By Treiston Joseph
![Steve Ninvalle (left) alongside three-star coach Terrence Poole showcasing his [Poole] certificate at the media briefing (Photo: Treiston Joseph)](https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/steve.jpg)
Poole, who is one of a few in the Caribbean and the only in Guyana to reach such a level in coaching, explained the importance of the accomplishment during a press briefing on Tuesday at the Sport Ministry’s head office.
“This is an honor for me having this certificate; this piece of document is so important to me, my family and the entire boxing fraternity of Guyana. In any endeavour one tries to achieve the maximum or pinnacle, and as a boxer I was not fortunate to reach the pinnacle. [I] turned to coaching and this is the pinnacle in coaching at present. Three-star is the highest level of coaching they have worldwide by AIBA,” Poole told representatives of the media present.
President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle congratulated Poole while noting the importance of the achievement.
“Mr. Poole went to Kazakhstan in October and he was successful in the three-star competition that was run by AIBA and he is the only three-star coach in Guyana. We [GBA] are extremely proud and extremely happy that Mr. Poole could have gone and done Guyana well by being successful at the examination. This basically means as AIBA has stipulated or mandated that we must have a three-star coach, so you cannot send a team to certain AIBA competitions without them being accompanied by a three-star AIBA coach,” Ninvalle explained.
Further, Poole outlined his immediate goal upon notching up such an achievement.
“My goal and the only way this certificate could show well yes I achieved the fullest, I must able to have someone qualifying for the next Olympics or even going on and winning a medal. The certificate is just paper but this now is production, I need to have someone qualify by any means for the coming Olympics which is in 2016,” Poole echoed.
Meanwhile, Ninvalle thanked Permanent Secretary of the Sport Ministry, Alfred King, for ensuring that the trip came off while Poole was quick to thank the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) boss Mark Phillips, the former brigadier Gary Best and the GBA for allowing him to achieve his new credentials before both wished prosperity for boxing in 2014.
