot, Anderson recent-
ly earned a recall to the national senior
squad.
Name:
Jernaine Christopher Anderson.
Date of Birth
: February 22, 1979.
Height
: 5’ 10’’
Nationality
: Jamaican
Premier Clubs
: Seba, Waddadah,
Village United.
Current Club
: Waterhouse since 2007.
Achievements
: Player of the Year , St
James Division One.
J
ohn Campbell is one of two
teenagers in Jamaica’s
squad for the Caribbean
Twenty/20 cricket competition
which begins January 2013.
He earned his selection through
hard work and performance with the
bat. The 19-year-old stands 5’ 10”
and has been playing cricket for 11
years, a decade that has yielded some
good results.
Campbell is from St Mary and got
his first formal entry in the gentle-
man’s game while attend-
ing Port Maria Primary
School.
He was instrumental in
leading his school to the
2007 Jamaica National
All-Island Primary School
title, scoring more than
500 runs at an average
of 96.
National scouts
took note of a fledg-
ling Campbell quickly
as, that same year, he
secured his first
national invitation,
named in Jamaica’s
team to the Clico/West
Indies Cricket Board
Under-15 tournament in
which Jamaica finished
fourth.
In that tournament,
Campbe l l narrowl y
missed a half century,
scor ing 49 aga ins t
Guyana.
Since then, the left hander, whose
favourite shot is the cover drive, has
been in the national programme.
A member of Jamaica’s Under-19
programme from 2008-2011,
Campbell was part of the national
team that won the Trinidad Cement
Limited (TCL) Under-19 three-day
and one-day titles in 2009.
“After losing outright to Trinidad
in the first three-day game, it really
felt great that we were able to
rebound and win both titles. I was
overjoyed as it was like a burden lift-
ed off my shoulder,” he said.
“I felt satisfied to fin-
ish with the most runs
(205) in the one-day
competition,” he added.
Regional
scouts
where also taking note
and Campbell was
selected for the West
Indies Youth team to
the 2010 International
Cricket Council (ICC)
Under-19 World Cup in
New Zealand where he
again stood out.
Campbell smashed 77
runs of 70 balls to help
lead West Indies past Sri-
Lanka, capturing the
third-place title.
Campbell plays for St
Ann in the Jamaica Cricket
Association parish league.
Jamaica and West Indies
batsman Christopher Gayle is
his idol.
“I love his ability to rip
apart any bowling attack
with ferocious and diverse
shot selections,” he said.
“I am overjoyed and yet
humbled by the selection to play for
the senior team of my country, and
my objective is to continue to make
Jamaica proud, as I seek to ulti-
mately represent the West Indies
one day.”
Cricket star Campbell
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John Campbell