NETBALL IN POINT FORTIN

Date of birth: 22nd January, 1926. Place of birth:  Arouca, Trinidad. Education:  Arouca Anglican school. Profession:  Seamstress. Hobbies:  Netball, sewing and cooking. Favourite:  books Books on sports and the Holy Bible. Favourite:  food-  Pelau. Position played on court Goal Keep. IVOL ROBERTS.

Ivol's entry into the netball world, at the age of twenty-eight was due mainly to her love for to the sport and to the influence of Ms. Gertrude Howard, the Point Fortin Netball League.

She first started playing for Ebony Netball Team in 1954 and in that same year she became a founding member of the Imperial Netball Team. After being a member of that team from 1954 to 1956 , she left due to differences of opinion with her members. After a while she began playing with Rockets Netball Team with whom she played from 1959 to 1973. With the improvement in her standard of play, she was selected on the Trinidad and Tobago National Team to participate in the 1973 Caribbean Tourna­ment held in Grenada.

By 1976, Ivol began to dedicate her interest to Netball administration and was selected to represent Point Fortin on the National Executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association. She served as Secretary of the Point Fortin Netball League from 1979 to 1989. In 1978 she went on tour with the national team to St. Vincent and St. Lucia.

Her list of performances and accomplishments beyond 1981 are as follows:-

1982   The Trinidad and Tobago Netball Associa­tion Incorporated presented her with aplaque in appreciation of her faithful and devoted service to netball 1947-1982. In that same year, the Point Fortin Borough Council awarded her a Silver Tray for her contribu­tion to netball in the Borough on the Nation's 20th Anniversary of Independence.

1984    she was awarded a certificate of Apprecia­tion for administration of the sport from the San Fernando Lions Club.

1986   She was awarded a Certificate for devoted and invaluable service rendered to the Jeanette Smart Netball League.

1988    The Point Fortin Sports Council, a Sub-committee of the Point Fortin Corporation, pre­sented her with a Scroll signed by Mayor Lawrence Achong for her contribution in the field of Sport to the Point Fortin Netball League and for continuous work to the Bur­gesses of Point Fortin.

1989     The Thesea Village Netball Court was re-named the Ivol Roberts Netball Court in appreciation of her contribution; while the San Fernando Netball League presented her with a Medal for being the best goal keep.

At present Ivol is still involved in Netball at the administrative level in the Point Fortin League.