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Jamaica's U-15 team gearing up for CFU
Observer Reporter
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
WALTERS ... they have good size and speed and with two years to work with them, they should be very competitive
Jamaica's National Under-15 footballers will tackle St Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands in Zone B of the preliminary phase of the inaugural Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, starting on August 3.
The five-zone 20-team event runs from August 3-14.
Zone A: Guatemala, Antigua-Barbuda, Aruba and the US Virgin Islands.
Zone C: Canada, Grenada, Dominica and St Lucia.
Zone D: Szuriname, Martinique, Puerto Rico and Guyana.
Zone E: Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands Antilles, St Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla.
The quarter-finals are slated for August 9, with the semi-finals on August 11, and the final and third-place play-off on August 13.
Coach Patrick "Jackie" Walters is very optimistic that this team will emulate that of 1999, which qualified for the Under-17 World Championships.
"This is the youngest national football team ever selected by Jamaica, with all the players ranging from 14 to 15 years old.
"They have good size and speed and with two years to work with them, they should be very competitive," said Walters.
Qualification for the Under-17 World Cup begins next year.
The squad was set to return to camp yesterday and the final 18 will be selected by the end of the week. They leave on August 2.
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I will like to seehow we match up against Canada ,Guatemala and martinique at the under 15 level. I hope they introduce an under 18 or under 19 CFU or GC competition soon.
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I just realize that the CFU does not have a website. Is there anywhere I can see some official article regarding this U15 competition?
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Big zonal section of the confederation and they don't have a website. Boy, I tell yuh. We can't buy professionalism. They still feel football is ah sweat in the savanna. CFU could do better than that. That is the authority for Caribbean football and they have no website!
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Carrington gets National U-15 coaching job.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Former National Senior Team midfielder Reynold Carrington has been given the job to prepare and coach this country’s National Under 15 team for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup.
The 37-year-old Carrington, who has represented T&T at the World Cup qualifying level and also captained the team at one time, has been focusing heavily on his coaching since retiring from playing. He was recently among the top performers at the coaching symposium with the Dutch Royal Academy which allowed him the chance to undergo further courses in Holland.
Current National Under 17 team head coach Anton Corneal, also youth development officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, said the decision was taken by the TTFF to hand the role to Carrington as he would gain the right exposure working with the youth and he also carried the right attributes for the position.
“This is really the first stage of the preparations for 2009 Under 17 World Championship and is one similar to what we went through two years ago,” Corneal told TTFF Media.
“This gives us a chance to start competing at an early age.. it’s where we start weaning players. This tournament is a good start for any Caribbean team,” he added.
“All the players may not go through the final stages in 2009 but once this type of early preparation is done properly you will get a nucleus that will stay together for two years similar to what we are now experiencing with the current team that has qualified for the World Championship in Korea,” Corneal continued.
Muhammad Isa has been the coordinator for the screening sessions which begun earlier this month at the Ato Boldon Stadium with some 120 players coming from four regional associations. He said that the response has been overwhelming thus far with 38 players being selected. Those players have undergone three training sessions under Carrington and assistant coach Terrence Marcelle at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
“We have seen a very eager bunch of players since the process started. The players have all shown keen interest and the response has been very nice from the different zones. We expect this to continue as the team itself continues preparations going into the tournament,” Isa said.
There will be another screening session at the Dwight Yorke Stadium on Wednesday from 10am for Tobago players and then one at the Mayaro Resource Learning Centre on Friday morning for the Eastern Counties Association. The current squad of 30 players will train this week as well at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
T&T will host the third edition of the Caribbean Football Union’s Caribbean Under 15 Youth Cup from August 18-30, 2007. T&T opens the tournament against Aruba on August 18.
This year’s tournament will not serve as qualifiers for the CONCACAF Final qualifying round and subsequent World Championship unlike the 2006 edition which was an Under 16 level competition with the top Caribbean teams moving on to the final qualifying round towards the FIFA Under 17 World Championship. And only Central Americans El Salvador will be the guest nation participating this year.
Meantime, Corneal will continue to conduct training sessions with the current National Under 17 team at the Ato Boldon Stadium as they prepare for Korea.
Carrington gets coaching tips from Beenhakker.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF Media).
Newly appointed head coach of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 15 team Reynold Carrington had the chance to hear the views and advice of former Senior team head coach Leo Beenhakker while participating in the Dutch advanced coaching symposium in Holland.
Carrington and Jefferson George had the opportunity to take in the experience after topping the recently held coaching symposium held by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation in conjunction with the Dutch Royal Academy at the Dr Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, Macoya.
And among the highlights for Carrington was the first phase of the symposium in Holland where Beenhakker and Guus Hiddink delivered presentations on “Footballers for the future”. Part of the course which dealt with analyzing team performance and opponents, team preparation and other aspects, also involved Carrington and the other coaches attending and analyzing matches at the European Under 21 Championship.
“The course in Holland really opened by eyes because the level there is high and well respected. The exposure we gained there was priceless,” Carrington told TTFF Media.
“Part of the symposium was going to some of the games at the Under 21 championship where we viewed and analyzed all of Holland’s matches. The early part involved presentations from Leo Beenhakker and Guus Hiddink and they were very interesting. A lot of coaches have much respect for Beenhakker because they see him as someone who can the job done and that was the obvious feeling among the other coaches there. He is one of those coaches who can go into a situation and turn it around and he has the respect out there because of that quality,” Carrington added.
Commenting on his current tenure with the National team, the former T&T skipper said he always had coaching as an intention since his playing days.
“I always said even since my playing days that I would want to continue in the game and once the opportunity came up I would get involved. Everything worked out in my favour since I took the English FA ‘B’ license course in 2004 and then I continued with the Dutch course recently.
“I have realized too that coaching at the youth level is very critical and that’s why I’m excited about this new role. It’s a stepping stone for me because I have the view that youth needs to be the focus of our attention in development. The talent is there but more enthusiasm needs to be part of it and I see myself as a past player and the others being able to pass on the knowledge and the experience to the younger ones and help them adapt to the higher standard of international football at a younger age.”
Carrington also worked as a scout for W Connection in the Point Fortin area as well as had a stint with Point Fortin Civic Centre. TTFF Technical director Lincoln Phillips said currently Carrington was the right man for the job with the U15s.
“He has experience coaching in the South Association. He was chosen by the KNVB as one of the two top candidates in the symposium among 108 coaches (including several of the Pro and Super league coaches). Incidentally when his and Jefferson George's names were called it was receives with a lusty round of applause from all the coaches. Yes indeed, he had proven himself among all his peers. Thirdly the experience he received while attending the Advanced Dutch symposium and performing well-above average among top international coaches is an important factor.
“The successful performances all in three areas indicated to T&TFF that Reynold would be a sound selection as coach for the U15 National team. Jefferson George is in the same Category. He was the top candidate in our goalkeeping course; goalkeeper coach for Joe public and of course selected to attended the Advanced Dutch symposium in Holland. He is now selected to be the goalkeeping coach for the U-23 national team,” Phillips revealed.
Carrington, crediting Stuart Charles Fevrier for being influential in his transition from player to coach, also recognizes the work ethic of current T&T Olympic team coach Michael McComie.
“Stuart taught me how to be a student of the game and I think another person who has been inspiring is Mike McComie. I have played with him and then to see him step up and win the Pro League as a young coach is a fine achievement. He operates with confidence and shows that he belongs there which is something that other coaches like myself can look up to. Recently reading about Shaka (Hislop) involved in coaching and leaving the door open to come back home and work is every encouraging as well. We are fortunate to have the Dutch way as part of our system and working with these other experienced guys is always something I look forward to doing,” Carrington added.
With a couple screening sessions still to be completed, Carrington is currently working with a squad before T&T’s opening CFU Youth Cup game on August 18 against Aruba.
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Tallman and flex, you all might want to take him off the roster if he retire. I didn't even know he was that old.
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He is a good selection good luck hippo
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congrats carrie.....dis man have a future in de game...
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bessah luck hippo
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new breed of warriors coming soon
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glad to see they finally get the coach,best of luck to him
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The man needs to move the miracle worker sign on his back beause is a miracle they want with the competition right around d corner
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What Corneal Jr coaching credential????
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met carrington today,the man is a true gentleman hope his coaching could be on par with his attitude,he has some good youngsters to work with but given the time frame i'm not expecting too much
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Congrats hippo. I have no doubt that you will get the job done. You are a genuine and "down-to-earth" guy and I am very happy for you. Good luck!
Kingman
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
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What Corneal Jr coaching credential????
Why does this question keep comming up? Putting personalities aside, can everyone not agree he is the most experienced local coach we have in Trinidad. He resume is long, but does his most recent accomplishment stand for anything? Why does it seems as though are we unable to appreciate the accomplishments of our own people? THere is not another young coach in the country with the experience and knowledge that this guy have, some of us do not always agree with him, but does that mean he is not knowledgeable????
Please, lcan we get past personalities and celebrate the accomplishemnts of our own people!
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
If I'm not mistaken I think Carrington was the head coach for W Connection's team (PFL) for one season.
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
If I'm not mistaken I think Carrington was the head coach for W Connection's team (PFL) for one season.
You are not mistaken. He was the coach of W-Connection professional team. He also was the head coach of Point Fortin Civic center F.C (a team that was to come into the PFL this season with sponsorship coming from LNG, but that never happened).
Kingman
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
If I'm not mistaken I think Carrington was the head coach for W Connection's team (PFL) for one season.
well I guess that makes him well qualified to coach our under 15 national team ::) long live the TTFF ...may they continue to lead and mislead ....
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Re: Carrington gets National U-15 coaching job.
« Reply #11 on: Today at 09:33:26 AM »
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
Good call right there. If you have average ppl coaching at the youth level, the best at the top, what we think will happen. We have to put the best people to develop the players at the youth level. No wonder when we bring an international coach to coach we senior team they still have to coach basic technique.
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
Good points- but both Dunga & Klinsmann had very little coaching experience before they were entrusted with their senior teams- and that's Germany & Brazil....two of the most high profile nat'l teams in the World....
Carrington getting the opportunity to guide the T&T u-15 outfit isn't that outrageous...
Let's wish him well- He's pretty young and not too far removed from the modern game so he might have some very good ideas and could turn out to be a success. Unless you know for a fact that he has nothing to offer, I think your post wreaks of unfair prejudice.....skepticism is one thing and your premonitions might be correct, but let's not plain out assume that he's incapable-
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
Good points- but both Dunga & Klinsmann had very little coaching experience before they were entrusted with their senior teams- and that's Germany & Brazil....two of the most high profile nat'l teams in the World....
Carrington getting the opportunity to guide the T&T u-15 outfit isn't that outrageous...
Let's wish him well- He's pretty young and not too far removed from the modern game so he might have some very good ideas and could turn out to be a success. Unless you know for a fact that he has nothing to offer, I think your post wreaks of unfair prejudice.....skepticism is one thing and your premonitions might be correct, but let's not plain out assume that he's incapable-
Is Dunga & Klinsmann yuh want to compare de man to ??? Dem fellas have played at the highest level and both have won World Cups with there respective national teams. What are his credentials?
Carrington getting the nod is a strange decision at best, but nothing eh dubious when yuh dealing wid de TTFF.
Ah wish him all the best and may he be successful in his endeavors....
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Sorry I cant agree with you guys on this one ...the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...the importance of youth programmes is such that the more experienecd get the post ...which club Carrington ever coach ? We putting him in charge of a national team first ?? I expected no less from the TTFF ..that is their style ..pelt enough stone at a mango tree and one must fall.....then you boast how yuh hit ah mango !!
Hit and miss attitudes is the modus operandi of the TTFF....and it seems now and forever...some never learn ! carrington might be a perfect gentleman, a good guy, an enthusiastic coach but he is a first timer and should not be afforded a national team to practise on ... seems like we will never learn from past mistakes ...... but when you look at the composition of the TTFF itself ...well it is just more of the same isn't it ..from President go right back , with the exception of Phillips and Jack, who has his own agenda, what skills do the others have ???
bet if it was a common entrance or SEA every body woudda want an experienced teacher to teach dey chile in de common entrance class..well under 15 is the preparation for the first exam stage in football competition should we expect any less ?
I am disappointed with our forum comments on this one though ...we should know better ....
Jai Who else we go put-> Spicer :devil: now that is some madness ;)
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Is Dunga & Klinsmann yuh want to compare de man to ??? Dem fellas have played at the highest level and both have won World Cups with there respective national teams. What are his credentials?
Carrington getting the nod is a strange decision at best, but nothing eh dubious when yuh dealing wid de TTFF.
Ah wish him all the best and may he be successful in his endeavors....
Not a direct comparison- more of a parallel.
If Dunga & Klinsmann could coach senior teams of their respective countries with very little to no coaching experience....who is Carrington to coach our U-15's ?
Jose Mourinho wasn't a baller- now arguably the one of the most successful club coaches in the modern game...
Yuh have to start somewhere- Carrington is obviously dedicated his future endeavous to coaching and has done work at the local club level so making his nat'l debut at the u-15 level (coaching 13 & 14 yr old boys) is not that outrageous in my view...
If we had bring in some unknown European coach- we woulda either support him in ignorance, or cry him down saying we should develop our local coaches and give them the opportunities.....end of day- everybody just guessin' and speculating....
The way Jai talkin' is like he expect TTFF to hire Beenie to coach the U-15's, and anything short of such is a guaranteed destruction to our youth football hopes..
the best coaches in brazil and argentina coach the youth teams ...
I not doubting you, but since yuh make the bold statement, my question is:
Who are the U-15 coaches for Brazil & Argentina? And what are their resumes?
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I saw that Carrington former T&T team mate Ansil Elcock is also Harlem Strikers (Super League Team) head coach.
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T&T U-15s, Aruba at Hasely Crawford
Saturday, August 18th 2007
THE journey to qualify another Trinidad and Tobago team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, begins today with the kick-off of the 2007 Caribbean Football Union Under-15 Youth Cup which runs from August 18-30.
Hosts T&T will be involved in the only game today when they take on Aruba from 5 p.m. at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. But tomorrow, the competition goes into full swing with eight matches throughout the country.
Nineteen Caribbean nations will take part in the first round, with seven advancing to the quarter-final stage, where they will join guest team El Salvador.
For T&T, coach Reynold Carrington will be seeking to make a winning debut to his stint as national coach, and has already expressed confidence that his charges will emerge out of their group which consists of Aruba, the United States Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.
The first Caribbean Youth Cup began in 2005, with T&T claiming fourth place after a 3-0 loss to Jamaica in the battle for third place. Canada were crowned champions of the 2005 Youth Cup after whipping Guatemala by a 4-0 margin. The following year, the competition was extended to under-16 level, thus preparing the regional team for the CONCACAF Under-17 qualifying tournament.
Mexico won the tournament, controversially defeating Haiti, the most talented team in the competition, by a 3-0 margin. T&T finished third, beating Jamaica 2-0. Three Caribbean teams from that tournament automatically qualified for the CONCACAF Under-17 play-off, from which both T&T and Haiti progressed to the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup which also begins today in South Korea.
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anyone knows the team list?
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anyone knows the team list?
Yuh joking? That is the best kept secret in TnT. Question of national security or something like that
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cant make...small mag leaves today..so airport run and then a fete match....someone give me a report on the game and on Jerrel Britto
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OK so who goin to see the Youths today?
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I will be there
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ok we safe between Jah and Patriot we on like a socks. A lil report will b expected
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Games live on 105.1 fm trinidad t&t leadin 4 nil
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5 nil now First half done T&T Dominating d game
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still car get ah team list
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6th goal from halfline
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7 nil now :devil:
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7 nil now :devil:
You love that Smiley :devil:
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Let the football gods save some of dem goals for MONDAY ... on a different continent.
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7 nil now :devil:
You love that Smiley :devil:
i like yes lol lucky 7 in dey tail :D . OH WAIT 8 NIL NOW haha
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7 nil now :devil:
You love that Smiley :devil:
i like yes lol lucky 7 in dey tail :D . OH WAIT 8 NIL NOW haha
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Ok 9 nil now
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Jerel Britto scored the first four goals....
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Final score?
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Final score?
9 Nil
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I joined a couple hundred other persons (mostly CFU member countries, players and officials) to see Trinidad and Tobago DEMOLISH Bahamas 9-0. The first two goals were scored by #10 and captain Jerrel Britto, who had earlier squandered 2 chances including a one on one with the keeper. One positive comment that was immediately apparent with THIS T&T team was the willingness of players to "Shoot on sight". We took shots from 30 and 40 yards out and they were generally on target. In fact two of the more memorable goals we scored in the 2nd half were both long-range efforts. One a delightful chip from overlapping defender, Dinell Lopez (#5) and a suburb free-kick from #2 Shaquille Stewart from all of 40+ yards out!!!
While our opening play was characterized by simple errors like over-pushing the ball, and giving away under no pressure we were generally saved by quick recovery efforts and the fact that our opponents were technically weaker and MUCH S L O W E R than our players. Some small-goal mentality was apparent in our play as our boys tended to hold onto the ball when a simple pass and run into space would have been the better option. The player MOST guilty of this was our #8 Shahdon Winchester! He is clearly one very gifted player (picture a younger, red version of Andre Touissant), but must learn to play TEAM ball. Still, I liked the OVERALL hard work ethic of this team, and I KNOW this is coming from the Head Coach Reynold Carrington.
I must single out ONE player for special mention, our #18 Keane Mc Ivor who at maybe 3 feet tall,came on as a second half sub and was immediately greeted with high-fives by his team-mates. While he didn't have much time on the ball he showed some nice touches the few times he did...picture a minature version of Sean DeSilva!!! Jah gol informed me that he's the younger brother of former national Under-17 player Kyle McIvor. Well folks every time we scored in the second half, young McIvor leaped onto the chest of the goal-scorer, much like a child would into their father's! But i'm glad to see him getting experience playing at this level as it can only lead to him developing into a quality player faster. Apparently for this tournament,games are only 80 mins and teams are allowed 5 Subs, and we used ALL of ours.
As the goals came fast and furious, i can't remember all the goal-scorers, but I CAn tell you that Britto scored a beaver-trick and the aforementioned goals from Stewart and Lopez, and a beauty of a shot from Winchester!!
T&T's starting line-up:
John Thomas #1 - Had VERY little to do, so can't guage his ability
Shaquille Stewart #2 - Scored a great free-kick, has pace and energy but holds onto the ball too long for a defender
Richarde Wint#4 - Was subbed in the 1st half, not sure why, but his replacement - #3 Nathanial Burnett had a great game, so if the sub was a tactical one and not due to injury I don't see him getting back his starting spot.
Dinell lopez #5 - Played well,a nd did his job well at right-back, AND scored a chip goal that showed the boy has VISION!
Moriba Ballah #6 - Can't remember much fom him to be honest
Ryan Frederick #7 - Ditto
Shahdon winchester #8 - VERY skillfull player, has pace, shooting ability and GREAT close-control, BUT needs to be LESS selfish with the ball.
Vernell Ramirez #9 Played on the wing, has some speed and generally ahd a decent game
Jerrel Britto #10 - Reminded me of Stern a bit in the earlies, as i found he WAITED for things to happen rather than MAKING them happen, but after the coach spoke to him, he upped his game, came to life and got 4 goals!!! has great close control.
Anslem Jackson #11 EXCELLENT wing-play, made some VERY good and TELLING crosses into the box, DEFINTELY one of the better TEAM players!
Akeems Grant #12 Had a genarally good game at the back
Thats about all I can recall,Jah-gol was there and may be able to give some more details that I missed. All in all, it was time and money ($20.00) WELL spent. Kudos to the Jack for financing this tournament, it's really a great opportunity for T&T's youngsters to gain valuable International experience! Kudos as well to Lincoln Phillips whose work behind the scenes in pushing for this in his development program, as well as his Coaching Program which has produced Reynold Carrington!!
Feel free to ask me anything else you may want to know, I'll do my best to answer.
PATRIOT
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aye brian.. thanks, nice job :beermug:
being among the foreign members who dont get to see our youth play,
in LA you told me dont frighten about the midfield we have Leston Paul comin up
you see any gems out of this bunch (ah know they still small)
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aye brian.. thanks, nice job :beermug:
being among the foreign members who dont get to see out youth play
in LA you told me dont frighten about the midfield we have Leston Paul comin up
you see any gems out of this bunch (ah know they still small)
EXACTLY Ricky! It's always a tough call with youths, because you never know who will continue to excell and just get better, and who will fail to live up to expectations. i'll give you a quick example - Devon leacock was one of the most skillfull players I saw on the Team 2001 Under-17 team, but he's only NOW getting back into a national team after being drafted into the Under-23's recently. I had HIM pegged as a future Senior national 6 years ago, let's hope he gets back on track.
From THIS Under-15 team, I'm particularly impressed with OVERALL TEAM play and effort, and I'll save the singling out after having seen a few more games...Bahamas didn't give us much of a work-out. Jah-gol and I agreed that the ONLY player on their team was the #10, who to his credit, while he stood head and shoulders above his team-mates, was NOT selfish, but always tried to play his team-mates INTO the game!!
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thanks man, look forward to more reports
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Aruba ... Bahamas ... ??? as long as it's 9-0 I guess we good.
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T&T BATTER BAHAMAS
Under-15s open CFU campaign with 9-0 win
Ian Prescott iprescott@trinidadexpress.com
T&T hammered their opponents 9-0.
The Bahamians looked like under-13's, were slow, had no defence and ultimately proved no match for Trinidad and Tobago's young footballers in the opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Under-15 Cup, yesterday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
T&T found a prolific scorer in their captain Jerrell Britto, who netted four times in a 9-0 whipping of the outclassed Bahamians. Also on the scoresheet for the local youngsters were Shahdon Winchester (38th), Dinnell Lopez (47th), Anslem Jackson (52nd), Akeems Grant (65th) and Shaquille Stewart (72nd).
But truth be told, T&T showed little structured football themselves, relying on speed, strength and the individual talents of Britto, Winchester and Jackson.
Britto had a couple early misses before getting it right on his third run at the Bahamian goal. He put his side ahead 1-0 in the 11th minute with a low shot down the centre of the penalty area.
Britto doubled his tally in the 14th minute. And the T&T skipper's hattrick came in the 28th, when he picked up a loose ball in the penalty area, skipped past two tackles, and hit the ball wide of the keeper. For good measure, he netted a fourth in the 31st minute.
Winchester got a fifth T&T goal when allowed to pick his spot and hit a long, curling shot into the top of the Bahamian net in the 38th minute. The game was finished as a contest, T&T taking several pot shots at the Bahamian custodian and coming up with some spectacular long-range goals from Jackson, Grant and Stewart in the second half.
TEAMS:
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 1- John Thomas(Goalkeeper), 2-Shaquille Stewart, 4-Richarde Wint, 5-Dinell Lopez, 6-Moriba Ballah, 7-Ryan Fredericks, 8-Shannon Winchester, 9-Vernell Ramirez, 10-Jerrel Britto (Captain). 11-Anslem Jackson, 12-Akeems Grant. SUBS: 3-Nathaniel Burnett, 13-Luke Hernandez, 14-Zavion Navarro, 15-Jerome Diaz, 16-Reagan Gaulteau, 18-Keane McIvor, 21-Derron De Freitas(Gk).
BAHAMAS: 1- Kevin Charlton (Goalkeeper), 2-Audley Carey, 6- Duane Beneby, 8-Kristoff Wood, 9-Lester Taylor, 10-NathanTaylor, 12-Quade Smith, 13-Cameron Lunn, 15-Shaquille Williams, 17-Terrell Sadiford, 18-Preston Rolle. SUBS: 3-Ramon Sturrup, 5- Matthew Constantakis, 7-Kevin Sheehan, 14-Michael Butley, 16-Terrell Sandiford, 19-Stefan Nembhard, 22-Michael Belot(GK).
TODAY'S MATCHES: Antigua & Barbuda v Grenada, 10 a.m., Larry Gomes Stadium; St Kitts v Bermuda, 10 a.m., Manny Ramjohn Stadium; St Vincent v Suriname, 12 noon, Manny Ramjohn Stadium; Barbados v Netherlands, 2 p.m., Dwight Yorke Stadium; Dominica v British Virgin Islands, 3 p.m., Marvin Lee Stadium; US Virgin Islands v Bahamas, 3 p.m. Hasely Crawford Stadium; President's X1 v El Salvador, 4 p.m., Dwight Yorke Stadium
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Thanks Patriot
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T&T U-15s whip Aruba 4-1.
By: Ian Prescott (Express).
It wasn't quite as easy as Saturday's opening 9-0 victory against the little Bahamians, a match in which Trinidad and Tobago were up by four goals after half hour, all coming off the boot of their prolific captain Jerrel Britto.
Yesterday, the physically bigger Arubans provided more of a test for the T&T squad, before going down 4-1 in their Caribbean Football Union Under-15 Cup match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
It took 25 minutes for the T&T players to finally crack a stubborn Aruban defence, when Dinell Lopez headed in the rebound from Britto's free-kick, which had crashed off the crossbar. Well beaten, goalie Jordon Tromp was helpless when Lopez put a low header into the net.
But, a breathtaking free-kick from Bryan Dubero soon had Aruba level at 1-1 two minutes later. Lining up a shot from almost 35 metres, Dubero had T&T keeper John Thomas wrong-footed, as his scorcher flew low inside the corner. "Spectacular" could hardly describe that goal.
Early in the second half, Trinidad and Tobago came very close to scoring again, but Jerome Diaz could hardly believe his bad luck, dropping to his knees as his low, long-range shot crashed off the post.
Three minutes later, T&T substitute Reagan Gaulteau hit his shot just wide and Britto crashed a tremendous volley off the crossbar.
Meeting Anslem Jackson's right-side cross first time, Britto rocked the bar and the ball bounced back into play.
Finally, Britto gave T&T a 2-1 advantage in the 56th minute, sliding in a loose ball from close up. And, in similar fashion, Gaulteau breached the centre of the Aruban defence and also rolled in a low shot in the 68th minute, giving T&T a 3-1 lead.
A minute later, Britto had his second, and sixth goal in two matches. Keeper Tromp completely missed Shaquille Stewart's cross, allowing the T&T left back to pass to Britto, who tapped the ball into an open net.
For brief periods yesterday, the young T&T footballers looked good when moving the ball around, but generally there was little off the ball movement by the players. They still have to improve a lot if they are to challenge better teams.
Yesterday’s CFU (Under-15 Youth Cup Results
Group A
US VIRGIN ISLANDS 3 (Mc Donald Taylor 5th, 55th, 73rd) vs
BAHAMAS 0.
Man-of-the-match: Mc Donald Taylor (US Virgin Islands)
T&T 4 (Jerrel Britto 52nd, 69th, Reagan Gaulteau 68th, Dinell Lopez 25th) vs ARUBA 1 (Bryan Dubero 26th)
Man-of-the-match: Jerrel Britto (T&T).
Group B
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 1 (Kevin Brown 50th) vs CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 (A. Harris 75th).
Man-of-the-match: A. Harris (Cayman Islands).
Group C
TOBAGO XI 3 (Cherlon Alleyne 16th, Omarr Charles 31st, Davion David 79th) vs NETHERLAND ANTILLES 2 (Irving Doran 70th, 80th).
Man-of-the-match: Omarr Charles (Tobago)
EL SALVADOR 3 (Ricardo Gueverra 24th, 25th, Edwin Gonzalez 69th) vs BARBADOS 2 (Louis Moss 21st, 48th pen)
Man-of-the-match: Ricardo Gueverra (El Salvador).
Group D
SURINAME 4 (Dania Afinkol 33rd, 40th, 79th, Stefano Ryssel 17th) vs ST KITTS & NEVIS 2 (Kadeem Inniss 46th, Davishun Buckshon 50th).
Man-of-the-match: Dania Afinkol (Suriname).
BERMUDA 2 (Dante Leverock 33rd, 55th) vs ST VINCENT & GRENADINES 1 (Myron Samuel 80th).
Man-of-the-match: Akeem Wolffe (Bermuda).
Group E
GUYANA 22 (Jevon Gibson 11th, 51st, 75th, 79th, Runnel Gordon 20th, 38th, 46th, 64th, William Europe 34th, 43rd 61st, Andel Norton 40th, 57th, 66th, Kevon Archer 79th, 80th, 80th, Lindsley Jones 14th, 42nd, Germaine Batson 26th, 56th, Joshua Kamal 77th) vs BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.
Man-of-the-match: Jevon Gibson (Guyana)
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Going for goal: Anslem Jackson, the elusive Trinidad & Tobago right winger, skips past Roan Petronia of Aruba. Trinidad & Tobago won the CFU under-15 Cup match 4-1 on Tuesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
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britto is ah post-man son?
good work warriors hope the coach work on the lack of movement off the ball......this is mostly the squaad 4 2009 u17 world cup..leh we take they games serious
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Guyana hit a team 22 allyuh..... :rotfl:
And Tobago 1X win.... who on that Tobago team Doc.....
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Young T&T, Bermuda in CFU quarter
Ian Prescott iprescott@trinidadexpress.com
Sunday, August 26th 2007
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CLASH: Aaron Pelouiz, the USVI defender, left, holds off Jerrel Brito, captain of the Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 football team during their CFU Under-15 encounter at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last week. T&T won the match 3-0.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO may now be firm favourites to capture the third annual Caribbean Football Union Under-15 Cup, but first they have to dispose of Bermuda today when the teams meet from 5 p.m. today at the Hasely Crawford stadium.
Reynold Carrington's young footballers are playing much better than when they started the tournament, but may have to raise their level against the Bermudans, who also played unbeaten in three preliminary matches, beating Suriname, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and St Kitts/Nevis.
Young T&T, meanwhile, eased through their group, starting with a no-contest against Bahamas (9-0), before seeing off Aruba (4-1) and the United States Virgin Islands ( 3-0). Playing against stronger teams in their last two matches, T&T have improved their play.
They already have a lot of natural talent in captain Jerrel Britto, who hails from San Juan, and has scored seven goals in the tournament. Right winger Anslem Jackson, midfielders Shahdon Winchester, Ryan Fredericks and Regan Gaulteau have all looked good, while the backline for the most part, has remained solid. And to a greater degree, goalkeeper John Thomas has had little to do, except for conceding a scorcher against Aruba, which would have beaten most of the keepers in this tournament. Should T&T capture the tournament, it will be their first triumph in this tournament. They finished fourth in 2005 behind Canada, Guatemala and Jamaica and third in 2006 behind Mexico and Haiti. However, first they must confirm their superiority over Bermuda, who have rarely beaten T&T in football at any level.
QUARTER-FINALS:
3 p.m. - Antigua & Barbuda v Barbados, Hasely Crawford stadium
5 p.m. - Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda, Hasely Crawford Stadium
3 p.m. - El Salvador v Netherland Antilles, Marvin Lee Stadium
5 p.m. - Guyana v Aruba, Marvin Lee Stadium.
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Ok, do these kids know what they're doing? The ball is behind them... ;D
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like d man hit ah back heel
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T&T third in CFU U-15 Cup.
T&T Express Reports.[/size]
Trinidad and Tobago secured third position in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-15 Youth Cup with a one-sided 5-0 victory over Guyana yesterday at Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. After a goalless first half, T&T captain Jerrel Britto netted a hat-trick (47th, 64th and 75th minute) and Anslem Jacksoon scored twice in the 55th and 67th to give the hosts a comprehensive victory. In the final last night, El Salvador hammered Barbados 7-1 to lift the title.
It worked for the opening half, T&T's exuberance getting them consistently caught offside, as they struggled to break down a packed defence. But after playing a game of backs and forwards, and holding their hosts goalless for the first 40 minutes, the weak Guyanese defence eventually crashed, conceding their second successive 5-0 drubbing in the tournament.
Predictably, among T&T's five second half goalscorers was their captain Jerrel Britto, a San Juan-based Queen's Royal College striker. Britto is no new find, having played for San Juan Jabloteh, where he has twice grabbed the most goals trophy for his team, and was also voted Most Valuable T&T Pro League youth player. Britto also finished as the top striker in the Caribbean tournament, grabbing 15 goals of the 22 which T&T scored in six matches played.
Predictably, Britto finally got T&T's breakthrough when he collected a long punt out of defence from Richarde Wint, took a touch, and put the ball across the body of Jamaal Gibbon, Guyana's captain and goalkeeper. Britto went on to complete a hat-trick, getting his second through a weakly hit penalty (64th) which still eluded the grasp of the Guyanese keeper; and a third in the 75th minute when he skipped past defender Troy Lewis on the left, and beat the Guyanese keeper.
Anslem Douglas also got a pair of goals. His first in the 55th came from a solo effort after he meandered through the Guyanese right flank; and he also got a second in the 56th, side-footing a loose ball into the top corner of the Guyanese net. A right-midfielder, Jackson almost got another for his team, when again clear through the Guyanese right flank, but showing some selfishness, he looked for the big shot and found the side-netting. Britto, Shahadon Winchester and company, were lining up like vultures near a carcass, waiting to devour Jackson's pass. Unfortunately, it never came.
Coach calls for step up after U-15 tourney.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
National Under 15 head coach Reynold Carrington is hoping for a better alliance involving the respective parties responsible for the development of footballers at the youth level in this country.
Speaking after T&T defeated Guyana 5-0 to cop third spot in the Caribbean Football Union Under 15 Youth Cup at the Marvin Lee Stadium on Thursday ,the former national team captain described his first coaching tenure with a national team as a broadening experience.
"I welcomed the experience as it opened up a different aspect of coaching at this level. We did well against the CFU teams, but again going up against El Salvador we saw that we have work to do to be ready to face these kind of teams and be able to overcome them without much problems in youth competitions,"Carrington told TTFF Media.
T&T won five of its six matches in this year's tournament, scoring 27 goals and conceding five goals against the likes of Aruba, Bahamas, Guyana, Bermuda, US Virgin Islands and El Salvador to which it lost its lone encounter.
The saying "we have a lot of work to do" has become almost customary and Carrington was asked to elaborate on his words.
"To sum it up it means really whereby we see their team (El Salvador) being a lot more focused. They concentrate a lot more than our players. We saw it at the Under 17 games also where the pace is quicker and there is no time for a lapse in focus. They are also stronger and faster to the ball so we have a lot of work to do in all aspects, physically and tactically as well. This is where in our development we need to take more responsibility as coaches and trainers to do what is necessary to get the players up to that level of readiness."
He hopes now that the team has come up short against Central American opposition in a tournament which also excluded the likes of Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba will be a wake up call to the younger players as well as the coaching personnel involved.
"We could all say at the end of the day that we were defeated by El Salvador and leave it as that. But if we don't make moves to solve it defeats will be coming rapidly. These competitions will come around again.
"We have to form an alliance with all coaches and persons attached to the development of the game if we want to solve the problems to get a better understanding."
On the positive side, Carrington added "The technical level (of the T&T team) is decent and they have an average understanding the game. But again we can see that they have to go to the next level. This problem comes from where at there age they think they do not really need to extend themselves. We may be causing that because they are left in a certain level of comfort. A lot of these players will go back into the Colleges league and dominate and fall back into that false sense of thinking they are on top of the world and then when they get to the world stage it shows up. It comes down to proper training and diet as well.
"We have a tendency to pamper players to get results but at the other level you have to work them to get the full out of them."
He mentioned that the staff of the Under 15 team has also discussed ways of analyzing their time in charge of the team thus far and looking ahead to future preparation.
"We have discussed ways of looking back and looking ahead. We need to demand more of the players. We train without having competition in mind and we need to prepare more with facing the likes of El Salvador in our thoughts . We need to have something to measure our progress by and not just have a training session for the sake of it," Carrington added.
He pointed out skipper Jerrel Britto as one of the standouts as well as 13-year old Tobago-born goalkeeper John Thomas, striker Anslem Jackson and defenders Akeem Grant and Shaquille Stewart as promising.
"He (Britto) needs to keep focused though. He also needs a lot of work in terms of his fitness. This is where the schools and clubs have to help more."
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T&T third in CFU Cup
By: Express.
Friday, August 31st 2007
TRINIDAD and Tobago secured third position in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-15 Youth Cup with a one-sided 5-0 victory over Guyana yesterday at Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya.
After a goalless first half, T&T captain Jerrel Britto netted a hat-trick (47th, 64th and 75th minute) and Anslem Jacksoon scored twice in the 55th and 67th to give the hosts a comprehensive victory. In the final last night, El Salvador hammered Barbados 7-1 to lift the title.
Full details in tomorrow's Express.
Under-15s cop bronze
By: Guardian.
Friday 31st August, 2007
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T&T’s Shahdon Winchester, (8), heads for goal under pressure from Guyana’s Troy Lewis, right, Treyon Hamilton and Jermaine Batson in their 2007 Caribbean Football Union (Under-15) Youth Cup third place match at Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, yesterday. T&T won 5-0. Photo: Angelo Marcelle
CAPTAIN JERREL BRITTO and nippy winger Anslem Jackson combined for five second-half goals as host T&T equalled its best ever finish in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-15 Youth Cup.
The T&T youngsters blasted Guyana 5-0 in their third placed encounter at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, yesterday.
Having suffered a 3-1 semifinal loss to guest team El Salvador on Tuesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, the Britto-led T&T players were eager to end their tournament on a high.
But despite controlling the flow of play in the first 40 minutes, the T&T squad watched by their returning Fifa Under-17 World Cup peers, failed to find the score against a plucky Guyanese team.
Eight minutes into the second-half, the Guyanese resistance was finally broken by Britto with his tournament leading 13th goal in five matches.
Seven minutes later Jackson doubled the lead for the host and three minutes later he made it 3-0.
The locals were now flowing with much more confidence and Britto made it 14 goals for the tournament with his second of the match in the 63rd minute.
The T&T captain completed his well deserved hat-trick five minutes from the end to the delight of the local supporters.
In 2005, Canada won the first title after defeating Guatemala 4-0 in the final while Jamaica took third-place with a 3-0 win over T&T.
Last year, Mexico captured the Cup, when it was an Under-16 event, after topping Haiti 3-0 in the final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The 2006 tournament, which also doubled as the Caribbean preliminary qualification to the Concacaf Under-17 final round, had T&T taking third at the CFU Youth Cup following a 2-0 triumph over Jamaica.
El Salvador came up against Barbados in the final, after the latter also defeated Guyana 5-0 in their semifinal clash.
Third place
CFU Under-15 Youth Cup
T&T 5 (Jerrel Britto 48th, 63rd pen, 75th, Anslem Jackson 55th, 58th) vs GUYANA 0.
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Carrington: Coaches, trainers need to steps up
National Under 15 head coach Reynold Carrington is hoping for a better alliance involving all stakeholders responsible for the development of footballers at the youth level in Trinidad and Tobago.
Speaking after T&T defeated Guyana 5-0 to secure the bronze medals in the Caribbean Football Union Under 15 Youth Cup Tournament at the Marvin Lee Stadium on Thursday, the former national team captain described his first coaching tenure with a national team as a valuable learning experience.
“I welcomed the experience as it opened up a different aspect of coaching at this level for me. We did well against the CFU teams, but again going up against El Salvador we saw that we have much work to do before we play aganst those kinds of teams...” Carrington said.
T&T won five of its six matches in this year’s tournament, scoring 27 goals and conceding five goals against the likes of Aruba, Bahamas, Guyana, Bermuda, US Virgin Islands and El Salvador to which it lost its lone encounter in the semi-finals.
Carrington said: “When we play against El salvador, the pace was quicker, they were also stronger and faster to the ball. We have a lot of work to do in all aspects, physically and tactically as well. This is where in our development we need to take more responsibility as coaches and trainers to do what is necessary to get the players up to that level of readiness.”
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TTFF kicks off U-15 Development Program
By:Shaun Fuentes (TTFF)
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation will be launching its U-15 Boys Development Programme (for boys born 1 January 1994 or after) at 9 am at Gilbert Park , Couva on Saturday 15th August.
Over the past year the Federation has implemented a number of initiatives aimed at ensuring succession planning in the sport, and the U-15 is its latest endeavor.
The Programme is an integral component of the Federation’s preparatory activates for the U-17 World Cup in 2011.
TTFF Special Advisor Jack Warner, who was instrumental in the progrmame’s formation, says this initiative is testimony to the TTFF’s commitment to the development of youth football
“ We cannot just have our eyes on South Africa 2010 , we must see beyond , we must prepare for our future. We are nation of talented sport men and women, is we harness this energy and shape it , we will become an unstoppable giant in any sphere. The Federation understands the importance of the development of youth football , the U-15 development programme is essential tool in our ability to move forward in the future. Winning games isn’t Luck. Luck is that phenomena which occurs when preparation meets opportunity. This programme will ensure that the two not just meet but collide”
The screening activates will be conducted over the next three weeks.
VENUES and DATES
Trials will be conducted at the following venues:
Saturday 15 August
· Central FA: Couva (9:00 AM Gilbert Park).
Sunday 16 August
· Eastern Counties FU: Mayaro (9:00 AM Recreation Ground; Matura (2:00 PM Recreation Ground).
Saturday 22 August
· Eastern FA: Arima (9:00 AM Larry Gomes Stadium (training field).
Sunday 23 August
· Tobago FA: Goodwood (9:00 AM Recreation Ground).
Saturday 29 August
· Southern FA: Pt. Fortin (9:00 AM Techier Village); San Fernando (2:00 PM Skinner Park).
Sunday 30 August
· Northern FA: Port of Spain (9:00 AM Queen’s Park Savannah)
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Beginnings of an academy?
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Do not hold your breadth!!!
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Is the FIFA age group distinction cut-off date January 1 of the respective year?
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I would love to know how you get to attend this screening.
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Isn't it an open screening?
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Do not hold your breadth!!!
Yeah, that will probably result is swift disapointment, yet again.
Having a development program as opposed to making up a team is a lil push in the right direction. But 2 years preparation is not enough, its possible they also using an U-13 program to feed this one. Possible but not probable
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Do not hold your breadth!!!
Yeah, that will probably result is swift disapointment, yet again.
Having a development program as opposed to making up a team is a lil push in the right direction. But 2 years preparation is not enough, its possible they also using an U-13 program to feed this one. Possible but not probable
It's the direction we've been pushing in for the longest. We need to have a development structure....not just trying to develop one particular team for an upcoming tournam......why am I beating this dead horse?!
Sorry, fellas....allyuh carry on wit allyuh thread in peace...
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Do not hold your breadth!!!
Yeah, that will probably result is swift disapointment, yet again.
Having a development program as opposed to making up a team is a lil push in the right direction. But 2 years preparation is not enough, its possible they also using an U-13 program to feed this one. Possible but not probable
It's the direction we've been pushing in for the longest. We need to have a development structure....not just trying to develop one particular team for an upcoming tournam......why am I beating this dead horse?!
Sorry, fellas....allyuh carry on wit allyuh thread in peace...
Let it out brother :devil:
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I went to this thing today but only me and my team members turned up. No TTFF officials, coaches, TFA officials or coaches...and most importantly no other teams turned up. One of the boys brought his brother who attends St. Clair's Coaching School, and when I asked him if they were told he said no.
Guess the TTFF really dosen't care about football in Tobago.
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Guess the TTFF really dosen't care about football in Tobago.
:whistling:
can JACK make money in dat?
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I went to this thing today but only me and my team members turned up. No TTFF officials, coaches, TFA officials or coaches...and most importantly no other teams turned up. One of the boys brought his brother who attends St. Clair's Coaching School, and when I asked him if they were told he said no.
Guess the TTFF really dosen't care about football in Tobago.
Pack of arseness
Do not hold your breadth!!!
Yuh call dat one Deeks! Spot on
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I went to this thing today but only me and my team members turned up. No TTFF officials, coaches, TFA officials or coaches...and most importantly no other teams turned up. One of the boys brought his brother who attends St. Clair's Coaching School, and when I asked him if they were told he said no.
Guess the TTFF really dosen't care about football in Tobago.
all them disorganized f**ks one time... and then write up a letter to the newspapers
this is disgusting
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Call Andre Baptiste and he like to talk.
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Boys U-15 football screening on Sunday
Trinidad Newsday reports.
THE Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation will launch the second round of screening activities for their Boys Under-15 Development Programme this weekend. Activities will kick-off on Sunday at 9 am at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya
In August organisers visited a number of venues throughout the country and Sunday’s activities will start another nation-wide talent search.
TTFF Special Advisor Jack Warner says this is just another initiative to ensure the sustained growth and development of sport
“We cannot only measure success by the number of matches we win, but a number of other factors must be considered. I measure success by the impact this sport is having on the development of this country. “I measure success by the number of young people lined-up to participate in this sport. Success in this sport is not judged by one project , but by our ability to ensure success in all future projects,” Warner said.
“Succession planning is the key to success and the Under-15 Development Programme is a critical component of success in the future,” the FIFA vice-president said.
Proposed dates and venues are as follows:
Sunday September 20th Marvin Lee Stadium , Training Field 9am- 12 noon
- CFA/SFA
Skinner Park, Sunday September 27th, 9.00 a.m.- 12 noon.
- NFA
Hasely Crawford Stadium or St. Mary’s Ground, Sunday October 4th, 9.00 a.m.- 12 noon.
- INTER ZONE GAMES
Marvin Lee Stadium, Sunday October 11th, 9.00 a.m.- 2.00 p.m.
- TFA U-15’s vs. Trinidad U-15 Selection
Marvin Lee Stadium, Sunday October 18th, 9.00 a.m.- 12 noon.
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Let meh :applause: d TTFF
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Let meh :applause: d TTFF
Why the applause?? They have been doing this since god knows when.... That eh nuttin new.
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Let meh :applause: d TTFF
Why the applause?? They have been doing this since god knows when.... That eh nuttin new.
A man say we does only cuss dem. I agree is like payin a man extra 4 doin he wuk. Dey supposin 2 do screenin for national players.
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Imagine Warner talking about succession planning.
Where the succession...let alone the planning in the TTFF ???
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Let meh :applause: d TTFF
Why the applause?? They have been doing this since god knows when.... That eh nuttin new.
A man say we does only cuss dem. I agree is like payin a man extra 4 doin he wuk. Dey supposin 2 do screenin for national players.
True true. .... but in all honestly they have always done that. Now screening is one thing, not picking favorites or players they already know about is another. If yuh ever been to one of them screening is does be ah real crapshoot....but in fairness, they do find diamonds in the rough. They also find players when the national team plays against other local teams as well...
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Tobago ?
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Tobago ?
Last time they announced a Tobago session but nobody from the TTFF or TFA showed up. (http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=45503.msg600080#msg600080)
I guess this time they're not even bothering to pretend.
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Tobago ?
Last time they announced a Tobago session but nobody from the TTFF or TFA showed up. (http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=45503.msg600080#msg600080)
I guess this time they're not even bothering to pretend.
*sigh*.....just now all mih protestations would be in vain.... :-\ :( :(
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who is the under 15/16 coach btw not anton? is he not with then under 20 team
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who is the under 15/16 coach btw not anton? is he not with then under 20 team
Dey holdin it 4 him after he return from d under 20.
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who is the under 15/16 coach btw not anton? is he not with then under 20 team
I believe Shawn Cooper is the coach.
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Tobago ?
Last time they announced a Tobago session but nobody from the TTFF or TFA showed up. (http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=45503.msg600080#msg600080)
I guess this time they're not even bothering to pretend.
*sigh*.....just now all mih protestations would be in vain.... :-\ :( :(
Tobago is having ah screening i will post the date when i have it.
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Soccer-CONCACAF hopes for new start after "shocking" report
By Simon Evans
PANAMA CITY, April 20 (Reuters) - Dogged for years by allegations of corruption, CONCACAF hopes the publication of a report citing "fraudulent" activities by its former leadership will mark the turning of a new page for the soccer body.
CONCACAF, which governs the sport in North and Central America and the Caribbean, made public on Friday an Integrity Committee dossier report which highlighted the misuse of millions of dollars from the late 1990s.
CONCACAF's former president Jack Warner and ex-general secretary Chuck Blazer have denied any wrongdoing but during a turbulent past 18 months both stood down from their positions.
While the report confirmed many of the rumours and allegations that have surrounded the regional governing body, new president Jeffrey Webb said the scale of the "fraud" had surprised many of CONCACAF's 45 member associations.
"The membership was prepared and expected a very damning report but to say that we were expecting this, no. For us, we were shocked and dismayed," he told reporters after Friday's congress.
The report detailed Warner's private ownership of what CONCACAF believed was its own $25 million Centre of Excellence in his native Trinidad.
It also also described how American Blazer had used the organisation's funds to "finance his personal lifestyle", including purchasing plush apartments in Miami's South Beach and attempting to do the same in the Bahamas.
POOR COUNTRIES
Webb said it should be remembered that the cash was supposed to help federations in poor and developing countries in the Caribbean and Central America.
"We come from a region where many of our territories are considered to be 'third world' and resources for us in this region, in the Caribbean in particular, are so important for our development," he said.
"I see players on a daily basis, kids who can't afford shoes, who can't afford even the basic necessities to play football. We just came from Haiti where football provides an opportunity for those kids. It affected me greatly to know that we have wasted so much," added the Cayman Islander.
Webb's new leadership have made a series of changes aimed at eliminating any chance of corruption rearing its head in one of world governing body FIFA's biggest and most influential confederations.
New statutes, rules and bodies that oversee decisions have been installed and, instead of small, private banks and little known auditing firms handling their finances, CONCACAF is now using established major companies like JP Morgan and BDO.
"It is making sure that not only CONCACAF but any federation doesn't have to go through what we have gone through. We will learn from this," added Webb.
Under Warner and Blazer, the workings of CONCACAF were notoriously secret, with little detail of dealings making its way to the members, let alone the media and the public.
OUTSIDE SCRUTINY
While 'transparency' has become a buzzword inside football governance in the past few years, CONCACAF has made genuine efforts to open their workings up to outside scrutiny.
The findings of the independent Integrity Committee were posted online and this Friday's congress, including discussions of past mismanagement, was open to the media - something unthinkable under Warner's rule.
Webb hopes publishing the report will allow CONCACAF to refocus on its role of developing the game in the region without being associated with the misdemeanors of the past.
"There have always been rumours and insinuation but after the evidence we have been presented with there is no more question. We believe that to move forward this was a necessary exercise and the membership demanded it," he said.
"Each and every one of us realises that trust must be regained at every single level - players, fans, referees coaches."
Among the decisions taken at Friday's congress was a collaboration with the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and a commitment to work closely and share experiences and expertise with the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The congress voted to allow full membership to five formerly associated members - French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten.
It also decided that under-15 national team tournaments will be added to the list of CONCACAF competitions as the organisation looks to refocus on the game itself - rather than the murky dealings which were exposed on Friday. (Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Mike Collett)
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-concacaf-hopes-start-shocking-report-170044574--sow.html
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Wonderful news.
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This really adds pressure to our development cycle. The work in the trenches has to start early. By 10, 11 and 12 players need to have been exposed to composed environments ... and be fully consolidated in them. Also hopefully with a measure of travel in the mix (anybody recall Coach Cooper's comments about our players being the only players running around the hotel? :)).
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Cayman to host CONCACAF U15 tournament
Posted date: May 16, 2013 In: Sports | comment : 0
The Local Organizing Committee for the CONCACAF U15 Tournament this week began its preparation for the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF U-15 Tournament that will take place in the Cayman Islands from 11 to 25 August 2013.
The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host the first-ever CONCACAF multi-team international soccer event in three venues, Ed Bush (Westen Zone), Annex and the National Stadium. This event is part of the overall football development initiative at the Confederation level, launched by CONCACAF President Jeffery Webb. It is the first time that national teams will be competing against each other at the U-15 age level under the umbrella of the North America, Central America and the Caribbean Confederation (CONCACAF).
“In order to foster growth and development of all the CONCACAF, as well as Caribbean member associations, we have to create competitive opportunities for young men and women to compete at early ages, so that they progress in the best possible conditions to their full-national teams” said Jeffrey Webb, President of CONCACAF and the CIFA.
“We need to ensure as the host nation, that we put on a world-class event,” said Bruce Blake, the Local Organizing Committee Chairman and the CIFA First Vice President. “About 75 to 100 volunteers will be needed to ensure that this tournament is organised to the level expected by CONCACAF. We will need volunteers in many areas, including teams services, event management, protocol, transportation and medical services, to name a few. Persons interested should contact Assistant General Secretary Mark Campbell at Campbell_rx@yahoo.com or call: 345-916-3462.
“A strong football history, very good infrastructure such as accommodations, transportation, as well as good competition facilities, are the primary reasons Cayman Islands have been tapped to host this important international event,” said Paul Macey, Deputy Chairman of the CONCACAF U-15 Cayman Islands 2013 LOC, and acting General Secretary of the CIFA. “It is a great honor and wonderful opportunity for Cayman Islands to host this prestigious event and to welcome teams from throughout the Caribbean and Central American regions,” he added.
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Good initiative. its less than three months away.
The U.S. U-15 has been training for about a year. they done play Italy, Slovenia, and Chile. talk about seasoned!
The inaugural event will be embarrassing for t&t and all the other concacaf slackers whose federations could not be bothered about small ting like 'development'. Have we even screened players at this age level, far less have a team ready to go?
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Good initiative. its less than three months away.
The U.S. U-15 has been training for about a year. they done play Italy, Slovenia, and Chile. talk about seasoned!
The inaugural event will be embarrassing for t&t and all the other concacaf slackers whose federations could not be bothered about small ting like 'development'. Have we even screened players at this age level, far less have a team ready to go?
I could be wrong but I swear I saw a screening invite for this age group recently in the one of the online local papers. Maybe we could fast-track them to be ready by August, get Coache to go home and do he thing ;) Nah lemme stop, seriously though I imagine we already have something in place for this?
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I really hope the CFU do a good job with this. When it was held in T&T, a few teams almost quit the competition and left, due to a lack of hotel rooms, disorganized scheduling & no flights booked for teams playing in Tobago.
The Digicel Cup was a disaster in Antigua, in terms of organization and quite frankly it makes the region look Mickey Mouse to the rest of CONCACAF.
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Good initiative. its less than three months away.
The U.S. U-15 has been training for about a year. they done play Italy, Slovenia, and Chile. talk about seasoned!
The inaugural event will be embarrassing for t&t and all the other concacaf slackers whose federations could not be bothered about small ting like 'development'. Have we even screened players at this age level, far less have a team ready to go?
I could be wrong but I swear I saw a screening invite for this age group recently in the one of the online local papers. Maybe we could fast-track them to be ready by August, get Coache to go home and do he thing ;) Nah lemme stop, seriously though I imagine we already have something in place for this?
Last screening notice I have seen for U-15 is from 2011. To my knowledge the last time an U-15 team represented T&T in the international arena was an Eastern Zone side in the Copa coca cola in Argentina 2010. I hope I'm wrong, but I'd be very surprised if we had a team in place.
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If we had the clico cup type tournament that we use to have, we would of had potential targets to pick from now.
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Jed I swear i see something recently bout screenings and they had the venues and tell the youth them to walk with white and red jersey...unless was for cricket ;D
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http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0,,12813~3205701,00.html
MIAMI - CONCACAF announced Monday the competitors and details of the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship, to be held in the Cayman Islands, August 14-25, 2013.
Twenty-two nations from across the region will participate in the tournament, an initiative of CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, with a view towards strengthening the game at the youth levels among all of the Confederation's members.
"We are proud to host such an impressive number of our member associations for this inaugural under-15 tournament, which will give the Confederation's younger stars the chance to demonstrate their talents on a larger pan-regional stage," said President Webb.
"It is out belief that supporting youth football by every possible means is fundamental to the widespread development of our sport across the region and the world. Through this tournament we hope to take an important further step towards assuring substantial opportunity for all of our Confederation's youth."
Participating teams in the event come from across the Caribbean and Central America, and include Aruba, the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, and the US Virgin Islands.
The competition will take place in three venues on Grand Cayman, with teams set to be divided into various groups. The top sides will qualify to a knockout round which will yield the regional champion at this level.
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I see panama and costa rica teams u 15 were not invited
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T&T for Concacaf U-15 tournament.
T&T Guardian Report.
T&T is one of 20 countries from across the Caribbean and Central America which will compete in the inaugural Concacaf Under-15 Championship, to be held in the Cayman Islands, August 14 – 25, 2013 as announced on Monday.
The tournament, is an initiative of Concacaf President Jeffrey Webb, with a view towards strengthening the game at the youth levels among all of the Confederation’s members.
In addition to T&T, the other countries include Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia, French St Martin, Dutch St Maarten, St Vincent and The Grenadines, and US Virgin Islands.
“We are proud to host such an impressive number of our member associations for this inaugural under-15 tournament, which will give the Confederation’s younger stars the chance to demonstrate their talents on a larger pan-regional stage,” said President Webb.
“It is out belief that supporting youth football by every possible means is fundamental to the widespread development of our sport across the region and the world.
Through this tournament we hope to take an important further step towards assuring substantial opportunity for all of our Confederation’s youth.” The competition will take place in three venues on Grand Cayman, with teams set to be divided into various groups.
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Hopefully none of the teams withdraw. This should be a blast.
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T&T U-15s grouped with Honduras for CONCACAF Championship.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
A Trinidad and Tobago National Under 15 (Boys) squad is currently in training for the inaugural CONCACAF Under 15 Championships which kicks off in the Cayman Islands on August 13th.
T&T will be among 24 countries taking part in the four-group tournament. The local team, under head coach Shawn Cooper will face St Kitt’s Nevis in their opening encounter on August 14th and will follow up against Honduras a day later.
The other opponents in T&T’s Group C include Curacao, Guadeloupe and St Martin. The top team in each of the four groups will head straight into the semi-finals which take place on August 23rd with the Final carded for August 25th.
The tournament, according to TTFA General Secretary Sheldon Phillips, provides an excellent platform for this country to set off on it’s youth development program as over one hundred players between the ages of 11-14 have been scouted throughout the various regional associations and zones in T&T.
Currently a squad of thirty players is in training under Cooper and assistant coach Leonson Lewis.
Director of Football Leo Beenhakker is expected to have a look at the team in action, having already attended a training session.
Cooper who led the previous T&T Under 17 team to within one win of qualifying for the 2013 FIFA Under 17 World Cup at the qualifiers in Panama earlier this year, said the current bunch of players possessed a decent level of skill and talent.
“There are some really talented players in the bunch but we have not seen enough players to fill our defensive line up. We saw over one hundred players during the talent identification program and currently we are working hard with the very few defenders in the mix to get them up to scratch,” Cooper told TTFA Media.
“What we have found is that some of these players who are also attached to local clubs, lack the basic fundamentals of the game such as positioning and understanding of their roles and functions. But again, this is why we are very keen to have them at a national team level at the age of 12, 13 and 14 so that we can iron out these problems before they head into the Under 17 category.
“I think we stand to benefit a lot from the games at this tournament because it allows the players to get that international experience which will go a long way in helping prepare them for the future tournaments at the youth level leading up to the senior team,” Cooper added.
Phillips meantime said it was crucial for the TTFA to focus on development in this particular age group, even going a bit lower to the Under 10 category.
“This has to be a major part of our focus which is teaching the basics and getting the players to learn the game properly at this age group. We have had excellent support from the Ministry of Sport and now with corporate bodies beginning to step back in, we will be able to provide the resources to ensure the coaches and the players are well taken care of. We hope this continues as it is important for us to understand what development is all about as we strive towards producing quality players for our Senior team,” Phillips said.
Some of the other nations competing in the tournament include El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Belize, Martinique, Haiti. St Vincent/Grenadines, Bermuda, Bahamas, St Lucia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Antigua/Barbuda, US Virgin Islands, St Marteen, Aruba, Grenada and hosts Cayman Islands.
T&T schedule
August 14th – T&T vs St Kitts/Nevis
August 15th – T&T vs Honduras
August 17th – T&T vs Curacao
August 19th – T&T vs St Martin
August 21st – T&T vs Guadeloupe
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Where can I get a list of the other groups?
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2013 CONCACAF U-15 Championship Calendar.
Tue. 08/13/2013
1 16:30 US Virgin Islands vs Bermuda
2 16:30 St. Lucia vs Belize
3 18:00 Jamaica vs Grenada
4 18:00 Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
5 19:30 Cayman vs St. Marteen
6 19:30 Aruba vs Bahamas
Wed. 08/14/2013
7 16:30 Curacao vs Guadeloupe.
8 16:30 St. Vincent vs Antigua & Barbuda
9 18:00 Honduras vs St. Martin
10 18:00 Trinidad & Tobago vs St. Kitts
11 19:30 Haiti vs El Salvador
12 19:30 Martinique vs Puerto Rico
Thu. 08/15/2013
13 15:00 Aruba vs St. Maarten
14 15:00 Guadeloupe vs St. Kitts
15 15:00 Puerto Rico vs Antigua & Barbuda
16 16:30 Honduras vs Trinidad & Tobago
17 16:30 Curacao vs St. Martin
18 16:30 Dominican Republic vs Belize
19 18:00 Jamaica vs St. Lucia
20 18:00 Haiti vs St. Vincent
21 18:00 Bahamas vs Bermuda
22 19:30 Cayman vs US Virgin Islands
23 19:30 El Salvador vs Martinique
24 19:30 Guatemala vs Grenada
Fri. 08/16/2013
25 16:30 Aruba vs US Virgin Islands
26 16:30 Dominican Republic vs Grenada
27 18:00 Jamaica vs Belize
28 18:00 Bahamas vs St. Maarten
29 19:30 Cayman vs Bermuda
30 19:30 Guatemala vs St. Lucia
Sat. 08/17/2013
31 16:30 Curacao vs Trinidad & Tobago
32 16:30 Guadeloupe vs St. Martin
33 18:00 Haiti vs Antigua & Barbuda
34 18:00 Martinique vs St. Vincent
35 19:30 Honduras vs St. Kitts
36 19:30 Puerto Rico vs El Salvador
Sun. 08/18/2013
37 16:30 Aruba vs Bermuda
38 16:30 St. Maarten vs US Virgin Islands
39 18:00 Jamaica vs Dominican Republic
40 18:00 Grenada vs St. Lucia
41 19:30 Cayman vs Bahamas
42 19:30 Guatemala vs Belize
Mon. 08/19/2013
43 16:30 Curacao vs St. Kitts
44 16:30 Martinique vs Antigua & Barbuda
45 18:00 Haiti vs Puerto Rico.
46 18:00 El Salvador vs St. Vincent
47 19:30 Honduras vs Guadeloupe
48 19:30 St. Martin vs Trinidad & Tobago
Tue. 08/20/2013
49 16:30 Bahamas vs US Virgin Islands
50 16:30 Grenada vs Belize
51 18:00 Jamaica vs Guatemala
52 18:00 St. Maarten vs Bermuda
53 19:30 Cayman vs Aruba
54 19:30 Dominican Republic vs St. Lucia
Wed. 08/21/2013
55 16:30 St. Martin vs St. Kitts
56 16:30 Puerto Rico vs St. Vincent
57 18:00 Haiti vs Martinique.
58 18:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs El Salvador
59 19:30 Honduras vs Curacao.
60 19:30 Guadeloupe vs Trinidad & Tobago
Fri. 08/23/2013
61-SF1 18:00 A1 vs B1.
62-SF2 20:00 C1 vs D1.
Sun. 08/25/2013
63 17:00 SF1 Loser vs SF2 Loser.
64-Final 19:00 SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner.
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So has the under 15 team been selected ???
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So has the under 15 team been selected ???
probably. maybe. hopefully. in a perfect world they would take the grooming of the next generation seriously. then again its the ttff/ttfa...
at least they had the good sense to use two cooper and lewis, two of the best youth coaches we have.
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Put Amwood in charge please...
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Under 15s off to Cayman Island for CONCACAF Championship.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA)..
A Trinidad and Tobago National Under 15 team departs tomorrow for Cayman Islands to participate at the inaugural Concacaf Under 15 championships which runs from August 14-25.
National Under 15 team head coach Shawn Cooper finalized his 18-man squad which goes into action on Wednesday against St Kitts/Nevis.(Photo shows W Connection midfielder and team captain Kareem Riley)
“We have been shaping up pretty nicely and the last few sessions were pretty sharp and the players are very eager to play their first game for the country,” Cooper told TTFA Media following Monday’s final training session on home soil at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
The squad includes some players attached to local Pro League clubs including midfielder Renaldo Francois of Defence Force, Kareem Riley and Kierron Mason of W Connection, Travell Edwards of St Ann’s Rangers while there are other players such as defender Sharkell Louison of Moruga FC and Jesse Joseph of Joe Public FC.
“There are players in the squad from both the Pro League clubs, clubs from the TTFA Super League and a couple other lower leagues.
We did a comprehensive look around the country even though it happened over a short period of time and we saw some really good talent which eventually saw us come down to a 30-man squad before the final 18 players were selected,” Cooper explained.
“We will continue to work with the entire pool but this opportunity for the boys traveling to the Caymans is a great one in terms of getting that exposure to playing international opposition at this particular age group.”
T&T Schedule
August 14th – T&T vs St Kitts/Nevis
August 15th – T&T vs Honduras
August 17th – T&T vs Curacao
August 19th – T&T vs St Martin
August 21st – T&T vs Guadeloupe
U-15 Players
Enrique Changiah (GK- Marabella Crisis Center)
Levi Fernandez (GK- San Fernando Sports Academy)
Shirwin Noel (DF- W Connection)
Romario Villafana (DF- San Juan Jabloteh)
Kendell Charles (DF- San Juan Jabloteh)
Matthew Joseph (DF- W Connection)
Sharkell Louison (DF- Moruga FC)
Travell Edwards (DF- St. Ann’s Rangers)
Anthony Herbert (DF- W Connection)
Jesse Joseph (MF- Joe Public FC)
Kareem Riley (MF- W Connection)
Kierron Mason (MF- W Connection)
Renaldo Francois (MF- Defence Force)
Raheam Borde (FW- St. Ann’s Rangers)
Shakhun Hanley (MF- Defence Force)
Shakeem Patrick (MF- Football Factory)
Akil Frank (FW- 1976 Phoenix FC)
Isaiah Hudson (FW- W Connection)
Staff
Richard Quan Chan – Head of Delegation
Shawn Cooper – Head Coach
William Wallace - Manager
Ross Russell – Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
Leonson Lewis – Assistant Coach
Terrence Marcelle – Assistant Coach
Michael Taylor - Physio
Devin Elcock – Equipment Manager
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Is this schedule accurate, it looks like some teams are playing in two consecutive days with no rest...?
For instance,
August 14th – T&T vs St Kitts/Nevis, Haiti VS Salvador
August 15th – T&T vs Honduras
, Haiti vs St. Vincent
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So the boys will leave this morning.
again, why is it so difficult for even simple things like travel to be done in such a haphazard manner?
again, we almost did not make it to another tournament. better than that TTFA :pissedoff:
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Shaun Fuenrtes saying its because of the unavailability of flights departing out of the Piarco International Airport.
And then he reporting that the funding of the team’s airfare was only received from the Ministry of Sport (on Monday).
They reschedule the kick-off time to 8 pm.
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August 13 results
US Virgin Islands. 0 Bermuda 8
Saint Lucia 0 Belize 1
Aruba 4 Bahamas 0
Jamaica 4 Grenada 0
Cayman Islands 12 St. Maarten 0
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Another ill-prepared Trinidad and Tobago national team. SMFH. Does anybody remember this team playing in any friendlies? Forget about international friendlies. Let's not even mention that. It might make you angry. Develop the youth game? You mean like this? You cannot be serious. Nothing has changed. Last minute bullsh*t. Cooper talking about they looking sharp. Sharp my arse. Ministry of sports supporting at the very last minute. Nothing has changed. I will be surprised if you beat St. Kitts. WTF???????
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saw cooper las night..He was real upset that they have to forfeit the first game..Man really seems frustrated. Money real lacking at the ttfa it seems.
wait i now seeing they said they left yesterday? so they left without cooper?
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Another ill-prepared Trinidad and Tobago national team. SMFH. Does anybody remember this team playing in any friendlies? Forget about international friendlies. Let's not even mention that. It might make you angry. Develop the youth game? You mean like this? You cannot be serious. Nothing has changed. Last minute bullsh*t. Cooper talking about they looking sharp. Sharp my arse. Ministry of sports supporting at the very last minute. Nothing has changed. I will be surprised if you beat St. Kitts. WTF???????
Bro, Cooper don't have much say in the matter. Nobody wants to help the football team. The business community has abandon the football fraternity. I don't know where the TTFA is getting the money to pay Hart, but it is attrocious that the youths have to play on the same day they arrive. Why can't the govt give the money on time. it looks like it is a deliberate attempt by Anil to sabotage the football.
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Another ill-prepared Trinidad and Tobago national team. SMFH. Does anybody remember this team playing in any friendlies? Forget about international friendlies. Let's not even mention that. It might make you angry. Develop the youth game? You mean like this? You cannot be serious. Nothing has changed. Last minute bullsh*t. Cooper talking about they looking sharp. Sharp my arse. Ministry of sports supporting at the very last minute. Nothing has changed. I will be surprised if you beat St. Kitts. WTF???????
Bro, Cooper don't have much say in the matter. Nobody wants to help the football team. The business community has abandon the football fraternity. I don't know where the TTFA is getting the money to pay Hart, but it is attrocious that the youths have to play on the same day they arrive. Why can't the govt give the money on time. it looks like it is a deliberate attempt by Anil to sabotage the football.
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Deeks, just out of curiosity my brother. Are you home-based? And if so, did you vote for sports minister in the past election? If you didn't my brother, the elections are coming up. That will be your chance and many others like yourself who are tired of this idiot in office to send him a message, loud and clear.
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U-15 Players
Enrique Changiah (GK- Marabella Crisis Center)
Levi Fernandez (GK- San Fernando Sports Academy)
Shirwin Noel (DF- W Connection)
Romario Villafana (DF- San Juan Jabloteh)
Kendell Charles (DF- San Juan Jabloteh)
Matthew Joseph (DF- W Connection)
Sharkell Louison (DF- Moruga FC)
Travell Edwards (DF- St. Ann’s Rangers)
Anthony Herbert (DF- W Connection)
Jesse Joseph (MF- Joe Public FC)
Kareem Riley (MF- W Connection)
Kierron Mason (MF- W Connection)
Renaldo Francois (MF- Defence Force)
Raheam Borde (FW- St. Ann’s Rangers)
Shakhun Hanley (MF- Defence Force)
Shakeem Patrick (MF- Football Factory)
Akil Frank (FW- 1976 Phoenix FC)
Isaiah Hudson (FW- W Connection)
Staff
Richard Quan Chan – Head of Delegation
Shawn Cooper – Head Coach
William Wallace - Manager
Ross Russell – Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
Leonson Lewis – Assistant Coach
Terrence Marcelle – Assistant Coach
Michael Taylor - Physio
Devin Elcock – Equipment Manager
Didn't St Anns Rangers just won the Under 15 and Under 17 youth pro league.
I am surprised to see only two of their players got called and interesting to see more W COnnection players on the team. Not saying they do not deserve to be there, but just curious as someone pointed out that they have no youth players left and had to go foreign.
Didn't San Juan Jabloteh folded, I see two players from there? or they still have a youth team.? Do they play in the youth league.
Michael Maurice have Police experience and should be on the staff instead of Ross Russell. Maurice is one of the best GK coaches in T&T that does not get the respect deserved instead they choose who they like this is why we have a monopoly of coaches in T&T and other decent ones get overlooked.
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Deese I in foreign.
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T&T footballers late for Concacaf tourney.
T&T Guardian Reports.
T&T’s Under 15 boys team is still on local soil due to the unavailability of flights leaving Port-of-Spain en route to Cayman Islands.
Initially the team was scheduled to depart yesterday morning before Copa Airlines informed the TTFA that there were insufficient seats available on its flights to Panama City from which the team was due to connect to the Cayman Islands.
Further attempts to get the team out via other existing routes proved futile again due to the unavailability of seats. This has left the TTFA with the option of securing a charter flight to the Caymans today.
TTFA general secretary Sheldon Phillips has been in discussion with various government offices and personnel on this matter and is awaiting further word. The TTFA secured funding assistance from the Ministry of Sport for the team’s travel earlier this week but Copa Airlines was unable to guarantee sufficient bookings, advising the TTFA of an unsuccessful attempt to arrange for use of a larger flight yesterday.
Concacaf, meanwhile, has been advised of the team’s travel woes and is expected to announce a rescheduled kick off date for T&T’s opening match against St Kitts/Nevis which was scheduled for last night. The tournament, featuring 24 nations, will bring together more than 400 players between the ages of 13-15, allowing them a first experience at higher level football on a regional stage.
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T&T footballers miss first match.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago national Under-15 footballers were unable to get a flight out of the country yesterday and did not play their opening match of the inaugural Concacaf Under-15 Championship now taking place in the Cayman Islands.
Late yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillip confirmed that the team did not leave the country as anticipated, following the very late release of funds by the Ministry of Sport.
The T&T team had originally planned to leave on Tuesday, but late release of Government sponsorship saw them without tickets and funds. After money was released on Tuesday, the adjusted plan was to have the team fly to the Cayman Islands via a special COPA Airlines flight and play their first match later that night. Those plans also fell through.
“The situation as it stands, is that we were unable to get any flights out of Trinidad and Tobago. We informed Concacaf and asked that the opening match be postponed to a later date and that the next match (today against Honduras) be shifted to a later time in the day,” Philip said.
“Due to the funding issues, we have gotten caught up in the typical travel problems at this time of the year. We are trying to get them to leave tomorrow (today), but the details still have to be worked out. We are in constant contact with Concacaf to let them know what the situation is.”
Meanwhile, the tournament began with Belize beating St Lucia 1-0 and Jamaica hammering Grenada 4-0 on the opening day of competition.
Following a tightly contested first half that was well contested in the midfield, Alvin Sifontes struck from inside the 18-yard box with 14 minutes remaining in regulation time to give Belize a narrow 1-0 victory at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. The match was the first in competition history to pit sides from the Caribbean and Central America against each other.
Meanwhile, Peter Campbell scored two goals as Jamaica defeated Grenada 4-0. The first half ended scoreless thanks to the outstanding play of Grenada goalkeeper Reshane Houston, who made several tremendous saves.
Three minutes after the interval though, the Jamaicans jumped ahead 2-0 thanks to Campbell’s brace. With less than ten minutes remaining in the game, Stephen Malcolm (63’) and Justin McMaster (66’) added to their tallies.
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This is so shameful, I feel for these young men, training so hard for the tournament, looking forward to representing their Country and only to have this happen. We tout ourselves as being a rich nation but here it is the so called poor smaller Islands are already in the Cayman Islands playing their scheduled matches.
Does Caribbean airlines fly to the Cayman Islands if yes why not use them to fly the young men out.
Now you will understand why many of these young men will decide that this footballing life eh for me. Having seen what happened to the Soca Warriors and now what they are going through, can you blame them for turning their backs on football?
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3 teenagers were shot dead in PoS yesterday. This government has no clue about how to inspire the younger generation. Imagine these boys going back home in disappointment with their suitcases.
I'm not suggesting that they will turn to crime, but what about their brothers, cousins, neighbors and schoolfriends? Why should they give a toss about T&T, the law or their community when they see these boys dreams torn apart by an inept government?
We are supposed to show care, respect, concern, hope and support in the hope that some of these youngsters will be inspired to turn away from crime. I can just imagine kids living in East PoS saying, "yeah, de cricket playin Indians doh get tie up so, is we African yutes dem doh care about"
Not trying to suggest race has anything to do with this, but those youngsters will grab at any reason to rebel against the law and the govt not trying to improve things at all.
I maybe will get shouted down for saying the above, but I have definately noted this undercurrent of PNM govt = power to Indians while the Africans are pushed down further. Even Jack is loving them up in Central.
I can't imagine how disappointed these boys must be. Real shame. But that's what happens when TTFA has to live hand to mouth. Anil really needs to give them a chance and fund them properly. That way they can pay the flights and recover the cost later.
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Deese I in foreign.
I hear you, Deeks.
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Well, if this is your first experience of international football at a higher level, Anil Roberts style, as a 13-15 year old, it surely will leave a bad taste in your mouth. Just recently, the Prime Minister was lamenting about the fact that many of TnT's youths are either dying or gravitating towards a life of crime, and then this happens, initiated by the Ministry of Sports.
The crying shame of this entire fiasco is that no one in the government is angry about this latest inept performance on behalf of the Minister of Sports and his ministry. The PM not stunned because she doesn't know what is going on. The minister in charge of youth and whatever not stunned because she doesn't know what is going on. Minister of the People blind, MOS f#&kup, TTFA delinquent and dependent, everybody acting but nobody in a starring role.
What a shame. What an inept government. What is really going on in Trinidad. I have never felt this angry and disgusted about the people in authority. They just cannot do anything right. A simple thing like getting the funds out to the TTFA in a timely manner so that these kids could experience what maybe a tournament of epic proportion, at least, for some of them, the MOS couldn't fulfill. If those in authority cannot do anything right, those in the TTFA cannot do anything right, the commissioner and the small minded shareholders of the TT Pro League, and I hate calling it a pro league, cannot do anything right, and the people of the country, and this is some and not all, cannot do anything right, why is it the responsibility of the kids to do anything right.
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
nope Anil jus' playin up in he @#$%& on Jack behest
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
nope Anil jus' playin up in he @#$%& on Jack behest
+1
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
nope Anil jus' playin up in he @#$%& on Jack behest
Ah hear dat! :beermug:
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Well, if this is your first experience of international football at a higher level, Anil Roberts style, as a 13-15 year old, it surely will leave a bad taste in your mouth. Just recently, the Prime Minister was lamenting about the fact that many of TnT's youths are either dying or gravitating towards a life of crime, and then this happens, initiated by the Ministry of Sports.
The crying shame of this entire fiasco is that no one in the government is angry about this latest inept performance on behalf of the Minister of Sports and his ministry. The PM not stunned because she doesn't know what is going on. The minister in charge of youth and whatever not stunned because she doesn't know what is going on. Minister of the People blind, MOS f#&kup, TTFA delinquent and dependent, everybody acting but nobody in a starring role.
What a shame. What an inept government. What is really going on in Trinidad. I have never felt this angry and disgusted about the people in authority. They just cannot do anything right. A simple thing like getting the funds out to the TTFA in a timely manner so that these kids could experience what maybe a tournament of epic proportion, at least, for some of them, the MOS couldn't fulfill. If those in authority cannot do anything right, those in the TTFA cannot do anything right, the commissioner and the small minded shareholders of the TT Pro League, and I hate calling it a pro league, cannot do anything right, and the people of the country, and this is some and not all, cannot do anything right, why is it the responsibility of the kids to do anything right.
KD, I was just going to comment on this being a great post....and then you have another pop at the ProLeague!! Bro, it may have been poor for years, but don't discourage those of us who are trying to bring change....it's hard enough as it is!!
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
I think that's the excuse they use, but in this instance, if you check the request and approve it, you would also know the dates of travel. Ideally, if Anil really doesn't trust TTFA he could simply pay the flight costs etc direct. That's what we asked our sponsors to do with the Walsall trip. We didn't need to see the money because it all was going straight to suppliers. In fact the only thing we actually received was two cases of Carib, two cases of shandy and a box of football bubble gum!
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It is definitely the Ministry of Sports fault this time..... they took too long to send the money to acquire the tickets...
Such a shame , things were looking up with the Ministry... why cant they just be consistent ? now a group of 14 year old kids have to suffer and the TTFA get hit with unfair criticism
Sad stuff
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Well, from what I understand is that the budget for the U-15 team was submitted to the ministry weeks ago and it was only on Monday that the permission was given to the travel agency to book the tickets.
The TTFA is definitely not at fault for the turn of events and I heard that they've been working on different ways to get the team out.
But had the ministry made the reservations weeks ago, this would not have happened. Very difficult situation that can only improve once the TTFA stop depending on the Ministry of Sports.
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ah feeling it for these yutes. ah boy.....
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Well, from what I understand is that the budget for the U-15 team was submitted to the ministry weeks ago and it was only on Monday that the permission was given to the travel agency to book the tickets.
The TTFA is definitely not at fault for the turn of events and I heard that they've been working on different ways to get the team out.
But had the ministry made the reservations weeks ago, this would not have happened. Very difficult situation that can only improve once the TTFA stop depending on the Ministry of Sports.
So true, TTFA have to stand on their own legs.
Anil Roberts is really a dam dog too, suffering the youths and to know there is so much crime in T&T this should be more reason to push youths in sports an all.
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Well, from what I understand is that the budget for the U-15 team was submitted to the ministry weeks ago and it was only on Monday that the permission was given to the travel agency to book the tickets.
The TTFA is definitely not at fault for the turn of events and I heard that they've been working on different ways to get the team out.
But had the ministry made the reservations weeks ago, this would not have happened. Very difficult situation that can only improve once the TTFA stop depending on the Ministry of Sports.
So true, TTFA have to stand on their own legs.
Anil Roberts is really a dam dog too, suffering the youths and to know there is so much crime in T&T this should be more reason to push youths in sports an all.
They need the Ministry to assist them in the early stages...you cant expect them to have alot of funds from Sponsors just yet.... I expect by next year the TTFA can stand on its legs but they need the help from the Gov't immediately to kick start programmes and have all the teams playing whenever they can
It is one big collective effort...apparently Ashwin and Anil doing whatever they want to do and not realizing they affecting people lives... these kids can be saved by Football
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Do you guys think that maybe the reason the funds weren't released timely from the Gov't to the TTFF is because of the past corruption and mis-use of funds by the TTFF?
I might be wrong here, but it could be that internally the Ministry of Sports is taking a much closer look at all funds to be disbursed to the TTFF because of 'lack of trust' in the TTFF, since they don't have the best track record for transparency and responsible use of funds.
What're your thoughts on that?
I think that's the excuse they use, but in this instance, if you check the request and approve it, you would also know the dates of travel. Ideally, if Anil really doesn't trust TTFA he could simply pay the flight costs etc direct. That's what we asked our sponsors to do with the Walsall trip. We didn't need to see the money because it all was going straight to suppliers. In fact the only thing we actually received was two cases of Carib, two cases of shandy and a box of football bubble gum!
Hey, man...2 cases of carib & shandy, and a box of football bubble gum is a pretty good deal. :rotfl:
But seriously...I hear what you're saying. You're right, because there is really no good excuse why the MOS wouldn't just pay the vendors (airlines etc) directly, if they didn't trust the TTFF. Good point.
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Just heard on CNC3 news that the U15 team will no longer be part of the tournament. What a shame, I can't imagine how these youngsters are feeling. Shame on all those who allowed this to happen. Unforgiveable.
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Just heard on CNC3 news that the U15 team will no longer be part of the tournament. What a shame, I can't imagine how these youngsters are feeling. Shame on all those who allowed this to happen. Unforgiveable.
What a shame.
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The TTFA is to be blamed.
They should be keeping tabs on the situation, what, they waited till a hour before the flight to check and see if flights were booked.
They should have known and have confirmation a long time ago, even if the MOS forget they would have had time to fix the problem, same situation with Guerra, they depending on everyone else but the men who should be responsible.
I thought Sheldon Phillips would have brought more organization. Its the same old story.
Someone in the TTFA should have been on top of this instead of depending on an outside source to do it for them, Wallace and David Muhammad is a waste of time.
They should give Flex or Tallman that job. What are they afraid off, to be outdone.
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The TTFA is to be blamed.
They should be keeping tabs on the situation, what, they waited till a hour before the flight to check and see if flights were booked.
They should have known and have confirmation a long time ago, even if the MOS forget they would have had time to fix the problem, same situation with Guerra, they depending on everyone else but the men who should be responsible.
I thought Sheldon Phillips would have brought more organization. Its the same old story.
Someone in the TTFA should have been on top of this instead of depending on an outside source to do it for them, Wallace and David Muhammad is a waste of time.
They should give Flex or Tallman that job. What are they afraid off, to be outdone.
Lol you really dont know what is going on behind the scenes...
trust me this is no way the TTFA fault
This is Ashwin and Anil fault plain and simple..and now 18 under 15 kids have to pay for their error
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Just heard on CNC3 news that the U15 team will no longer be part of the tournament. What a shame, I can't imagine how these youngsters are feeling. Shame on all those who allowed this to happen. Unforgiveable.
That's messed up. It's one thing if it happened to the senior team...but for them to do this to a bunch of young kids is really reprehensible.
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Sport Ministry fails football again
... Late payment KOs T&T U-15 footballers while local coaches still unpaid
By LASANA LIBURD (Wired868)
Twenty-one year old Trinidad and Tobago track star Jehue Gordon lifted the mood of sport enthusiasts today with a golden run in the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-15 football players might not have felt like celebrating, though, as the young “Soca Warriors” suffered the ignominy of being withdrawn from a CONCACAF tournament, due to issues arising from a late confirmation of funding from the Ministry of Sport.
The CONCACAF under-15 tournament kicked off on Tuesday evening in the Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago was scheduled to take the field earlier today against Honduras while the boys should have travelled to the competition’s venue since Sunday August 11.
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips told Wired868 that the local football submitted a budget of roughly $380,000 to the Sport Ministry in the third week of July.
CONCACAF takes care of accommodation, meals and ground transport for all participants. But the TTFA needed the Sport Ministry to pay for its airfare and stipends for the team’s coaches.
The football body was willing to send its squad without payment and then try to collect stipends for its staff after the competition. All that was required was a phone call from the Ministry of Sport to Naipaul’s Travel that would authorise the travel agency to book the team’s flight to the Cayman Islands.
But the Sport Ministry’s “okay” happened just three days ago; well after the national team’s deadline.
Wired868 contacted an official at the Sport Ministry for comment but was told that only Permanent Secretary Ashwin Creed could explain what happened. The website failed to reach Creed up to the time of publication.
“Personally, I’m gutted at the fact that we had to pull the team,” said Phillips. “It is still ultimately the TTFA’s duty to manage the team and that is the most frustrating thing because we have had to rely almost entirely on the Government… In the last few days, I was fuelled by thoughts of how I would have felt as a 14-year-old player.”
Today, Phillips wrote the parents of the players as well as CONCACAF general secretary Enrique Sanz to inform them of the country’s withdrawal from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago is not known to have ever withdrawn a team from a CONCACAF football competition and the late pull-out means the two island republic could be handed an international ban, although the TTFA is not worried about that prospect at the moment.
Read more... (http://www.wired868.com/2013/08/15/late-sport-ministry-payment-kos-tt-u-15-footballers/)
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I say boycott national team football until somebody gets fired! This is an embarrassment, what incentive is there for young players to want to represent this country when the powers that be are this callus in the execution of their jobs...it would send a massive show of solidarity if all the players and coaches stood up and say "enough is enough" - "we done until something drastic changes". FS makes a good point, I haven't heard of any T&T youth cricket teams having any of these issues - maybe thats a message that is being sent. All the coaches should step away - it's not like they getting paid anyway apart from Hart and Leo. Total shut down of national team football. Think about the ramifications for the people responsible for this outrageous situation.
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While I hate Anil Roberts and Ashwin Creed, I tend to agree with Errol on this.
Didn't the TTFA realise they had no tickets ? or didn't they call someone to find out if everything was ok and on schedule with the arrangments etc ?
This damages the players mentally no wonder no one takes football serious anymore.
What are the TTFA managers function ? who is responsible for keeping tabs on visa's, travel arrangments, hotels etc ?
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Ashwin Creed email to TTFF last year (regarding their request for funding for the senior “Soca Warriors” Gold Cup qualifying campaign):
“With regards to the support for the senior team you have been informed on several occasions that the Ministry (sic) focus is on development given the abysmal performance of the senior team.”
http://www.wired868.com/2012/10/04/warriors-pay-cost-for-ttffsport-ministry-conflict/
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Ashwin Creed email to TTFF last year (regarding their request for funding for the senior “Soca Warriors” Gold Cup qualifying campaign):
“With regards to the support for the senior team you have been informed on several occasions that the Ministry (sic) focus is on development given the abysmal performance of the senior team.”
http://www.wired868.com/2012/10/04/warriors-pay-cost-for-ttffsport-ministry-conflict/
These men don't care about the kids man. Playing effing politics with the kids and their future. Extremely disappointing. I know how I would have felt if I was one of those kids... Additionally, as a parent, do these clowns realize the sacrifice these parents and the kids are making to just do this to them. People have to be held accountable!! Anil and Ashwin Creed got to go man.... people have to demand it.
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I say boycott national team football until somebody gets fired! This is an embarrassment, what incentive is there for young players to want to represent this country when the powers that be are this callus in the execution of their jobs...it would send a massive show of solidarity if all the players and coaches stood up and say "enough is enough" - "we done until something drastic changes". FS makes a good point, I haven't heard of any T&T youth cricket teams having any of these issues - maybe thats a message that is being sent. All the coaches should step away - it's not like they getting paid anyway apart from Hart and Leo. Total shut down of national team football. Think about the ramifications for the people responsible for this outrageous situation.
What would this prove if in this case if it's really the Sport ministry's fault? The issue is demanding change from the gov't. Ashwin Creed and Anil have to go. The TTFA changed management and it appears to me that they moving in the right direction. What we still have is the clowns Anil and his band of brethrens that witholding money. Sorry, I disagree, then again you in trini and I'm far away so it's possible you know more intimate details...
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The TTFA is to be blamed.
They should be keeping tabs on the situation, what, they waited till a hour before the flight to check and see if flights were booked.
They should have known and have confirmation a long time ago, even if the MOS forget they would have had time to fix the problem, same situation with Guerra, they depending on everyone else but the men who should be responsible.
I thought Sheldon Phillips would have brought more organization. Its the same old story.
Someone in the TTFA should have been on top of this instead of depending on an outside source to do it for them, Wallace and David Muhammad is a waste of time.
They should give Flex or Tallman that job. What are they afraid off, to be outdone.
While I hate Anil Roberts and Ashwin Creed, I tend to agree with Errol on this.
Didn't the TTFA realise they had no tickets ? or didn't they call someone to find out if everything was ok and on schedule with the arrangments etc ?
This damages the players mentally no wonder no one takes football serious anymore.
What are the TTFA managers function ? who is responsible for keeping tabs on visa's, travel arrangments, hotels etc ?
Can't agree with that at all, check this quote from Lasana's article.
Sport Ministry fails football again
... Late payment KOs T&T U-15 footballers while local coaches still unpaid
By LASANA LIBURD (Wired868)
Read more... (http://www.wired868.com/2013/08/15/late-sport-ministry-payment-kos-tt-u-15-footballers/)
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The football body was willing to send its squad without payment and then try to collect stipends for its staff after the competition. All that was required was a phone call from the Ministry of Sport to Naipaul’s Travel that would authorise the travel agency to book the team’s flight to the Cayman Islands.
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“We tried to arrange charters,” said Phillips. “We also spoke to the Ministry of Finance and they tried to accommodate us by talking to Caribbean airlines. CAL chairman Phillip Marshall was very helpful but they just couldn’t pull any planes off because of the season.
“We spoke to LIAT and Copa Airlines and several other charter companies in Venezuela and Santo Domingo. We even sent a formal letter to the head of the Defence Force (Major General Kenrick Maharaj) but the timing was bad. For the entire week, there were no flights available.”
All MoS had to do was make a blasted phone call. Team managers could keep all the tabs they want and make all kinds of arrangement but in the end, if the ministry doesn't approve the funding...
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Remember when Anil Roberts gave a Queen’s Park small goal contest more money than the Soca Warriors for a Gold Cup qualifying round?
http://www.wired868.com/2012/10/27/sport-ministry-gave-queens-park-more-money-than-warriors/
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I just don't know how much more of this sport can take. Anything two years? Wow. I doubt it.
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Ministry of Sport falls short as U-15s force to withdraw from tournament.
By Inshan Mohammed.
Trinidad and Tobago national Under-15 footballers were unable to get a flight out of the country on Wednesday and did not play their opening match of the inaugural Concacaf Under-15 Championship now taking place in the Cayman Islands.
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips confirmed that the team did not leave the country as anticipated, following the very late release of funds by the Ministry of Sport.
The T&T team had originally planned to leave on Tuesday, but late release of Government sponsorship saw them without tickets and funds. After money was released on Tuesday, the adjusted plan was to have the team fly to the Cayman Islands via a special COPA Airlines flight and play their first match later that night. Those plans also fell through.
"The budget for the U-15 team was submitted to the Ministry weeks ago and it was only on Monday that the permission was given to the travel agency to book the tickets."
"The TTFA is definitely not at fault for the turn of events and SWO heard from a realible source that they've been working on different ways to get the team out."
"But had the Ministry made the reservations weeks ago, this would not have happened. Very difficult situation that can only improve once the TTFA stop depending on the Ministry of Sports, ended the souce."
Now the Trinidad and Tobago National Under 15 team were forced to withdraw it's participation and will no longer take part in the inaugural Concacaf Under-15 Championship.
A letter to the parents from the TTFA: RE: Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.
I would like to take this opportunity to share my heartfelt disappointment and regret at the circumstances that have led to our decision to withdraw the team from the U15 CONCACAF Championship Tournament.
As a former player, my efforts to try to find a solution were fueled by the thought of how I would have felt as a fourteen year old had I experienced these turn of events.
From the moment the travel agency alerted our office to the difficulties facing our planned departure to the Cayman Islands, the TTFA worked diligently to develop alternate travel plans to avoid this current situation.
For the record, the requisite budget and request for travel was submitted several weeks ago to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. However, it was only since Monday August 12 that authorization was granted to the travel agency to secure tickets for the team.
As our new leadership continues to navigate through the challenges of reforming the TTFA, please know that TTFA President Tim Kee, the Executive Committee, TTFA Staff, and I will do everything we can to support the U15 program as it will be the team to compete for a place in the 2015 U17 FIFA World Cup.
We will commence plans to reassemble the group after the SSFL season and put in place a robust training and competition program.
Finally, please know that the TTFA will make every effort to develop funding streams that will provide our teams the necessary resources and support to properly compete and ensure episodes like this will never happen. Thank you for your patience and continued support.
Warm Regards,
Sheldon Phillips General Secretary
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The auditor general showed Ministry of Sport 16 million on accounted for. Yet Anil Roberts keeps his job and nobody asking where the fack the money gorn!
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The auditor general showed Ministry of Sport 16 million on accounted for. Yet Anil Roberts keeps his job and nobody asking where the fack the money gorn!
What the fack! I just checked this
In seven ministries, there were increases in expenditure by more than 50 per cent from 2011 to 2012.
In the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, expenditure moved from $514,999 million in 2011 to $2.4 billion—a variance of $1.9 billion or 378 per cent.
1. In the Ministry of Sport, expenditure moved from $28.786 million in 2011 to $395.884 million in 2012—a variance of $367.098 million or a 1,275 per cent increase.
Ministry of Sport: A total of $31.7 million in cheques was not disclosed in the appropriation account as required by the Comptroller of Accounts
Four equal amounts totaling $1,996,400 were seen to be paid in one cheque to a company for the “Taking Sports to Rural Areas” project for four regions.. What Company Anil?
Ministry of National Security: There was no documentation to support a $3 million outstanding commitment under the Development Programme. Cabinet approval for the rental of two properties at a cost of $234,6000 a month was not provided. Who was this minister again?
Ministry of Works and Infrastructure: From the sample of 52 contracts, nine contract files for contracts totaling $5.9 million were not presented for audit. Who? When?
This is a football site. But fellas we need to spread this all over. This is LEGAL unaccounted theft. Yet those that are true patriots to the country, like our sports men and youth, begging. Football is whet we care about, the Ministry need to be accountable.
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I say boycott national team football until somebody gets fired! This is an embarrassment, what incentive is there for young players to want to represent this country when the powers that be are this callus in the execution of their jobs...it would send a massive show of solidarity if all the players and coaches stood up and say "enough is enough" - "we done until something drastic changes". FS makes a good point, I haven't heard of any T&T youth cricket teams having any of these issues - maybe thats a message that is being sent. All the coaches should step away - it's not like they getting paid anyway apart from Hart and Leo. Total shut down of national team football. Think about the ramifications for the people responsible for this outrageous situation.
What would this prove if in this case if it's really the Sport ministry's fault? The issue is demanding change from the gov't. Ashwin Creed and Anil have to go. The TTFA changed management and it appears to me that they moving in the right direction. What we still have is the clowns Anil and his band of brethrens that witholding money. Sorry, I disagree, then again you in trini and I'm far away so it's possible you know more intimate details...
Is the same info we all getting padner...point is, somebody playing games with football in d country. My point is that if you keep sending the message that as a player or coach - I will continue to represent T&T even if you shit on me constantly - then nothing will ever change, no one will be held accountable for these never ending situations.
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Look at money the MOS spending.
http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=60215.msg865916#msg865916
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This could be regarded as "cruel and unusual" punishment..ah wonder if people could get ah "child abuse" charge for this?
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Boys, staff devastated
TTFA pull out of U-15 Championships
By Ian Prescott ian.prescott@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Aug 16, 2013 at 9:54 PM ECT
DEVASTATING for everyone associated with the team, and a sad day for Trinidad and Tobago football.
So declared Shawn Cooper, the Trinidad and Tobago national Under-15 football coach, following Thursday’s late pullout of the Trinidad and Tobago team from the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship being played in the Cayman Islands.
On Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) wrote CONCACAF General Secretary Enrique Sanz informing him that T&T were making a late withdrawal from the competition.
“It is with tremendous disappointment we inform you that our Under-15 Boy’s national team will not be able to compete in the CONCACAF U-15 tournament currently underway in the Cayman Islands,” the TTFA said in a letter to Sanz. “For the past two weeks, seats on flights coming out of Trinidad and Tobago for groups have been extremely challenging to secure. While our request for tickets was submitted several weeks ago to our main financial supporter, Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Ministry only recently authorised our booking on August 12.”
The team was initially scheduled to depart on Monday but was delayed due to the unavailability of flights following the late release of funding from the Ministry of Sports. The TTFA continued its efforts to secure air passage but was unsuccessful with all flights either through connections in the Caribbean or Panama City being fully booked until next week. TTFA General Secretary Sheldon Phillips notified CONCACAF of T&T’s withdrawal on Thursday.
Yesterday, Cooper could not hide his disappointment, not just for himself, but the parents who made huge sacrifices, and the young footballers who had trained hard and were looking forward to their first taste of international competition.
“What you can do to change what these guys will think now when adults promise them something... because we promised them that they were going to a tournament,” coach Cooper said. “It’s a damaging thing. I don’t know how many of them will recover from this experience because at this point in I cannot recover.”
Cooper added that the last week’s uncertainty was a torment for both parents and staff. Over a four-day period, team members were told several times they were leaving for the Caymans, and then not.
“Some people from the Defence Force were getting calls. ‘You are still here (Trinidad), why are you not back on the job.’ It was devastating for everybody. Words cannot express the disappointment of everyone associated with the team. Cooper also questioned what demands could now be made of those parents if their children are again selected for national duty.
“Some parents took vacations. Some took loans. Some of these were single parents and they had to come out with some extra stuff required for international football,” Cooper said. “One of the players was going Barbados to meet his grandfather after several years and he gave up that to be on the team. Another one, Isaiah Hutson, was going with W Connection senior team to Colombia. He missed that trip.”
Cooper said that although the T&T team had been together just a month, it was felt that there was enough talent around for a good run in the tournament. The next step, Cooper said, is to sit with the technical director of football and plan the way forward. He also believes that some of the other CONCACAF teams will not be ahead of T&T after having played a minimum of five international matches at the tournament.
“We thought we had a very good chance to go into the second round,” Cooper said. “Our hopes were very high.”
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I believe the T&T public needs to demand the resignation of our Minister of SPALK over this fiasco! :pissedoff:
This is a national embarrassment and a public apology as well as refunds to those who lost out financially should be offered to all staff and parents involved by our Ministry of Sport.
I believe failures like this by our Ministry of Sport are directly linked to the high level of crime that some of the youths are getting involved with around the country.
There is no excuse on earth that is acceptable for this damaging failure to look after our youths! :-[
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So, Pamla. Couple questions. What is your reaction to this? How does transparency and accountability relate to your government and the latest fiasco by the MOS concerning the national under 15 team?
Hello. Is anybody there? Madame, PM!!!!!!!!
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When the govt make cock ups they make excuses and pretend nothing happened and the people do nothing. But when a govt Minister causes this country international embarrassment, a decent man would resign in shame.
The Minister of Sport, to my knowledge, has always planned meticulously for a certain swimmer to compete across the world. Meanwhile, any football tour is touch and go and last minute dot com. Even if the teams reach, it's not always certain that they will return. The same minister recently went to Barcelona to cheer on his pet, yet he couldn't go to Moscow to support the entire athletic team at the World Championships.
Disgusting, shameful and embarrassing.
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Sadly, seems true. Bitter bittah disappointment.
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The sad thing about this entire episode is that no one in the football fraternity does anything about it, no consequences. And I am quite certain that it will happen again. Say what you want about Shabazz, at least he made a stand - he basically said allyuh could keep allyuh assistant coaching wuk - I dont need it. The other two gentlemen simply accepted the bligh even though they havent been paid in months. Only in Trini! Cooper will continue as normal even though he hasn't been paid as well - so the message being sent to the powers that be is that we could do what we want knowing that these guys will accept the shit. Again, all of these guys should take a stand in solidarity and say we done - no national team until something changes - heads roll. Its not like they didn't have the money - it's that someone make the "call" too late. FS, I know you guys are good with the media - get someone tuh go before ah camera and say something man. I had two gentlemen from an organization going to the tournament to have look at our boys - these guys are looking for kids at 13,14 specifically with the hopes of developing them in a massively professional set up - everything paid for! Tremendous opportunity. Sadly, they will probably take three Jamaican youths....Sad state of affairs!
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The sad thing about this entire episode is that no one in the football fraternity does anything about it, no consequences. And I am quite certain that it will happen again. Say what you want about Shabazz, at least he made a stand - he basically said allyuh could keep allyuh assistant coaching wuk - I dont need it. The other two gentlemen simply accepted the bligh even though they havent been paid in months. Only in Trini! Cooper will continue as normal even though he hasn't been paid as well - so the message being sent to the powers that be is that we could do what we want knowing that these guys will accept the shit. Again, all of these guys should take a stand in solidarity and say we done - no national team until something changes - heads roll. Its not like they didn't have the money - it's that someone make the "call" too late. FS, I know you guys are good with the media - get someone tuh go before ah camera and say something man. I had two gentlemen from an organization going to the tournament to have look at our boys - these guys are looking for kids at 13,14 specifically with the hopes of developing them in a massively professional set up - everything paid for! Tremendous opportunity. Sadly, they will probably take three Jamaican youths....Sad state of affairs!
Amwood, what you say is true. But do you really believe that there would ever be a boycott? Remember the blacklisting of the 06 players?
There is a distinct lack of moral fibre inside T&T football.....what you would call "eat ah food". Principles don't pay the rent, bro. You'd have the same old faces speaking out, meanwhile there would be a list of local applicants to fill their jobs.
You know the concept of "muscle memory".....you keep practicing the same movement and eventually your body does it automatically. That's stuff that coaches are supposed to teach, right? Yet those same coaches don't recognise the muscle memory of this Minister of Sport. He don't care and he won't pay. For all I know, he's still following Jack Warner's request not to support football. But a new coach will step up and 6 or 8 months later he'll be bleating on about not getting paid.
The definition of madness is doing the same thing time after time and expecting a different result.
And, clearly, the Govt don't care about their Minister causing an International embarrassment.
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I believe the T&T public needs to demand the resignation of our Minister of SPALK over this fiasco! :pissedoff:
This is a national embarrassment and a public apology as well as refunds to those who lost out financially should be offered to all staff and parents involved by our Ministry of Sport.
I believe failures like this by our Ministry of Sport are directly linked to the high level of crime that some of the youths are getting involved with around the country.
There is no excuse on earth that is acceptable for this damaging failure to look after our youths! :-[
In 2 weeks time everbody go foget this happen, Trinibagians weak.
Anil will draw attention away from this once the World Championship team returns to T&T.
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I could hear the deafening sound of silence, disrespect, unprofessionalism, and total disregard for the parents and these bunch of kids coming from Mr. Creed and the water head fella in charge of the ministry of sports. Mr. Creed, in his email to the football federation, had the audacity to speak of developing the youths in Trinidad and Tobago. Is this how you intend to develop the game in the country? You screwed up a perfect opportunity to put your words into action and you couldn't even get that right. You don't even have the decency and the professional courtesy to extend your apologies to the parents of these kids. But I noticed that you made sure your son made it to his tournament. That has to be the development you were referring to. Your failure to acknowledge your incompetence in this fiasco speaks volumes for itself. That is what "passing the buck" is all about.
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I know this may not happen, but Hart should really report his displeasure of this occurrence. Because, if he intend to be the long term coach of TT, and then accept this kind of NONSENSE, then we really have to wonder if he is serious about improving TT football. These guys will be 19 in 4 yrs time. Some of them should be prime candidates for the next WC. Stephen!!! DO NOT ALLOW THIS BULSHIT TO OCCUR ON YOUR WATCH. TELL Tim Kee, DO NOT LET THAT SHIT HAPPEN AGAIN! This will affect you being able to get the best players to play for the country.
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I know this may not happen, but Hart should really report his displeasure of this occurrence. Because, if he intend to be the long term coach of TT, and then accept this kind of NONSENSE, then we really have to wonder if he is serious about improving TT football. These guys will be 19 in 4 yrs time. Some of them should be prime candidates for the next WC. Stephen!!! DO NOT ALLOW THIS BULSHIT TO OCCUR ON YOUR WATCH. TELL Tim Kee, DO NOT LET THAT SHIT HAPPEN AGAIN! This will affect you being able to get the best players to play for the country.
Deeks, to be honest, Hart can't say too much. Isn't he being paid by Anil?? The people who should be saying "no more" is you and every other voter in the country. The people in Chaguanas West should have voted for no more, but instead voted for more of the same. Until the electorate stops thinking of themselves first and the country last, this will always happen. Nobody is accountable in T&T for anything and therefore nobody will try to do their job properly.
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I know this may not happen, but Hart should really report his displeasure of this occurrence. Because, if he intend to be the long term coach of TT, and then accept this kind of NONSENSE, then we really have to wonder if he is serious about improving TT football. These guys will be 19 in 4 yrs time. Some of them should be prime candidates for the next WC. Stephen!!! DO NOT ALLOW THIS BULSHIT TO OCCUR ON YOUR WATCH. TELL Tim Kee, DO NOT LET THAT SHIT HAPPEN AGAIN! This will affect you being able to get the best players to play for the country.
It would have been an excellent opportunity for Hart to gain some serious respect amongst the football community - an opportunity to convey that he not here on BS. I remember Sancho talking about an incident that changed the mindset of the Soca Warriors during the campaign. Yorkie showed up late to a session in Arima I believe - "walk in on big boy thing." So apparently when the man eventually arrived, Leo buss out a cuss at the man and tell him to get the fackkk out of here - in front of everybody. They say the man gained a respect from the players that served as a massive catalyst for the team going forward. Hart has now been presented with a similar opportunity...
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This is what they missed.
http://www.youtube.com/v/9rZvANEFVlE
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Players and fans look to be enjoying the experience...
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U-15 boys off to Colombia.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
A Trinidad and Tobago Under 15 Boys team will depart tomorrow (Thursday) for Cali, Colombia to participate at the Tournament of the Americas.
The team, under head coach Shawn Cooper, has been in training for the past five months and includes several of the country’s young talent. This same squad was supposed to have participated at the CONCACAF U-15 Tournament in August in the Cayman Islands but did not travel.
As such the TTFA made every effort through assistance from the Ministry of Sport and Sportt Company to have the group make the trip to Cali for this tournament which will see T&T make a third appearance.
Former T&T head coach, Colombian Francisco Maturana was again instrumental in T&T being among the invited teams from outside of South America.
“We thought it was appropriate to ensure that we did not miss out on an opportunity like this where our young footballers will have the chance to test their ability against some of the bright talent from South and Central America,” TTFA President Raymond Tim Kee told TTFA Media.
“We needed to ensure that the team got some kind of match practice after missing out on the Concacaf championship earlier this year and we are pleased that they are now able to go off to Colombia which for all of them will be their maiden experience in an international tournament,” Tim Kee added.
Coach Cooper, who will be assisted by former national player Leonson Lewis, is hoping to make the best of the opportunity handed to the team which is preparing for the 2015 Under 17 Men’s World Cup qualification.
“We’ve been to this tournament before and it really presents us with an excellent opportunity to test our skills and to compete against some really good teams from Central and South America. It’s an ideal situation for our young players to get the kind of exposure necessary for preparing for them for future World Cup qualifiers at the youth level,” Cooper said.
The Mexico National Under 17 Team is also participating in the tournament. T&T will meet Norte del Valle of Sevilla in their opening game on Friday evening. Twenty seven teams are in T&T’s category which includes Under 17 and Under 16 teams.
U-15 Players
Enrique Changiah (GK- Marabella Crisis Center/ Naparima College)
Kareem Arcia (GK- St. Ann’s Rangers/ St. James Secondary)
Shirwin Noel (DF- W Connection/ Presentation College, San Fernando)
Romario Villafana (DF- San Juan Jabloteh/ St. Augustine Secondary)
Keston Julien (DF- W Connection/ Gasparillo Secondary)
Matthew Joseph (DF- W Connection/ St. Benedict’s College)
Sharkell Louison (DF- Moruga FC/ Moruga Secondary)
Travell Edwards (DF- St. Ann’s Rangers/ St. Anthony’s College)
Tekay Hoyce (DF- St. Ann’s Rangers/ East Mucurapo Secondary)
Jesse Joseph (MF- Joe Public FC/ St. Augustine Secondary)
Jahreed Murray (MF- St. Ann’s Rangers/ Fatima College)
Anthony Samuel (MF- Defence Force/ St. Augustine Secondary)
Kareem Riley (MF- W Connection/ Presentation College, San Fernando)
Kierron Mason (MF- W Connection/ Naparima College)
Nate Brooks (MF- W Connection/ Presentation College, San Fernando)
Shakhun Trey Hanley (MF- Defence Force/ Mt. Hope Secondary)
Shakeem Patrick (MF- Football Factory/ St. Anthony’s College)
Dereem Daniel (FW- San Juan Jabloteh/ Arima Secondary)
Akil Frank (FW- 1976 Phoenix FC/ Signal Hill Secondary)
Isaiah Hudson (FW- W Connection/ Naparima College)
Staff
Shawn Cooper – Head Coach
Christopher Gouveia - Manager
Ross Russell – Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
Leonson Lewis – Assistant Coach
Michael Taylor - Physio
Devin Elcock – Equipment Manager
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Nice man. Good going. Thank de Lord for the exit of Jackula and some of his cronies who tried to stunt our football development and siphon off every last drop of revenue. Is like a li'l renaissance developing in de local football.
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Nice to see Pacho still helping we out.
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Good going by all !!!
Who does the scouting for these teams.?
I am surprised some of the current SSFL standouts not on the side.
How Terrance Marcelle de assistant coach not traveling with de team.
:D
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Good going by all !!!
How Terrance Marcelle de assistant coach not traveling with de team.
:D
Marcelle went to training with the national under 15 and the police came and escorted him off the field and from the compound. The center of excellence where he was a coach had a game with Palo Seco and they stop the match untill he left the venue.
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Nice man. Good going. Thank de Lord for the exit of Jackula and some of his cronies who tried to stunt our football development and siphon off every last drop of revenue. Is like a li'l renaissance developing in de local football.
This is really nice,the Ministry of Sport (Anil Roberts) supporting Football in such a big way,our teams are participating in a lot of tournaments recently,don't just give him a hard time when he does not,Tim Kee said he does not want to depend on government for funding..
If we also notice the development process,players come from the SSFL to the Clubs and on to the national Youth teams.
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If we also notice the development process,players come from the SSFL to the Clubs and on to the national Youth teams.
Not much changes from my times. The only difference is we have "pro" clubs.
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If we also notice the development process,players come from the SSFL to the Clubs and on to the national Youth teams.
Yes, this is what happens, but it is not a development process.
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If we also notice the development process,players come from the SSFL to the Clubs and on to the national Youth teams.
Not much changes from my times. The only difference is we have "pro" clubs.
You are correct,i mentioned that to show some people who think the SSFL is useless how important it is and will always be,it has been the stepping stone for our Footballers from ever since,check how many players used to play for T&T straight out of SSFL it had no Pro league to go too.
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If we also notice the development process,players come from the SSFL to the Clubs and on to the national Youth teams.
Yes, this is what happens, but it is not a development process.
What is it?
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I eh see nobody post anything concerning the firing of assistant Coach Marcelle..we might be opening a can of worms..
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Sorry my bad ah see allyuh mention something that effect in de thread.
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Shaun coulda write a lil something about the U17 girls.
aite ah see he finally write something :beermug:
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Good going by all !!!
Who does the scouting for these teams.?
I am surprised some of the current SSFL standouts not on the side.
How Terrance Marcelle de assistant coach not traveling with de team.
:D
these standouts you are talking about, are they under 15? most of the standouts these season are 17 - 19. A few of these under 15 guys are actually starting for their school this year such as naps players Hudson and Changiah.
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I am still wondering how many of our young players have been violated by coaches like Marcelle...he can't be the only one...Look to me like allyuh fraid to talk bout this one..
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I am still wondering how many of our young players have been violated by coaches like Marcelle...he can't be the only one...Look to me like allyuh fraid to talk bout this one..
Coache,like u know something about Marcelle well give us the scores nah,i don't know this fella at all,someone said police arrested him by some game etc etc which means is something serious,my understanding is this man is a national Coach.
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Marcelle and Sandusky in the same class...Marcelle fooled me because every other word that comes from his mouth is Jesus and God...God is good..God is great..de man bullin de little boys and send pictures of his private parts to them. He cant be the only one because where there is smoke there is fire. I have heard that he influence the boys by buying them things like expensive boots and whatever else. There seems to be an underground movement in Trinidad the we older heads don't know ..but if we could really get into their world we might find out a lot of what is going on. We are letting them down that's why many of them join gangs. When people like Marcelle violate a young boy it messes up his life. Some become thugs to prove their manhood. How long Marcelle has been involved with coaching young boys. I always wondered why someone like him got so far up in de football and the man so effeminate and has no idea how to even kick the ball.
There is something wrong with the football politics. This is a hidden problem that is not talked about and no news reporter putting it on the news..
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Coache,this seems to be a little more serious than i thought,that's why everyone is keeping keeping far from it.The people to be blamed are those who send their kids to be coached by this man,if you are sending your kids by someone you must first enquire about the person,your kids come home from practice you must want to know what went on,what the Coach teach alyu today etc etc i am guessing this man have been coaching a long time,who hired him,did they run a background check on this guy before they hire him? anybody dealing with kids must undergo background checks,i did one to coach during the Summer for the SPORTT company.
I agree when you said there are many more out there,we seem to take this lightly until some child gets hurt/abused,through my time in Football and even today people think it's cool for Coaches to be shouting and cussing players especially kids,good Coaches don't have to do that,you don't have to put your hands on or become to friendly with kids/players,there must always be a certain amount of respect between Coaches and players,just like school in T&T parents don't pay much attention to what they do or where their kids go.
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Hmmm, Marcelle around since my time with South U17-U20. I never had that kind of experience with him, nor did rumor come out about that. If that is really the case, it's sad to hear.
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Group C
T&T
River Soccer A
Real Sociedad
America SA
Providencia
Norte del Valle
Schedule
Nov 1st @ 3pm: T&T vs Norte del Valle
Nov 2nd @ 4pm: T&T vs River Soccer A
Nov 3rd @ 3pm: Real Sociedad vs T&T
Nov 4th @ 1pm: T&T vs America SA
Nov 6th @ 10:30am: Providencia vs T&T
(http://www.lifutbolvalle.com/imagenes_cont/sitio/articulos/Logo%20Torneo%20XII.jpg)
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Group C
T&T
River Soccer A
Real Sociedad
America SA
Providencia
Norte del Valle
Schedule
Nov 1st @ 3pm: T&T vs Norte del Valle
Nov 2nd @ 4pm: T&T vs River Soccer A
Nov 3rd @ 3pm: Real Sociedad vs T&T
Nov 4th @ 1pm: T&T vs America SA
Nov 6th @ 10:30am: Providencia vs T&T
(http://www.lifutbolvalle.com/imagenes_cont/sitio/articulos/Logo%20Torneo%20XII.jpg)
Nice little schedule of games,like these guys will be playing a game every day,no problem that's good for them for sure every one on the squad will get enough playing time,make use of this tour.
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Guys, you need to back down on the Terrance Marcelle bashing as we are not 100% sure and all this allegations can hurt someone really badly. We need to try and get the real story and if its true. There is talk... and Marcelle was terminated by Pleasantville and the TTFA with the matter being investigated. We do not know the real story therefore, we cannot jump to conclusion.
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The T&T U-15 team won their first match on their Colombian tour with a 3-1 victory over Norte del Valle. T&T’s goalscorers were Sharkell Louison, Travell Edwards, and Shakhun Hanley. Their next match will be against River Soccer A today at 5 pm.
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Flex ..you could ban me..I doh care..I am not bashing ..and I am not jumping to conclusion..I have proof so do you AND all who knows about this!! Mr I don't want to offend anyone ..I am the most Diplomatic FLEX.
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Flex ..you could ban me..I doh care..I am not bashing ..and I am not jumping to conclusion..I have proof so do you AND all who knows about this!! Mr I don't want to offend anyone ..I am the most Diplomatic FLEX.
Yuh stinking up de thread with yuh shit bro.
Thanks for de update Tallman, nice results they fellas.
But they have 4 games back to back, this will really break them nice.
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U-15 boys start with a win
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA)
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team started off their Colombian tour on a winning note with a 3-1 victory over Sevilla in Cali on Friday evening.
In what was their opening match of the Tournament of the Americas after a arriving a day earlier, T&T settled quickly and proved to be too tough for their opponents.
The Shawn Cooper-coach team conceded early though, falling behind 1-0 in the second minute of play. But T&T kept themselves in the match and were rewarded with a penalty when Defence Force midfielder Trey Henley was brought down inside the penalty box. Henley converted the penalty in the 20th minute to level the scores at one apiece.
Then T&T would taken a 2-1 lead on the half hour mark when Sharkell Louison of Moruga Secondary directed his diving header past the Sevilla goalkeeper. T&T would hold the lead going into the half time break. The match remained a tight contest before St Ann’s Rangers defender Travell Edwards sent a free kick into the net from atop the penalty box in the 70th minute for a 3-1 scoreline.
Cooper was satisfied with his team’s opening win.
“It’s always good to start on a winning note. We arrived yesterday and we knew we had to settle down quickly and head into the game. The boys were eager to play and credit to them for going on the pitch and playing a good game. It’s a learning experience for all of them and it’s a good sign to see them adapting and getting a good result in our first match,” Cooper told TTFA Media.
T&T are scheduled to play River Soccer at 5pm on Saturday.
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T&T Men’s U-15 lost 2-0 to River Soccer A in the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia yesterday. Next game is against Real Sociedad today (Nov 3rd) at 4pm.
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Glad to see youngsters getting some international experience. At worst it'll be a great story for them to tell in later life.
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After their 2-0 loss to River Soccer A, T&T Men’s U-15 bounced back with a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad yesterday (November 3rd), courtesy of a Jesse Joseph goal. The team is currently third in Group C, with two wins and one loss. They will next face América S.A. at 2pm today.
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T&T Men’s U-15 have now won two and lost two at the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, they lost 3-0 to América S.A.. Their final group stage match will be against Providencia on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30am.
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Marcus Caesar 15 years old of C/Ville Tobago. Biggest talent of his category in Bago. Trust mi. Da coach need to take a trip in Bgao.
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T&T Men’s U-15 have now won two and lost two at the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, they lost 3-0 to América S.A.. Their final group stage match will be against Providencia on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30am.
Any word on the results?
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T&T Men’s U-15 have now won two and lost two at the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, they lost 3-0 to América S.A.. Their final group stage match will be against Providencia on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30am.
Any word on the results?
Providencia 2-2 T&T
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T&T Men’s U-15 have now won two and lost two at the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, they lost 3-0 to América S.A.. Their final group stage match will be against Providencia on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30am.
Any word on the results?
Providencia 2-2 T&T
Thank you as always. Was this to be their final game or do they enter a knockout round?
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T&T Men’s U-15 have now won two and lost two at the Tournament of the Americas in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, they lost 3-0 to América S.A.. Their final group stage match will be against Providencia on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30am.
Any word on the results?
Providencia 2-2 T&T
Thank you as always. Was this to be their final game or do they enter a knockout round?
I believe it was their final game, because they finished fourth in their group with seven points.
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U-15s return from 'useful' Colombia trip.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 15 Boys team returned from their maiden overseas trip to Cali. Colombia on the weekend after narrowly missing out on progressing to the second round of the Tournament of the Americas.
The squad, which has been selected with the aim of preparing for the 2015 FIFA Under 17 World Cup, drew their final match 2-2 last Thursday against Colombian Under 17 team Providencia.
St Augustine Secondary and Joe Public midfielder Jesse Joseph scored in the 14th minute while Arima Secondary forward Dareem Daniel netting in the 75th. The result meant T&T ended on seven points, same as three other teams in their group but missed out advancing on goal difference.
T&T, appearing in the tournament through assistance from the Ministry of Sport and SPORTT, had earlier defeated Real Sociedad 1-0 and Seville 3-1 before losing to group winners America SA 3-0 in their penultimate game.
Head Coach Shawn Cooper, who was assisted by coaches Ross Russell and Leonson Lewis, believed his players benefited from the exercise.
“It was certainly a level up from what they play at home in the Secondary Schools League and local club football,” Cooper told TTFA Media.
“Our boys I thought played well in parts but they realized that there is a difference at this level. We were playing against Under 17 teams while our boys are still 15 and under. I welcomed that challenge for them because it means we would have had some great experience playing against some of the top youth teams in Colombia and other parts of Latin America before we head into competition for 2015.”
“You could actually here these players speaking among themselves about how the opponents were closing them down making runs off the ball and what they in turn needed to do better. This was about football education as well and brought a lot of benefits for us,” he added.
TTFA Technical Director Anton Corneal was pleased to see the team have the opportunity to play against foreign opposition.
“It’s the only way for us to develop and gain the much needed experience at the youth level. What we do with these players at home is all well and good but we will only know how we are progressing when we compete with some of the better ones in countries where football is a top priority.
Only then can we have our players also realize what are their faults that need to be worked on and what are their strengths that can to be capitalized on. And this must happen before they get to the Under 20 or Under 23 level before making the step up to the senior level,” Corneal said.
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Probably better exposure for them than the U-15 CFU, where they would have not faced consistent challenges except in the final stage. Good work by the TTFA to make up for the lost opportunity!
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Was Cooper in Colombia for the entire tournament? Who was on the sidelines for the Big 5?
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Was the Providencia squad, the island ballers?
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Was Cooper in Colombia for the entire tournament? Who was on the sidelines for the Big 5?
Yes, he was in Colombia for the entire tournament. Assistant Coach, Dunstan Williams, took charge of the Big 5 semifinal and final. I'm sure he was also helped by Technical Director, Brian Williams.
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Was the Providencia squad, the island ballers?
Thought the team might be from the island of Providencia, but they are from a small town on the outskirts of Cali.
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More of what we missed out on ... smh!!!!!!!!!!
U/16 Boys Football Team To Compete In Mexico
December 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
The Bermuda Football Association announced that the Bermuda U16 Boys National Team has been invited to participate in the 3rd Copa Mexico de Naciones 2014 Tournament.
The President of CONCACAF Jeffrey Webb was pleased to inform the BFA that the Bermuda team has been selected by CONCACAF to enter the Mexico Tournament due to the success of the Bermuda Under 15 team at the CONCACAF U15 tournament held in Cayman Islands this past summer when Bermuda finished as the best Caribbean team. That U15 National team is now the U16 National team.
The Copa Mexico de Naciones Tournament will host 16 teams belonging to different confederations and will take place 2 – 10 August 2014 in Mexico City. In previous tournaments, Mexico hosted Argentina, Brasil, Canada, Colombia, Cost Rica, Cuba, Panama, Paraguay, United States and Uruguay. Some of these countries will be participating in the 2014 Tournament. The final will take place in the Estadio Azteca, home to two FIFA World Cups and most recently the FIFA U17 World Cup in Mexico in 2011.
The competition will consist of four groups of four teams. Every team will play against each other in the group round with the top two teams of each group advancing to play the quarter finals, and then semifinals and finals. Mexico will cover all expenses once the team is in Mexico. The BFA will be responsible for the costs of the air fares to Mexico City for the 20 players and 5 technical staff members at an estimated cost of approximately $1,200 per person.
President of the BFA Larry Mussenden said, “We are absolutely pleased that CONCACF and Mexico have seen fit to recognize the Bermuda U15 Boys National Team as the best of the Caribbean countries. It will be a very proud moment for Bermuda to represent the Caribbean in the Mexico Tournament. Everyone in Bermuda should be proud of the U15 Boys National team.
“We look forward to garnering huge national support for the team as well as seeking financial support from the Government and corporate sector to make the trip a reality. Additionally, we anticipate that the team itself will undertake various activities to raise funds.”
Chairman of the Player Development Committee Mark Wade said, “This is a positive development . This exciting news is a testament to our long term goal that Bermuda will be the best of the Caribbean at every age level, male and female, and that we will advance to CONCACAF and FIFA level tournaments.
“I anticipate the Mexico Tournament to be before the CFU U17 World cup Qualifying Rounds and this would be great preparation. Catlin have to be applauded for supporting the National Academy as well as those that supported the U14 team. We also applaud the parents of the youth players involved in the programme.”
A spokesperson said, “The BFA extends its sincere congratulations to National Academy Director Richard Todd, Head Coach Andrew Bascombe and his coaching staff and to all the players who trained from which the National team was selected and excelled in Cayman Islands. We also thanks the parents of all our youth members who recognize that football can play a very important role in the development of their children.
“Help support the Bermuda Gombey Warriors as they head to Mexico City!”
http://bernews.com/2013/12/u16-boys-football-team-to-compete-in-mexico/
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T&T eyes Concacaf U-15 championship participation.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
The Football Association will begin the preparation of a National Under 15 team for participation at the Concacaf 2015 F Boys Under-15 Championship which will take place in the Cayman Islands in October.
Further information in relation to nationwide screening will follow in due course but it is expected that T&T will use the build-up and the tournament itself as a way of placing heavy emphasis on its youth development programme.
This year is set to be filled with activities with the Concacaf Gold Cup, the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, the Concacaf U-17 and U-20 Men’s Championships, the CFU Club championship, a Concacaf-17 Women’s Championship among other tournaments on the schedule.
Ten additional teams are expected to participate in 2015, which would bring 32 squads from the region to Cayman’s shores.
Concacaf President Jeff Webb said the tournament would be crucial to the development of the region’s young players.
‘The Under 15 tournaments are especially important as those young players have an opportunity to build a foundation for their country’s youth leagues and represent their nations at international events,’ Webb said.
‘It also enables the football community to start scouting for new talent at an earlier age.
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Cayman islands again.
For a country with such little footballl pedigree, Webb real taking advantage dread.
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Cayman islands again.
For a country with such little footballl pedigree, Webb real taking advantage dread.
I guess they use to say the same thing when we used to host tournaments under Jack.
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Well, on the brighter side it is good if our players get to travel
Of course provided our football authorities see it as worthwhile to invest in.
Let's see who wants to sabotage this one and give blood for Lasana to smell.
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We eh have money, but we like salt. Well salty more than anything
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T&T to take part in U-15 Concacaf championship.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
T&T will be among 34 nations to send national U-15 Boys teams to the second Concacaf U-15 Boys Championship in Cayman Islands this coming August.
Concacaf has added a coaching education programme to be held prior to the tournament . All coaches will have the opportunity to learn new techniques, with the aim of implementing these with their under-15 teams during the tournament. Among the teams taking part in the tournament include United States, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba among others.
“Concacaf is proud of the response from its member associations in their commitment towards development,” said Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb.
“Two years ago, the inaugural tournament provided Concacaf a competitive environment where we observed and thoroughly enjoyed the quality on display from our junior players. The U-15 tournament now begins a transition, from a start-up event into a critical step for our development.”
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Now that's the kinda news I'm looking to here although I'm skeptical about the certainty of it if left alone to TTFA. With Sancho there ahead of time, there is now a real chance of our youths participating.
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Now that's the kinda news I'm looking to here although I'm skeptical about the certainty of it if left alone to TTFA. With Sancho there ahead of time, there is now a real chance of our youths participating.
Well I don't expect U20 and WNT issues were to happen again. Because the moneys were approved for these teams. It was the govt who delayed the disbursement for political photoshop. Sancho knows TTFA does not have any money. As long as TTFA put their request in ahead of time, I don't see where the problem will arise. He is government now. So no excuses.
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England joins U-15 CONCACAF
CaymanCompass.com
The Cayman Islands has scored another massive achievement, by attracting an England national football team for a tournament here in the summer.
The second biennial CONCACAF Boys’ Youth Tournament will see the England team compete with 34 CONCACAF countries to be the next Under-15 champion. That addition makes it the biggest tournament the region has ever hosted.
“Our focus has always been on development and increasing the international exposure for our young players,” said CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb. “Competition this year will be fierce, and there will certainly be stellar performances to watch as England participates with the best of CONCACAF’s talents.”
From Aug. 11-23, teams from the Caribbean and Central and North America will compete in Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Jamaica during the group stage.
The semifinals and finals will be hosted in Grand Cayman. Greg Dyke, chairman of England’s Football Association, said, “On behalf of the FA, we are delighted to accept this invitation.
“An essential part of development football is broadening players’ experience – both on and off the pitch – and giving them the chance to regularly test themselves against different styles and systems. I am sure it will be a great competition and wish all taking part the very best of luck.”
From a local hosting perspective, the Cayman Islands Minister of Sports Osbourne Bodden said, “This tournament is already making history for being the largest of its kind to be hosted in the Cayman Islands.
“To have the English national U-15 team compete adds to its growing status and prestige and is a welcomed addition to the tournament.”
Bodden also said that it is a credit to CONCACAF and to the Cayman Islands “to have developed the capacity to host a tournament of such caliber to attract so many quality teams from across the region and beyond.”
CONCACAF teams scheduled to participate are: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Honduras won the inaugural competition two years ago, beating Guatemala 2-1 in the final. Cayman just missed out on reaching the semifinals but at least boasted the tournament’s top scorer in Leighton Thomas Jr., who hit 11 goals.
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So screening finish?
Player pool selected?
Player pool in training?
1-April, 2-May, 3-June, 4-July, 5-August.
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Liking the inclusion of England. All should be motivated accordingly.
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FIFA fallout stops U15 Cayman tournament
caymannewsservice.com
(CNS): The CONCACAF Under-15 Boys’ 2015 Championship, which was scheduled to be held in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in August, has been cancelled. In a release from the regional football body, the Executive Committee said it had decided to postpone the development competition until further notice but made no mention of the bribery scandal which has engulfed the game worldwide.
This news is not only a blow to the young players but also the local economy, as the tournament was expected to be a great late summer boost to hotels and local services.
Visiting squads from Brazil, England and the Oceania Football Confederation’s Vanuatu were among those intending to compete in the regional competition, along with over thirty regional squads in what would have been the biggest tournament in the region ever held.
Jeffrey Webb, the former FIFA Vice President and until recently president of both CIFA and CONCACAF, had focused heavily on the grassroots of the game and had ensured that Cayman also benefitted from his lofty position by bringing development tournaments here.
“Our teams will be competing against stellar international lineups at a youth level, assisting both sides in elevating the standards of the game and the quality of play,” he said at the time Brazil announced its participation. “This is but one example of how we are using football to attract opportunities for our youth, and utilizing the power of the game to inspire a new generation.”
However, with Webb still sitting a Swiss jail cell fighting his extradition to the United States, accused of being involved in the massive $150 million bribery and racketeering investigation, the new CONCACAF bosses have placed the grassroots development on hold.
“CONCACAF continues to be focused on its core mission of delivering outstanding soccer events,” officials said in a release. “In the short term, efforts will be dedicated in full to the successful delivery of the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015, in addition to other Championships which also qualify CONCACAF teams to worldwide-level tournaments, such as the Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship and the Under-20 Women’s Championship, to be played as scheduled later in 2015.”
The regional body did say it had plans to restore a full slate of complementary youth development tournaments in the shortest possible time. “This includes our objective to re-schedule the Under-15 Boys’ Championship, at the soonest opportunity,” officials said, but there was no indication about where the competition would be held.
CNS has contacted CIFA about this latest blow to local football but officials said they would be sending a release tomorrow. We are also still waiting for a response on questions regarding whether or not CIFA voted for Blatter during the recent FIFA Congress and if the organization would be willing to reveal its accounts.
This week, as the Legislative Assembly continues in Finance Committee scrutinizing the government’s spending for 2015/16, the cash contribution government makes to CIFA from public money is likely to raise questions for the sports minister. Government will give CIFA $127,775 this year to support its sports programmes and the development of the sport. CIFA receives one of the largest grants from the public purse compared to other sports and the government gives money directly to some of the islands local league clubs as well.
Sports Minister Osbourne Bodden has broken his silence about the arrest of Webb and the implications for local sport. Speaking to Cayman27 on Friday, he said the arrest of Webb was “gut wrenching”.
“We’ve always heard of corruption in FIFA,” he said, “That’s something that everybody talks about. But we never thought it would impact us, as it were.”
He said that if Webb is involved, then we’re involved. “As minister of sport, it was gut-wrenching — for the sport of football, for his family, for the Cayman Islands.”
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Cayman islands again.
For a country with such little footballl pedigree, Webb real taking advantage dread.
In the fullness of time, wise observation is like prophecy.
Is ah absolute travesty that this tournament is not taking place as scheduled.
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Why didn't we participate in the CFU U15 tournament in St. Maarten?
http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/football-americas/tournaments/17570-cfu-step-in-to-fill-u15-tournament-gap-in-st-maarten-and-anguilla
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U-15 Boys Screening continues in Central and Eastern Counties this Saturday.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is inviting all male players born on or after January 1st, 2002 from the Central region to attend a Screening Session geared towards National Under 15 Team selection, at the Ato Boldon Stadium training field on Saturday January 28th, 2017 from 7am to 3pm.
These sessions are only for Under 15 players. Russell Latapy is the National Under 15 Team head coach and will be overseeing these screening sessions with his assistant coaches.
The TTFA is also inviting all players from the Eastern Counties district, born on or after January 1st 2002 to attend a screening session geared towards selection on the National Under 15 Team.
The session takes place on Saturday morning at 9am at the Mafeking Recreation Ground. Some of the areas from which players are invited to come from include Manzanilla, Mayaro, Rio Claro, Valencia, Sangre Grande and neighbouring areas.
Players are asked to walk with their playing boots and other related training gear.
Players are reminded that these screening sessions are only for the National Under 15 team and NOT the Under 17 Team. There is a National Under 17 team in training at the moment under Latapy but there are no screening sessions currently taking place for the U-17s.
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Fifty U-15 Players Selected from Inter-Regional Screening Programme.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association concluded a two-day Inter-Regional Association Nationwide screening for Under 15 boys at the Carapichaima East Secondary Grounds on Sunday and have selected a pool of fifty players to begin training under National Under 15 head coach Russell Latapy.
One hundred and eighty players from the six regional associations (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Eastern Counties, Central and Tobago) assembled at the venue from 9am on Saturday after being initially screened by coaches in their respective zones.
Latapy and his staff observe and assess the players during a series of matches played among the zones before finalising a list to commence training in the coming weeks. TTFA President David John-Williams and Technical Director Muhammad Isa were also hand to observe proceedings.
And the response was largely positive from the zones as the coaches voiced their support and satisfaction with the two-day programme.
National Under 15 head coach Russell Latapy shared his feelings on the two-day tryout.
“I’ve been very satisfied. I think when we started the screening, we set out some goals and we were able to achieve these goals. I must say congrats and thank you to all the zonal coaches and players. We had a wonderful weekend with a lot of cooperation and we were able to come out with some fantastic young players to start our national under 15 youth team programme,” Latapy told TTFA Media
“We wanted to have the opportunity to see what these players are capable of and in principle, we were able to do that. We saw a lot of exciting young players, technically gifted and physically strong young players and it says to us that with the right balance we can build a very strong team.
“We had about 180 young players on trials. We were able to start a player pool with 50 players and we know it is a lot of players to train with but we wanted that opportunity to continue to see these players over a period of time. We definitely will have to break it down again when it comes to preparing for tournaments which we will do. But our main focus was achieved and that was getting a player pool of city players and I must say I’m impressed and excited to start working with them because we’ve got some wonderful talent,” he added.
“The main idea is not waiting on right before a tournament to start preparations. What will occur dos is we will start weekly training sessions with these kids and the closer we get to competition, we will intensify the preparations. What we do with the Under 17s is we train weekly and we are planning to do the same with the 15s,” said the former Porto player who conducted a one-hour training session with the fifty players selected to close off proceedings on Sunday evening.
Coaches Reacts to U-15 Screening
“This exercise was long overdue. We were supposed to be doing things like this years ago. It was a bit challenging for the players in terms of the conditions and the heat but all in all, they enjoyed themselves and it was worthy exercise” – Kendall Crawford, U-15 coach, Southern FA
“It was a really good exercise for the youths as they were able to be assessed against the players from the other zones. We were able to see where we stand as Central Football association which is maybe not as famous as some of the other zones. We were able to understand where we are at and where we need to go in terms of development in Central.” – Nicholas Griffith, U-15 Coach Central FA.
“I think this is the best think that ever happened to Trinidad and Tobago football. It is years I have been looking for this kind of progress and not waiting until two months before a tournament to prepare a team. I never coached youth football but when I heard what is what about, I decided to get involved. I liked the ideas and I got involved immediately.” – Anthony Streete, Coach, Northern FA.
“It was very encouraging. The TTFA needs to do this a little more. The players were very excited. Most of them who felt they were good enough to make it and they came out and saw better players than them, had to think twice about their performances and their programme. To them, national duty is one of the most important things for a young footballer in Trinidad and Tobago. Eastern Counties is one of the biggest districts in Trinidad and Tobago so we need more of these elite programmes.” – Philbert Charles, U-15 Coach, Eastern Counties FA
“First of all I want to say thank you to the TTFA for this and having Tobago involved. For a long time we haven’t felt like we had this opportunity. We want to make sure Tobago is always involved . It has been hard to combine with Trinidad in the past. It shows the players from Tobago that there is an opportunity and they can become more serious about the game and reach somewhere,” – Earl Gray, U-15 Coach, Tobago FA.
The list of players selected will be announced to the media later this week.
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really thrilled to see Latapy keeping U15 and U17 programs active. This is very positive move, I hope it is prolonged.
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:applause: :applause: I think twice a year re-evaluation and follow-up would be sufficient and financially feasible to all parties (especially parents). In addition, say, a player from bago or nearly as far is selected, what arrangements are being made to get them, housing, meals and transport to training etc. i.e. what are the logistics for continuity and follow up for those selected ?
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National Men’s U-15s to open Republic National Youth League on Saturday
TTFA Media.
The National Under 15 Men’s Team will face a Republic Bank Invitational Under 15 Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 6:30pm this Saturday (April 15th) to mark the opening of the Republic Bank National Youth League.
The game will mark the unveiling of the National Under 15 Team, under head coach Russell Latapy as they engage in preparations for the 2019 FIFA Under 17 Men’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
“This match will provide us with a good opportunity to have the boys in a game environment as obviously they are eager to play as we have been engaged in training sessions for a good part of this year already,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“The preparations have been ongoing and the interest and the willingness among the boys to put in the effort and take things on board in training has been commendable,” the former Porto player added.
This year the Republic Bank National Youth league runs for 3 months and is the TTFA’s approved National Youth League. More than 100 clubs are expected to play in the league. Latapy’s under 15 team comprises of players who were selected during a nationwide screening event a couple months ago at the Carapichaima East Secondary School.
The Republic Bank National Youth League kicks off Saturday 22nd April in the Queens Park Savannah.
Fans are invited to attend Saturday’s match and there will be a admission fee of $10 with proceeds going towards the National Under 15 Team’
The National Under 15 team is looking ahead to the 2017 CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship at IMG’s world-renowned campus in Bradenton, Florida, August 13-19th.
The tournament, which will take place from August 13-19, is expected to include a record number of youth players from CONCACAF’s Member Associations in a competition format designed to provide valuable experience. All 40 eligible CONCACAF Member Associations are expected to participate, Concacaf stated.
In addition to providing a world-class venue, IMG Academy will also offer training and development programming for the athletes, coaches and referees. Programming could include coaching education, athlete leadership development, referee development and cognitive and visual perception training.
Nations from across the CONCACAF region have already entered the tournament that is designed to encourage development for youth players from across the Confederation, while promoting competition at the international level for all Member Associations – including those for which few competitive opportunities exist at this age level. The competition format, schedule and roster of participating Member Associations will be announced as the tournament nears.
Honduras captured the inaugural CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship in 2013, topping a field of 22 teams in the Cayman Islands.
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The Tobago players again are getting the "sh*tty end of the stick.... par remains very low.. :cursing:
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T&T U-15s fight back to win 3-1 on debut; but Republic Bank XI push them close.
By Sean Taylor (Wired868).
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 squad made a winning debut at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva yesterday evening, as they strode to an entertaining 3-1 win against a Republic Bank Invitational XI.
But National Under-15 coach Russell Latapy’s charges were pushed close in front of hundreds of supporters on Gloria Saturday, as they were forced to come from behind and often seemed on equal footing to their opponents in the affair, which marked the opening of the Republic Bank-sponsored National Youth League.
The three month long competition, which is approved by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) but run by All Sports Promotion, starts next week.
Yesterday’s outing might be a good harbinger of what is to follow and, occasionally, the national team—selected from nationwide screening sessions conducted months ago in Carapichaima East Secondary School—were upstaged by their opponents, who offered flashes of brilliance from Keron Manswell, Darian Bradshaw and substitute Mamade Guerra.
After the match, Guerra got a ringing endorsement from Angus Eve, official coach of the Republic Bank XI although on the night he left those duties to his assistant Keon Trim.
“Guerra is very similar to his uncle Ataullah,” the former national player and current Club Sando coach told Wired868. “He’s a really talented player. When we screened in the north, he was on the squad to go and play for the big screening (nationals). Unfortunately, the Saturday morning he had a toothache […] so he missed that whole weekend of the trials. This was an opportunity to show himself again.”
From the start of the match, which kicked off some 15 minutes after the scheduled 6.30pm start time, both teams seemed eager to put on a good show for the some 600 fans who occupied the covered stands of the Stadium.
It was Bradshaw who opened the scoring with a free-kick from around 25 yards out that found the back of the net. T&T responded in kind with a quick equaliser before, 10 minutes from the end, Latapy’s charges took the lead thanks to a header from Jean-Heim McFee. And a late penalty from Tyrese Pierre sealed the victory, allowing the young Soca Warriors to end the match on a high note.
The Republic Bank XI had settled quickly, making it clear that they weren’t present merely to be whipping boys for their national counterparts.
In an early counterattack, Bradshaw cut inside his marker and hit a firm left-footer that would have beaten Jaheim Wickham in the T&T goal had it found the target. Instead, the effort sailed over the bar, provoking enthusiastic applause from the spectators.
Latapy’s defence did not heed the warning, however. And Bradshaw soon made them pay.
Manswell, who was lively early on for Republic, was scythed down just outside the area by Wickham, who was lucky not to be sent for an early shower. Up stepped Bradshaw, whose almost nonchalant left-footed free-kick beat the wall and Wickham.
The boys in red, white and black had also fired a warning shot as early as the sixth minute when Justin Araujo tested the Invitation XI’s custodian from distance. The forward, who towered over his Republic Bank XI markers, was the focal point of T&T’s 4-2-3-1 formation, which utilised wingers Matthew De Souza on the right and Jamal Lewis on the left.
A minute was all it took for them to restore parity. Timing his run perfectly to beat the offside trap, nippy attacking midfielder Josiah Edwards raced on to a through-ball from midfield. Finding himself with only Jacob Castillo between the uprights to beat, he duly obliged with a simple, low side-footer into the far corner.
For the remainder of the first half, the general play went from end to end as both sides were intent on grabbing the lead. With 17 minutes on the clock, T&T’s Araujo had his cheeky free-kick blocked by the Republic wall.
But the best chance of the half came on the stroke of half-time when Edwards was denied a second goal. Jared Edmond, who replaced Castillo after 31 minutes, snatched his on-target flick-on out of the air.
After the interval, T&T, who made multiple substitutions at the break, looked a transformed team, as they upped their passing game and held on to the ball for long spells.
At the other end, Republic too managed to look dangerous, with Manswell, ever the danger-man, swinging in a teaser from the left flank in the 63rd minute. Guerra, who flapped at it on the stretch, put the ball over the bar with the underside of his boot.
Manswell himself volleyed a gem of a cross from Menes Jahim over the bar after Pierre rattled the near upright at the other end with a measured drive from outside the penalty area in the 70th minute.
“He’s very quick, very skilful. He runs at people with the ball (and is) a good crosser of the ball also,” Eve commented of Manswell after the match.
But the see-saw encounter took a new twist when McFee nodded in a sailing right-wing cross from Macai Peters, who had done well to evade two markers and get his centre into a dangerous area. The goal gave the young Warriors a 2-1 lead and there would be no looking back for them after that.
A series of late substitutions broke up the rhythm of the match before a late foul in the box allowed Pierre to seal the contest with a penalty hit high to Edmond’s left.
At the end of the match, it was clear to all that Latapy and his staff now have a pool of players to play with than was greater than they probably originally expected.
According to Eve, it’s the continuation of an ongoing programme in the North Zone FA.
“We at the North Zone have already started our academy,” he told Wired868. “These players are part of an ongoing programme. We have trips planned for them. We want to go (to) Tobago, we have a tour […] to Calgary (in Canada). We may be going over there also next season.
“So we are already starting our Elite Programme in the zone and this team is a part of that.”
Eve went on to affirm his conviction that more talent will emerge from the Republic National Youth League contingent.
“To actually stand up to the national team, it says that we do have a lot of talent here and I do know when we have screening, you always miss players…
“You never really get everybody so this was a good opportunity for Russell and company to see some of the other boys in a different environment… and probably they will get another opportunity.”
“The first squad was a bit stronger and we had to make changes,” Eve ended. “We wanted all of the kids to have an opportunity, which is saying a lot because these boys are not on the actual national team.”
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago U-15 (4-2-3-1): 1.Jaheim Wickham (GK) (34.Rashad Hart 63); 8.Ephraim Brown (23.Macai Peters 46), 4.Antonio Chee Ting (captain) (20.Tristan Caesar 46), 2.Tariq Mulraine (12.David Brooks 46), 16.Luke Savery; 9.Ezekiel Kesar (5.Jarique Williams 46), 6.Jabari Lee (14.Josiah Allen 46 [22.Nickel Alexander 90]); 21.Matthew De Souza (19.Saeed Pompi-Charles 46 [15.Isaiah Thompson 78]), 10.Josiah Edwards (18.Tyrese Pierre 46), 11.Jamal Lewis; 27.Justin Araujo (7.Jaheim McFee 46).
Unused substitutes: 33.Keane Subero (GK), 30.Jumaane McNeil (GK).
Coach: Russell Latapy.
Republic Bank Invitational XI (4-3-3): 1.Jacob Castillo (GK) (32.Jared Emond GK 32 [34.Alexi Toussaint GK 63]); 2.Nathan Guy, 5.N’Kosi Corbin (28.Aiden Dowden 90), 6.Daniel Lake (15.Jahein Aguilera 90), 3.Emmanuel Thomas (26.Dorian Jeffrey 46 [13.Christian Smith]); 4.Aaron Moruf (12.Stefan Auguste 46 [27.Jean-Marc Williams 90]), 8.Randy Antoine (16.Abrahim Abu Bakr 88), 11.Darian Bradshaw (17.Mamade Guerra 46); 10.Jaheim Marshall (20.Daniel David 37 [24.Aaron Young 90]), 9.Jael Manson (22.Darius Douglas 63 [25.Brandon Alves 90]), 7.Keron Manswell (19.Kaylon Taylor 78 [14.Khalis Toussaint 90]).
Unused substitutes: 18.Trent Weekes.
Coach: Keon Trim.
Republic Bank National Youth League exhibition match
(Saturday 15 April)
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15s 3 (Josiah Edwards 11, Jaheim Mc Fee 80, Tyrese Pierre 90), Republic Bank XI 1 (Darian Bradshaw 10) at Ato Boldon Stadium.
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Latapy sums up U-15 Opener: “Good debut for the youngsters”
TTFA Media.
National Under 15 head coach Russell Latapy witnessed a few pleasing points in his National Boy’s Under 15 Team’s first match since they commenced training just over two months ago as they came from a goal down to defeat a Republic Bank Under 15 Invitational XI 3-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Sunday.
Using the match to official kickstart the team’s campaign for the 2019 FIFA Under 17 World Cup qualification, Latapy also had the chance to see what the opposition players had to offer with several of them narrowly missing out on making the cut when the former Porto man shortlisted his training squad following a weekend screening session with the best selected players from the various regional associations at Carapichaima Secondary in early February.
On Sunday, Adrian Bradshaw opened the scoring with a free kick strike to put Republic Bank 1-0 ahead before T&T drew level through a goal by midfielder Josiah Edwards. The quick fire start by both teams didn’t last for much longer than midway through the first half as the tempo dropped as the interval approached.
Latapy introduced eight new players at the start of the second half as he intended to rotate the squad. The T&T team would go on to seal a 3-1 victory with goals coming from Jean-Heim McFee and late penalty from Tyrese Pierre.
“It was the right kind of game for the boys at this stage of the preparations,” Latapy told TTFA Media following the match which was also used to mark the opening of the Republic Bank National Youth League as TTFA President David John-Williams and Republic Bank’s General manager General risk management Anthony Subero met the teams before the start of the encounter
“It was their first game wearing a national shirt and having them out there walk out before the spectators and lining up for the national anthem and these sort of things is important for them to experience at this time in their careers. There is still work to be done. I remember when I had my first outing for the national team, what a special moment it was and my career grew from there. Hopefully it can be the same for these youngsters,” Latapy added.
T&T will participate at the CONCACAF Boy’s Under 15 Championship in Orlando in August and Latapy is also hoping to lead the U-15 team at an international tournament in the Cayman Islands in early May. During this period in May, the final round of FIFA Under 17 World Cup qualification will be taking place in Panama and Latapy’s other team, the current T&T Under 17 team men’s team, which got eliminated at the Caribbean phase, is also currently in training under his guidance’s they prepare for the 2019 FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualification.
“I think a trip like this for the young boys will be invaluable experience. It will be a good chance for the players and for the coaching staff to measure up against international opponents to see where we stand. It is also a chance for us to mould the team together and to see what is required looking ahead to further international competitions later down the road,” the former Glasgow Rangers midfielder said.
“It is very important for these young men to get some international games before we get to competitions like the qualification for World Cups. And having them in a good working environment on a weekly basis whether it be once or twice a week at this stage of the preparations is vital. It gives us as coaches the opportunity to pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses and work from there, getting rid of the bad habits and also instilling good habits into them from a young age.
“And by this I am referring to good concentration levels, good discipline, tactical awareness, technical work, knowing how to treat their bodies right and how to maintain proper discipline on and off the football field also when it comes to their academic progress in the classrooms,” Latapy said.
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Ah boy eh....not a single one of the "selected" Tobago players. And this is during the Easter Vacation.
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U-15 Boys face South Invitational Team on Saturday
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 15 Boys team will continue their match schedule with another fixture this Saturday April 22nd, 2017 against a Southern Football Association Under 15 Invitational Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7pm.
The T&T team, under head coach Russell Latapy, opened their 2017 campaign with a 3-1 victory over a Republic Bank Invitational eleven last weekend in Couva.
The team is preparing for participation at the CONCACAF Under 15 Boys Championship in Florida in August of this year as well as the Cayman Airways U-15 Invitational Youth Football Cup in the Cayman Islands from May 2nd to 7th, 2017.
The teams carded to play in the Cayman tournament include Alchemy (USA), Bahamas Tottenham Hotspur FC, Cavalier SC (Jamaica), Cayman Islands National Team, La Ceiba FC (Honduras), Cuba National U-15 Team, D.C. United (USA), Harbour View FC (Jamaica), Houston Dynamo Academy (USA), IMG Academy (USA) and Manchester City FC (England).
“This is another opportunity for us to get in some playing time for the boys,” Latapy told TTFA Media. “I thought last week’s exercise went really well and the boys are always eager to get involved in playing matches and it’s good for the coaching staff to have the opportunities to see them in game situations. We will again use the opportunity to assess the levels of play before the upcoming tournaments next month,” he added.
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Ah boy eh....not a single one of the "selected" Tobago players. And this is during the Easter Vacation.
Exactly the reason why these youth teams will never get my support. No Tobago players on a supposedly Trinidad and Tobago team. Then there will b a set of s**t players from abroad surfacing and getting chances
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Latapy selects 20-man squad for Cayman Invitational.
TTFA Media.
National Under 15 Boy’s team head coach Russell Latapy has selected a 20-member squad to travel to the Cayman Islands for the Cayman Airways U-15 Invitational Youth Football Cup in the Cayman Islands May 2nd to 7th, 2017.
Latapy’s team featured in training match against a Southern Football Association (SFA) invitational Under 15 team on Saturday at Ato Boldon Stadium, coming away 8-1 winners to follow up their 3-1 win over a Republic Bank Invitational the previous weekend.
T&T U-15s led 4-0 at half time through goals by Goals by Jean- Heim Mc Fee who notched a first half hattrick with items in 13’, 15’, 19’ and Jaiye Sheppard in the 21st.
Further goals came in the second half from Ezekiel Kesar 43’, Justin Araujo-Wilson 64’, Zachery Welch in the 68’ and Macai Peters in the 73’.
The teams carded to play in the Cayman tournament include Alchemy (USA), Bahamas Tottenham Hotspur FC (Bahamas), Cavalier SC (Jamaica), Cayman Islands National Team, La Ceiba FC (Honduras), Cuba National U-15 Team, D.C. United (USA), Harbour View FC (Jamaica), Houston Dynamo Academy (USA), IMG Academy (USA) and Manchester City FC (England).
Latapy spoke about Saturday’s match and his final selection for the Cayman Invitational
“The game on Saturday against the SFA invitational was another valuable exercise in the sense that it allowed us to have the boys in a game situation which is again, preparation for the international tournament in the Cayman Islands and then the CONCACAF championship in August,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“It was good to see the chances being taken and the victory being a comprehensive one. But in saying that,we know that the matches will be different when we head out and we will prepare for this.
“Regarding the final squad selection, I think my coaching staff and I have assessed these players over the past few weeks with some level of detail and we’ve come up with a squad that is balanced and comprising of talented young boys who are developing a good understanding for the game at this level. Our job now is to continue to nurture them. We will continue to monitor the entire pool and there will be adjustments in the future because the doors are not closed on any player,” Latapy added.
The full Under-15 Team is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Jaheim Wickham (St Anthony’s College), Kahlil Oliver (Malabar Secondary);
Defenders:
Ephraim Brown (Pleasantville Secondary), Antonio Chee Ting (Trinity College East), Micai Peters (El Dorado West Secondary), Tristan Caesar (Pleasantville Secondary), N’Kosi Corbin (Belmont Boys Secondary), Daniel Lake (Mucurapo West Secondary), Luke Savery (St Mary’s College);
Midfielders:
Jarique Williams (St Anthony’s College), Ezekiel Kesar (Naparima College), Jabari Lee (San Fernando East Secondary), Darian Bradshaw (Queen’s Royal College);
Attacking Midfielders:
Matthew De Souza (Trinity College East), Tyrese Pierre (Queen’s Royal College), Josiah Edwards (Brazil High School), Jaiye Sheppard (Scarborough Secondary), Zachary Welch (Fatima College);
Forwards:
Jean-Heim Mc Fee (St James Secondary), Justin Araujo-Wilson (Fatima College).
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Ah boy eh....not a single one of the "selected" Tobago players. And this is during the Easter Vacation.
Exactly the reason why these youth teams will never get my support. No Tobago players on a supposedly Trinidad and Tobago team. Then there will b a set of s**t players from abroad surfacing and getting chances
Quick somebody schedule a game vs a Tobago Invitational XI!
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Ah boy eh....not a single one of the "selected" Tobago players. And this is during the Easter Vacation.
Exactly the reason why these youth teams will never get my support. No Tobago players on a supposedly Trinidad and Tobago team. Then there will b a set of s**t players from abroad surfacing and getting chances
Quick somebody schedule a game vs a Tobago Invitational XI!
Ok we got one selected to the final squad.
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U-15s face Manchester City on Tuesday night in Cayman Invitational
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 15 Boys team will face Manchester City’s Under 15 team in their opening game of the Cayman Airways Invitational on Tuesday night from 8pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in the Cayman Islands.
The match will be the fifth one on the cards for the day following an opening ceremony from 4:30pm. Houston Dynamo Academy will face DC United in the opening match from 5pm.
The event organised by the West Bay Sports Foundation (WBSF) has attracted a dozen teams, including last year’s winner, Manchester City FC, as well as the Cayman Islands National U-15 Team.
The tournament will be played at three venues: Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Ed Bush Sports Complex and the Bluff Playing Field in Cayman Brac. It runs 2-7 May, 2017.
The T&T team which has been training since mid-February, arrived in the Caymans on Monday morning ahead of the tournament. Latapy said he was anticipating the chance to see his young troops in action away from home.
“This is a very exciting occasion for all of the players in this team,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“For many of them, it is their first time playing a football match away from home and more importantly, representing their country which is every footballer’s dream. It is going to be a good test for them to see how they relate and respond to everything, from doing the right things on the training field, being away from home and all the conditions related to football on an international level. This is why having them out here is such an important thing and a wonderful opportunity for our young national footballers,” Latapy added.
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http://caymanyouthfootballcup.ky/watch/
you can see the games live here
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anyone found a stream yet??
the website for the tourney showing some other game awards ceremony .....looks like last year's games
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https://www.youtube.com/v/1Gj2Z8A4n-E
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago 2-2 Manchester City
T&T came back from 2 goals down.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/1Gj2Z8A4n-E
the site isnt streaming the games in the group stages
that video is from 2016
they said they will stream the final day of the tournament on the 7th
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago 2-2 Manchester City
T&T came back from 2 goals down.
any idea of lineups and goalscorers?
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U-15 blank defending champions Man-City a victory.
By Inshan Mohammed.
Trinidad and Tobago National U-15 men's team rallied from two goals down to tie defending champions Manchester City 2-2 in the 2017 Cayman Airways U-15 Invitational Youth Football Cup on Tuesday night.
The annual Cayman Airways U-15 Invitational Youth Football Cup is brought to you by the West Bay Sports Foundation and will run through May 2-7. Cayman Airways Limited has generously returned as title sponsor, with major support from the Cayman Islands Government through the Ministry of Community Affairs, Youth and Sports, and the Ministry of District Administration, Tourism and Transport.
Meanwhile, the Trinidad and Tobago team won a trip to Stingray City courtesy of captain Captain Marvin's Watersports Ltd. T&T won with a total of 375 likes and 176 shares on Facebook by saying no to bullying.
Results
May 2nd
Houston Dynamo 2 (Diego Gonzalez 13, Rory Fraser 52) v D.C. United 2 (Bradley Paz 51, Diego Lopez 83)
Cavalier S.C. 4 (Alex Johnson 15, 26, Isaac Scott 30, 84) v IMG Academy 1 (Karl Weisenfeld 45)
Trinidad & Tobago 2 (Justin Araujo Wilson 70, Josiah Edwards 92) v Manchester City 2 (Charlie McNeil 34, Owen Hesketh 30)
Cuba Federation 8 (R.Yasniel, Perez, P.Sanchez, R.Eraste, J.Madrazo [2], Y.Bullana, L.Herrera) v Bahamas Tottenham 0
La Cieba F.C. 2 (Hector Caceras 45, Antony Garcia 60) v Harbour View F.C 0
Standings
GROUP A
P W D L F A Pts
Cavalier S.C. (Jamaica) 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
Alchemy (USA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayman National (Cayman) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IMG Academy (USA) 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
GROUP B
P W D L F A Pts
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Manchester City (England) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
D.C. United (USA) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Houston Dynamo (USA) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
GROUP C
P W D L F A Pts
Cuba Federation (Cuba) 1 1 0 0 8 0 3
La Ceiba F.C. (Honduras) 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Harbour View (Jamaica) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Bahamas Tottenham (Bahamas) 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
Upcoming Fixtures
May 3rd
5:00pm, Alchemy v Cavalier S.C., Ed Bush Sports Complex
6:30pm, Cayman National v IMG Academy, Ed Bush Sports Complex
8:00pm, Manchester City v Houston Dynamo, Ed Bush Sports Complex
6:30pm, Bahamas Tottenham v La Ceiba F.C., Cayman Brac Sports Field
8:00pm, Cuba Federation v Harbour View F.C, Cayman Brac Sports Field
May 4th
5:00pm, Trinidad & Tobago v Houston Dynamo, Ed Bush Sports Complex
6:30pm, Manchester City v D.C. United, Ed Bush Sports Complex
8:00pm, Cayman National v Alchemy, Ed Bush Sports Complex
6:30pm, La Ceiba F.C. v Cuba Federation, Cayman Brac Sports Field
8:00pm, Harbour View F.C. v Bahamas Tottenham, Cayman Brac Sports Field
May 5th
5:00pm, IMG Academy v Alchemy, Ed Bush Sports Complex
6:30pm, Cayman National v Cavalier S.C., Ed Bush Sports Complex
8:00pm, D.C. United v Trinidad & Tobago, Ed Bush Sports Complex
May 6th
Semi-Finals.
6:30pm, GROUP A Winner v GROUP C Winner, Ed Bush Sports Complex
8:00pm, GROUP B Winner v BEST 2nd Place Team, Ed Bush Sports Complex
May 7th
Finals.
5:00pm, Semi Final #1 Loser v Semi Final #2 Loser, Truman Bodden Sports Complex
7:00pm, Semi Final #1 Winner v Semi Final #2 Winner, Truman Bodden Sports Complex
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U-15 Boys pull off late 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boy team displayed good temperament and fight as they came from two goals down to snatch a late 2-2 draw with Manchester City in their opening game of the Cayman Airways Invitational Under 15 Youth Cup at Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Grand Cayman on Tuesday night.
Trailing by two goals, T&T pulled a goal back in the final minute through Justin Araujo Wilson and then grabbed the tying goal two minutes into added on time from substitute Josiah Edwards.
The 70-minute match was well played by the T&T starlets which head into their second game today against the Houston Dynamo Academy.
Manchester City’s James McAtee missed a 23rd minute penalty but his club would take the lead 11 minutes later when Charlie McNeil found the target. Owen Hesketh made it 2-0 with 20 minutes to play before T&T stormed back.
T&T head coach Russell Latapy credited his team for their late comeback but pointed out that there were aspects of his team’s play that were unsatisfactory, particularly when it came to closing down the opposition.
“I think this was a good exercise for the boys for them to understand the level they have to get to,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“But must say I am just a bit disappointed in the performance as the way we have been training and the intensity, we never showed it tonight. We had a long day traveling the previous day and I don’t know if that had something to do with the way we performed..But we never really passed the ball well and we never made the angles that we normally do. We never got close enough to put pressure on them,” Latapy added.
“The key factor was that for whatever reason coming down to the end of the game we decided that we should get the ball down and pass it and when we did that we were abel to create the two chances and a good finish with Justin and Josiah Edwards we got two goals. We try to not let people play and we want to play when we get the ball and tonight we were just a bit lethargic in terms of getting close to players and putting pressure on them,” Latapy continued.
This was the team’s first assignment away from home as they continue the build up to the CONCACAF U-15 Boys Championship in Florida in August. And Latapy is seeing the current tournament as a good way to prepare the squad.
“It is a always good to come out with a result. Credit must go to the boys with five minutes to go, if you are losing 2-0 and you are able to pull it back to 2-2 then you know that is a never say die attitude.
“It is a process we are working on in preparation for a tournament we have later on in the year. My intention is for the boys to play football the way that we train. It is their first real international game against a proper team and it is a process we will continue to work on.”
In other matches on the opening day, Cuba’s national under 15s defeated Bahamas Tottenham Hotspur 8-0, Jamaica’s Harbour View lost to La Ceiba FC 2-0, Cavalier Soccer club defeated IMG Academy 4-1 and MLS’ Houston Dynamo and DC United played to a 2-2 draw.
T&T Line-Up: 1.Jahiem Wickham 4.Anthony Chee Ting (16.Luke Savery 19th), 20.Tristan Caesar, 5.Jarique Williams (capt) (13.Zachary Wilson 44th), 18.Tyrese Pierre (12.Justin Araujo Wilson 35th), 19.Darian Bradshaw (10.Josiah Edwards 56th), 9.Ezekiel Kesar, 7.Jean Heim McFee, 14.Micki Peters, 11.Jaime Sheppard (21.Matthew De Souza 56th), 15. Daniel Lake.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/hGgfcffmtXU
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Yesterday's Results
Manchester City 3 (Caleb Allen Own-Goal 12, Charlie McNeil 30, James McAtee 60) v Houston Dynamo 2 (Diego Gonzalez 32, 47)
Cayman National 0 v IMG Academy 4 (Charlie Strine 12, Ty Sanchez 21, Riley Meaghe 50, Cole Tetler 69)
Alchemy 0 v Cavaliers 4 (Alex Johnson 30, Tyrese Durrant 47, Rojay Nelson 60, Kamani Maxwell 94)
Bahamas Tottenham 1 (Henrick Weinberg 32) v La Ceiba F.C. 5 (Josue Gabarrete 15, Marcos Salaz (50, 58, Hector Caceres 62, Michael Rodriguez 72)
Cuba Federation 2 (Raimon Cespedes 5, Lazaro Herrera 34) v Harbour View F.C. 2 (Jacob Lazarus 20, Kevar Martin 40)
Standings
GROUP A
P W D L F A Pts
Cavalier S.C. (Jamaica) 2 2 0 0 8 1 6
IMG Academy (USA) 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
Alchemy (USA) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
Cayman National (Cayman) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
GROUP B
P W D L F A Pts
Manchester City (England) 2 1 1 0 5 4 4
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
D.C. United (USA) 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Houston Dynamo (USA) 2 0 1 1 4 5 1
GROUP C
P W D L F A Pts
La Ceiba F.C. (Honduras) 2 2 0 0 7 1 6
Cuba Federation (Cuba) 2 1 1 0 10 2 4
Harbour View (Jamaica) 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
Bahamas Tottenham (Bahamas) 2 0 0 2 1 13 0
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Despite leading 1-0 at halftime, Trinidad and Tobago U-15 fall 3-1 to Houston Dynamo Academy.
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Yesterday's Results
Trinidad & Tobago 1 (Zachery Welch 19) v Houston Dynamo 3 (Ulyses Jaimes 60, 71, Jake Crath 64)
Manchester City 1 (O’Neil Alli 33) v D.C. United 0
Cayman National 6 (Gunnar Studenhofft 3, 34, Jahmai Griffiths 38, [Alchemy Own-Goal 41], David Pitcairn 54, Victor Thompson Jr 65) v Alchemy 0
La Ceiba F.C. 2 (Michael Rodriguez 41-Pen, Hector Cacares 55) v Cuba Federation 4 Y.Bullana 29, 31, York Rodriguez 38, Jonathan Ferreras 68)
Harbour View F.C. 9 (Kelijah Morgan (1, 9, Jamone Shepherd 2, 73, Shawn Daley 30, Ronjay Watson 53, 66, Ronaldo Clarke 63, Demarco Throne 68) v Bahamas Tottenham 0
Standings
GROUP A
P W D L F A Pts
Cavalier S.C. (Jamaica) 2 2 0 0 8 1 6
Cayman National (Cayman) 2 1 0 1 6 4 3
IMG Academy (USA) 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
Alchemy (USA) 2 0 0 2 0 10 0
GROUP B
P W D L F A Pts
Manchester City (England) 3 2 1 0 6 4 7
Houston Dynamo (USA) 3 1 1 1 7 6 4
D.C. United (USA) 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
GROUP C
P W D L F A Pts
Cuba Federation (Cuba) 3 2 1 0 14 4 7
La Ceiba F.C. (Honduras) 3 2 0 1 9 5 6
Harbour View (Jamaica) 3 1 1 1 11 4 4
Bahamas Tottenham (Bahamas) 3 0 0 3 1 22 0
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Under 15s go down to Houston Dynamo.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team lost their second match at the Cayman Airways Invitational Under 15 Youth Cup 3-1 to Houston Dynamo Academy on Thursday evening in Grand Cayman.
Despite going ahead through a terrific free kick goal from Zachary Welch from 30 yards out on the half hour, T&T conceded three second half goals.Houston got a 60th minute equaliser when Ulyses Jaimes struck. Houston kept pressing and got the go-ahead goal four minutes later thanks to Jake Crath. Jaimes added another in stoppage time to complete the 3-1 come from behind win for Houston.
T&T were denied a chance of doubling their earlier advantage when Jean Heim McFee’s shot crashed off the upright in the 42nd minute.
T&T, which drew their opening game 2-2 with Manchester City, will play their final game on Friday night against DC United.
T&T were placed in the toughest group with the academy teams of three established professional clubs from the UK and US. The other groups included the Cayman Islands national under 15 team, Cuba Under 15 team, Jamaican club Harbour View, La Ceiba of Honduras, Bahamas’ Tottenham Hotspur which conceded 22 goals in their three losses and Alchemy DSC which conceded ten goals in two games. Cavaliers Soccer Club qualified for the semi finals after they topped Group A, having to contend with IMG Academy,Cayman Islands U15s and Alchemy DC.
T&T head coach Russell Latapy added “Obviously it was disappointing to go down the manner in which we did after a bright start in the first half. Maybe we were unlucky with the post not to go further ahead. But then we gave up three second half goals that took the game away from us,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“But we’ve had two very competitive games and we go straight into our third match in four days on Friday against DC United and I am expecting another good exercise which is most importantly is a good exercise for the young players,” Latapy added.
Note: T&T (1 point) cannot advance to the semi-finals as only the three group winners plus the best second placed team goes through. La Ceiba FC already has six points.
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U-15s grab late equalizer in draw with DC United.
TTFA Media.
Josiah Edwards scored in injury time to help secure a 1-1 draw for Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys against American club DC United in their closing group encounter at the Cayman Airways Invitational Under 15 Youth Cup on Friday night in Grand Cayman.
T&T fell behind to an early second half goal by DC United but never let their heads down, battling to get themselves back into the match. The result left them with two draws and one defeat from their three games and they will play a final game against Cayman Islands national under 15 team on Sunday at 3pm. The semi finals have been set with Cavaliers facing Cuba and Manchester City taking on IMG Academy.
The goal for Edwards of Brazil High School, was his second of the tournament after he struck the tying goal in last week’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
Head Coach Russell Latapy said afterwards that he was somewhat pleased with the team coming back to earn the draw.
“We got a late goal once again to help ourselves to a result and credit to the boys for that. But again, I felt there were moments in the game that we didn’t capitalise on and we found ourselves having to chase the game,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“I would like to see us be more clinical in some of the things that we are doing and control the game to the tempo we would like it played but again it’s an experience for the boys where they are picking up and experience things more with every game we play which is good as we prepare for the Concacaf championship in a couple months time.”
“We had an opportunity to play agains three very good teams so far with kids coming from a fully professional setting with their academies and have been together for long periods so it turned out to be a good test for us out here,”Latapy added.
Final GROUP B Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Manchester City (England) 3 2 1 0 6 4 7
Houston Dynamo (USA) 3 1 1 1 7 6 4
D.C. United (USA) 3 0 2 1 3 4 2
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) 3 0 2 1 4 6 2
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Very excited about this exposure for the boys. The younger the better. Great job overall.
Also excited about the Super League being recognized by TTFA according to a Wired868 article.
Now I just hope for sustainability and transparency by the powers that be.
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U-15s close off Cayman campaign with 6-0 win over hosts.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 15 boys team completed their campaign at the Cayman Airways Invitational Under 15 Youth Cup with a 6-0 victory over the Cayman Islands National U-15 team on Sunday evening in the Grand Cayman.
The win was T&T’s first and only in their four games at the tournament which ended on Sunday with Cuba defeating Manchester City’s academy team 2-1 in the Final.
T&T had previously drawn 2-2 with Manchester City and 1-1 with DC United, but lost its second game 3-1 to Houston Dynamo which ended their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals.
On Sunday, the Russell Latapy-coached team were intent on pulling off their first win which also turned out to be their maiden victory on the international stage.
Jean Heim McFee led the onslaught with a pair of goals in the 4th and 10th minutes with Micai Peters opening the scoring in the 2nd minute. Josiah Edward struck his third goal of the tournament, to put T&T 3-0 ahead in the 7th minute as T&T stamped their authority on the hosts from early in the encounter. An own goal saw T&T take a 5-0 lead on 52 minutes before Ezekiel Kesar struck in the 54th to put Latapy’s boys in front 6-0.
Latapy later commended his players for pulling off the win in the manner in which they did.
“I must say the manner in which the boys went about the game today, in spite of being eliminated from the tournament, was pleasing and it is the kind of attitude and spirit we are continuously working on with them,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We played four games in less than a week out here and to see that they were motivated to go out there and put out a commanding performance in order to achieve their first win in international football was good to see. We created chances and we took them well and I think with each game we saw improvements in different areas which is what playing football matches brings, allowing you to correct mistakes and also identify areas that need to be worked on, some more than others,” the former T&T captain stated.
“We also found a group of boys who were learning new things each day, finding way to solve problems on the field, becoming mentally ready for challenges and actually going into game situations and putting things into motion.
“Now we will return home and continue with our training programme and work towards getting ourselves ready as a team for the Concacaf championship in August which is another assignment that everyone is really anticipating,” Latapy added.
The 2017 CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship will take place at IMG’s world-renowned campus in Bradenton, Florida.
The tournament, which will take place from August 13-19, is expected to include a record number of youth players from CONCACAF’s Member Associations in a competition format designed to provide valuable experience. All 40 eligible CONCACAF Member Associations are expected to participate.
IMG Academy sits on more than 550 acres and features more than 20 multi-sport fields, 50 tennis courts, a 5,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium, two 10,000+ square foot weight rooms and residential halls and accommodations for athletes and guests. The IMG campus provides an ideal all-around environment for CONCACAF’s under-15 teams to train and perform.
In addition to providing a world-class venue, IMG Academy will also offer training and development programming for the athletes, coaches and referees. Programming could include coaching education, athlete leadership development, referee development and cognitive and visual perception training.
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Latapy looks to widen Under 15 pool.
TTFA Media.
While the Senior Men’s Team is in Denver, Colorado beginning a residential training camp today ahead of its upcoming CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against the United States, this country’s national under 15 boys team is also at work as head coach Russell Latapy continues preparing the team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-15 Championship set to take place at the IMG Academy in Tampa in August.
Latapy invited additional home-based players to his training session at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Wednesday (today) from 4pm, coming from the various local zones as he has a final look at players who have been knocking on the door or narrowly missed out on making the cut prior to the team’s participation at the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth U-15 Cup recently.
“What we’ve done is invited some players into the sessions and also called back in a few of the boys who were previously involved as we try to ensure we have a proper look and a thorough assessment of as much as the players as possible before making the selection for the Concacaf tournament in August,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“There’s no harm in doing this even though it’s not an open trial as such because we’ve already gone through that process of screening the players from the different zones earlier this year. We are working every week and we can afford to make use of every opportunity we have when it comes to assessing players but we are doing it in an organised manner so it’s not a situation where players can just show up to a training session. The players must be invited by the national team coaching staff at this level,” added the former Glasgow Rangers man.
Latapy said he was pleased with the programmes being implemented by the TTFA in an attempt to have the widest and best possible pool of players at youth level.
“This is the future and we can only improve our players with proper development programmes and by doing it consistently. It’s the only way we are going give ourselves a fair chance of competing with the best in the region and by extension the world. We have the Under 17 team also preparing for the next Under 20 qualification as currently you can see the Under 20 World Cup taking place in South Korea and those are the competitions we want to be involved in. We must strive to qualify for the next Under 20 and Under 17 World Cups,” Latapy added.
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Didn't see a thread, so mods please merge if already on the board.
VAN DEN BERGH NAMES 18-PLAYER ROSTER FOR CONCACAF U-15 CHAMPIONSHIP (http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/08/04/16/18/20170804-news-u15bnt-concacaf-u15-championship-roster)
CHICAGO (Aug. 4, 2017) – U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team head coach Dave Van Den Bergh has named the 18-player roster that will compete in the 2017 CONCACAF U-15 Championship, running from August 13-19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The competition marks the second U-15 confederation championship and the first time that the USA are participating.
The USA has been drawn into Group B along with Canada, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago. The U-15 MNT opens against Canada on Sunday, August 13 at 9:00 a.m. ET, followed by Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, August 14 at 11:00 a.m. ET and Costa Rica on Wednesday, August 16 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
If the USA finishes first or second in group play, they will face the runner-up or winner of Group A, respectively, consisting of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama in the semifinals on Thursday, August 17. Should the USA advance past the semifinal match, the red white and blue would play in the final on Saturday, August 19.
“This is an important tournament for us, especially after the success we’ve had with the U-20’s and U-17’s this year,” Van Den Bergh said. “It’s going to be the first time ever that our U-15 National Team is going to take part in the CONCACAF U-15 Championship. We always want to win, but the inaugural one is a big one for us. It’s going to be big on our list of achievements that we want to accomplish for the duration of the tournament.
“This is a very good opportunity for these boys to showcase themselves against competition they’ll be facing for the rest of their lives, in qualifying. Hopefully, this is going to be a warm up for things to come and the future for these boys.”
The USA have been placed into the top class of the tournament, Division 1. 32 additional CONCACAF teams are competing across two separate Divisions, 2 and 3, but will not participate in a semifinal or final.
Fans can download the entire tournament schedule. (http://www.ussoccer.com/~/media/files/academy/u15bnt-2017-concacaf-u15-boys-championship-schedule.pdf?la=en)
Division 1
USA - Mexico- Costa Rica -Jamaica - Canada - Panama - Honduras - Trinidad and Tobago
Division 2
Cuba - El Salvador - Bermuda - Martinique - Hiati - Nicaragua - Dominican Republic - Curacao - Barabados - Guadeloupe - Puerto Rico - Belize - St. Lucia - Suriname - Guyana -St. Kitts and Nevis
Division 3
Aruba - Cayman Island - Bonaire - St. Martin - Antigua & Barbuda - Grenada - Dominica - St. Maarten - Bahamas - US VI - French Guiana - St. Vincent - BVI - Anguilla - Montserrat - Turks and Caicos
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One of the teams withdrew. So there will be 39 instead of 40 teams.
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One of the teams withdrew. So there will be 39 instead of 40 teams.
Please don't tell me that it was us.
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Latapy finalised U-15 Squad for Concacaf Championship.
TTFA Media.
This Country’s National Under 15 Boys Team will head off to Florida on Monday to contest the 2017 CONCACAF Under 15 Boys Championship at the IMG Academy.
Under head coach Russell Latapy, the team has been in training for the past six months and will be entering their first competition at Concacaf level having previously participated at the Cayman Airways International Cup in May.
Latapy finalised an 18-man squad on the weekend to head to the championship where T&T have been drawn into Group B alongside Costa Rica, United States and Canada. T&T opens their campaign on August 13th against Costa Rica and will play Canada a day later before closing off the group stage against the US on August 16th.
The other countries taking part include
Group A – Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama,
Group B – Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, United States and Canada,
Group C – El Salvador, Bermuda, Martinique and Cuba,
Group D – Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Curacao,
Group E – Puerto Rico, Belize, Barbados and Guadeloupe,
Group F – St Lucia, Suriname, Guyana and St Kitts/Nevis,
Group G – Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bonaire and Saint Martin,
Group H - Antigua/Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica and Sint Maarten,
Group I – Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, French Guiana and St Vincent/Grenadines,
Group J - British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos.
Speaking about the preparations and the final team selection, Latapy, once an Under 1 5 T&T player himself, said he was anticipating the tournament and the opportunity to come up against three solid Concacaf opponents.
“I’m extremely happy with the group of players that we have and not only with the final group of players that were selected for the tournament but I am also happy with the players so far who have contributed to the level of where we’re at right now,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We’ve trained hard. We are up to five sessions per week in preparation for this tournament. We think that technically and tactically the boys are starting to understand exactly what we are trying to do. We are not over confident going into the tournament but I am confident that we can give a good account of ourselves,” Latapy added.
“‘I’ll take this opportunity as well to thank the association for all the support we have had, especially with the challenges we have faced. We had a pretty extensive preparation period starting with the screening in the zones and so and we have had that opportunity to carry out the entire process,” the former Porto midfielder added.
“We have solid teams in our group and I’m very eager to see how we show up against them. I think these kind of tests of playing quality opponents at this level is critical and we will embrace this challenge. This is all about development now for these young boys,” Latapy said.
Latapy is currently also in charge of the Under 17 Men’s Team which also trains every week with this group set to be the next T&T Under 20 Men’s Team for the 2019 FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualifying campaign.
18-man Squad
1. Adriel George
2. Amaal Julien
3. Antonio Chee Ting
4. Cephas St. Rose
5. Darian Bradshaw
6. Ezekiel Kesar
7. Jabari Lee
8. Jahiem Wickam
9. Jaiye Sheppard
10. Jean-Heim Mc Fee
11. Josiah Edwards
12. Josiah Allen
13. Justin Araujo- Wilson
14. Kernel La Fon
15. Marc Wharfe
16. Randy Antoine
17. Rhowen Stewart- Williams
18. Zachary Welch
Team- Staff
1. Russell Latapy- Head Coach
2. Aaron Pollard- Manager
3. Duane Richardson- Assistant Coach
4. Otis Hislop- Physiotherapist
5. Rawle Webster- Trainer
6. Devin Elcock- Equipment Manager
7. Kevin Graham- Goalkeeper Coach
Additional Player Info
Name: Antonio Chee Ting [#4]
Date of Birth: 25 February 2002
Position: Right Center Back
School: Trinity College East
Club: Jabloteh
Hometown: La Horquetta
Name: Darian Bradshaw [#3]
Date of Birth: 20 May 2003
Position: Left Center Back/ Left Back
School: Queens Royal College
Club: St. Ann’s Rangers
Hometown: Chaguanas
Name: Rhowen Stewart- Williams [#12]
Date of Birth: 10 May 2002
Position: Right Back
School: St. Benedict’s College
Club: Club Sando
Hometown: San Fernando
Name: Ezekiel Kesar [#9]
Date of Birth: 27 March 2002
Position: Center Midfield
School: Naparima Boys College
Club: Point Fortin Civic
Hometown: Point Fortin
Name: Zachary Welch [#13]
Date of Birth: 04 June 2002
Position: Center Midfield
School: Fatima College
Club: Unattached
Hometown: Diego Martin
Name: Jabari Lee [#6]
Date of Birth: 23 August 2002
Position: Center Midfield
School: Pleasantville East
Club: W Connection
Hometown: San Fernando
Name: Jaiye Sheppard [#11]
Date of Birth: 16 February 2002
Position: Left Wing
School: Scarborough Secondary
Club: Phoenix FC
Hometown: Roxborough
Name: Josiah Edwards [#10]
Date of Birth: 17 March 2003
Position: Attacking Midfield
School: Brazil Secondary
Club: Jabloteh
Hometown: La Horquetta
Name: Jean-Heim Mc Fee [#7]
Date of Birth: 01 March 2002
Position: Center Forward
School: St. James Secondary
Club: St. Ann’s Rangers
Hometown: Diego Martin
Name: Justin Araujo-Wilson [#17]
Date of Birth: 26 August 2002
Position: Center Forward
School: Fatima College
Club: Defence Force
Hometown: Belmont
Name: Jahiem Wickham [#1]
Date of Birth: 26 February 2003
Position: Goal Keeper
School: St. Anthony’s College
Club: Trendsetter Hawks
Hometown: Diego Martin
Name: Josiah Allen [#8]
Date of Birth: 10 January 2002
Position: Right Wing
School: Shiva Boys Hindu College
Club: Unattached
Hometown: Penal
Name: Randy Antoine [#2]
Date of Birth: 23 August 2002
Position: Right Back
School: Arima North Secondary
Club: Jabloteh
HomeTown: Arima
Name: Cephas St. Rose [#5]
Date of Birth: 21 February 2002
Position: Right Center Back
School: Independiente Sabaneta
Club: Independiente Sabaneta FC
Hometown: Colombia
Name: Adriel George [#15]
Date of Birth: 10 September 2002
Position: Center Midfield
School: Bishops High School Tobago
Club: St. Clair Coaching School
Hometown: Calder Hall
Name: Aamal Julien [#14]
Date of Birth: 03 July 2003
Position: Center Forward/ Attacking Midfield
School: Point Fortin East Secondary
Club: Point Fortin Civic
Hometown: Point Fortin
Name: Kernel La Fon [#18]
Date of Birth: 11 January 2003
Position: Goal Keeper
School: Matura Secondary
Club: North East Stars
Hometown: Sangre Grande
Name: Marc Wharfe [#16]
Date of Birth: 25 May 2002
Position: Left Back
School: Maple Leaf International School
Club: Defence Force
Hometown: Maraval
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wait a Colombian on our team ??
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U-13? don't stop there, may as well have U-10 too
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T&T U-15s draw with Tampa Bay.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team opened their campaign in Florida with a 1-1 draw with Tampa Bay United’s Under 17 team in a warm-up match at IMG Academy in Bradenton on Wednesday morning.
The T&T team arrived there on Monday for a live-in training camp ahead of their opening match in the CONCACAF Under 15 Championship against Costa Rica on Sunday.
T&T got off to a quick start on Wednesday with an opening goal from Fatima College forward Justin Araujo-Wilson in the first minute of play. He had the simple task of a close range tap in on an assist by San Juan Jabloteh’s Josiah Edwards. Tampa Bay would go onto equalise in the 12th minute.
“It was a good encounter for the young boys to get the legs going. We have just a few days left before our first match against Costa Rica so everything in between now to then is about managing the boys carefully and ensuring we do things in the right manner before the start of the competition,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
T&T have been drawn into Group B alongside Costa Rica, United States and Canada. T&T opens their campaign on August 13th against Costa Rica and will play Canada a day later before closing off the group stage against the US on August 16th.
The other countries taking part include
Group A – Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama,
Group B – Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, United States and Canada,
Group C – El Salvador, Bermuda, Martinique and Cuba,
Group D – Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Curacao,
Group E – Puerto Rico, Belize, Barbados and Guadeloupe,
Group F – St Lucia, Suriname, Guyana and St Kitts/Nevis,
Group G – Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bonaire and Saint Martin,
Group H - Antigua/Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica and Sint Maarten,
Group I – Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, French Guiana and St Vincent/Grenadines,
Group J - British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos.
RELATED NEWS
Defence Force youth forward Justin Araujo-Wilson scores in T&T U15s 1-1 warm-up draw against Tampa Bay United U17s in Florida
ttproleague.com.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 players, preparing for their opening game of the 2017 CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship against Costa Rica on Sunday, held Tampa Bay United Under-17 side to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday morning in a warm-up match at IMG’s world-renowned campus in Bradenton, Florida.
San Juan Jabloteh youth midfielder Josiah Edwards and Defence Force youth forward Justin Araujo-Wilson both combined to give Trinidad and Tobago U15s a goal scored by the latter in the first minute of play against Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay equalised in the 12th minute.
Trinidad and Tobago U15 coach Russell Latapy told TTFA media, “It was a good encounter for the young boys to get the legs going. We have just a few days left before our first match against Costa Rica so everything between now to then is about managing the boys carefully and ensuring we do things in the right manner before the start of the competition.”
Trinidad and Tobago, based on a CONCACAF 15 Championship draw, must face Costa Rica (Aug. 13), Canada (Aug. 14) before completing Group B against host nation, the United States (Aug. 16).
The tournament which takes place from August 13-19 at the IMG campus in Bradenton, Florida will involve 40 counties from across the confederation. Honduras won the inaugural tournament back in 2013. Guatemala finished runners-up while El Salvador and Bermuda finished in third and fourth respectively.
CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship 2017 (Group stage)
Group A: Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama;
Group B: Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, United States and Canada;
Group C: El Salvador, Bermuda, Martinique and Cuba;
Group D: Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Curacao;
Group E: Puerto Rico, Belize, Barbados and Guadeloupe;
Group F: St Lucia, Suriname, Guyana and St Kitts/Nevis;
Group G: Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bonaire and Saint Martin;
Group H: Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica and Sint Maarten;
Group I: Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, French Guiana and St Vincent & Grenadines;
Group J: British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat and Turks & Caicos.
Trinidad and Tobago U15 CONCACAF Boys Championship 2017 squad
Goalkeepers: 1.Jahiem Wickham (Trendsetter Hawks), 18.Kernel La Fon (North East Stars);
Defenders: 2.Randy Antoine (San Juan Jabloteh), 4.Antonio Chee Ting (San Juan Jabloteh), 3.Darian Bradshaw (St. Ann’s Rangers), 16.Marc Wharfe (Defence Force), 12.Rhowen Stewart-Williams (Club Sando), 5.Cephas St. Rose (Independiente Sabaneta / Colombia);
Midfielders: 9.Ezekiel Kesar (Point Fortin Civic), 6.Jabari Lee (W Connection), 10.Josiah Edwards (San Juan Jabloteh), 13.Zachary Welch (last known club QPCC FC), 11.Jaiye Sheppard (Phoenix FC), 8.Josiah Allen (unattached), 15.Adriel George (St. Clair Coaching School);
Forwards: 7.Jean-Heim Mc Fee (St. Ann’s Rangers), 17.Justin Araujo- Wilson (Defence Force), 14.Amaal Julien (Point Fortin Civic).
Team staff
Russell Latapy (head coach)
Duane Richardson (assistant coach)
Kevin Graham (goalkeeper coach)
Rawle Webster (physical trainer)
Otis Hislop (physiotherapist)
Aaron Pollard (team manager)
Devin Elcock (equipment manager)
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North Zone U-15s hold Guyana to one-all draw.
T&T Express Reports.
The North Zone FA Under-15 footballers enjoyed an excellent evening at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Monday when they held the Guyana U-15s team to a 1-1 draw in a friendly played on the training field at the Hasely Crawford stadium.
The North team were without its top five players who are with the T&T national Under-15 team currently competing at the CONCACAF Championships in Florida. Guyana is on its way to the same tournament.
Guyana scored first from the penalty spot after keeper Mc Neil was adjudged to have fouled an opponent.
The penalty was converted in the 25th. Twenty minutes later, Jordan Hernandez, a student of Tranquillity Government, found the net to equalise for North.
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Naps hit Guyana U-15s for six in friendly.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Nikel Rawlins led with a hat-trick while Isaiah Lee, Decklan Marcelle and Ariel Tyson each had a goal for Naparima College of San Fernando in a 6-2 pre-season friendly win over visiting Guyana Under-15 footballers on Wednesday morning.
Naps, last season’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Four champions and league runners-up, are in preparation for the new SSFL season which kicks off in September.
The Guyana U-15s meanwhile, are visiting for a warm-up tour prior to joining T&T and 38 other nations in Florida, USA, for the 2017 CONCACAF U-15 Championship which runs August 13-19 at IMG’s world-renowned campus in Bradenton.
Naps were competitive, hence the score-line from coach Angus Eve’s charges, but the hospitality off the pitch was second to none, with the college providing transport and refreshments to the young Golden Jaguars in an atmosphere of camaraderie at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium training field.
“It was a good exercise for both teams,” said Eve, whose other success at Naps include the 2014 SSFL League and Bog Four titles, and 2015 SSFL League, Big Four and InterCol titles.
“But I thought the exercise was a better test for the Guyana boys as we (Naps) are in a physical training mode right now. We don’t have all our players with some of the boys out on vacation and so on. And basically we used senior players in the first half then our younger players in the second half.
“We were technically better while they were a little naive defensively. But their goalkeepers were tremendous and they had individual talents. We wish them all the best at the CONCACAF U-15 tournament.”
Naps’ assistant coach is former Guyana international defender and current national team assistant coach Charles Pollard. Pollard, who spent most of his playing career in the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League, also serves Eve as assistant coach of TTPL outfit Club Sando.
The Guyana U-15s warm-up tour, according to Eve, was arranged by former general secretary of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) Richard Groden through his relationship with the Guyana Football Federation and T&T’s North Zone head, Anthony Harford.
Guyana U-15s played a North Zone combine on Monday, and head coach Bryan Joseph will lead his young Golden Jaguars against Fatima College on Friday, before jetting off to Florida on Saturday.
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I guess this is Naps 1st eleven and not their A Colts team.
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I guess this is Naps 1st eleven and not their A Colts team.
Do you view it as a useful activity? Identify any issues?
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https://www.youtube.com/v/s7sRB_76veY
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https://www.youtube.com/v/oTXUTiNzJhg
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U-15s face Costa Rica in Concacaf opener.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys Team will begin their campaign at the CONCACAF Under 15 Championship against Costa Rica at 11am on Sunday at the IMG Academy in Florida.
T&T will begin their assault on Group B in the 39-nation development tournament with United States and Canada lined up as their other group phase opponents next week.
The team has been at IMG for a one-week training camp prior to their opening fixture and have played one game so far, managing a 1-1 draw with Tampa Bay United’s under 17 team last week.
This is the team’s first official tournament since coming together under head coach Russell Latapy in February. Their only previous overseas assignment was at the Cayman Airways International tournament in May which was won by Cuba.
Latapy expects the Costa Ricans to be handful but is not writing off a positive start from his young troops.
“We know it’s going to be three tough matches starting with the first one against Costa Rica. We are looking forward to the tournament. It is a learning process and we are really looking forward to this entire experience,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“I am extremely happy for these matches because the faster these players can gain invaluable experience at this level, it will be better for them in the long run and better for Trinidad and Tobago football on a whole. It’s a difficult group but in saying that, what we can do is try to play the way we want to play which is with the football and work as hard as we can.
“As long as we play to our standard then I would be happy. It is a process. The players are starting to understand how we move the ball about, how we move the opponents about, the type of organisation we need in and out of possession and in dead ball situations. We are getting to a good point at this time,” Latapy added.
Left winger Jaiye Sheppard from Roxborough, said he was upbeat ahead of the tournament and not overawed by the opposition.
“We have prepared well and we will be aiming to show this by playing a good game of football and putting out our best effort on the day for our country. It’s all about representing the red. white and black,” Sheppard said while tapping the left side of his chest.
“Coach Latapy has worked with us for months now and everyone understands their role and functions. It is a big opportunity for us and I’d like to thank everyone for the support so far. We will take the game on its own and try to play to the plan and hopefully we can do well and come away with a positive performance and result,” Sheppard added.
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Glad to see some diversity on de team.
(http://www.socawarriors.net/images/U-15-standing-Aug-2017.jpg)
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Under 15s fall 4-0 to Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team went under 4-0 to Costa Rica in their opening Group B encounter at the CONCACAF Under 15 Championship played at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida on Sunday morning.
T&T conceded goals in the 14th from Manfred Ugalde, 40th, captain Jose Tello with a powerful shot from a corner which gave goalkeeper Jaheim Wickham no chance, Giancarlo Castro in the 44th and Dereck Valentine in the 59th of 70-minute match.
The United States defeated Canada 1-0 in the other Group B encounter played on the day.
T&T had the first real chance of the game but Jean-Heim Mc Fee failed to make good of his opportunity in the opening minute of the game. The game was played in sweltering conditions and there was hydration breaks during both halves.
T&T are one of the eight seeded teams in Division One which comprises of Groups A and B along with Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, United States, Costa Rica and Canada.
The other 41 teams make up Division 2. The other 41 teams make up Divisions two and three. Only the top two teams from Group A and B are eligible to go through to the championship semi-finals and final with the other group winners and runners up competing for the remaining finishing spots.
Trinidad and Tobago (starting team): 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK); 2.Randy Antoine, 5.Cephas St Rose, 16.Marc Wharfe, 3.Darian Bradshaw; 13.Zachary Welch, 9.Ezekiel Kesar (captain); 7.Jean-Heim Mc Fee, 10.Josiah Edwards, 11.Jaiye Sheppard; 17.Justin Araujo-Wilson.
Substitutes: 18.Kernel La Fon (GK), 4.Antonio Chee Ting, 12.Rhowen Stewart-Williams, 6.Jabari Lee, 15.Adriel George, 8.Josiah Allen, 14.Aamal Julien.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
United States 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Canada 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
Costa Rica vs Trinidad & Tobago Highlights. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2tTzKkh5c)
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T&T lose 4-0 against Costa Rica in opening CONCACAF U15 Championship clash.
ttproleague.com.
Trinidad and Tobago got off to a miserable start at the 2017 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship at IMG’s Bradenton campus in Florida, losing 4-0 in their Group B opener against Costa Rica on Sunday morning.
Manfred Ugalde (14th minute), captain Jose Tello (40 minute), Giancarlo Castro (44th minute) and Dereck Valentin (59th minute penalty) left Trinidad and Tobago without shade under sweltering conditions in the 70-minute encounter which kicked off at 9am and had hydration breaks during both halves.
Hosts United States defeated Canada 1-0 in the other Group B match played on the day.
T&T will face Canada 9am Monday (14 August) before closing group play against the United States on Wednesday (16 August).
“Now we need to win the two games to get through to the knockout stages, but we are going to go for it,” T&T U15 head coach Russell Latapy told the TTFA media. “I was fairly happy with some of the things I saw. We are a much better team than we were earlier in the year but we still need the experience of playing international games [and the CONCACAF U15 Championship] is part of the process.”
Latapy conceded that the better team won on Sunday, saying, “I thought the better team eventually won the game. We had a couple opportunities especially one in the first minute which we should have probably scored and the game would have been a different one if we were playing from the front.”
Latapy’s reference was on a missed chance by Jean-Heim Mc Fee.
“The difference in the both teams wasn’t quality but instead tactical awareness. You can tell the Costa Rican players were playing at a high level and they were able to manage the game better at different stages. We are a team that is getting to that point which is where matches like these will serve us well going forward.
“In terms of technical ability, we were right there on par. If you looked at the game, you wouldn’t think it was a 4-0 score line. But a lack of playing at that level affected us. When were down 2-0 we were then made to chase the game and were making changes. That is where you really saw the difference. They were able to make the pitch a bit bigger and give us the run around.
“Most importantly for the players is that it’s a great experience and a fantastic learning curve. I am hoping that our players can see the difference between the two teams is that they (Costa Rica) were a bit better tactically and playing their positions better whereby we were still getting into a bit more individual play and holding the ball in the wrong positions.”
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Lineups please
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-15's 4-0 loss to Costa Rica
https://www.youtube.com/v/qZ2tTzKkh5c
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USA 6 vs TT 0
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10 goals in we ass and we eh score one, Latas go be on de senior team coaching staff soon.
DJW real good we.
Pick more Connection players, pick more.
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USA virtually hits junior Soca Warriors out of CONCACAF U15 Championship for six.
ttproleague.com.
Trinidad and Tobago are virtually out of the CONCACAF 2017 Under-15 Championship in Florida, USA after losing 4-0 to Costa Rica and 6-0 against the United States on Sunday and Monday respectively.
The junior Soca Warriors, bottom of Group B without a point, face Canada (3 points) on Wednesday in their final Group B game at IMG’s campus in Bradenton, Florida.
A Chavez and Gianluca Busio each scored twice for the United States for the comfortable 6-0 win to put the hosts in command of the group with maximum 6 points.
G Reyna opened the scoring from the penalty spot before assisting in a quick double from A Chavez—all within the first eight minutes—for a 3-0 American lead at the break.
Busio, who scored on either side of the break on Sunday for a 2-0 USA win over Canada, arrived off the bench in the second half to score twice, separated by a C Garica goal, against Trinidad and Tobago.
The United States will complete group play against Costa Rica (3 points) on Wednesday.
Results
USA 6 (G Reyna 2’ pen., A Chavez 4’, 8’, C Garcia 79’, Gianluca Busio 49’, 80’) vs Trinidad and Tobago 0, at IMG Beranton Campus in Florida.
Costa Rica 0 vs Canada 3, at IMG Beranton Campus in Florida.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK), 16.Marc Wharfe, 8.Josiah Allen (5.Cephas St. Rose 46th minute), 3.Darian Bradshaw, 4.Antonio Chee Ting, 11.Jaiye Sheppard, 10.Josiah Edwards (7.Jean-Heim Mc Fee 12th minute), 6.Jabari Lee (2.Randy Antoine 62nd minute), 13.Zachary Welch, 9.Ezekiel Kesar (15.Adriel George 52nd minute), 17.Justin Arauj0-Wilson
Unused substitute: 18.Kernel La Fon (GK).
Coach: Russell Latapy
USA: 1.Damien Las (GK), 5.Mason Judge (4.Axel Alejandre 46th minute), 13.Kenny Nielsen, 3.George Bello (18.Joseph Scally 52nd minute), 14.Sebastien Anderson, 17.Gilbert Fuentes (16.Julian Gaines 46th minute), 6.Adam Espaza Saldana (10.Joshua Atencio 70th minute), 15.Cesar Garcia, 9.Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, 7.Daniel Mangarov (2.Peter Stroud 65th minute), 8.Gio Reyna (11.Gianluca Busio 46th minute).
Unused substitute: 12.John Harms.
Coach: Dave van den Bergh
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
United States 2 2 0 0 7 0 6
Canada 2 1 0 1 3 1 3
Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 0 2 0 10 0
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Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK), 16.Marc Wharfe, 8.Josiah Allen (5.Cephas St. Rose 46th minute), 3.Darian Bradshaw, 4.Antonio Chee Ting, 11.Jaiye Sheppard, 10.Josiah Edwards (7.Jean-Heim Mc Fee 12th minute), 6.Jabari Lee (2.Randy Antoine 62nd minute), 13.Zachary Welch, 9.Ezekiel Kesar (15.Adriel George 52nd minute), 17.Justin Arauj0-Wilson
Unused substitute: 18.Kernel La Fon (GK).
Coach: Russell Latapy
The media could have a field day with dah one
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I hope people are not shocked .. remember earlier in the year our under 15 team could to beat dc united and Huston dynamo under 15 ... so this USA result is expected
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Trinidad and Tobago 0-3 Canada
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U-15s close off with 3-0 defeat to Canada.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys Team completed their Concacaf U-15 championship campaign with a 3-0 loss to Canada at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida today.
The result follows 4-0 and 6-0 defeats to Costa Rica and United States respectively.
Canada took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute through Jérémie Omega Nkoy, an advantange they took to the half time interval. Nikon would add a second item after the break with Cameron De Silva adding another goal.
T&T head coach Russell Latapy added, “It was a good experience for the players over the three matches. Definitely a learning experience and for the players who were able to see and experience a lot of different aspects of the game at the international level. Unfortunately at home we are not playing at a high enough level for these players to be really exposed to international football. The boys are seeing the importance of a lot of different aspects in terms of tactical awareness and the right mentality, the winning mentality.. a professional mentality.
“This trip was good for us especially staying here at the IMG Academy where these boys can see the way the professional athletes live and behave. I think in terms of potential and talent we are not far off from some of these other teams. But again it is imperative we get into the right habits and this tournament was really important for that,” Latapy added.
“Things are going to take time to come through but we will continue to persevere with what we are trying to achieve,” the former Porto man said.
Teams
T&T - 18 Kernel La Fon; 2 Randy Antoine (Yellow) (4 Antonio Chee Ting 63rd), 3 Darian Bradshaw (capt), 5 Cephas St.Rose, 6 Jabari Lee (13 Zachary Welch 54th), 7 Jean-Heim Mc Fee, 10 Josiah Edwards (9 Ezekiel Kesar), 11 Jaiye Sheppard, 15 Adriel George (8 Josiah Allen), 16 Marc Wharfe, 17 Justin Araujo-Wilson.
Coach - Russell Latapy.
Canada - 2 Brandon Phelps; 4 Maxime Bourgeois, 5 Nathan Demian (capt), 6 Matthew Radivojsa ( 3 Deandre Kerr), 8 Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Yellow 31), 9 Rafael Pinzon, 11 Jayden Nelson (7 Jeremie Omeonga Nkoy), 13 Malik Henry (10 Sean Rea), 15 Cameron Da Silva, 17 Tomas Ribeiro (12 Trivine Esprit), 18 Marc Kouadio.
Coach - Paul Stalteri.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
United States 3 3 0 0 11 1 9
Canada 3 2 0 1 6 1 6
Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 7 3
Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 0 3 0 13 0
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team eliminated early in tournament so Latas could have given everyone a chance to sweat and get experience.
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They collect 8-1 from Jamaica in the 7th/8th playoff. :cursing:
Allyuh feel is joke.
Another humiliation! T&T U-15s routed 8-1 by Jamaica to finish last in CONCACAF division.
Wired868.
The good news is that Trinidad and Tobago finally got on the score sheet in the fourth and final outing of their CONCACAF Under-15 Championship adventure today. The bad news is coach Russell Latapy’s team conceded their highest tally for the competition, losing to Jamaica by a humiliating 8-1 margin in the seventh/eighth place play-off at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago finished the group phase of the competition with three successive defeats in which neither Caribbean nation managed a single goal. But the young “Reggae Boyz” broke their duck in spectacular fashion against their southern rivals.
After failing to score in 210 minutes of play against Mexico, Honduras and Panama, Jamaica scored eight times against the young Soca Warriors in their 70-minute contest.
Being spanked by Central and North American opposition was bad enough but a mauling by a Caribbean rival is another thing altogether.
Captain Dwayne Atkinson and Kellijah Morgan both notched first-half doubles for the Boyz while Kenroy Campbell also got on the scorecard as Jamaica led 5-1 at the interval. St Ann’s Rangers winger and St James Secondary schoolboy Jean-Heim Mc Fee scored the lone item for the Warriors.
And Jamaica substitute Rajay Wright rubbed their rivals’ noses in it with a second-half hattrick to cap off the drubbing.
Latapy had changed goalkeepers for the match as Matura Secondary schoolboy and North East Stars player Kernel La Fon got his chance ahead of St Anthony’s College and Trendsetter Hawks custodian Jahiem Wickham. But the coach reinserted Wickham for the second half.
Undeterred, Jamaica scored their final three goals against Trinidad and Tobago’s first-choice goalie.
The harrowing result comes just 24 hours after Latapy, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated players, said his Under-15 troops were “not far off” the likes of Costa Rica and the United States “in terms of potential and talent.”
Latapy, a former Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach, returned to a coaching role for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) last August, just weeks before the National Under-17 Team participated in a Caribbean tournament on home soil.
The young Warriors failed to even get out of their group.
If time was against Latapy in 2016, he had roughly six months and a warm-up tournament in the Cayman Islands to prepare his players for the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship, which included 40 teams from the Confederation.
Trinidad and Tobago were seeded in division one among the region’s top eight football nations.
In the end, the young Warriors ended as comfortably the worst team of the lot, with one goal scored and 21 conceded in just 280 minutes of football.
Results
Jamaica 8 (Kellijah Morgan 20, 44, Dwayne Atkinson 24, 27, Kenroy Campbell 42, Rajay Wright 44, 64, 68) v T&T 1 (Jean-Heim Mc Fee 37)
Teams
Jamaica - 13 Shamar Haffenden (1 Hasani Barnes 35th); 2 Khalifah Richards, 3 Kristopher Mcdonald, 4 Kaeleb Rainford, 6 Kellijah Morgan (14 Rajay Wright 58th), 7 Dwayne Atkinson (capt) (10 Christopher Pearson), 8 Ethen Horrobin (18 Isaac Scott), 11 Nickhari Campbell, 12 Dwayne Allen, 15 Omar Reid, 17 Kenroy Campbell.
Coach - Peter Reid.
Trinidad & Tobago - 18 Kernel La Fon (1 Jahiem Wickham 56th); 3 Darian Bradshaw (capt) (Yellow 46), 5 Cephas St.Rose (Yellow 11) (15 Adriel George 50th), 6 Jabari Lee (10 Josiah Edwards 35th), 7 Jean-Heim Mc Fee, 8 Josiah Allen (4 Antonio Chee Ting 49th), 9 Ezekiel Kesar, 11 Jaiye Sheppard, 13 Zachary Welch, 16 Marc Wharfe.
Coach - Russell Latapy.
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So we team collect 21 goals and score one.
And Latas still here.
But, Hart really get a raw deal.
I cant remember a Caribbean team beating us by such a big number at any level.
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He has this team training training months upon months for this ??? Ok maybe latapy eh select the best players
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He has this team training training months upon months for this ??? Ok maybe latapy eh select the best players
Maybe de TTFA eh select de best coach.
Latapy dont have de vocals to be a good coach, he dont motivate players enough and he dont believe in friendlies and he willing to wok for small money, so we get what we pay for.
No excuse for collecting 8 from Jamaica, and Latas go say we was out already, but Jamaica out too.
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Maybe Latas is a fitting scapegoat, but there is a SERIOUS misreading of the state of competency of players in this age group relative to their peers (and in the age group below that).
Focus on the scoreline is a smokescreen and should not be the benchmark for determining what is wrong.
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Dear Editor: Modern football isn’t just about talent but coaching; the TTFA’s youth policy problem
Wired868.com
The current TTFA administration and technical staff seem not to understand. Their dependence on a cadre of volunteers who come at a dime a dozen shows flagrant disregard for an effective pathway to success.”
The following Letter to the Editor on Trinidad and Tobago’s struggles in youth football—and, in particular, at the recent CONCACAF Under-15 Championship—was submitted to Wired868 by a United States-based coach, who shared on condition of anonymity:
What you’re about to read is a compilation of physical involvement and observations of Trinidad and Tobago football trends spanning 40 years. One can pick any decade from the 1960s to the present; and if one were to close one’s eyes and reflect, you will hear the echoes of the 60s reverberating in 2017.
With every failed youth international outing—including the moderate success of the Alvin Corneal-led 1974 squad—the most common utterances from each technical staff was this: “It was a good learning experience for our boys/girls,” “We need to adopt the professional habits exhibited by our counterparts” and “Our preparation was inadequate but we were just as talented as any other participant…”
And the latest, before Jamaica drubbed us 8-1, “We’re not far off…”
https://wired868.com/2017/08/20/dear-editor-modern-football-isnt-just-about-talent-but-coaching-the-ttfas-youth-policy-problem/
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“The boys were not mentally prepared!”; football insider opens up on miserable T&T U-15 showing
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 Team head coach Russell Latapy has not addressed the public since his team returned last week from a shambolic showing at the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in Florida.
The young Soca Warriors scored once and conceded 21 goals in four matches, their results including a 8-1 hammering from a Jamaica team that had failed to score in their three previous outings.
Latapy, according to the TTFA Media, has not scheduled a media conference for the foreseeable future either. However, Wired868 spoke to a football insider who was close enough to the action to offer some insights.
Wired868: First off, were there any issues or problems for the team on tour? Did coaches receive their stipends from the TTFA and so on?
Football insider (FI): There were no issues. For the most part, the TTFA has been very accommodating. [TTFA general secretary Justin] Latapy-George [who is also the younger brother of the head coach] has been instrumental in ensuring that we got the things we needed… We even went up [to Florida] earlier than the other teams to acclimatise. There were only two or three others [from the 39 competing nations] there. We requested that and it cost the TTFA money but they made that happen. [The technical staff was paid all stipends owed] before the tour.
Wired868: Were there disciplinary issues? I understand there was an altercation between Under-15 attacker Tyrese Pierre and assistant coach Duane Richardson during the pre-tournament tour in the Cayman Islands? And an issue with defender Cephas St Rose during the loss to Jamaica?
FI: There was an issue during the warm-up before the second match in the Cayman Islands. But to my mind it was a miscommunication between the assistant coach and the player. [Contrary to rumours], he didn’t choke the player…
We were preparing for the match and the player had a bib resting on his head. The coach tried to take it off and it might have yanked his head and the player felt the coach had done it roughly. This escalated. It was minutes away from the start of the match but, after the match, it was dealt with. The player was of the impression that the assistant coach was always picking on him but [the technical staff] had no evidence or prior reports of that.
As it turned out, the player’s mother was there in the Cayman Islands and [Latapy and the team manager] had a meeting with her, which was recorded with her consent. Duane apologised and everyone got the impression that she accepted the apology and we could move on. However, when the team returned to Trinidad, we were told that the parent had filed a report to the TTFA.
(Pierre was not selected on the National Under-15 squad for the CONCACAF competition).
Cephas was arguing with teammates on the field but I can’t say there was anything more than that. It was a stressful situation for the boys but he had generally been a player who we looked at as a leader. It was a hard tour and a wake-up call to everyone—staff included—in terms of what we need to do to succeed at that level. I think the players were frustrated too because sometimes they felt that more was demanded of them than they can do. I don’t know about any more issues other than that.
Wired868: So there were no further disciplinary issues?
FI: In the Cayman Islands, there were some disciplinary matters but it was mostly a matter of players being late for meals or some wanting to do their own thing like go to shop and eat as they liked and so on. Remember they were all representing their country for the first time and they were unaccustomed to the rules. So we would tell them what to avoid eating and then hear that players went ahead and did their thing.
But that was it really and we ironed most of those issues out there and they were not repeated in Florida.
Wired868: So what led to the bad results in Florida?
FI: I am not a coach and I will try to stay away from discussing that aspect of things. But in my humble opinion, we need to play against better opposition. We went to the Cayman Islands [for an invitational tournament against top academy teams] but that is not enough and you see that USA went to Europe and played against European Under-15 teams…
We also need to widen our pool of players and find a way to get potential players from USA, Canada and Europe into the mix. And that is a management thing…
The reality is these boys are accustomed to playing in Trinidad and being the best in Trinidad but then you go away and realise you are up against it. How do you deal with it mentally and emotionally? The boys were not mentally prepared for it and I think we need to look into bringing a psychologist on board.
Other teams had nutritionists and psychologists and all of that and they were better prepared for competition than we were.
Wired868: Granted Trinidad and Tobago’s preparation did not match the USA’s but how do you explain our result against Jamaica, who do not have superior resources to us?
FI: One of things that Haiti and Jamaica have over us is that desire to succeed. I don’t know if our boys have that ability to dig deep. We need psychological help. These boys are the best in the country but we are not mentally ready. I would say they were not mentally and emotionally ready to play in front of screaming fans and media. (The largest crowd on any given day was about 500 spectators when they faced the USA).
I don’t want to blame the boys. They performed to the best of their ability and the coach did the best he could do. In their minds, they are getting better in increments but it is only when they see the competition [that they realise how far short they were]. I saw Mexico play and their Under-15 Team [which was the eventual CONCACAF champion] might give some of our senior Pro League teams problems. They had great discipline, structure and tactical awareness. It showed me we have a lot to do to put things in place. The TTFA has been supportive but now we need to widen the player pool and get a psychologist involved.
Wired868: Is it true that the technical staff went out on the night before the Jamaica match and returned in the wee hours of the morning?
FI: That is not true at all. The staff did go out to Applebees with [former national player] Ricky Aleong but that was literally three minutes away from our quarters. And the players and staff had different accommodation too. The staff was back by 11pm. But you know how Trinis love to find negative things to talk about…
Wired868: We just lost 8-1 to Jamaica. Does the National Under-15 staff not feel that the public has a right to be upset by those results?
FI: I know Trinidad and Tobago fans are upset because we now have a history of bad performances but these things don’t happen overnight. This is a wake-up call to recognise how far off we are. There was some networking between the Caribbean nations there and we all saw how we struggled. Now, we want to organise friendly matches and tours amongst ourselves in the Caribbean so we can help each other out…
Jamaican athletes have more of a killer instinct than ours do and we probably need to do more in terms of that. People should realise that, at senior level, some of the advantages balance themselves off because we have players outside who are benefiting from playing at a high level. At youth stage, our players are competing with boys who are at proper academies like Saprissa and MLS Academies and we lack that. You can’t compare Jabloteh or W Connection to those academies which train right through the year. The Pro League and SSFL are not developmental leagues; they are competitions.
Wired868: Was there a bright spot in terms of our performances in Florida?
FI: I would say Jaiye Sheppard was a notch above the rest. (Sheppard is a 15-year-old Scarborough Secondary left-winger who already plays adult football with Phoenix FC).
[Fatima College midfielder] Zachary Welch and [QRC defender] Darian Bradshaw held their own too and gave it their all. But Sheppard stood out. He is mature and business-like and technically strong. He looks like he grew up playing against older players and he fights to the end and doesn’t give up.
I think he is one for the future.
(Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 Team)
Goalkeepers: 1.Jahiem Wickham (St Anthony’s College/Trendsetter Hawks), 18.Kernel La Fon (Matura Secondary/North East Stars);
Defenders: 4.Antonio Chee Ting (Trinity College East/San Juan Jabloteh), 3.Darian Bradshaw (Queen’s Royal College/St Ann’s Rangers), 12.Rhowen Stewart-Williams (St Benedict’s College/Club Sando), 2.Randy Antoine (Arima North Secondary/San Juan Jabloteh), 5.Cephas St Rose (Independiente Sabaneta FC—Colombia), 16.Marc Wharfe (Maple Leaf International School/Skhy FC);
Midfielders: 9.Ezekiel Kesar (Naparima College/Point Fortin Civic), 13.Zachary Welch (Fatima College), 6.Jabari Lee (Pleasantville East/W Connection), 15.Adriel George (Bishops High School Tobago/St Clair Coaching School);
Attacking midfielders: 11.Jaiye Sheppard (Scarborough Secondary/Phoenix FC), 10.Josiah Edwards (Brazil Secondary/San Juan Jabloteh), 7.Jean-Heim Mc Fee (St James Secondary/St Ann’s Rangers), 8.Josiah Allen (Shiva Boys Hindu College);
Forwards: 17.Justin Araujo-Wilson (Fatima College/Skhy FC), 14.Aamal Julien (Point Fortin East Secondary/Point Fortin Civic).
Technical staff: Russell Latapy (Head Coach), Aaron Pollard (Manager), Duane Richardson (Assistant Coach), Otis Hislop (Physiotherapist), Rawle Webster (Trainer), Devin Elcock (Equipment Manager), Kevin Graham (Goalkeeper Coach).
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Lack of mental preparation cannot be the only reason.
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A player told me that after the first few goals went in the players dropped their heads and the game plan went out the window. This sudgests lack of mental preparations.
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A player told me that after the first few goals went in the players dropped their heads and the game plan went out the window. This sudgests lack of mental preparations.
this is the first game that I am talking about..... they never recovered.
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if a first few goals going in, ..it suggest lack of proper preparation on all levels. This a'int tennis. The magician, might be trained to coach adults(and still it may not mean one is capabale), but I have to question his ability to coach developing young boys in/for the future. Or do we give a second chance, and if so, if we only lose 6 : 3...do we say, "well, the coach has us improving".. Sorry Latas, you already had chances. You still a legend in my book. Don't give the youths now a different legendary perspective, of being a known losing coach. :'(
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Who say bring back Sean Cooper ;D
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TTFA/NLCB Elite U-15 Boys show progress on the training pitch.
TTFA Media.
While the World Cup is in full swing in Russia, several of this country’s aspiring international footballers are facing the grind four days a week as the TTFA/NLCB Elite U-15 Boys programme continues at a brisk pace at the TTFA Home of Football, Ato Boldon Stadium.
Head Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier currently oversees sessions with some thirty five of the best players in that age group from throughout the twin-island.
The programme is now into its second year and Fevrier provided an update on Thursday, saying he was impressed by the work ethic of the players as he now places emphasis on tactical awareness and game understanding.
Tactical awareness, critical to game performance, is the ability to identify tactical problems that arise during a game and to respond appropriately. Responses might involve on-the-ball skills, such as passing and shooting, and off-the-ball movements, such as supporting and covering which is what Fevrier and his staff have been working on. Among tactical issues teams face include maintaining possession of the ball. Players maintain possession by selecting and executing passing, ball-control, and support skills and so far Fevrier believes his players are showing signs of progress here.
“We are training four days a week and the boys have been showing good progress. We are more or less concentrating on the principles of the game, basic defending as individuals and as a team and the same offensively,” Fevrier told TTFA Media.
“We are pleased with the progress we are seeing from them at this point. We have been playing Under 16 teams and we haven’t lost a game also staying unbeaten against the Pro League Under 16 teams. Now I will like to see them against international teams. We are supposed to be entering a tournament in Curacao in August which will be a good opportunity for us to face strong competition.
“All in all I am quite happy with them. They are eager and willing to learn and most of them have a good attitude. We are really trying our best here so that when we are finished with these players and they move on to the next stage, they will then have good tactical knowledge and game understanding as well as proper technique,” Fevrier concluded.
Video - TTFA/NLCB Elite U-15 Boys Programme Update (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJ9mwmP6Z0)
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Elite U-15 member Josiah Wilson dreams of World Cup stage.
TTFA Media.
The best National Under 15 male footballers are all following the World Cup taking place in Russia. Some are rooting for their favourites but more than that, they are keenly observing the different aspects of the game as displayed by the best teams in the world. They know that the only thing that stands between them and the dream of playing on that stage in perhaps eight years, is the will to give everything and having the belief that it is actually possible.
Fourteen-year-old Josiah Wilson of Belmont is among the thirty odd players currently on the training pitch four days per week at the TTFA Home of Football in Couva, as a member of the TTFA/NLCB Elite Development Squad currently being overseen by head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier and his coaching staff that includes the likes of former national players Leonson Lewis and Clyde Leon.
“It is an amazing feeling because my years of growing up I always wanted to be a footballer and I always wanted to make the national team and help them make the World Cup. The experience with this team is showing me that it is never easy, it is always a challenge. First you have to make the team by working hard and then if you want to stay on the team you have to work even harder,” Wilson told TTFA Media.
He would have been just two years at the time of T&T’s appearance at the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. There is one thing that he can recall as a toddler and based on stories he’s heard later on, that being that the impact of qualification for a World Cup is immense.
“I know that everybody was really happy when the national team made it to the World Cup. I couldn’t remember much but I heard afterwards that it brought a lot of joy to the people. I just want to carry my country back to that stage one day so people could be happy to support the national team there again and that our football can return to a high level,” said Wilson who played for Caledonia AIA in the last Pro League youth season.
About the current TTFA Elite programme, Wilson described the setup as one that is providing a good platform for players like him to progress within an environment conducive to football development.
“It is an amazing feeling because in my years of growing up I always wanted to be a footballer and I always wanted to make the national team and help them make the World Cup. The experience with this team is showing me that it is never easy, it is always a challenge. First you have to make the team by working hard and then if you want to stay on the team you have to work even harder,” Wilson told TTFA Media. “We are receiving training both on and off the field that is aimed at making us better players.”
He would have been just two years at the time of T&T’s appearance at the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. There is one thing that he can recall as a toddler and based on stories he’s heard later on. The significant impact of qualification for a World Cup is immense.
“I know that everybody was really happy when the national team made it to the World Cup. I couldn’t remember much but I heard afterwards that it brought a lot of joy to the people. I just want to carry my country back to that stage one day so people could be happy to support the national team there again and that our football can return to a high level,” Wilson said.
About the current programme, Wilson described the setup as one that is providing a good platform for players like him to make the step up.
“One of the joys of training is that it’s a family here in this squad. We joke and laugh but we know when it’s time to get serious for training. He (Fevrier) is a very good coach. He knows everyone can play,so he wants to work on our tactical game because on the international level it’s more about tactics. They are trying to provide us with the tools that we need to develop ourselves as young men and players and hopefully we can turn out to be successful in years to come,” Wilson said.
Wilson’s favourite team in Russia is the Lionel Messi-led Argentina. But he is making it part of his daily schedule to also take in the performances of the other competing teams for the sake of his football education.
“When you look at the World Cup, the games are being played at a very high tempo. I like that none of the teams are being overpowered. The small teams are giving a strong showing and the bigger teams are not having an easy time.
“All the teams are playing together. They wait until they have an opening before they go for it. And that is what coach Stuart is trying to teach us in the sessions. When we first came to this squad, it was more of a one-man show as every player was trying to show themselves. But now we are all playing as a team.”
Wilson believes that leadership and success is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and actions. So far he is staying on the right path.
“My father brought me up in a way that I should not be an ignorant person or player especially to the referees or coaches. I have learnt that dedication and focus is important. I think all of us here in the programme are hoping to be that way. My ambition is to help my country make it to the World Cup and also to be the best player that I can possibly be. As a team I know we can work towards that and achieve our dreams in the future,” Wilson said.
NB: The 2022 World Cup takes place in Qatar. The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by United States, Mexico and Canada. By then Josiah hopes to be a 22-year-old that has already played for T&T at the U-15, U-17 and Under 20 Level and knocking on the doors of Senior Team selection for 2026 Qualification.
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Under 15 Boys back in training ahead of CONCACAF U-15 Championship
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys national team has resumed training under head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier for the 2019 calendar which involves their participation in the CONCACAF Under 15 Boys Championship at IMG Academy in Florida in August.
The squad is currently training six days per week at the TTFA Home of Football training facilities and will be gearing towards the competition at which they hope to compete against top quality opposition from the Confederation.
“We resumed in late January after a full year of training in 2018. We are trying more to focus on the physical base of the players at this time as last year we worked a lot on game understanding for at least seven months,” Fevrier told TTFA Media.
“We are continuing on game understanding but also trying to get them on a higher level tactically, physically more prepared and on becoming more mature as players.
“This tournament in August is very important as it gives is the necessary exposure. We are hoping to give them some additional exposure before we go into the tournament. It’s not always easy to get these type of matches but we will see what can be worked out to play some foreign opposition or at least play matches against older age group teams locally,” Fevrier added.
“The tournament in Curacao last year was beneficial but I think now we need to see them against stronger opposition either from within Concacaf or even outside of the region. We need to measure ourselves against teams that are consistently playing and performing at a high level.”
Fevrier noted that there has been interest from youth players either based or born in overseas destinations who re eligible of representing Trinidad and Tobago.
“We have had interest from a few players who are eligible to play for the country and we have been having discussions with players from the UK and North America to see what possibilities there may be for them to join the training before we go into competition,” he added.
The current Under 15 T&T boys squad is the group being groomed for the 2021 Under 17 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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so what about the under 17 team now ?
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One step at a time for TTFA, Breds!
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so what about the under 17 team now ?
Just read their qualifying series begins in less than 2 months and they have been inactive. Can't see how they'll compete at their best given it's last minute again. There's also the rumor that this U15 team will replace team to gain experience.
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WATCH: National U-15 Boys head Coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier is anticipating the upcoming TTFA Invitational U-15 tournament with Venezuela, Panama and Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/kWmmm7mgWjs
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Fevrier: U-15 tournament at home will prepare us well for Concacaf championship.
TTFA Media.
National Under 15 boys head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier believes the upcoming TTFA U-15 Boys Invitational 4-nation tournament in July will prove to be a much anticipated and worthy exercise for the team ahead of the 2019 CONCACAF Boys U-15 championship.
Fevrier has been overseeing the team for just over three years and currently away with the senior men’s team at the Concacaf Gold Cup, his backroom staff has been continuing the preparations of the team at the TTFA Home of Football in Couva.
“It is a tournament I really welcome. These boys have been working for some time and I believe now they need more exposure playing more Central american and North American teams because we’ve only played against Caribbean teams in the last competition in Curacao,” Fevrier told TTFA Media.
CONCACAF giants Mexico and Panama along with Venezuela of the CONMEBOL, have all agreed to participate in the round-robin tournament which the TTFA will host. And the FA is in discussion with two Caribbean countries to add another dimension to the celebration by hosting the Under 17 Girls in the tournament, in keeping with the commitment to develop the Women’s game.
The tournament is scheduled to run from July 17- 21 with three (3) match-days, to be played on July 17 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, July 19 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and July 21 back at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
“I am very happy for the opportunity they will be getting to play against Mexico which is a top footballing nation, Panama and also Venezuela which has improved tremendously in world football,” he continued.
“We are still at a developmental phase. The Concacaf championship in August is a developmental one and I understand that one of the rules says that every player must play at least 60 minutes. Our programme has always been twofold – one to win football games and secondly to develop the players for the future of Trinidad and Tobago football.
“I’m always excited whenever the boys play whether at home or abroad. This will be the first time they will be playing at home where the public will get the chance to have a look at them and I know the players will be looking forward to it as well,” Fevrier added.
T&T have been grouped with Panama, Mexico and Curacao for the group stage of the Concacaf championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from August 4-12.
“Panama and Mexico are in our group and playing them in the competition at home will give all the teams a good opportunity to have a look at each other. By the time the Concacaf championship comes around we would have played against four very good opponents in the preparations,” Fevrier said.
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Has anyone seen this team train or play? Are they inviting any players from USA or Canada?
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Has anyone seen this team train or play? Are they inviting any players from USA or Canada?
AN OLD ATRTICLE
https://www.socawarriors.net/mens-u15/21527-under-15-boys-back-in-training-ahead-of-concacaf-u-15-championship.html
Fevrier noted that there has been interest from youth players either based or born in overseas destinations who re eligible of representing Trinidad and Tobago.
“We have had interest from a few players who are eligible to play for the country and we have been having discussions with players from the UK and North America to see what possibilities there may be for them to join the training before we go into competition,” he added.
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"The tournament is scheduled to run from July 17- 21 with three (3) match-days, to be played on July 17 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, July 19 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and July 21 back at the Ato Boldon Stadium."
"T&T have been grouped with Panama, Mexico and Curacao for the group stage of the Concacaf championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from August 4-12.
“Panama and Mexico are in our group and playing them in the competition at home will give all the teams a good opportunity to have a look at each other. By the time the Concacaf championship comes around we would have played against four very good opponents in the preparations,” Fevrier said."
Good initiative, but like most everything about historic and ongoing TTFA administration decision-making it is flawed. You really have to question whether playing these powerful teams for the first time so late in the game, just before a tournament, will produce the intended benefits. Its takes time to absorb and reflect the lessons of such games. This should have happened about six months ago, with subsequent matches to guage progress happening now.
However beggars can't be choosers, and its still a great opportunity for the boys to build on going forward.
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This was published on June 25th 2019
:Re-upload ???
https://www.youtube.com/v/8rQMbLj8hNA
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This was published on June 25th 2019
https://www.youtube.com/v/WhnFJzR1ffY
that striker is big for 15
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Well DJW touting this team as special, saying this is where TTFA is putting all it energy. We go see...
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Well DJW touting this team as special, saying this is where TTFA is putting all it energy. We go see...
A few weeks ago he stated the senior team was where the focus was directed.
There's a term I return to occasionally on this forum vis-à-vis the setting of policy and agendas. The term is "picking winners". It first gained currency in the context of governments and economic policymaking but it has application to say, picking the U15s as winners and discarding the U23s as losers.
How many guava seasons does the policymaker anticipate living through before all fruits supposedly ripen in a subsequent generation? Send a memo to the fans and tell them to return whenever you deem fit. 2030? 2034? ... after the golden generation has emerged so that the fans can brace themselves for the famine between now and then.
Picking winners is not an enlightened way of making sustainable comprehensive sports policy or of setting a federation's agenda, but it certainly would be appealing to someone with authoritarian inclinations and "Big Man-ship" tendencies who is running a national federation via an Emergency Committee that ignores that the "emergency" is the totality of the federation itself rather than one or two or three components of its functioning.
"Non-democratic governments may — emphasize may — be better at picking winners and euthanizing losers, though I’m guessing dictators have other deficiencies that make them lousy capital allocators."
That's a quote from Canadian economist, William Watson writing in the Financial Post in November 2018. The article is titled "Our governments could pick winners, but they can’t resist backing losers". It's a bit thick reading but if you sift through to the middle of the article, the relevance to the TTFA becomes clear.
Maybe from a fan perspective it would be strategic to trigger government intervention into the affairs of the national federation. Eventually that would pick the TTFA president and his collaborators as losers and the national community as winners.
Mr. Prime Minister, it's a winning proposition and a vote getter. Have you seen the response to the petition? It's a referendum on the land provided by the State to the TTFA.
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First the senior team is the flagship program, then he's pleased with our only revenue-earner team after the US game saying the focus is on the U15's ::)
DJW admits men’s team only revenue-earner.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
DAVID JOHN-WILLIAMS, president of the TT Football Association (TTFA), has admitted that the national men's team is the flagship T&T team and the only revenue-earning team for the local football governing body.
In an interview, which was posted online today, John-Williams said it is impossible to for the cash-strapped TTFA to sustain 11 national teams (men's and women's), without the support of corporate T&T. A number of teams, including the men's and women's Olympic (Under-23) squads who are expected to feature in Concacaf qualifiers this year, may suffer as a result.
With regards to the Under-23 teams, John-Williams said coaches may bemoan the lack of preparation time ahead of the qualifiers, even if the TTFA sourced funding from either corporate T&T or Government. He stressed that the TTFA do not have the cash to fund the Under-23 programme.
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Well DJW touting this team as special, saying this is where TTFA is putting all it energy. We go see...
A few weeks ago he stated the senior team was where the focus was directed.
There's a term I return to occasionally on this forum vis-à-vis the setting of policy and agendas. The term is "picking winners". It first gained currency in the context of governments and economic policymaking but it has application to say, picking the U15s as winners and discarding the U23s as losers.
How many guava seasons does the policymaker anticipate living through before all fruits supposedly ripen in a subsequent generation? Send a memo to the fans and tell them to return whenever you deem fit. 2030? 2034? ... after the golden generation has emerged so that the fans can brace themselves for the famine between now and then.
Picking winners is not an enlightened way of making sustainable comprehensive sports policy or of setting a federation's agenda, but it certainly would be appealing to someone with authoritarian inclinations and "Big Man-ship" tendencies who is running a national federation via an Emergency Committee that ignores that the "emergency" is the totality of the federation itself rather than one or two or three components of it's functioning.
"Non-democratic governments may — emphasize may — be better at picking winners and euthanizing losers, though I’m guessing dictators have other deficiencies that make them lousy capital allocators."
That's a quote from Canadian economist, William Watson writing in the Financial Post in November 2018. The article is titled "Our governments could pick winners, but they can’t resist backing losers". It's a bit thick reading but if you sift through to the middle of the article, the relevance to the TTFA becomes clear.
Maybe from a fan perspective it would be strategic to trigger government intervention into the affairs of the national federation. Eventually that would pick the TTFA president and his collaborators as losers and the national community as winners.
Mr. Prime Minister, it's a winning proposition and a vote getter. Have you seen the response to the petition? It's a referendum on the land provided by the State to the TTFA.
One could make the argument that an FA is entitled to pick winners and losers. It is the FA's business to manage the fundamental problem of allocating resources among competing interests. But that's not really the issue. DJW is not picking winners, he is playing a crude, shameless smoke and mirrors by deflecting from a national humiliation. If you are deflecting then you aren't taking responsibility, regardless of how well the U-15s perform. As you suggest if the youths do well he can point to generational talent and claim it as superior preparation on the part of the FA
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Yes, you're right that one could make that argument. However, in this case there was a declaration that financial support and resources were NOT an inhibiting factor in sending the U23s. What we had was a presidential edict or decree that was self-serving and grounded in contradictions. No technical reasons were offered or supported for the non-participation of the U23s and indeed coaches were advocating for the team's participation.
I know of no federation that treats competing interests between national teams but I know of FAs that balance competing interests within the allocation spectrum of each national team age group.
Budgets are set accordingly. Other than that, with regard to facility use there is either separation or clear prioritization based on the calendar ( where teams use the same facilities).
With regard to competitions, each team has an identified number/minimum number of foreign participations and tournaments that are predetermined. In that organisational framework, you'll never get a U15 not travelling because the U19s have another priority.
Before we got to the president deflecting, there was a problem rooted in a determination that was based on political will (his lack of wanting to send the U23s although $ was available to send them).
The foregoing is based on men's football. In some countries it could happen to women's teams.
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"With regard to competitions, each team has an identified number/minimum number of foreign participations and tournaments that are predetermined. In that organisational framework, you'll never get a U15 not travelling because the U19s have another priority."
Lol, does our FA work like that? The bossman himself said he was channeling "energy" into a team. Mexico, Venezuela etc coming over here and yet they can't put U-23s on a plane? Whether financial or political its clear prioritization/triage is being carried out.
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Trinidad and Tobago U-15 Boys open against Panama, U-16 girls get two games versus Curaçao
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team will face off with Panama’s U15s in the second game of a double header on the opening day of the TTFA 5-nation Invitational Youth tournament on July 17th at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The TTFA announced fixtures for the event which will also see the National Girls under 16 team getting much needed match practice against Curaçao's U-16 girls on the second and third match days.
T&T will open against Panama on July 17th from 7:15pm with Mexico and Panama squaring off in the curtain raiser from 5:15pm.
There will be a triple header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Friday July 19th with T&T’s girls taking on Curacao from 4pm, Mexico and Panama’s boys meeting at 6:15pm and T&T taking on Venezuela from 8:15pm.
The final day will see T&T facing Mexico in the third game of the evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:15pm
“It’s very good preparations for us,” T&T U-15 boys head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier told TTFA Media. “Like I said before, it’s important to see where the boys are at this point in terms of match readiness and we need to be playing against quality opposition such as Mexico, Venezuela, Panama and Curacao. I’m really pleased that the Association has been able to arrange these matches for us,” he continued.
“We have two weeks left before the opening game and we’ll be working towards ensuring that the team gives a good account in front of the home fans,” Fevrier added.
T&T is preparing for the 2019 CONCACAF U-15 Boys Championship at IMG Academy in Florida in August where they will face Mexico, Panama and Curacao.
The Women Under 16 team meantime is preparing under head coach Stephan De Four for the Concacaf 2020 Under 17 Women’s Championship at IMG Academy.
“Preparations are now really starting and I’m focusing on some aspects such as getting the players together because we have those playing in the WOLF League and other small leagues in the country.I’ve also been to Tobago to see a few players,” De Four told TTFA Media.
“The opportunity for us to play two games against Curacao in this tournament is good and much welcomed at this stage because it’s whole new start for the programme. We have five overseas players coming into the squad. We’re not quite there as yet in terms of preparations but we are getting there and these games will be useful for us,” De Four added.
Tickets are available at all NLCB Lotto outlets. They are priced at $50 (covered), $30 (uncovered) per matchday and $125 for a season pass which allows access to all three match days in the covered stands.
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Charles-Fevrier has high hopes for U-15 Invitational.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
NATIONAL Under-15 men’s football team coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier believes the TTFA (TT Football Association) U-15 Boys Invitational four-nation tournament in July will prove to be a much anticipated and worthy exercise for the team ahead of the 2019 Concacaf Boys U-15 Championship.
Charles-Fevrier has been overseeing the team for just over three years and his backroom staff has been continuing the preparations of the team at the TTFA Home of Football in Couva.
“It is a tournament I really welcome,” said Charles-Fevrier. “These boys have been working for some time and I believe now they need more exposure playing more Central American and North American teams because we’ve only played against Caribbean teams in the last competition in Curacao.”
Concacaf giants Mexico and Panama along with Venezuela, have all agreed to participate in the round-robin tournament which be hosted in Trinidad.
The tournament is scheduled to run from July 17-21 with three match-days, to be played on July 17 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, July 19 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, and July 21 back at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
“I am very happy for the opportunity they will be getting to play against Mexico which is a top footballing nation, Panama and also Venezuela which has improved tremendously in world football,” said Charles-Fevrier, the current TT men’s assistant team coach.
“We are still at a developmental phase. The Concacaf championship in August is a developmental one and I understand that one of the rules says that every player must play at least 60 minutes. Our programme has always been twofold – one to win football games and secondly to develop the players for the future of TT football.
“I’m always excited whenever the boys play whether at home or abroad. This will be the first time they will be playing at home where the public will get the chance to have a look at them and I know the players will be looking forward to it as well,” Charles-Fevrier added.
T&T have been grouped with Panama, Mexico and Curacao for the group stage of the Concacaf championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States from August 4-12. “Panama and Mexico are in our group and playing them in the competition at home will give all the teams a good opportunity to have a look at each other.
“By the time the Concacaf Championship comes around we would have played against four very good opponents in the preparations,” Charles-Fevrier said.
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James has big ambitions as Trinidad and Tobago U-15s prepare for Invitational Tournament
TTFA Media
Queen’s Royal College student Nathaniel James will be one of the players local football fans can look out for when this country’s National Under 15 Boys team take centerstage from July 17th at the TTFA Youth Invitational tournament.
Three days of matches are scheduled for the Ato Boldon and Hasely Crawford Stadium with Boys teams from Panama, Mexico and Venezuela taking part while the Curacao Girls U-16s will face off with this country’s National Girls U-16s in two matches.
Under the guidance of head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier, T&T’s boys are preparing for the 2019 CONCACAF U-15 championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton. The team has been together since 2017 with regular training sessions and practice games every week with one overseas tour to Curacao in August 2018 where they topped hosts Curacao 2-0 to finish winners of their Caribbean Football Union Group.
“It’s been a really enjoyable and exciting journey so far,” said James who recently had a stint in Spain with David Nakhid’s International Academy at the Madrid International Cup.
“We have been in training for quite some time and this tournament coming up will be great opportunity for us to test ourselves. I’m really excited because it will will be the first time we are playing against opposition from outside of the Caribbean. I think my teammates are very excited also. It will really give us a chance to see what level we are at and how much we have developed over the past two years,” he added. “We are going to match them. We are going to compete and we are going to give our best.”
James has honour and pride on his shoulders everytime he steps on the pitch in T&T colours.
“What makes me feel honoured is hearing my national team’s anthem when I am about to play. You feel all the nerves before the game but when the whistle blows everything takes over after that.
It means everything to me to represent my country. Ever since I was a little boy I’ve wanted to represent Trinidad and Tobago.
The 14-year-old attributed his discipline and success to not only his personal sacrifices but the efforts of his both parents.
“They have been with me through it all. I’ve had some difficult times. There was a time when I had training and I would reach home late most days. It was hard to keep up with my school work and my grades were dropping. It needed a little more effort to improve myself and get better grades. I have to miss a lot of time with my friends and I can’t lime late. I have to be asleep early,” James noted.
“The people who inspire me to be who I am will definitely be my mom and dad and my idol Lionel Messi just because I have a similar playing style to him. I admire my parents for the way they try to help me in every single way. The time when I got my lowest grades ever my mom and dad were very disappointed and almost at the point where they probably wanted to give up on me. But they didn’t stop. They came and tried with me and it’s working out now and I really appreciate them for that,” he said.
“I want to make it a World Cup. I want to play in a Champions League and I just want to take Trinidad and Tobago football to greater heights. I’m a proud Trinbagonian and I am inviting the fans to come out and support us from July 17th,” James concluded.
T&T faces Panama at 7:15pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium on July 17th with Mexico and Venezuela’s U-15s squaring off from 5pm at the Couva venue. Tickets are available at all NLCB Lotto outlets. Tickets are priced at $40 per matchday and $100 for tournament pass which will give fans access too all three matchdays.
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Panama’s coach keen on quality warm ups in TTFA Youth Invitational tourney.
TTFA Media
Panama’s National Under 15 head coach Jorge Santos is looking forward to the upcoming TTFA Youth Invitational tournament with keen interest as he seeks to get his side ready for the 2019 CONCACAF U15 boys Championship in August.
Santos, who will arrive with his squad in the country next week for the July 17th-21st tournament which involves T&T, Mexico and Venezuela, said he was delighted upon hearing about the invitation extended by the TTFA and the subsequent acceptance by the Panamanian football federation.
“It’s a great tournament and opportunity for us to travel and play against some quality opponents like Mexico, Venezuela and the host country,” Santos told TTFA Media via a translator.
Santos and his coaching partners spent a month visiting the different districts identifying players in May and have been together as a group in training for roughly one month.
“These matches in Trinidad will serve to see how our team is compared to other teams in the region. It will be very beneficial for our players because it is the first time will be playing as a national team,” Santos said.
“Playing in Trinidad and Tobago before going to Florida will help us put into practice what we have been practicing with the players over the past few weeks.”
Santos pinpointed the type of challenge he expects in the upcoming matches.
“Facing Mexico is important because they are a well-worked team technically. To play against Trinidad and Tobago is to play against physically well-gifted players that will demand a lot out of our players and Venezuela will give us a chance against a South-American opponent with a different style to ours.”
Santos has a squad of thirty players in training and will cut his squad to eighteen before traveling to Port of Spain next week.
Like the TTFA, the Panama FA is focusing on this current pool of players as their new generation as they prepare for not just the U-15 championship in August but the next Under 17 and Under 20 World Cup qualifying cycles which will lead into the Senior Team era. Panama has qualified for two FIFA Under 17 Men’s World Cups and six Under 20 World Cups in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011,2015 and 2019.
T&T will face Panama in the second game of the opening double header on July 17th at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:15pm. Mexico and Venezuela will square off from 5:15pm.
Fans can purchase their tickets at all NLCB Lotto outlets priced at $40 with tournament passes priced at $100.
Support our Youth Teams - TTFA Invitation Tournament Promo with the Parents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQ4XGoXBto)
The Future is Now - Nathaniel James has big ambitions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOs8vmL3t2g)
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So, these players are still sporting Joma? Ah wonder what Joma think about that? Ring, ring ... hello.
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T&T Youth football teams countdown to Invitational tournament.
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys and Under 17 girls have begun counting down the days to their first set of international matches on home soil as the TTFA Invitational Youth tournament draws closer to kick off.
Both teams, the under 15s under the guidance of head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier and the Girls under recently appointed head coach Steffon De Four have been on the training pitch up to four days per week and have entered residential training camps ahead of the tournament opener on July 17th at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The Boys will face Panama from 7:15pm following the curtain raiser between Venezuela and Mexico at 5:15pm. The Girls will open their account against Curacao, two days later on July 19th at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The Venezuela Boys team arrives in Trinidad on Sunday afternoon while Mexico comes in on Monday night and Panama gets in earlier on Monday.
“This will be a really good opportunity for us to face a team like Curacao as it gives us a chance to challenge ourselves against international opposition. Hopefully we can come out on top,” said U-17 Women’s midfielder Jessica Harragin while at a training session on Monday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Harragin, who attends Holy Name Convent and plays for Queen’s Park Women’s team, spoke about her aspirations in the game.
“Playing for the national team allows me to play football at a high level and also have opportunities to develop my career further. It’s fun and enjoyable to be in the training session with my teammates. Football is the sport I grew up playing all my life and it’s the most enjoyable thing for me. I love it because it’s about strategy and skill.
“I think if our Women’s Senior Team could make it that far (in 2014) then I think we can do it as well. My life is centred around school and football. As soon as I leave school I’m normally going to play football. Any studying I do has to be within school hours because after that I have just football and more training. My parents know that I really want this so they take the time to get me to training and to make sure I ave the best training and the best football opportunities possible,” Harragin said.
Speaking about the current T&T team, she added, “I think this team works together very well. We have fight and confidence. I think on the field we can work together to make the team go as a far as possible.
On the boys side, defensive midfielder Jaheim Marshall, who skippered the team when it captured the CFU Boys Challenge last year, is expecting a tough campaign coming up. While the U-15 team has played regular matches against local teams, it will be their first outing against international opposition in T&T.
“These teams all play at a high level. Panama has been to several youth World Cups while Mexico have won two Under 20 World Cups and Venezuela have been to the 2017 youth World Cup final. This is an opportunity for us to test ourselves against some really good opponents who have strong youth programmes. We are excited but also taking these matches very seriously. We want to do well especially as it’s our first set of international games at home,” he said.
“We have the world at our feet and we are ready to take it on with everything we have. We are all pushing each other as far as we can. The love and togetherness we have keeps us going, waking up everyday and coming to training. We have really turned into a family over the last two years.
“I take my responsibilities very seriously because I know all the boys look up to me. I always have to be at my best and the boys know I expect the best from them,” Marshall said
Fans can purchase tickets at $40 and tournament passes for all three matchdays are priced at $100 at all NLCB outlets.
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https://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/testing-time-for-youth-football-teams/article_7af10bca-a5c8-11e9-a702-0f841cebb8ba.html
I am watching a pix in the Express of the U-15 training. How come they still using Joma. Should they not be wearing Capelli training kit? What kind of contract did DJW signed.
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https://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/testing-time-for-youth-football-teams/article_7af10bca-a5c8-11e9-a702-0f841cebb8ba.html
I am watching a pix in the Express of the U-15 training. How come they still using Joma. Should they not be wearing Capelli training kit? What can of contract did DJW signed.
The same kind he signed with the TTFA and the people of Trinidad and Tobago: a do WTF I want contract.
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https://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/testing-time-for-youth-football-teams/article_7af10bca-a5c8-11e9-a702-0f841cebb8ba.html
I am watching a pix in the Express of the U-15 training. How come they still using Joma. Should they not be wearing Capelli training kit? What kind of contract did DJW signed.
The same kind he signed with the TTFA and the people of Trinidad and Tobago: a do WTF I want contract.
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Fevrier picks 20-man U-15 team.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
T&T Under-15 coach Stuart Charles Fevrier has picked a 20-man squad to represent the country at the T&TFA Youth Invitational Tournament, which kicks off tomorrow with a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva.
Fevrier has been overseeing the preparation of this team for the past two years with regular sessions and training camps. He will now have the opportunity to compete against international opposition, including Mexico, Venezuela and Panama, for the first time on home soil.
The competition will see international under-15 teams on show for the first time since the CFU Youth Cup was held here in 2008.
“It’s a great opportunity for the players to play against some quality international teams such as Mexico, Venezuela and Panama. We have been playing a lot of practice games and then we found ourselves playing against teams of higher age groups, such as the senior level, in order to intensify what we were doing. I believe the boys are focused and ready to give a good showing in this competition," Fevrier told Guardian Media.
“This is a developmental tournament, similar to what will take place in Florida next month and it is important that we understand this and take the necessary approach. Of course, we are aiming to compete and to put on a good display of football.”
Team captain Jaheim Marshall is also eager to take the pitch in front of the home fans.
“It is a great honour for all of us in the team to play in front of the home crowd. We have been working really hard for a long time and now we want to put this into matches and demonstrate what we have done in training. I think these games will go a long way in showing us what level we are at and prepare us for the Concacaf championship.”
Striker Abdul-Qudoos Hypolite is promising total football.
“We are excited but at the same time patient because we know what our ambitions are. These teams all have a rich history and are strong in the region. For us, it is a great opportunity to be able to go out there and show what we are capable of. We’ll take each game seriously and try our best to put on a game of total football and try to achieve the best possible results on the day,” he said.
T&T faces Panama from 7.15 pm tomorrow, with Mexico and Venezuela squaring off in the first game at 5.15 pm.
Meanwhile, the T&T Under 17 Girls' team will also be in action. They will take on Panama’s U-17 team Friday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and again on Sunday at Ato Boldon. Panama has been a late replacement for Curacao’s U-17 Girls who encountered challenges in securing air travel.
T&T U-15s Team
Kanye Lazarus, GK, Police FC
Christian Bailey, Caledonia AIA
Dawn St Rose,W Connection
Jaron Pascall,Police FC
Tyrik Trotman, Central FC
Jaheim Marshall, Police FC
Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite, Police FC
Jesse Molik Khan, W Connection
Ja-Shawn Thomas, W Connection
Nathaniel James, W Connection
Josiah Wilson, W Connection
Tristan Stafford, Police FC
Kassidy Davidson, W Connection
Jovonn Gomez, Police FC
Dantaye Gilbert, W Connection
Caleb Borneo, Columbus Crew
Jaheim Faustin, San Juan Jabloteh
Tristan Edwards (GK), Santa Cruz United Academy
Isaiah Thompson, Point Fortin Civic Centre
Jared Edmond (GK), Players Evolution Academy
Head Coach – Stuart Charles Fevrier
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Seven Connection players in T&T U-15 team; ‘Dada’ and Look Loy complain about poaching.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier has announced his 20-man squad for this week’s TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament.
The Boys National Under-15s, who are captained by Trendsetter Hawks midfielder Jaheim Marshall, will play Panama, Venezuela and Mexico on 17, 19 and 21 July respectively while the Women’s National Under-17 Team play Panama on 19 and 21 July. Fixtures on Wednesday and Sunday are at the Ato Boldon Stadium while the Friday matches are at the Hasely Crawford Stadium venue.
“It’s a great opportunity for the players to play against some quality international teams such as Mexico, Venezuela and Panama,” Fevrier told the TTFA Media. “We have been playing a lot of practice games and then we found ourselves having to play against teams of higher age groups and senior level in order to intensify what we were doing. I believe the boys are focused and ready to give a good showing in this competition.
“This is a developmental tournament similar to what will take place [at the Concacaf Under-15 Championship] in Florida next month and it is important that we understand this and take the necessary approach. Of course we are aiming to compete and to put on a good display of football.”
But the TTFA Invitational marks a bittersweet moment for some youth coaches whose players won national selection with their clubs, only to become W Connection property before the end of the process.
Fevrier is the W Connection technical director while Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is the club owner.
Trendsetter Hawks founder and head Anthony ‘Dada’ Wickham said he was stunned to look at Fevrier’s 20-man roster and see his star attacker, Josiah Wilson, listed as a Connection player.
“When I saw the team, I called [David] John-Williams one time and asked him if Josiah Wilson was transferred to W Connection,” said Wickham, “and how could that have happened since I never signed any transfer form. He said he will have to talk to his daughter Renee [John-Williams] to find out what is going on but I am very suspicious about this whole thing.
“I think they are poaching players.”
Wickham said when his players joined the National Under-15 Team, which is funded by the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) under its Elite Programme, they were initially stopped from training with the club.
Then, they were asked to transfer to a Youth Pro League team last season—to supposedly play at a higher level. Marshall and Wilson transferred to Morvant Caledonia AIA, although both returned to Hawks this year.
But Wickham mused about whether the aim was always to separate clubs from the players they nurtured.
“Look they start a National Under-13 programme again this year and already they are telling the players that they cannot be involved in any activity with their clubs,” Wickham told Wired868. “Why? Is it because if you don’t play any club football for two years, you don’t even need a transfer and you can just walk and play for any other club?
“I am hearing that those clubs are in the parents’ ears promising them all kinds of things.”
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president and FC Santa Rosa founder Keith Look Loy also lost a bright young talent, Ja-Shawn Thomas, to Connection.
Ironically, Look Loy petitioned for the 14-year-old Thomas to get a second chance with the national youth team after he was initially cut from the burgeoning team at the East Zone stage. Earlier this year, though, the TTFA Board member said Renee John-Williams brought him a transfer request for the lanky Holy Cross College forward, which he signed. Thomas was six years old when he joined Santa Rosa.
Look Loy’s consent to the transfer did not mean he was any less hurt about the loss than ‘Dada’.
“They are using this Elite programme to identify talent and then they keep them away from the clubs that they come from,” said Look Loy. “They are separating the boys from their clubs, cherry picking them, and pressuring them to join Pro League clubs in general and W Connection in particular, so they can get into the national team.”
Look Loy, a former Fifa developmental officer, suggested the TTFA would be better off trying to improve the teams that discover gifted players, rather than isolate two dozen talented boys from the youth football circuit.
“A good match is worth five training sessions, so they should be playing after three training sessions,” said Look Loy. “Instead, they are training all the time and they tell players not to train or play anywhere else because their level will drop. I am fine with the boys training with the national programme but then allow them to play with their clubs.
“And if you have concerns about that club then go and talk to them and offer to help with their programme and try to influence the way they do things. Go watch them, talk to the coaches and work with them. But the result of this Elite Programme shouldn’t be to deprive clubs of their players.”
Look Loy also expressed misgivings at the selection process for the National Under-15 Team. Although the TTFA was credited for executing a fine scouting job to arrive at the current team in early 2018, he claimed they have operated as a completed squad ever since and have not made it easy for players to break in.
“When you look at that team, you have [12] players from two clubs and none of them won either the Republic Bank or the Youth Pro League Under-15 competitions this year,” said Look Loy. “Logically, if you go to scout at the under-15 competition, you would surely see at least one boy you want to bring in. You mean to tell me that with teams like San Juan Jabloteh, Point Fortin Civic and La Horquetta Rangers dominating repeatedly at those age groups, you can barely find a player from those clubs in the team?!
“At that age, national youth teams should be an open door because anyone can tell you that only about two players at that level go on to make it at senior level. So you have to keep freshening the pool.
“But it seems to be a closed group with this team. If you are in, then you are in; and if you’re out of the group you have to stay out.”
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7 W-Connection and 6 Police in the 20 man squad. Fair representation of the top youth talent in T&T?
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Seven Connection players in T&T U-15 team; ‘Dada’ and Look Loy complain about poaching
https://wired868.com/2019/07/15/seven-connection-players-in-t-dada-and-look-loy-complain-about-poaching/
Jabloteh winning at that level for long and only 1 jabloteh player made the squad nathaniel james was
a jabloteh player before
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Ah know Faustin and Gilbert were on Jabloteh's roster for the 2018 CONCACAF U-13 Champions League. What's the story with Gilbert?
Ah surprised Look Loy signed off on that transfer. Very magnanimous of him. Looks like he deemed it in the best interest of the player.
And Look Loy is spot on regarding his other observations, especially about keeping the door open to players. Spot on!
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Venezuela arrives for TTFA youth tourney.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Venezuela’s Under 15 boys’ team arrived here Sunday ahead of their opening clash with Mexico in the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s Youth Invitational tournament on Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The team, coached by Frank Tamanaco Piedrahita, was greeted by TTFA vice president Ewing Davis and Venezuela Ambassador to T&T Carlos Perez on their arrival at the Piarco International Airport.
Perez welcomed the team and immediately urged Venezuelan nationals currently in T&T to come out in full support of the team for all their matches in the tournament.
“As Ambassador, I am extremely excited, delighted and proud to welcome the Venezuela national Under-15 team to Trinidad and Tobago,” Perez told TTFA Media.
“It is a proud moment and a great opportunity. I see this as a very important trip not just for football but for relations between the countries. That’s the way it should be and that’s the cooperation we have as countries.
“The Venezuelan community in Trinidad and Tobago is a large one and we hope to see everyone at the stadium to support Venezuela and to see all the matches next week. We want to wish all the teams the best and it is an honour to have them here.”
The Venezuela under-17 team reached the 2018 FIFA U-17 World Cup and this current team is being groomed for the next World Cup qualifiers at the U-17 level. Pierdrahita said getting to play against Mexico, Panama and T&T in the tournament was a good opportunity for his team.
“This is a great opportunity for us to play against international teams that are preparing for international competitions in the same conditions as us. It will be a good tournament with strong teams and we are looking forward to it. We will work towards playing our style of football which we hope to impress with and to compete well in every match that we play here,” Pierdrahita told TTFA Media.
Venezuela faces Mexico at 5.15 pm on Wednesday with T&T taking on Panama at 7.15 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Mexico and Panama arrive in T&T today.
In related news, the TT Football Association (TTFA) will offer fans the opportunity to view all matches in this tournament via a global livestream and broadcast on local television.
The matches starting with today’s double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium will be available via OZ Sports after the TTFA completed negotiations to partner with the Iceland-based company. OZ have also partnered with Concacaf for livestreaming of its matches including the just concluded 2019 Gold Cup.
Fans will be able to access the games at US$2.99 per match and US$7.99 per matchday or US$19.99 for matches on all three matchdays. The stream will be available via the OZ app and further details on additional access options will be provided shortly.
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2-2
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Delayed on TV6
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5 - 3 panama
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now 5-4
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now 5-4
T&T U15 conceeded 3 unanswered goals.... :-\
3-2
3-3 (almost immediately after scoring)
3-4 (2 mins later)
3-5...... (3 mins later)
.....4-5
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Were those 4 Panama players onside when they scored the 4th goal?
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to those dat saw, did we operate as a unit or did the back four camp with d keeper as usual and got no help from d other six as usual ??? ah curious ??? :-\
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Panama edges host T&T in TTFA Youth Invitational opener.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team took the lead twice but could not hold on as Panama completed a come from behind 5-4 victory over the hosts in the second game of the opening double header in the 2019 TTFA Youth Invitational tournament at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Wednesday night.
The match was witnessed by an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd as the young ‘Warriors’ put on a gritty display and found the net in style to the delight of the home fans who had been waiting for something to cheer from the Red,White and Black for quite some time. Earlier in the day Mexico scored two second half goals to defeat Venezuela 2-0.
The Panamanians got double items from from Rafael Diaz and Reymundo Arauz after T&T went ahead in the 17th minute to send the stadium into a frenzy. Josiah Wilson’s cross from a corner was turned into the goal by Panama defender Felix Ariza in his mis-attempt at clearing.
Soon after T&T goalkeeper Kanye Lazarus was called into action to deny Rafael Diaz. On 27 minutes the visitors would storm back. Reymundo Arauz got past two men before firing past Lazarus to level the scores. and ten minutes later they were 2-1 ahead when Diaz was brought down in the penalty area by Molik Khan. Diaz nailed the resulting penalty.
T&T didn’t drop their heads and were back in it when Khan converted from a left side corner by Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite in the 41st.
Both teams came out after the interval looking to seize the initiative. T&T moved ahead when captain Jaheim Marshall found time and space and picked his spot well as he fired home with thunderous effort leaving Panama goalkeeper Ivani Pitty with no chance.
Panama kept pace with the hosts and would pull away, punishing T&T for napping.Arauz was unmarked in the 69th minute when he was served a lifting ball inside the area and took it nicely on the chest before beating advancing goalkeeper Lazarus. There were appeals for an offside but the goal stood.
Evans Zuniga made another searching run down the right flank and whipped in a cross that Emanuel Iglesias slotted in for a 4-3 lead. An unmarked Arauz then sent Diaz through as he shot past Lazarus to put the visitors 5-3 ahead.
Nathaniel James gave T&T late hop of salvaging something from the match when he moved past the Panama defence before slotting home three minutes from time.
T&T tried to steal a late equaliser and had a couple half chances near the end that didn’t go in.
All in all, an encouraging display from the young team that will meet Venezuela on Friday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Result
Panama 5 (Reymundo Arauz 27th & 69th, Rafael Diaz 37th & 73rd, Emanuel Iglesias 70th) v T&T 4 (OG 17th, Molik Khan 41st, Jaheim Marshall 69th, Nathaniel James 87th)
Fevrier's Post Match Comments after T&T U-15's opening loss to Panama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQcKIdeDEZo)
Teams Starting Line-ups
T&T: 1.Kanye Lazarus; 2.Christian Bailey, 3.Dawn St Rose, 4.Jaron Pascall, 5.Tyrik Trotman, 6.Jaheim Marshall (capt), 7.Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite, 8.Jesse Molik Khan, 9.Ja-Shawn Thomas, 10.Nathaniel James, 11.Josiah Wilson.
Substitutes From: 20.Jared Edmond, 18.Tristan Edwards; 12.Tristan Stafford, 13.Kassidy Davidson, 14.Jovonn Gomez, 15.Dantaye Gilbert, 16.Caleb Borneo, 17.Jaheim Faustin, 19.Isaiah Thompson.
Head Coach: Stuart Charles Fevrier.
Panama: 21.Ivan Pitty; 2.Wiluam Chacon, 3.Felix Ariza, 5.Carlos Ruiz, 7.Abraham Mejia, 9.Zinedine Diaz, 10.Reymundo Arauz, 14.Omar Dominguez, 15.Ricardo Sanchez, 16.Aimar Butcher (capt), 17.Caleb Garcia.
Substitutes From: 12.Vincente Obando, 1.Gustavo Fernandez; 4.Omar Burrowes, 6.Estarlin Villaverde, 8.Evans Zuniga, 11.Emerson Rivas, 13.Rafael Diaz, 18.Emanuel Iglesias.
Head Coach: Jorge Santos.
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Battling T&T U-15s downed by Panama 5-4.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
Despite a fighting display, T&T’s Under-15 footballers received a baptism of fire in their opening match of the T&T Football Association's Invitational Youth Tournament against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, going down to Panama 5-4.
Panama got a double strike each from Rafael Diaz and Reymundo Arauz to spearhead the win.
The young T&T development team, under coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier, settled in nicely in the early moments and lifted the crowd to its feet when Josiah Wilson delivered a pin-point cross from a corner that Panama defender Felix Ariza fired into his own goal as he attempted to clear in the 17th minute.
The Panamanians could have equalised almost immediately after but after Rafael Diaz was put through an open T&T defence, he shot straight into the outstretched leg of goalkeeper Kanye Lazarus.
The Panamanians took control of the match soon after and mounted a series of attacks. They got the breakthrough in the 27th when Reymundo Arauz dribbled past two defenders on top the area and rifled his shot past Lazarus into the roof of the net.
From another build-up in the 37th minute, the Panamanians went ahead for the first time when Diaz raced into the T&T penalty area and was hacked down by Molik Khan, causing referee Gladwyn Johnson to point to the penalty spot. Diaz then picked himself up and beat Lazarus with a powerful low shot to the bottom left corner.
However, the junior Soca Warriors would not be denied the equaliser and four minutes before the break, Khan made amends for giving away the penalty when he turned Abdul Hypolite's left-side corner past the Panama goalie to send the teams to the break level at 2-2.
Thereafter, T&T lifted their performance and was rewarded for it when captain Jaheim Marshall was given room some 20-yards out and unleased a thunderous shot that beat the outstretched dive of Ivani Pitty in the Panama goal.
But an unexplainable period of lapse from the T&T defence then resulted in two goals for the Panamanians. Arauz was unmarked in the 69th minute when he was served a lifting ball inside the area and took it nicely on the chest before beating advancing goalkeeper Lazarus.
And exactly a minute later, Evans Zuniga made another searching run down the right flank and whipped in a cross that Emanuel Iglesias slotted in for a 4-3 advantage.
The visitors sought to extend their lead in the 73rd minute after Arauz was again left unmarked when a pass was lifted to him and he released to Diaz, who hit a shot that took a deflection off Tyrik Trotman before beating Lazarus.
But T&T had one last moment of magic for the fans when Nathaniel James weaved his way past a crowd of Panama defenders before sliding it past the onrushing goalkeeper in the 87th minute.
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Any "flim" of the game?
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Sectors of the local media and even the TTFA keep referring to the Panamanian player as "Arauz" but in Panama he is typically known as Reymundo Williams not Reymundo Arauz. Plays for Costa del Este and has played up (with the U17 national team also).
:banginghead: because clearly ah not guessing.
ALSO
But an unexplainable period of lapse from the T&T defence then resulted in two goals for the Panamanians. Arauz was unmarked in the 69th minute when he was served a lifting ball inside the area and took it nicely on the chest before beating advancing goalkeeper Lazarus.
And exactly a minute later, Evans Zuniga made another searching run down the right flank and whipped in a cross that Emanuel Iglesias slotted in for a 4-3 advantage.
The visitors sought to extend their lead in the 73rd minute after Arauz was again left unmarked when a pass was lifted to him and he released to Diaz, who hit a shot that took a deflection off Tyrik Trotman before beating Lazarus.
Stunning re: a player who surely should have been in the "database". Not an unknown commodity if yuh paying attention.
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Seven Connection players in T&T U-15 team; ‘Dada’ and Look Loy complain about poaching.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier has announced his 20-man squad for this week’s TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament.
The Boys National Under-15s, who are captained by Trendsetter Hawks midfielder Jaheim Marshall, will play Panama, Venezuela and Mexico on 17, 19 and 21 July respectively while the Women’s National Under-17 Team play Panama on 19 and 21 July. Fixtures on Wednesday and Sunday are at the Ato Boldon Stadium while the Friday matches are at the Hasely Crawford Stadium venue.
“It’s a great opportunity for the players to play against some quality international teams such as Mexico, Venezuela and Panama,” Fevrier told the TTFA Media. “We have been playing a lot of practice games and then we found ourselves having to play against teams of higher age groups and senior level in order to intensify what we were doing. I believe the boys are focused and ready to give a good showing in this competition.
“This is a developmental tournament similar to what will take place [at the Concacaf Under-15 Championship] in Florida next month and it is important that we understand this and take the necessary approach. Of course we are aiming to compete and to put on a good display of football.”
But the TTFA Invitational marks a bittersweet moment for some youth coaches whose players won national selection with their clubs, only to become W Connection property before the end of the process.
Fevrier is the W Connection technical director while Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is the club owner.
Trendsetter Hawks founder and head Anthony ‘Dada’ Wickham said he was stunned to look at Fevrier’s 20-man roster and see his star attacker, Josiah Wilson, listed as a Connection player.
“When I saw the team, I called [David] John-Williams one time and asked him if Josiah Wilson was transferred to W Connection,” said Wickham, “and how could that have happened since I never signed any transfer form. He said he will have to talk to his daughter Renee [John-Williams] to find out what is going on but I am very suspicious about this whole thing.
“I think they are poaching players.”
Wickham said when his players joined the National Under-15 Team, which is funded by the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) under its Elite Programme, they were initially stopped from training with the club.
Then, they were asked to transfer to a Youth Pro League team last season—to supposedly play at a higher level. Marshall and Wilson transferred to Morvant Caledonia AIA, although both returned to Hawks this year.
But Wickham mused about whether the aim was always to separate clubs from the players they nurtured.
“Look they start a National Under-13 programme again this year and already they are telling the players that they cannot be involved in any activity with their clubs,” Wickham told Wired868. “Why? Is it because if you don’t play any club football for two years, you don’t even need a transfer and you can just walk and play for any other club?
“I am hearing that those clubs are in the parents’ ears promising them all kinds of things.”
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president and FC Santa Rosa founder Keith Look Loy also lost a bright young talent, Ja-Shawn Thomas, to Connection.
Ironically, Look Loy petitioned for the 14-year-old Thomas to get a second chance with the national youth team after he was initially cut from the burgeoning team at the East Zone stage. Earlier this year, though, the TTFA Board member said Renee John-Williams brought him a transfer request for the lanky Holy Cross College forward, which he signed. Thomas was six years old when he joined Santa Rosa.
Look Loy’s consent to the transfer did not mean he was any less hurt about the loss than ‘Dada’.
“They are using this Elite programme to identify talent and then they keep them away from the clubs that they come from,” said Look Loy. “They are separating the boys from their clubs, cherry picking them, and pressuring them to join Pro League clubs in general and W Connection in particular, so they can get into the national team.”
Look Loy, a former Fifa developmental officer, suggested the TTFA would be better off trying to improve the teams that discover gifted players, rather than isolate two dozen talented boys from the youth football circuit.
“A good match is worth five training sessions, so they should be playing after three training sessions,” said Look Loy. “Instead, they are training all the time and they tell players not to train or play anywhere else because their level will drop. I am fine with the boys training with the national programme but then allow them to play with their clubs.
“And if you have concerns about that club then go and talk to them and offer to help with their programme and try to influence the way they do things. Go watch them, talk to the coaches and work with them. But the result of this Elite Programme shouldn’t be to deprive clubs of their players.”
Look Loy also expressed misgivings at the selection process for the National Under-15 Team. Although the TTFA was credited for executing a fine scouting job to arrive at the current team in early 2018, he claimed they have operated as a completed squad ever since and have not made it easy for players to break in.
“When you look at that team, you have [12] players from two clubs and none of them won either the Republic Bank or the Youth Pro League Under-15 competitions this year,” said Look Loy. “Logically, if you go to scout at the under-15 competition, you would surely see at least one boy you want to bring in. You mean to tell me that with teams like San Juan Jabloteh, Point Fortin Civic and La Horquetta Rangers dominating repeatedly at those age groups, you can barely find a player from those clubs in the team?!
“At that age, national youth teams should be an open door because anyone can tell you that only about two players at that level go on to make it at senior level. So you have to keep freshening the pool.
“But it seems to be a closed group with this team. If you are in, then you are in; and if you’re out of the group you have to stay out.”
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Scott Sealy son Dante Sealy should get a look for this team, Jloyd Samuel son to.
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wait who is these boys nutritionist and physical trainers, ??? ??? ??? ??? against Vene dey looking like primary school kids getting out-muscled all over d pitch, yuh would swear we is d ones with severe food shortages ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
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0-3 steups two years, no tactical drilling, physically weak, terrible
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This commentator Tony whatever is pissing me the hell off with his crap :pissedoff: :pissedoff: :pissedoff:
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This commentator Tony whatever is pissing me the hell off with his crap :pissedoff: :pissedoff: :pissedoff:
take d kings gold, sing for d king
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Licks from every age group come down.
If DJW organize ah snakes and ladders team we go get we arse cut in that too
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wait who is these boys nutritionist and physical trainers, ??? ??? ??? ??? against Vene dey looking like primary school kids getting out-muscled all over d pitch, yuh would swear we is d ones with severe food shortages ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
0-3 steups two years, no tactical drilling, physically weak, terrible
From Wired 868.com: Molino strikes as T&T tie Guyana; DJW absolves himself and Lawrence of blame
June 26, 2019
"And John-Williams, who previously described the Men’s National Senior Team as his ‘flagship team’ advised fans to pay attention to their Boys’ National Under-15 Team instead.
“Under this administration, we have deliberately said that we are going to build from the ground up,” he told the Guardian. “I have said it, from the first day of my tenure, but I will close by saying watch our Under-15s play Mexico, Venezuela and Panama come July.
“I think it will be something interesting for the public to see where we have been channelling our energies.”
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Doh worry tune will change again and i95 go spin more bullshit for dem again
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wait who is these boys nutritionist and physical trainers, ??? ??? ??? ??? against Vene dey looking like primary school kids getting out-muscled all over d pitch, yuh would swear we is d ones with severe food shortages ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
nutritionist
TT does pay attention to nutrition ? Come nah man!
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Licks from every age group come down.
If DJW organize ah snakes and ladders team we go get we arse cut in that too
Yuh mean even doh de only thing he would have to source is de ladders?
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This team has been doing a lot of work...but what kind of work? Fevrier is probably doing what Latapy did before him; produce practice champs....We need less camp time and more playing time. T&T players weakest areas are tactical awareness, spatial awareness, ability to think quickly, and showing unshakable belief. These thing don't come from 2 years of practice and drills.
They need more international games earlier in the development phase to apply and process what they learned. Then they need to face those same teams again, repeatedly if necessary, to accelerate their growth and confidence as players and as a team.
Moreover I think we have to move away from picking players based on physical skill in practice sessions and develop an eye for those players who show fight and can develop physical and mental skills. This is likely why coaches miss talents like Shaq Moore, Telfer etc.
Opposing coaches invariably describe us as physical. That is telling, valuable, and actionable insight thatm invariably flies way over the heads of our administrators.
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This team has been doing a lot of work...but what kind of work? Fevrier is probably doing what Latapy did before him; produce practice champs....We need less camp time and more playing time. T&T players weakest areas are tactical awareness, spatial awareness, ability to think quickly, and showing unshakable belief. These thing don't come from 2 years of practice and drills.
They need more international games earlier in the development phase to apply and process what they learned. Then they need to face those same teams again, repeatedly if necessary, to accelerate their growth and confidence as players and as a team.
Moreover I think we have to move away from picking players based on physical skill in practice sessions and develop an eye for those players who show fight and can develop physical and mental skills. This is likely why coaches miss talents like Shaq Moore, Telfer etc.
Opposing coaches invariably describe us as physical. That is telling, valuable, and actionable insight thatm invariably flies way over the heads of our administrators.
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: totalling
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wait who is these boys nutritionist and physical trainers, ??? ??? ??? ??? against Vene dey looking like primary school kids getting out-muscled all over d pitch, yuh would swear we is d ones with severe food shortages ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
0-3 steups two years, no tactical drilling, physically weak, terrible
From Wired 868.com: Molino strikes as T&T tie Guyana; DJW absolves himself and Lawrence of blame
June 26, 2019
"And John-Williams, who previously described the Men’s National Senior Team as his ‘flagship team’ advised fans to pay attention to their Boys’ National Under-15 Team instead.
“Under this administration, we have deliberately said that we are going to build from the ground up,” he told the Guardian. “I have said it, from the first day of my tenure, but I will close by saying watch our Under-15s play Mexico, Venezuela and Panama come July.
“I think it will be something interesting for the public to see where we have been channelling our energies.”
We're watching....
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0-3 steups two years, no tactical drilling, physically weak, terrible
Sound like usual settings in T&T football
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Venezuela thrashes T&T 4-0.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
T&T's Under-17 footballers succumbed to their second defeat in the T&T Football Association’s Youth Invitational Football Tournament at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo Friday night, going down to Venezuela 4-0.
After a gutsy 4-5 loss to Panama on Wednesday, coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier made a few changes to his starting line-up as he sought a change in his side’s fortunes.
But that didn't prevent the same types of blunders that accounted for their loss in the first game from being repeated early on.
Instead, it was the Venezuelans who drew first blood when Deivi Hernandez benefitted from a neat through-ball and he rifled his shot past goalkeeper Tristan Edwards in the 22nd minute.
A minute before the halftime interval, the Venezuelans went two-goals up courtesy another defensive error. An unmarked Carlos Torres was picked out from a right-side corner as the T&T defence failed to attack the ball and when it reached Torres, the Venezuelan striker turned it past Edwards for a comfortable advantage going to the break.
Thereafter, Venezuela dominated the second half but had to wait until the 77th minute to score when Klinsmann Gomez found room on top the area and curled his shot wide of a diving Edwards in goal for the 3-0 lead.
And with T&T hardly producing any resistance thereafter, substitute Edwin Britto sealed the win when he raced past his marker into the T&T defence and calmly slotted the ball past Edwards in the 94th minute.
In the earlier game on the night, Panama and Mexico played to a 1-1 stalemate.
T&T will next face Mexico Sunday while Venezuela will take on Panama.
Results
Mexico 1 (Kevin Madrigal 42), Panama 1 (Reymundo Williams 19) at Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Trinidad and Tobago 0, Venezuela 4 (Deivi Hernandez 22, Carlos Torres 44, Klinsmann Gomez 77, Edwin Britto 90+4) at Hasely Crawford Stadium.
(Teams)
Trinidad and Tobago (4-3-3): 18.Tristan Edwards (GK); 19.Isaiah Thompson, 4.Jaron Pascall (6.Jaheim Marshall 62), 12.Tristan Stafford (5.Tyrik Trotman 68), 3.Dawn St Rose; 8.Molik Jesse Khan (10.Nathaniel James 62), 13.Kassidy Davidson, 15.Dantaye Gilbert; 7.Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite (17.Jaheim Faustin halftime), 16.Caleb Borneo (9.Ja-Shawn Thomas 62), 14.Jovonn Gomes (11.Josiah Wilson 62).
Unused Substitutes: 1.Kanye Lazarus (GK), 2.Christian Bailey.
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
Venezuela (4-4-2): 12.Frankarlos Gutierrez (GK); 2.Alex Fernandez (13.Alex Cacique 81), (captain), 4.Nicolas Morillo, 15.Carlos Torres (5.Javier Torres 85), 3.Adrian Jose; 18.Luis Zambrano (10.Jesus Anuel 66), 14.Sebastian Marin, 8.Cesar Correia, 17.Santiago Tarano (19.Lewuis Diaz 66); 11.Deivi Hernandez (9.Carlos Gonzalez 85), 7.Klinsmann Gomez (16.Edwin Britto 81).
Unused Substitutes: 1.Kelvin Garcia (GK), 6.Aaron Perez.
Coach: Frank Tamanaco Piedrahita
Fevrier's Reactions after Friday night's defeat to Venezuela (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=5_ZdaBOWNRA)
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They were better than us — Charles-Fevrier
'Very disappointing' is how national coach Stuart Charles Fevrier described his team's losing performance against Venezuela at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Friday night. The T&T Football Association Youth Invitational Football Tournament which is preparation ahead of the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship in August.
An under-strength T&T Under-15 team was outclassed 4-0 by their Venezuelan opponents and the coach highlighted several reasons why this happened, at the post-match interview. "Our players had problems coping with the movement and rotation of the Venezuelans, the way they supported the ball, the way they always have numbers around the ball, their technical ability and their game-understanding as well," Charles-Fevrier explained.
He noted, if you look back at the match you will see that our players still depend too much on individual play, while the Venezuelans played more team-football, saying their game was based on one-two touches in a collective effort, while we still tend to depend on the brilliance of a player to get through.
On Friday night the young Warriors went a goal down as early as the 22 minutes when Deivi Hernandez got a free reign inside the T&T defence and rifled the ball past goalkeeper Tristan Edwards in the 22nd minute.
And with the game heading toward the half-time interval, the South Americans, went two-goals up when the T&T defence failed to pick up Carlos Torres from a 44th-minute right-side corner, and when the ball reached him, he skillfully guided it past a stranded Edwards for the advantage. The situation worsened in the second half, as coach Charles-Fevrier sought to honour a commitment to award all his players at least 60-minutes of play in the tournament, by making changes.
But it was more than just that, as the superior play of the Venezuelans awarded them with two more goals in the second session.
Klinsmann Gomez, in the 77th minute skilfully curled a shot past Edwards from on top the area, for a three-goal cushion, and Edwin Britto sealed the win with a 94th-minute item.
Charles-Fevrier said he will not pressure his young players for the result, as it is a development tournament, but said they can only learn from their experiences. He called for his team to play more games against North American, Central American and South American opposition in the future if they are to progress and qualify for international competitions.
The T&T team will next spring into action today on the final day of competition at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva. T&T will again play the feature match at 7:15 pm tonight against CONCACAF giants Mexico, a match that will follow a 5:30 pm contest between Panama and Venezuela.
Charles-Fevrier said, "We have to pick ourselves up and try to give a better performance against the Mexicans," however, he reminded the media that his players are up against young players who are already playing in a professional system, and some who are already pros.
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It is "wrong" to describe the team that played versus Venezuela as "under-strength". On what evidence? Solely the 5-4 result? Prior expeditions? Perception of individual quality and qualities? This is a team game that depends on the collective and cohesion. This squad simply has not had enough match experience to determine what the best mix is. It's often surprising which combination of player qualities yields the best collective under match realities that feature a legitimate opponent. And, this is a development tournament, isn't it? The description is off the mark.
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It is "wrong" to describe the team that played versus Venezuela as "under-strength". On what evidence? Solely the 5-4 result? Prior expeditions? Perception of individual quality and qualities? This is a team game that depends on the collective and cohesion. This squad simply has not had enough match experience to determine what the best mix is. It's often surprising which combination of player qualities yields the best collective under match realities that feature a legitimate opponent. And, this is a development tournament, isn't it? The description is off the mark.
https://wired868.com/2019/07/20/fevrier-i-take-full-responsibility-venezuela-make-themselves-at-home-in-4-0-rout-of-tt-u-15s/
VENEZUELAN COACH
On the flip side, Piedrahita, through a translator, indicated that the Venezuelan team that turned out last night is still fairly new to him, as he and his technical staff continue to search the country for the right group of players to contest CONMEBOL’s Under-15 Championships in November.
“This is the third module of our Under-15 team,” Piedrahita said. “In November last year, we put together one Under-15 group and played with them. In April this year, we put together the second group. This is the third module. We put together this group about a month ago. We have been playing together about a month now.”
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Do you interpret that to mean that he travelled to T&T with a squad that's completely different from the previous two cycle modules? Unique players in each module? I can tell you he did NOT do that.
I ask only because of the way it is written/reads that could be an interpretation.
For instance, in April he called 4 keepers. Two of them came to Trinidad.
In April he called 6 forwards. He brought 3 of them to T&T.
When he is saying he has been playing together for a bout a month now, that's not precisely accurate in a sense.
In-house what we think our best XI is can only be confirmed as our best XI when subjected to playing adequate and appropriate opposition.
Février used the term "best possible team" and the media used the term "under-strength". I take less issue with Février's usage than with the media but at the end of the day, there's only one way to find out and it can't have been on the back of playing Panama.
As to the issue of the length of time Février has had the squad versus Venezuelan preparations, we are a long way from a proper platform for comparison in part because of other factors that I won't get into right now ...
I will say this doh: Kudos to Février for holding his hand up and saying he takes responsibility etc.
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Venezuela thrashes T&T 4-0.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
T&T's Under-17 footballers ....
RELATED NEWS
They were better than us — Charles-Fevrier
...An under-strength T&T Under-15 team....
both correct?
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And the VEN coach's comments underline a comment made by Keith Look Loy: Février (apparently) locked the squad too soon.
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Venezuela thrashes T&T 4-0.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
T&T's Under-17 footballers ....
RELATED NEWS
They were better than us — Charles-Fevrier
...An under-strength T&T Under-15 team....
both correct?
Under-strength is a distraction. It's a smokescreen. At national team level there shouldn't be a drop off in quality such that players who are ... let's say "understudies" .. create a significant meltdown. Ask yourself if we had played Antigua whether the changes would have been material.
We didn't lose because we were "under-strength". Février sees that it's the opposition's style of play that troubled us. Perhaps that points us in the right direction.
Maybe the better approach might have been to establish more of a footing in the match before making adjustments? I doh know.
Game, set, match. On to Mexico. What have we learned from the two previous matches?
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I wonder if our youth players understand the significance of wearing the national colours and representing the country. This is a special opportunity being given to them and not something they should feel is deserved to them. The love for country and the understanding you should and must give your all, especially playing at home is not instilled in our players. Not in football, not in any sport. The coaching staff has part to play in having the youths understand this as well. Yes in an ideal situation they will not need to do this but in T&T the love and passion to play for country is not there at the moment so the coaching staff need to help out..
Look at big countries, look at small countries (for example Cuba, Jamaica, Australia) some rich, some poor but they tend to be successful in various sports from youth to senior level is partly because there is stong sense of belief that their country is special, their country is the best and they willing to go out their and prove this to the world. Our youth teams (and now I question our current senior team) never had this type of sporting psyche.
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WATCH Match Highlights - T&T vs Panama U-15s
https://www.youtube.com/v/1Hz0o0Rbvf8
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Ugh conceding 4 goals again
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I wonder if our youth players understand the significance of wearing the national colours and representing the country. This is a special opportunity being given to them and not something they should feel is deserved to them. The love for country and the understanding you should and must give your all, especially playing at home is not instilled in our players. Not in football, not in any sport. The coaching staff has part to play in having the youths understand this as well. Yes in an ideal situation they will not need to do this but in T&T the love and passion to play for country is not there at the moment so the coaching staff need to help out..
Look at big countries, look at small countries (for example Cuba, Jamaica, Australia) some rich, some poor but they tend to be successful in various sports from youth to senior level is partly because there is stong sense of belief that their country is special, their country is the best and they willing to go out their and prove this to the world. Our youth teams (and now I question our current senior team) never had this type of sporting psyche.
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Sando as much as I am disappointed with the results, I think we should lay off the idea that these 15 yr oldssomehow don’t care about performing in the rbw jersey. Yes they made errors and got punished. But to say that they lack passion and giving the idea that they playing a fete match is far from the truth. Did you see the way they fought to reduce the score. The shot from way out to score the 3rd goal and the reaction of the players showed that they have the passion. I did not see the whole Panama game so I can’t give an overall verdict on this team. Give the youths a break. They just not up to par as of now. That is a fact. The TTFA and Fevrier have to come up with solution to assist these youths for the real competition.
Again, I am not accepting mediocrity or making excuses. They just not good enough at this moment.
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I wonder if our youth players understand the significance of wearing the national colours and representing the country. This is a special opportunity being given to them and not something they should feel is deserved to them. The love for country and the understanding you should and must give your all, especially playing at home is not instilled in our players. Not in football, not in any sport. The coaching staff has part to play in having the youths understand this as well. Yes in an ideal situation they will not need to do this but in T&T the love and passion to play for country is not there at the moment so the coaching staff need to help out..
Look at big countries, look at small countries (for example Cuba, Jamaica, Australia) some rich, some poor but they tend to be successful in various sports from youth to senior level is partly because there is stong sense of belief that their country is special, their country is the best and they willing to go out their and prove this to the world. Our youth teams (and now I question our current senior team) never had this type of sporting psyche.
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Sando as much as I am disappointed with the results, I think we should lay off the idea that these 15 yr oldssomehow don’t care about performing in the rbw jersey. Yes they made errors and got punished. But to say that they lack passion and giving the idea that they playing a fete match is far from the truth. Did you see the way they fought to reduce the score. The shot from way out to score the 3rd goal and the reaction of the players showed that they have the passion. I did not see the whole Panama game so I can’t give an overall verdict on this team. Give the youths a break. They just not up to par as of now. That is a fact. The TTFA and Fevrier have to come up with solution to assist these youths for the real competition.
Again, I am not accepting mediocrity or making excuses. They just not good enough at this moment.
Precisely!
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Finally had an opportunity to listen and view the Venezuelan coach's post-match interview.
1. Although the translator did a relatively good job, she didn't understand the football universe. Right smack in the middle of the interview the coach was literally explaining to her what CONMEBOL was and how it related to his preparations for upcoming competition in Bolivia in November.
2. When asked how long the team/squad has been playing together the coach responded: that in 2018 he/they spent 9 months searching for players all across Venezuela and then in November called to camp players from that search effort. It's the translator's lack of understanding of how the cycles relate to team selection that causes her to insert her conclusion that the team has only been playing together for a month. She didn't fully appreciate how "the month" related to the modules (which she translated literally) and preparation.
Despite not showing to be a sports person she did a relatively good job. In fact, she did really well in her recall of a lot of detail because the coach spoke for extended periods in responding. However, she somewhat sensationalised the nuance of a month in her response. So the month thing also ended up overshadowing the fact that Venezuela has also been starved of playing quality opposition (other than academy and pro club teams) during the period November to present.
I now have a better appreciation of what went down. Also, she did a sound job of explaining his comments about match preparation, but should have sought clarity regarding the coach's distinction about each preparation cycle (first group, second group, third group ... first module, second module ,third module etc).
Basically VEN has a plan for how say 10 days of training are laid out ... even before the players set foot on Margarita. Structured day by day.
What's also not distilled in the interview (she wouldn't know) is that the coach has had several years in this age group at NT level (which makes gathering information about players and building a team a lot easier than starting from scratch). Uruguay, for instance, have also had a coach remain in tenure for multiple cycles. So the 9 months of searching also has to be placed in context of the process that occurred for the previous CONMEBOL U15 tournament that took place in Chile and how the coach built that squad and his network across Venezuela.
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Having listened to Fevrier's comments after the conclusion of the Mexico match, I think he has a clear picture of the U15s and I think his comments were really thoughtful, reasonable and honest. Unlike his experience with the senior team, I think if his U15s had 21 matches and comprehensive international exposure from Thailand to UAE to Iran etc., I think we would be seeing a U15 with a notable product even better than the many positives that were on display during these three matches.
There is evident talent among the U15s and we must not be discouraged by the results because there are players in the mix with football futures. What needs to change is how youth football is organized within the country or we just need to take all our talent abroad and train them in another environment.
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Facts are on video for everyone to see. Facts are not what you want to happen or you wish were true
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Having listened to Fevrier's comments after the conclusion of the Mexico match, I think he has a clear picture of the U15s and I think his comments were really thoughtful, reasonable and honest. Unlike his experience with the senior team, I think if his U15s had 21 matches and comprehensive international exposure from Thailand to UAE to Iran etc., I think we would be seeing a U15 with a notable product even better than the many positives that were on display during these three matches.
There is evident talent among the U15s and we must not be discouraged by the results because there are players in the mix with football futures. What needs to change is how youth football is organized within the country or we just need to take all our talent abroad and train them in another environment.
Cant help but wonder if deeper but subtle cultural undercurrents inform the way we structure development.
It's well established that nation-states exhibit differing and measurable attitudes with respect to cultural building blocks such as respect for authority, attitudes to risk, hierarchy, learning, decision-making etc. These attitudes in turn dictate the form and structures of institutions and how information is communicated within them.
Here's a crazy thought... what if our collective attitudes arc toward low tolerance for learning and risk, high deference to authority, and high preference for structure over flexibility, stability over growth. Could the cultural expression these values manifest as soothing ourselves with relatively risk free, highly structured practice sessions and eschewing the higher risk, less stable, maelstrom of testing players in actual games?
Case in point :T&T is known to score high in deference to authority. The game bent to the will of Jack Warner for decades. Now we bending over for DJW. It's not coincidence both these individuals be act like a one man show. I think they expect deference in accordance with our predilection to show it.
IMO, unless your compass is oriented true, you will be lost, no matter how sophisticated the vessel.
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Having listened to Fevrier's comments after the conclusion of the Mexico match, I think he has a clear picture of the U15s and I think his comments were really thoughtful, reasonable and honest. Unlike his experience with the senior team, I think if his U15s had 21 matches and comprehensive international exposure from Thailand to UAE to Iran etc., I think we would be seeing a U15 with a notable product even better than the many positives that were on display during these three matches.
There is evident talent among the U15s and we must not be discouraged by the results because there are players in the mix with football futures. What needs to change is how youth football is organized within the country or we just need to take all our talent abroad and train them in another environment.
he needs to screen again . them boys been together since under 13 .. kids develop at different rates ....
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Zandolie, JW, DJW!!! We have to live with them. Right now is DJW. You have to deal with him. In a fractured society like ours, football at this juncture is not important. Life is! In the Afro-TT community where 99% of the footballers originate, there is an unbelievable belief in self destruction. How these youths come out and participate, and in some cases produce international performances, is mind boggling. Then the lack resources from that sector of the society that has it, and stand by the side (in many cases, quite rightly) is utterly painful. Imagine, Venezuela is in dire straits, There are Vens. coming to TT on boats to escape their version of hell. Yet their youths came and destroy our youths. Their "failed govt" found the resources for their sports program. Our govt is already straddled with the failed pro-league. Other sport organizations needs just as much attention. The money for the failed pro-league could have gone to these youths for longer preps. and competitive international friendlies.
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This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
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WATCH Opening Statement made by Stuart Charles-Fevrier following the conclusion of the TTFA Youth International Invitational Tournament on July 21, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/v/BZ_nQKrJKyE&t=14s
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TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament: The Numbers
(Country, matches played, matches won, matches tied, matches lost, goals for, goals against, goal differential, points)
Mexico 3-2-1-0-7-2-5-7
Panama 3-1-2-0-6-5-1-5
Venezuela 3-1-1-1-4-2-2-4
Trinidad and Tobago 3-0-0-3-5-13-(-8)-0
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WATCH Match Highlights - T&T vs Mexico U-15s
https://www.youtube.com/v/FirRD0XO4Lg
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Zandolie, JW, DJW!!! We have to live with them. Right now is DJW. You have to deal with him. In a fractured society like ours, football at this juncture is not important. Life is! In the Afro-TT community where 99% of the footballers originate, there is an unbelievable belief in self destruction. How these youths come out and participate, and in some cases produce international performances, is mind boggling. Then the lack resources from that sector of the society that has it, and stand by the side (in many cases, quite rightly) is utterly painful. Imagine, Venezuela is in dire straits, There are Vens. coming to TT on boats to escape their version of hell. Yet their youths came and destroy our youths. Their "failed govt" found the resources for their sports program. Our govt is already straddled with the failed pro-league. Other sport organizations needs just as much attention. The money for the failed pro-league could have gone to these youths for longer preps. and competitive international friendlies.
Like everything else in TTO, the approach to football is 'vai ki vai'. :cursing:
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This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
Are you talking about the athletics track? If so, I agree!
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This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
Are you talking about the athletics track? If so, I agree!
Under utilized so it may be a matter of economics, but it should be replaced with a surface that is aesthetically pleasing.
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This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
Are you talking about the athletics track? If so, I agree!
Under utilized so it may be a matter of economics, but it should be replaced with a surface that is aesthetically pleasing.
Funny, It under utilized but in bad shape. Are there track clubs in central ? What is being done to locate talented athletes in central?
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Mexico sink T&T 4-1.
T&T Newsday Reports.
TTFA Youth Invitational ends on losing note for hosts
T&T scored first but it was the same result on a different day as Mexico finished off the TT Football Association Youth Invitational Tournament with a 4-1 victory over the home team, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, on Sunday.
The T&T Under-15 team faced their final test against Mexico,who beat Venezuela 2-0 on Wednesday and drew 1-1 with Panama on Friday, in the third and final day of the tournament.
It was actually T&T who would open the scoring early as Molik Khan scored for the second time this tournament after a deflection from a free kick.
He managed to get to the loose ball before Mexican ‘keeper José Tellez and knocked it in for the game’s opening goal in the sixth minute.
Mexico would respond shortly after in the 16th minute. After a corner, David Cedillo found André in acres of space on the right hand side.
He fired a cross to Jésus Moreno, who attempted a bicycle kick toward T&T’s goal. He didn’t make full contact, but it managed to find its way to Alejandro Alcalá for Mexico to draw level.
Both sides would have their opportunities but the first half ended with the scores level.
The second period was dominated by Mexico in terms of possessions and scoring opportunities and the deadlock was broken in the 75th minute.
Mexican substitute Raúl Chávez received a pass on the break into the right side of the penalty area and delivered a backheel pass to an incoming Javier Guerrero to give the Mexicans their second goal of the evening.
Chávez wasn’t done serving the table, however. Another counter attack saw the wide player dribble into the penalty area on the left side this time and put it on a platter for Miguel Carreón for Mexico’s third goal in the 86th minute.
Mexico’s final goal came with a bit of role reversal. This time it was Guerrero providing a penetrating pass to Chávez to slot it past Lazarus for their fourth and final goal of the tournament.
In the earlier game, Venezuela and Panama played to a scoreless draw after 90 minutes. Both teams finished the tournament with a win against T&T, a loss against Mexico and a draw.
After the match, T&T head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier spoke to the media regarding their opponent Mexico and the tough test the T&T Under-15s were up against.
“I spoke to the Mexican manager. These guys (Mexican U15 players) play ten months of football, more than even our senior men locally. They are professionals. Their schedule is the same as the senior professionals. Their fixtures is the same as well. If the senior players playing in the evening or night, they play in the morning...Ten months is a lot, and that’s why these boys are so good at a young age...They play the game very mature for their age.”
Despite the result,Charles-Fevrier was still pleased with the team’s performance and their mentality against Mexico.
“I was very pleased that our players – for the first 75 minutes – were always in the game. We created chances in the game that we missed. We had a more professional mentality today in terms of the way we handled ourselves on the playing field – more serious, more professional.”
T&T’s Under-15 team will play a friendly against Venezuela today and this match will also be used as preparation for the Concacaf U15 Boys Tournament in the United States,which starts August 4.
(Team)
Trinidad and Tobago (4-1-4-1): 1.Kanye Lazarus (GK); 2.Christian Bailey, 4.Jaron Pascall, 6.Jaheim Marshall (captain), 3.Dawn St Rose; 13.Kassidy Davidson (16.Caleb Borneo 84); 10.Nathaniel James, 8.Molik Khan, 19.Isaiah Thompson (14.Jovonn Gomes 79), 17.Jaheim Faustin (15.Dantaye Gilbert 79); 9.Ja-Shawn Thomas (7.Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite 75).
Unused substitutes: 18.Triston Edwards (GK), 5.Tyrik Trotman, 12.Tristan Stafford,
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
TTFA Youth Invitational
Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Molik Khan 6), Mexico 4 (Alejandro Alcalá 16, Javier Guerrero 74, Miguel Carreón 85, Raul Chavez 88)
RELATED NEWS
Mexico tops TTFA Youth Invitational.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago completed their three-match campaign in the 2019 TTFA Youth Invitational with a 4-1 defeat to eventual tournament winners Mexico at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Sunday night.
T&T started brightly as the Stuart Charles-Fevrier coached team tried to make up some lost ground after opening losses to Panama and Venezuela. They would open the scoring in the 6th minute as Molik Khan scored for the second time in the series pouncing on low ball which eluded the Mexican defense from a left sided free kick and he made no mistake hitting home from inside the penalty area.
Mexico would respond shortly after in the 16th minute. After a corner, David Cedillo found André in acres of space on the right hand side.
He fired a cross to Jésus Moreno, who attempted a bicycle kick toward TT’s goal. He didn’t make full contact, but it managed to find its way to Alejandro Alcalá for Mexico to draw level.
Jaheim Faustin went close with a shot that missed the upright in the 20th and Nathaniel James forced the Mexican custodian Jose Eulogio to save four minutes later.
Both sides would have their opportunities but the first half ended with the scores level.
T&T stayed in the match and should have done better with further scoring opportunities in the second half. Three minutes in Ja-shwn Thomas sent his effort wide of the left post after being sent through to the dismay of the home fans.
But Mexico kept playing and Miguel Avalos saw his header crash off the upright on 51 minutes.
Mexican substitute Raúl Chávez then received a pass on the break into the right side of the penalty area and delivered a backheel pass to an incoming Javier Guerrero to give the Mexicans their second goal of the evening.
Chávez wasn’t done serving the table, however. Another counter attack saw the wide player dribble into the penalty area on the left side this time and put it on a platter for Miguel Carreón for Mexico’s third goal in the 86th minute as T&T faded.
Mexico’s final goal came with a bit of role reversal. This time it was Guerrero providing a penetrating pass to Chávez to slot it past Lazarus for their fourth and final goal of the tournament.
In the earlier game, Venezuela and Panama played to a scoreless draw after 90 minutes.
Post-Match Comments
Stuart Charles Fevrier
“To match Mexico for 70 minutes, I think is very, very good. The boys showed a lot of heart, a lot of fight.
“In Mexico, school is for education. If you don’t want to play for the school, it’s no problem. So that’s why most of them are attached to a club. They go to school and then after school they play for the club, so they are growing up as professionals. It’s a culture.”
When you watch the football tonight, for Under-15s I think the level was high, the quality was high. You could see those players knew what they were doing, they know the game, and that is why I give the players a lot of credit because we matched them tactically and we matched them in mentality. But in the last 15 minutes, you could see we got tired, and they were still going.
“You could see they were still going because it is normal for them because it’s 10 months of football for them. They already have a professional mentality, it’s in them. Our player still playing College football, they playing for this academy here, they playing for this club here, they playing for all different clubs, they playing all about. These players play for professional clubs, that’s their club, that’s the club that developing them, when they reach adulthood, if they can’t make it, another pro club will take them.
Jaheim Marshall – T&T captain
“This tournament was really helpful to the team. As a team, we needed to know where we are and where we needed to be before we go to the [Concacaf] tournament.At this point, the most we can do is work toward the future, keep our heads up and keep pushing to get the result we want in the future.
Nathaniel James – T&T midfielder
“I knew we could’ve competed with them in these games. I think their professionalism was too much for us to handle in the closing stages of the match. They were fitter than us, and more experienced. We really want to improve on our defending.
Juan Carlos Ortega – Mexico head coach
“We started losing the match, but we managed to overcome. It was a very good match for us. We respect T&T a lot. They were a good team and a good driver for us. We had to be very calm because sometimes when you’re not getting your way, you become desperate.
Match Highlights - T&T 1 vs Mexico 4 Under 15 Boys Youth Invitational (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirRD0XO4Lg)
Charles-Fevrier wants more competition for U-15s.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
TT UNDER-15 men’s football team coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier is calling for more competition for his squad, as they turn their attention towards the Concacaf Under-15 Championship, which will take place at the IMG Centre, Bradenton, Florida, United States from August 4-12.
Charles-Fevrier was speaking during the post-game media conference, on Sunday night, after his team suffered a 4-1 licking by Mexico in the final round-robin match of the TTFA (TT Football Association) Youth Invitational Tournament.
The T&T team were beaten 5-4 by Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Wednesday, followed by a 4-0 spanking by the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Friday and Sunday’s defeat at Couva.
According to Charles-Fevrier, “If you watched (Sunday’s) game, you’ll see you need quality to play that type of football. I’ll like to keep this programme going. If the Association wants somebody else, that’s not a problem. I hope I can stay with them.
“What we need now is to play more Central American and North American teams instead of Caribbean teams,” he said. “It’s not that we cannot play Caribbean teams, but I believe we need to focus a lot more on the Central American and North American teams. If we have to qualify for any major competition, these are the teams we have to beat.”
Charles-Fevrier, who is also the men’s team assistant coach and W Connection coach, acknowledged, “Everybody has their opinion but I’m a football man. I don’t want to fight with (anybody).
“We (can) sit down, have a conversation and see what’s best for T&T football. It’s difficult now to get any meaningful thing going with football in this country.”
However, both Charles-Fevrier and the TTFA have been criticised on Facebook, for the team’s results, particularly since the T&T squad have been together since 2017 while their three Central American opponents were fielding teams that were all assembled this year.
TTFA board member and outspoken critic Keith Look Loy wrote, “The marketing hook was ‘the future is now’. The public was sold an illusion about how good the (TTFA) Elite Programme was, how well the boys played in beating Intercol players.
“Two years have been spent to produce what we have witnessed,” he continued. “Our boys were beaten and outclassed by teams formed weeks ago.
“Attention must be paid to the selection of players into this programme, and to the selection of staff,” Look Loy noted.
“The excuses will flow. But the public has long made sense out of the nonsense and concluded on it.” Player agent Dion Sosa mentioned, “I have been saying for years, how can we say we want an elite programme when we don’t have the elite development coaches in the game, on the staff or administration.”
Sosa called for the inclusion of Jean Lillywhite, Anthony “Dada” Wickham, Anthony Sherwood and Michael Grayson on the national youth teams’ set-up.
And former World Cup referee Ramesh Ramdhan, directing his criticism towards Charles-Fevrier, wrote, “Having these kids for two years, you are just contented to develop them from constant defeats. Heaven help us.”
Poor football culture hampering the sport.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
A major cultural difference in the sport of football has been the main spot of bother for national under-15 football coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier ahead of the coming CONCACAF Championship next month.
Charles-Fevrier lads finished the T&T Football Association Youth Invitational Tournament at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Sunday, without a victory as the junior Soca Warriors were thrashed 4-1 by CONCACAF giants Mexico at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The T&T boys, in only their first outing to the public, took the lead from a well-taken goal by Molik Khan in the 6th minute, and they had numerous opportunities to at to their tally, but chances went a-begging. However, the visitors equalized in the 16th and got three other goals from Javier Barrera in the 75th, Miguel Carreon in the 86th and a 90th-minute item to seal the win and bring the curtains down on the tournament.
Afterwards, Mexico's Gael Garcia was named the best midfielder and Venezuela's Klinsmann Yesdis Gomez was adjudged the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP). However, Panama stormed home with the lion's share of the awards, copping the best goalkeeper prize- Vicente Obando, the best defender award- Omar Alba Burrowes and the Golden Boot trophy- Reymundo Williams Arauz.
Charles-Fevrier told the media in spite of the high level displayed in the tournament, his team was able to match their opposition. "When you watch the football tonight, for Under-15s I think the level was high, the quality was high. You could see those players knew what they were doing, they know the game, and that is why I give the players a lot of credit because we matched them tactically and we matched them in mentality. But in the last 15 minutes, you could see we got tired, and they were still going," Charles- Fevrier said.
"You could see they were still going because it is normal for them because it's 10 months of football for them. They already have a professional mentality, it's in them. Our player still playing College football, they playing for this academy here, they playing for this club here, they playing for all different clubs, they playing all about. These players play for professional clubs, that's their club, that's the club that developing them, when they reach adulthood, if they can't make it, another pro club will take them," Fevrier explained.
He noted, I was told that in Mexico, school is for education and if you do not want to play football for the school is not a problem, that is why most of them are attached to a club.
The T&T under-15s will spring into action again today in a practice match with their Venezuelan counterparts, from 4:30 pm at the Couva venue.
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This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
Are you talking about the athletics track? If so, I agree!
Under utilized so it may be a matter of economics, but it should be replaced with a surface that is aesthetically pleasing.
As a rule, the TTFA is great at "covering up". It didn't occur to then to cover this up? Maybe not their expertise.
If you're using this facility as a continual centerpiece of your activities (inclusive of international competition), one would think aesthetics would be a concern.
Ato, yuh should be shouting "not in my name!" :)
And while I'm on this ... signage is also a mockery. Look at that sign that welcomes you to the Dwight Yorke Stadium. Did no one look at it before it was erected? Dwight, tell them: "not in my name!"
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Trinidad and Tobago (4-1-4-1): 1.Kanye Lazarus (GK); 2.Christian Bailey, 4.Jaron Pascall, 6.Jaheim Marshall (captain), 3.Dawn St Rose; 13.Kassidy Davidson (16.Caleb Borneo 84); 10.Nathaniel James, 8.Molik Khan, 19.Isaiah Thompson (14.Jovonn Gomes 79), 17.Jaheim Faustin (15.Dantaye Gilbert 79); 9.Ja-Shawn Thomas (7.Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite 75).
Unused substitutes: 18.Triston Edwards (GK), 5.Tyrik Trotman, 12.Tristan Stafford,
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
Josiah Wilson?
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By the way, the Mexican U15s are not pros. They are learning to be pros. What is our learning destination?
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“The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind, the ‘hurricane ‘ that is TT football adminis trey shun”
Best guess , the lottery that is junior college scholarships for those who can afford to lose a son/daughter to foreign. Better alternative than losing to a criminal event. For many other countries it has always been a matter of family survival , for us, it seems football might just be another event where we play. Jack of all trades, we don’t have time (maybe desire, maybe skepticism) to devote to mastering one
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Shit mentality, shit approach and that's why we consistently have shit results from youth to senior level. The condition of the track is just one result of the bigger problem. So tell me this, the stadiums do not have assigned workers to maintain the condition of the track on a regular basis? Do we wait until its in a poor condition to realise how bad it is then spend even more money to fix it steupse
Where is the sporting media in T&T? They dont care to hold the authorities accountable? steupse a bunch of old banana republic heads in control
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Zandolie, JW, DJW!!! We have to live with them. Right now is DJW. You have to deal with him. In a fractured society like ours, football at this juncture is not important. Life is! In the Afro-TT community where 99% of the footballers originate, there is an unbelievable belief in self destruction. How these youths come out and participate, and in some cases produce international performances, is mind boggling. Then the lack resources from that sector of the society that has it, and stand by the side (in many cases, quite rightly) is utterly painful. Imagine, Venezuela is in dire straits, There are Vens. coming to TT on boats to escape their version of hell. Yet their youths came and destroy our youths. Their "failed govt" found the resources for their sports program. Our govt is already straddled with the failed pro-league. Other sport organizations needs just as much attention. The money for the failed pro-league could have gone to these youths for longer preps. and competitive international friendlies.
I agree, more or less. Impoverished mindset (TTFA) + great talent (footballers) = poor performance. Bad admin produces sub-par results no matter the talent of the athletes. The 'resources' argument is a joke.
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Dear TTFA, please post the missing Match Highlights of the T&T vs Venezuela game. You have provided the other two matches and even post-match reaction/comments of the Venezuela match but no match footage.
Also, video of the second encounter versus Venezuela would be appreciated, once it's packaged separately from the first match.
Thank you kindly.
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Roberts impressed with quality of U-15 football.
T&T Guardian Reports.
CONCACAF'S Director of Development Jason Roberts has said he was left impressed with the level displayed by the four competing teams at the just concluded T&T Football Association Youth Invitational Tournament.
Roberts, accompanied by FIFA Development officer for the Caribbean Marlon Glean, witnessed the last four matches in the Under 15 boys competition, including the closing doubleheader and the Awards Ceremony at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, on Sunday last.
The tournament was a dress rehearsal for the teams- Mexico, Panama and T&T ahead of the CONCACAF U-15 Championship in Florida, USA next month, Roberts, an ex-Blackburn Rovers and Grenada forward said on Tuesday.
“The TTFA youth invitational was a fantastic opportunity to see some of the top talents in the region put together by the TTFA in preparation for the CONCACAF U-15 tournament. This was a wonderful chance to see well-drilled teams performing at an extremely high level, some real talent across all of the sides, and I have to commend the TTFA for seeing that preparation and bringing the teams together. It is a unique opportunity to ensure these players are well prepared, getting used to elite tournaments and used to the atmosphere of having a big crowd," Roberts said.
He added, “Individually I thought there were some standout performances. The T&T number 8 (Molik Khan) who was extremely talented with the number 10 (Nathaniel James) as well. You look across for the number 10 striker for Panama- Reymundo Arauz, Venezuela number 7 (Klinsmann Gomez and the striker Jesus Anuel), were also good. Mexico, as expected, also played at a very high level for young players."
“I would like to say how exciting it was to see football in our region at such a high level in preparation for the CONCACAF U-15, where I would be spending a lot of time viewing games of similar quality,” Roberts added.
Meanwhile, Carlos Subero's 59th-minute strike earned Venezuela a 1-0 victory over T&T on Tuesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in another practice match between the teams.
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Match Highlights - T&T vs Venezuela U-15s
https://www.youtube.com/v/hkBcGGCUjpY
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"Meanwhile, Carlos Subero's 59th-minute strike earned Venezuela a 1-0 victory over T&T on Tuesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in another practice match between the teams."
good work, much better result.
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(http://www.femexfut.org.mx/img/Noticias/Contenido/U3VuZGF5IDIxc3Qgb2YgSnVseSAyMDE5IDA5OjU3OjEwIFBN.jpg)
This looks horrible. It's been in this condition for a long time. Is no one inclined to fix it?
Are you talking about the athletics track? If so, I agree!
Under utilized so it may be a matter of economics, but it should be replaced with a surface that is aesthetically pleasing.
Funny, It under utilized but in bad shape. Are there track clubs in central ? What is being done to locate talented athletes in central?
Even though under utilized, its in bad shape due to normal deterioration over the years being exposed to the elements, without any form of maintenance. Btw, this is the same ground that was transformed into a 'sea' when the US last visited to play a WC qualifying game. What does that tell you? Not even the drainage system is properly maintained. Is anything in TTO properly maintained?
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Nobody eh answer meh question yet. Are there track clubs in central. If not why? central has a big population by TT standards. Why the people not doing grass-roots sports. Apart from football and cricket, probably table tennis and badminton. No basketball, no netball, no rugby, no hockey, no cycling, no swimming. What is happening?
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We had a player based in the US that eligible for this team who was recommended since March.... Up to now, nobody ent reach out to his father. The father reach all in Trinidad trying to link up with people and still salt.
Now I get the news that two of this youth teammates made the final roster for the USA team for the tournament next month in Florida... :frustrated: Watch them tear up....
Meanwhile there is another youth with the same organization a year below who is also eligible. His father tell me NO THANK YOU! Not with this administration. :banginghead: These two parents talk with each other all the time. It is no wonder father #2 wants no part of representing T&T.
:cursing:
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We had a player based in the US that eligible for this team who was recommended since March.... Up to now, nobody ent reach out to his father. The father reach all in Trinidad trying to link up with people and still salt.
Now I get the news that two of this youth teammates made the final roster for the USA team for the tournament next month in Florida... :frustrated: Watch them tear up....
Meanwhile there is another youth with the same organization a year below who is also eligible. His father tell me NO THANK YOU! Not with this administration. :banginghead: These two parents talk with each other all the time. It is no wonder father #2 wants no part of representing T&T.
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That is what I have been saying all along. Do these players want to go thru salt to play for TT?
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Although I agree that the genesis of the U15 tournament had political considerations after the Gold Cup tragedy, the U15 tournament has attracted notice from a considerable distance. Progress can be made.
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T&T U-15s to face Mexico, Panama
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
T&T's Under-15 boys' footballers will face a tough assignment after being grouped with Mexico, Panama and Curacao in Pool A of Division One for the 2019 Concacaf Under-15 Championship from August 4-11 at the IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida, USA.
The developmental tournament will feature the 39 teams from North, Central America and the Caribbean and three guest teams from UEFA. The tournament, which will provide access to international football for over 750 boys from across the CONCACAF region, will be contested in two rounds.
For the first-round group phase, the 42 participating teams have been divided into three divisions according to the CONCACAF Under-17 ranking as of 2019, ensuring sporting balance and a minimum number of four matches for each team.
Division One features the top 14 ranked CONCACAF teams, as well as Slovenia and Portugal. These 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each (Groups A-D). After round-robin play, the four group winners and the four second-placed finishers will advance to the quarterfinals to play for the championship. The third and fourth place finishers will play an additional match to determine their final positions in the division.
Division Two will feature the next 15 best ranked CONCACAF teams and Israel. These 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four each (Groups E-H). After round-robin play, the four group winners will advance to the semifinals to play for the championship. The second, third and fourth place finishers will play an additional match to determine their final positions in the division
Division Three will be made up by the lowest 10 ranked CONCACAF teams. The teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each (Groups I & J). After round-robin play, the group winners will advance to the divisional final, while the remaining teams will play an additional match to determine their final position in the division.
Concacaf Under-15 Groups
Division One:
Group A: Mexico, Panama, T&T, Curacao
Group B: USA, Haiti, Guatemala, Suriname
Group C: Canada, El Salvador, Slovenia, Guadeloupe
Group D: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Portugal, Barbados
Division Two
Group E: Nicaragua, Guyana, Cayman Islands, Bahamas
Group F: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Grenada, Martinique
Group G: St Lucia, St Kitts/Nevis, Israel, Belize
Group H: Bermuda, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Division Three
Group I: Bonaire, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla, French Guiana, St Maarten
Group J: St Martin, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos Islands
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What next for T&T’s Elite U-15s? Fenwick, Grayson, La Forest and Look Loy have their say.
By Jovan Ravello (Wired868).
After a disappointing debut at the recently concluded TTFA Youth International Invitational where the National Under-15 Team lost 5-4, 4-0 and 4-1 to Panama, Venezuela and Mexico respectively, TTFA board member and FC Santa Rosa owner, Keith Look Loy, is one of several voices laying the blame on head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier and the NLCB Elite Youth Programme administrators.
“The boys tried but the weaknesses in their coaching—after two years and millions of dollars being spent—were amply exposed,” Look Loy said. “Lack of team structure, low intensity play, poor physical conditioning, really poor defending. All of that, after two years of being together, rests squarely on the shoulders of the staff and programme administrators.”
Look Loy, who is a TTFA board member, claimed the TTFA Invitational was not approved by the TTFA board and said it was another instance of mismanagement by the administration led by local football president David John-Williams.
“It was not planned. It was an arbitrary, desperate, knee jerk response by the TTFA hierarchy to the firestorm of criticism provoked by the country’s dismal performance in the Gold Cup,” Look Loy said.
“The hope was that the boys would play well and save the hierarchy’s collective face. It was all about politics—not football—and it failed. Do not forget that the U15 girls were also supposed to play. That failed.”
Look Loy, who piloted an unsuccessful no-confidence motion against the TTFA president last year, aimed a jab at football’s local governing body.
“In the immediate aftermath of yet another poor performance by one of the other national teams, the Under-15,” Look Loy said, “it is clear, at least to me, that TTFA’s national teams’ programme, it’s coaching appointments, its coaching performance are a complete debacle. This is so in all of our teams, in both genders and in all age groups.
“The evidence is not opinion, it is there to be seen in poor performances and last-place finishes that the football-loving public has now grown accustomed to.”
Former San Juan Jabloteh head coach and Football Factory principal, Terry Fenwick also lay the blame on the bench.
“The team has to be motivated and that comes from the coach,” Fenwick said. “After these poor results and performances, I can’t see the team progressing as the president had suggested.”
“This is not the future,” Fenwick continued in derision of the TTFA Invitational tagline ‘The Future is Now’. “These kids have lots to learn and clearly the existing coaching staff fall short on team structure and motivation. After two years of training, this group are miles behind where they should be.
“Time, attention, budget—all afforded this group to the detriment of other National teams, boys and girls— and they simply have not performed.”
Trinity College East coach Michael Grayson’s critique rang a touch gentler. Grayson, a former national youth team coach and a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) icon for his work for Arima Senior Comprehensive and St Augustine Senior Secondary, said the team’s first outing was good enough, given the quality of their competition.
“To score four goals is an achievement,” he said, “however, poor ball possession and lack of cohesion in defence led to [the result]. The game versus Venezuela caused many questions to be asked. Maybe the rule of players having to play at least 60 minutes led to the poor performance.”
Despite the tournament structure, Grayson spotted glaring flaws. “In this game [the team had] no possession, no energy and [there was] a total collapse in the second half.”
The Davis and Elkins College Hall of Famer lauded the team’s fighting spirit against tremendous odds but said there was a lot of work to do. “If 13 goals are conceded in three games, well, it’s not difficult to figure out our weaknesses and positives.”
Still others, like Ron La Forest, a former National Senior assistant coach and stand-out player, was not ready to make sweeping indictments of the youngest of the national teams.
“As the coach mentioned, [he has] a good bunch of players, you could see they’re lacking experience, but with time they will grow,” he said.
La Forest said the invitational was the ideal platform to stimulate that growth. “We need that kind of opposition going forward,” he said. “[They’ve had] one tournament, it was a good experience for them, now we have to keep them together and look around for added talent.”
The TTFA president, John-Williams, admitted that team depth was a factor in the team’s bottom of the table finish after the closing ceremony of the TTFA invitational saw Mexico lift the inaugural title.
John-Williams mentioned plans to conduct screening sessions in the United States in the coming weeks while leaving the doors open for prospective local players.
All the coaches we spoke to had their own fix for the young squad. Grayson agreed with the recruitment drive and called for critics to stop blaming the SSFL.
Look Loy had three different suggestions: reopen the closed squad and search for new talent, appoint new staff and replace the current programme administrators.
Fenwick, a former Senior National Men’s team head coach candidate, suggested the players be made to study videos of the best international teams and for the coaches to train them for pace and game structure based on the videos. “We cannot and should not relate success to games against local opposition,” he said.
Meanwhile, La Forest urged patience. “Let the coach do his thing,” he said. “[He is] a very experienced man and it is not a quick fix. Give him more time and you will see a difference.”
In the Concacaf Under-15 Championship scheduled to run from 4-12 August at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, T&T is grouped with TTFA Invitational Tournament winners Mexico, Panama (who won 5-4 in the opening match) and Curacao. The team is currently encamped and will travel to Florida next Friday.
Asked about T&T’s chances of eventually qualifying for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Loo Loy dug into his optimism. “It’s football,” he said. “You always have a chance.”
It remains to be seen what the T&T Under-15s will do with that chance.
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I hope they look at a few players based in the US, UK and Canada..
Dante Sealy (FC Dallas), Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City) and Joshua Virgil (NY Red Bulls) might be a good start.
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dNATE SE
I hope they look at a few players based in the US, UK and Canada..
Dante Sealy (FC Dallas), Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City) and Joshua Virgil (NY Red Bulls) might be a good start.
Dante sealy is a year to old (2003) Lakyle Samuel is to young only Joshua Virgil ......
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dNATE SEI hope they look at a few players based in the US, UK and Canada..
Dante Sealy (FC Dallas), Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City) and Joshua Virgil (NY Red Bulls) might be a good start.
Dante sealy is a year to old (2003) Lakyle Samuel is to young only Joshua Virgil ......
He is either 14 or 15 now
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T&T to face Costa Rica in CONCACAF U-15 opener tomorrow.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Boys team will face Costa Rica in their opening match at the CONCACAF Under 15 boys Championship at IMG Academy on Sunday. The match is scheduled for a 9am kick off. T&T have been shifted to Group D of the championship alongside Costa Rica, Portugal and Barbados. This resulted after Jamaica made a late withdrawal from the tournament.
The T&T team arrived at IMG on Friday night. T&T faces Barbados at 11am on Monday and Portugal on Wednesday at 9am.
T&T set to face European powerhouse
Trinidad and Tobago received an interesting offer on the team’s arrival at the IMG Academy in Florida for the Concacaf Boys U15 Championship. With the non-arrival of Jamaica, T&T Coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier was approached to fill their spot in Group ‘D’ as the organisers recognized that his squad recently faced Mexico and Panama in the TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament in late July and with this being a development tournament, fresh opposition seemed ideal. Fevrier accepted the offer without hesitation, “I welcome the challenge because we must play top teams from all over and those three teams are formidable in their respective regions”. Said the coach when he spoke to TTFA media.
The new opponents in group ‘D’ will be Costa Rica, Barbados and Portugal with the opening match being against the Central Americans on Sunday at 9 am.
Portugal is ranked in the top five in Europe and the T&T Coach is eager to face a topflight team. “We have to play the top teams ahead of the competition which matters, which is the qualification tournament for the 2021 FIFA Under 17 World Cup, this is my focus for this team, so leading up to that if we get opportunities to face these highly respected team we will grab at the chance”
When asked about the unflattering recent results Fevrier was confident in his reply, “Although result matter, we can’t only focus on that, this is about development and we played some unfamiliar opposition who came highly rated and we saw why in the tournament. In order for us to improve this must continue that is why I am so delighted for this new grouping.”
On Monday the under 15s will battle Caribbean neighbour Barbados who has Trinbagonian Russel Latapy in their camp. The Magician was recently appointed Head Coach of the Barbados Senior Men’s Team and is eager to see the clash of the development squads. First up for them on Sunday will be the Portuguese.
With Jamaica unfortunately failing to reach the tournament on schedule due to US Visa issues, some adjustments had to be made to the First Division fixtures, with T&T moving to its new group, Israel has been elevated from the second tier to fill our spot in group ‘A’. Also having issues with USA travel requirements are the Guatemalans who were unbale to secure Visas for some key players.
T&T had no such issues this time around and the coach indicated that all is well in the camp with the players enthusiastic about hitting the field.
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The decision to switch groups was made how? By consultation through an appropriate hierarchy of decision-making or on the coach's off the cuff instinct on the spur of the moment?
Was the offer made to Panama? Was the offer made to Mexico?
Proposing a nexus between this U15 tournament and U17 WC qualifying is a noble one but it is ah sort of "bridge too far" for all sorts of reasons.
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
Yuh done know.
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The more I think about the decision to change groups, the more it's subject to challenge.
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WATCH LIVE: Costa Rica U-15 vs Trinidad and Tobago U-15 (https://www.facebook.com/concacafcom/videos/2393771380866811/).
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3-0 CR already. 19th min.
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My gosh ....
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3-0 CR already. 19th min.
no muscle, no tactical adjustments, slow, ponderous, why we have ah person dat mostly past it his sell by date and always get slaughtered at concacaf level coachin this program....oh yes right nepotism, frenism and corruption. steups
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3-0 final score. Missed penalty and a few chances as well.
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
I never understood FIFA allowing countries who deny players visa to host events.
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We conceded a couple of silly goals. Where is the evidence of an improving decision-making?
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
I never understood FIFA allowing countries who deny players visa to host events.
It seems reasonable that countries which host events should have the right to say who comes into their country or not. Aren't there cases of athletes who have absconded after arriving in the USA? It is a case of 'Peter paying for Paul'? No?
Moving these tournaments from the US is a valid thought but........move to where?
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Interesting decision by Fevrier to switch groups. Might have been beneficial to coaching staff and players to review the recent games against Mexico and Panama, then put strategies into place with a view to improving individual and team performance. That way a coach can put themselves to the test, and really drill down into how well each player can follow instruction, learn, and adapt under pressure. But what do I know.
Portugal deal with the Bajans rough. We good to hold a 4+
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T&T U-15s miss out against Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
It was a tale of two halves for Trinidad and Tobago, both of which the National Under 15 team will have to put behind them as the competition is continuing at a rapid pace in the Concacaf Boys U15 Championship. The youngsters were down 3-0 in the first 20 minutes of their 70 minute encounter with Costa Rica as action in the tournament got underway at the IMG Academy in Bradenton FL.
They never recovered from the early onslaught despite a spirited second half effort. The Central Americans got on the board as early as the 5th minute through Creichel Perez who capitalized on a flat-footed T&T defence to put the ball well out of the reach of goalkeeper Triston Edwards. Ten minutes later it was Josimar Alcoceri who made it 2-0 for Costa Rica with Perez making it 3 in the 19th.
T&T had some good looks at goal in this period and even had a Nathanial James effort questionably disallowed for offside but their love affair with uprights also continued in this match with Jahiem Faustin disturbing the right post with a well struck attempt and as the half time whistle beckoned, Captain Jahiem Marshall hit the right post following a fine run from deep.
Stuart Charles Fevrier’s team was a much-improved unit in the second half when it came to keeping Costa Rica at bay but many-a-chances went abegging in their efforts to get something out of the match. James in particular caused a lot of problems with some penetrating runs into the penalty area one of which result in a penalty for Trinidad and Tobago but once again the post was found when Josiah Wilson powerfully blasted the spot kick into the woodwork.
The loss was a difficult one for the coach especially after witnessing his players quality play in the second half.
“Personally, I thought the first fifteen minutes we were very sluggish in terms of coping with the intensity of Costa Rica. I thought when the game settled, we definitely matched them and created goal scoring opportunities but unfortunately we did not capitalise on them.” The Coach also pointed out a major area of concern, “In terms of the defence, we definitely have to recruit to create some more competition, because most of the defenders I have at present were midfield players I transformed” Fevrier added.
This recruitment is expected to be conducted at home and overseas as the focus on World Cup qualification intensifies.
Recovery is the key for the U15s as they go into action again on Monday to face Barbados with just over 24 hours between games. The Bajans also had a tough opening match when they went down 6-0 to European guest-team Portugal, which makes the all-Caribbean clash all the more interesting.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: Triston Edwards (GK), 2. Christian Bailey, 3. Dawn St. Rose (7. Abdul Quddoos Hypolite 51’), 4. Jeron Pascall, 5. Tyrik Sampson (14. Deshawn Brown 61’), 6. Jaheim Marshall (Captain)(12. Tristan Stafford 61’), 8. Molik Khan, 9. Ja-Shawn Thomas (16. Isaiah Thompson 51’), 10. Nathanial James, 11. Josiah Wilson, 17. Jaheim Faustin (13. Kassidy Davidson 51’).
Unused Substitutes: 1. Kanye Lazarus, 15. Dantaye Gilbert
Costa Rica: Abraham Madriz (GK), 4. Julian Gonzalez, 5. Brandon Calderon (Joseth Peraza 42’) 6. Ricardo Pena (16. Kenneth Gonzalez 52’), 7. Josimar Alcocer (3. John Ruiz 52’), 8. Creichel Perez (17. Marcos Escoe 36’), 9. Kishurn Gouldbourne (Andrey Salmeron 36’), 11. Jewison Bennette, 13. Sabastian Rodriguez (12. Steven Cerdas 53’), 14. Santiago Van Der Putte (Captain), 15. Sabastian Salas.
Unused Substitute: 18. Dylan Carvajal (GK).
Post Match Comments from Fevrier following defeat to Costa Rica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCbw42XKbp8)
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T&T 1 (Wilson, 35th min) vs BAR 0 HT
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T&T 1 (Wilson, 35th min) vs BAR 0 HT
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T&T 1 vs 1 BAR (Butcher 65th min)
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T&T 1 (Wilson, 35th min) vs BAR 0 HT
T&T 1 vs 1 BAR (Butcher 65th min)
T&T 1 vs 1 BAR FT
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Well fervier has an excuse it is development beaten 5 games in a row and draw 1(barbados)
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
I never understood FIFA allowing countries who deny players visa to host events.
It almost appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaken the competition, but that may just be conspiracy theory.
But it is a burden too heavy for already challenged countries.
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
I never understood FIFA allowing countries who deny players visa to host events.
It almost appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaken the competition, but that may just be conspiracy theory.
But it is a burden too heavy for already challenged countries.
But isn't it the same issue when playing the USA in an away game during WCQ?
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Well fervier has an excuse it is development beaten 5 games in a row and draw 1(barbados)
The man say watch this team... They will surprise. This what all the investment is in. ::)
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Well fervier has an excuse it is development beaten 5 games in a row and draw 1(barbados)
The man say watch this team... They will surprise. This what all the investment is in. ::)
1)we still slow and ponderous on d ball
2)we still play in two distinct disconnected blocks attack.............defense - d dots is for effect :P >:(
3)using midfielders as defenders instead of developing football basics in recruits dat might be better suited to defense, but lack natural ball skills
4)No physical conditioning or muscle dev so getting man handled - an aside, is it me or has our 11 to 15yr olds been getting smaller and smaller since 1990, yeah ah know crazy right.
5)quite possibly no nutritional monitoring
6)No team play see point (2)
Dis reminds me of SSFL and PRo League for some reason hmmmmmm :thinking: :thinking: oh yeah right we football headed by ah delusional AND corrupt pro league owner :cursing:MDACNT
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4)No physical conditioning or muscle dev so getting man handled - an aside, is it me or has our 11 to 15yr olds been getting smaller and smaller since 1990, yeah ah know crazy right.
5)quite possibly no nutritional monitoring
This is very much an issue.
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Under 15 Boys sharepoint with Barbados.
TTFA Media.
Head Coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier was very disappointed with the result but pleased with the performance as Trinidad and Tobago was held to a 1-1 draw by Barbados in the Concacaf Boys U-15 Championship.
On the second day of competition at the IMG Academy in Bradenton FL., poor finishing was the order of the day for T&T as they started positively by creating a number of goal scoring opportunities in the opening fifteen minutes but capitalized on none.
Nathaniel James and Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite both did well to get sights on goal but were either off target or stopped by Ramario Carter who put in a Man of Match performance in the Barbados goal.
A thought must be spared for winger Josiah Wilson who mesmerized his opponents with surging runs into the penalty area only to see his crosses and centers end with the ball in the bushes surrounding the IMG.
Wilson decided to do it himself in the second minute of added time in the first half, when he took a short corner to Hypolite and collected the return ball to fire a rocket from the top of the box pass Carter’s first post for a long-awaited go-ahead item.
Barbados leant from the first period, adjusting to consolidated in defence for the second half and trouble Fevrier’s team with the occasional counterattack. They also benefit from number soft fouls around the penalty area to launch some testing free kicks but it was still the men in red with the majority of the possession. Trinidad and Tobago paid the footballing price for those misses by conceding the equalizer six minutes from time. The Barbados number 10 Nadre Butcher (who came on as a substitute) receiving a ball from deep and taking it well to fire and beat Kanye Lazarus in the T&T goal.
“We dominated the game but you have to score to win, so the 70% possession we had (though good) was not enough to get 3 points.” Charles lamented after the game. “The boys are in pain but this is what happens when you don’t score your chances, they must learn that and must learn it fast because we have an important game on Wednesday which will give them and ideal opportunity to bounce back from this” said the coach in closing.
With Portugal and Costa Rica playing to a 2-2 draw in the other group match, it seems an uphill task for T&T to advance when they face the Europeans in their final Group D match on Wednesday.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: Kanye Lazarus (GK), 3. Dawn St. Rose, 4. Jeron Pascall, 7. Abdul Quddoos Hypolite (17. Jaheim Faustin 67’), 8. Molik Khan (Captain) (8. Jaheim Marshall 58’), Nathanial James, 11. Josiah Wilson, 12. Triston Stafford, 13. Kassidy Davison, 14. Deshawn Brown, 15. Dantaye Gilbert (16. Isaiah Thompson 51’).
Unused Substitutes: 18. Triston Edwards, 2. Christian Bailey, 5. Tyrik Trotman, Ja-Shawn Thomas.
Barbados: 1.Ramario Carter (GK), 3. Kobe Hutson, 4. Shay Prescod, 5. Tyrique Bailey-Edwards (Captain) 6. Janash Jaunal (2. Kellon Carrington 66’), 7. Khimani Cox (14. Shewayne Burke 53’), 8. Ethan Squires (15. Ryan Lashkley 36’), 9. Colin Griffith (10. Nadre Butcher 48’), 11. Zachary Applewhite (16. Jonathan Sealey 54’), 12. Aaron Cumberbatch, 13. Ethan Taylor.
Unused Substitute: 18. Allan Mallalieu (GK), 17. Savejo Blenman.
RELATED NEWS
T&T Under-15s held 1-1 by Barbados.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier was left a disappointed man after his under-15s were held to a 1-1 tie by regional neighbours Barbados in the Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship on Monday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida, USA.
However, Charles-Fevrier told the media that he was somewhat pleased with the performance of the team.
On the second day of competition, poor finishing affected the T&T team, despite starting positively and creating numerous chances in the encounter. Nathaniel James and Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite both did well to get sights on goal but were either off-target or stopped by Ramario Carter who put in a Man of Match performance in the Barbados goal.
Josiah Wilson mesmerized opponents with surging runs into the penalty area only, but scorers failed to convert. However, Wilson later did it alone in the second half when he took a short corner to Hypolite and collected the return ball, to fire a blistering shot from the top of the box, past Carter in the Barbados goal.
The Bajans decision to tighten up in their defence curbed the T&T attacks, and later benefitted from several soft fouls around the penalty area to launch some testing free kicks. In spite, if this, the men in the red, white and black still controlled the majority of the possession.
T&T then paid the footballing price for their missed chances by conceding the equalizer six minutes from time. Barbados number 10 Nadre Butcher, who came on as a substitute, picked up deep within his half and took it past his markers before rifling his shot past Kenye Lazarus in the T&T goal area.
Afterwards, Charles-Fevrier said, “We dominated the game but you have to score to win, so the 70% possession we had (though good) was not enough to get three points.”
He noted further, “The boys are in pain but this is what happens when you don’t score your chances, they must learn that and must learn it fast because we have an important game on Wednesday which will give them an ideal opportunity to bounce back from this.”
With Portugal and Costa Rica playing to a 2-2 draw in the other group match, it will be an uphill task for T&T to advance when they face the Europeans in their final Group D match on Wednesday.
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Match highlights - T&T vs Barbados
https://www.concacaf.com/es/sub-15-hombres/videos/cu15-2019-barbados-v-trinidad-and-tobago-highlights
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I think is time to move these tournament from the US. The visa requirements are srewing up the rest of Concacaf. Our officials are guilty of some incompetence, but the visas requirement are weakening the already weak smaller countries.
I never understood FIFA allowing countries who deny players visa to host events.
It almost appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaken the competition, but that may just be conspiracy theory.
But it is a burden too heavy for already challenged countries.
It doesn't help that Guatemala and the United States are in the same group.
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Match highlights - Costa Rica vs T&T
https://www.concacaf.com/es/sub-15-hombres/videos/cu15-2019-costa-rica-v-trinidad-tobago
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RESULT: Trinidad and Tobago 0-3 Portugal.
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Match highlights - T&T vs Portugal
https://www.concacaf.com/es/sub-15-hombres/videos/cu2015-2019-trinidad-tobago-v-portugal-highlights
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Fevrier pleased as U-15s finish third in Group.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s quarterfinal aspirations were extinguished today when they faced Portugal at the IMG Academy in Bradenton FL. The European guest team maintained its fine form in the Concacaf Boys U15 Championship with a tough 3-0 victory over Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s squad in varying weather conditions.
A torrential downpour accompanied by lightening delayed the start of the match but when it got going T&T looked a group determined to redeem themselves for a mediocre tournament showing thus far, despite regular starting midfielders Nathaniel James and Molik Khan sitting with the substitute contingent. The first half was generally even with some good moments for T&T, the most memorable being an Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite free kick from the left side of the penalty area which Portugal’s Diogo Pinto did well to keep the scoresheet blank at the half.
The second half started in much the same vein as the first but with three substitutes coming on at the break the Europeans started to come into their own. They came close in the 45th minute with a snapshot from Herculano Nabian hitting the cross bar, then he made sure with a header two minutes later to give his team the lead. Fevrier’s team held their own as play continued but with three minutes remaining on the clock the effort fell apart as the other substitutes Marcos Cruz and Ricardo Marquez hit the net in the 67th and 71st minutes respectively to make the final score 3-0.
T&T Coach Fevrier expressed his thoughts on the match to TTFA Media, “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started, we obviously need a continuous strength and conditioning program for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today”
The back to back games took a fitness toll on the players and this must be addressed, “In the last five minutes of the game I could see they were getting tired and they lost concentration and conceded two goals but generally speaking I was quite pleased with the performance given the quality and level of the opponents.” Fevrier said in closing.
The result means Trinidad and Tobago finished third in the group behind Portugal and Costa Rica with Barbados in 4th spot on goal difference.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: Kanye Lazarus (GK), 2. Christian Bailey, 4. Jeron Pascall, 6. Jaheim Marshall (Captain) 7. Abdul Quddoos Hypolite (10. Nathaniel James 42’), 9. Ja-Shawn Thomas, 11. Josiah Wilson (16. Isaiah Thompson 48’), 12. Triston Stafford, 13. Kassidy Davison, 15. Dantaye Gilbert, 17. Jaheim Faustin (8. Molik Khan 48’).
Unused Substitutes: 18. Triston Edwards, 3. Dawn St. Rose, 5. Tyrik Trotman, Deshawn Brown.
Portugal: Diogo Pinto (GK), 3. Antonio Teixeira, 4. Gabriel Costa (Captain), 6. Joao Faria (Marco Cruz 67’) 11. Lucas Rodriguez (7. Ricardo Marques 35’), 13. Dario Essugo, 14. Diogo Monteiro, 15. Tiargo Octavio (8. Diogo Priosts 63’), 16. Goncaio Esteves (5. Francisco Silva 35’), 17. Diego Moreira, 18. Youssaf Chermiti (9. Herculano Nabian 47’).
Unused Substitutes: 1. Andre Gomes (GK), 2. David Monteiro
RELATED NEWS
T&T's Under-15s go down 3-0 to Portugal.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Portugal maintained its fine form in the CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship with a 3-0 victory over Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s squad at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida, USA on Wednesday.
A torrential downpour accompanied by lightning delayed the start of the match but when it got going T&T looked a group determined to redeem itself from a mediocre showing thus far. The first half was generally even with good moments for T&T, the most memorable being an Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite free-kick from the left side of the penalty area which Portugal’s Diogo Pinto did well to keep the scoresheet blank at the half.
The second half started as the first, but with three substitutes at the half-time interval, the Europeans came to their own. They came close in the 45th minute with a snapshot from Herculano Nabian hitting the crossbar. However, he made sure with a header two minutes later to give his team the lead. Fevrier’s team held their own as play continued, but with three minutes remaining on the clock, the effort fell apart as another substitutes Marcos Cruz and Ricardo Marquez hit the net in the 67th and 71st minutes respectively, to make the final score 3-0.
Afterwards, Fevrier said “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started. We need a continuous strength and conditioning programme for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today.”
Playing consecutive matches appeared to have taken a toll on the players and this must be addressed, Fevrier explained. “In the last five minutes of the game I could see they were getting tired and they lost concentration and conceded two goals, but generally speaking, I was quite pleased with the performance given the quality and level of the opponents.”
The result means T&T finished third in the group behind Portugal and Costa Rica, with Barbados in the fourth position on goal difference.
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"T&T Coach Fevrier expressed his thoughts on the match to TTFA Media, “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started, we obviously need a continuous strength and conditioning program for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today”
you had them youths for almost two years and you only now realize they need conditioning? most of these kids play like empty shells...no heart and no spine. the fact that they have no conditioning is 100% your fault. start picking players with a backbone
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once gain once again once gain once agan, there are NO local coaches or coaches who have made their careers in T&T football circles who are good enough in this day and age. We need qualified and proven foreign coaches to develop our football from junior to senior level, men and women football. Let our local coaches learn from them as assistants. But as usual in T&T the local old men think they can do it, they think they know it all although it is proven again and again they are not ready and don't know shit
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I think they have one more game to play.
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Lost 4-2 to Guatemala
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Lost 4-2 to Guatemala
That was fast...
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I'd be interested to see how we assess the comprehensive evaluation of the team over the last two tournaments. I try not to dwell too much on wins and losses at youth tournaments like this once the team is making progress in trying to play a certain way or to a certain standard. However it is evident there needs to be some sort of change in how we do things going forward based on how other teams performed.
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I'd be interested to see how we assess the comprehensive evaluation of the team over the last two tournaments. I try not to dwell too much on wins and losses at youth tournaments like this once the team is making progress in trying to play a certain way or to a certain standard. However it is evident there needs to be some sort of change in how we do things going forward based on how other teams performed.
De questions are who doing de evaluation and how will progress or the lack thereof be measured?
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"T&T Coach Fevrier expressed his thoughts on the match to TTFA Media, “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started, we obviously need a continuous strength and conditioning program for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today”
you had them youths for almost two years and you only now realize they need conditioning? most of these kids play like empty shells...no heart and no spine. the fact that they have no conditioning is 100% your fault. start picking players with a backbone
dais d whole ting it is clear dat dem boys was small for what, 13-15yrs olds hence my 1990 question......I remember when I enter school in 1990 we were fairly well built, then remember hittin form3 and d new form1s seemed, to us anyway, unusually small and was wondering where all dem 1st year chirren come from.........I use 1990 as a reference point, because to my mind form 1 to 3 children from then to this day seem unusually small....den again perception is hell of ting......d Godineau Bridge used to seem massive til ah see it from d outside.
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T&T U-15s beaten after leading 2-0.
T&T Guardian Reports.
T&T Under-15s squandered a 2-0 half-time lead to fall 2-4 to Guatemala when the Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship continued at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA on Thursday.
Coming off a third-place finish in their Division One four-team round-robin after losing to Costa Rica, and Portugal both by 3-0 margins and drawing 1-1 with neighbours Barbados, the Stuart Charles-Fevrier T&T boys were eager to get the first win.
And they got the perfect start when Ja-Shawn Thomas beat goalkeeper Fausto Delgado as early as the first minute with a close-range shot.
The T&T coach made early changes with Molik Khan, Nathaniel James and Isaiah Thompson replacing Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite, Kassidy Davidson and Dantaye Gilbert.
And Khan almost extended T&T's lead when his attempt was just tipped over by Delgado.
However, from the resulting corner, Rodrigo Villalobos turned the ball into his net to hand Caribbean nation a 2-0 cushion.
However, just as in their previous match against Portugal, in which they conceded three second-half goals, the T&T boys ran out of steam and the Central Americans took full advantage with three goals inside four minutes.
First, Chrisphian Estrada cut T&T's lead in half on the hour mark while Joshua Trigueno headed in the equaliser two minutes later, before Estrada banged in a second in the 64th for a 3-2 Guatemala lead.
With ten minutes left in the clash, Anderson Molina made it 4-2 Guatemala from which T&T could not recover.
Speaking after the match, Charles-Fevrier was direct in his comments and said he accepted full responsibility for the results of the team.
"I will not run away from it or hide from it. The players gave everything that they had, they played well,' he continued.
He added, "As I said early, it's a process, it's a development and they could learn from this. I just hope going forward we will be able to continue playing at that level of competition".
Going forward, the St Lucian-born Charles-Fevrier said he is keen to bolster the squad and has initiated plans to do so to have some fresh personnel in the camp when training resumes.
Teams
Trinidad & Tobago: 1. Kanye Lazarus (GK) (18. Tristan Edwards 35’), 2. Christian Bailey, 4. Jeron Pascall, 6. Jaheim Marshall (Captain) 7. Abdul Quddoos Hypolite (8. Molik Khan 36’), 9. Ja-Shawn Thomas, 11. Josiah Wilson 12. Triston Stafford, 13. Kassidy Davidson (10. Nathaniel James 36’), 15. Dantaye Gilbert (16. Isaiah Thompson 36’), 17. Jaheim Faustin
Unused Substitutes: 3. Dawn St. Rose, 5. Tyrik Trotman, 14. Deshawn Brown.
Guatemala: 12. Fausto Delgado, 2. Eli Rodríguez (17 Jarod Martínez 50’), 3. Diego Betancourt, 4. Juan Mancilla, 6. Jorge Gordillo (11. Joshua Trigueño 62’) , 7. Daniel Asturias, 8. Rodrigo Villalobos (Captain), 10. Chrisphian Estrada, 14. Hugo Castellanos (18. Anderson Molina 36’), 9. Manolo Juárez (15. Emilio Korich 42’), 16. Santiago Sánchez
Unused Substitutes: 1. Javier Mejicano, 5. Diego Villatoro, 13. Gianluca Faillace.
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Ok so i did the analysis during this tournament
When certain players on the pitch
Scored 3
Conceded 4
When certain players on the bench
Scored 0
Conceded 7
Somebody do the maths for me
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I'd be interested to see how we assess the comprehensive evaluation of the team over the last two tournaments. I try not to dwell too much on wins and losses at youth tournaments like this once the team is making progress in trying to play a certain way or to a certain standard. However it is evident there needs to be some sort of change in how we do things going forward based on how other teams performed.
De questions are who doing de evaluation and how will progress or the lack thereof be measured?
Correct TM! This is why we need a technical director but we football always in limbo so nothing could never go right. But Keith said the board is "supposed" to conduct evaluations after tournaments.
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Ok so i did the analysis during this tournament
When certain players on the pitch
Scored 3
Conceded 4
When certain players on the bench
Scored 0
Conceded 7
Somebody do the maths for me
It seems to suggest that the coach did not utilize the most effective combination of players or does not know the best combination or even with the best combination the desired results will not be achieved. What was the outcome of your maths?
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T&T U-15s beaten after leading 2-0.
T&T Guardian Reports.
T&T Under-15s squandered a 2-0 half-time lead to fall 2-4 to Guatemala when the Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship continued at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA on Thursday.
Coming off a third-place finish in their Division One four-team round-robin after losing to Costa Rica, and Portugal both by 3-0 margins and drawing 1-1 with neighbours Barbados, the Stuart Charles-Fevrier T&T boys were eager to get the first win.
And they got the perfect start when Ja-Shawn Thomas beat goalkeeper Fausto Delgado as early as the first minute with a close-range shot.
The T&T coach made early changes with Molik Khan, Nathaniel James and Isaiah Thompson replacing Abdul Quddoos-Hypolite, Kassidy Davidson and Dantaye Gilbert.
And Khan almost extended T&T's lead when his attempt was just tipped over by Delgado.
However, from the resulting corner, Rodrigo Villalobos turned the ball into his net to hand Caribbean nation a 2-0 cushion.
However, just as in their previous match against Portugal, in which they conceded three second-half goals, the T&T boys ran out of steam and the Central Americans took full advantage with three goals inside four minutes.
First, Chrisphian Estrada cut T&T's lead in half on the hour mark while Joshua Trigueno headed in the equaliser two minutes later, before Estrada banged in a second in the 64th for a 3-2 Guatemala lead.
With ten minutes left in the clash, Anderson Molina made it 4-2 Guatemala from which T&T could not recover.
Speaking after the match, Charles-Fevrier was direct in his comments and said he accepted full responsibility for the results of the team.
"I will not run away from it or hide from it. The players gave everything that they had, they played well,' he continued.
He added, "As I said early, it's a process, it's a development and they could learn from this. I just hope going forward we will be able to continue playing at that level of competition".
Going forward, the St Lucian-born Charles-Fevrier said he is keen to bolster the squad and has initiated plans to do so to have some fresh personnel in the camp when training resumes.
Teams
Trinidad & Tobago: 1. Kanye Lazarus (GK) (18. Tristan Edwards 35’), 2. Christian Bailey, 4. Jeron Pascall, 6. Jaheim Marshall (Captain) 7. Abdul Quddoos Hypolite (8. Molik Khan 36’), 9. Ja-Shawn Thomas, 11. Josiah Wilson 12. Triston Stafford, 13. Kassidy Davidson (10. Nathaniel James 36’), 15. Dantaye Gilbert (16. Isaiah Thompson 36’), 17. Jaheim Faustin
Unused Substitutes: 3. Dawn St. Rose, 5. Tyrik Trotman, 14. Deshawn Brown.
Guatemala: 12. Fausto Delgado, 2. Eli Rodríguez (17 Jarod Martínez 50’), 3. Diego Betancourt, 4. Juan Mancilla, 6. Jorge Gordillo (11. Joshua Trigueño 62’) , 7. Daniel Asturias, 8. Rodrigo Villalobos (Captain), 10. Chrisphian Estrada, 14. Hugo Castellanos (18. Anderson Molina 36’), 9. Manolo Juárez (15. Emilio Korich 42’), 16. Santiago Sánchez
Unused Substitutes: 1. Javier Mejicano, 5. Diego Villatoro, 13. Gianluca Faillace.
"I will not run away from it or hide from it. The players gave everything that they had, they played well," he continued.
Please help me to understand the logic of the coach's comments that they played well, given the outcome after being 2 goals up!
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I just want to Congratulate Mr. Stuart Charles-Fervier on such a stellar display of ineptitude may he be rewarded with the National Team.
And as he has told this team on numerous occasions he is ah bes coach. His 10 laps of running, his slow moving practices, he telling playing not to have breakfast before a gam only eat a little fruit has served him well.
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I just want to Congratulate Mr. Stuart Charles-Fervier on such a stellar display of ineptitude may he be rewarded with the National Team.
And as he has told this team on numerous occasions he is ah bes coach. His 10 laps of running, his slow moving practices, he telling playing not to have breakfast before a gam only eat a little fruit has served him well.
dafuq seriously :bs: :bs: >:( :cursing: :frustrated: :cursing:
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CONCACAF has not posted the highlights of the Guatemala match. Please fix. Thanks!
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I just want to Congratulate Mr. Stuart Charles-Fervier on such a stellar display of ineptitude may he be rewarded with the National Team.
And as he has told this team on numerous occasions he is ah bes coach. His 10 laps of running, his slow moving practices, he telling playing not to have breakfast before a gam only eat a little fruit has served him well.
Clarity for those who were asking about a nutritionist. :devil: And clarity about where to look for any runner thinking about training for a 5K. Deeks we set. Looks like one ah these players will be CARIFTA U17 ready. :P
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"T&T Coach Fevrier expressed his thoughts on the match to TTFA Media, “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started, we obviously need a continuous strength and conditioning program for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today”
you had them youths for almost two years and you only now realize they need conditioning? most of these kids play like empty shells...no heart and no spine. the fact that they have no conditioning is 100% your fault. start picking players with a backbone
dais d whole ting it is clear dat dem boys was small for what, 13-15yrs olds hence my 1990 question......I remember when I enter school in 1990 we were fairly well built, then remember hittin form3 and d new form1s seemed, to us anyway, unusually small and was wondering where all dem 1st year chirren come from.........I use 1990 as a reference point, because to my mind form 1 to 3 children from then to this day seem unusually small....den again perception is hell of ting......d Godineau Bridge used to seem massive til ah see it from d outside.
for real they were nashy. noticed that during the costa rica game. the worst physical attribute imo was not size but the lazy and lethargic way they played. and i rarely throw blame at youth players. i watched guyana and haiti u-15s play like their lives depended on it, in sharp contrast to this lot. fevrier seems to be selecting and producing practice champs instead of game players. a size difference becomes exponentially worse when coupled with anemic, near comatose play.
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"T&T Coach Fevrier expressed his thoughts on the match to TTFA Media, “I am hoping that we could continue the work we have started, we obviously need a continuous strength and conditioning program for these boys and we also need to continue playing international games similar to the level we played today”
you had them youths for almost two years and you only now realize they need conditioning? most of these kids play like empty shells...no heart and no spine. the fact that they have no conditioning is 100% your fault. start picking players with a backbone
dais d whole ting it is clear dat dem boys was small for what, 13-15yrs olds hence my 1990 question......I remember when I enter school in 1990 we were fairly well built, then remember hittin form3 and d new form1s seemed, to us anyway, unusually small and was wondering where all dem 1st year chirren come from.........I use 1990 as a reference point, because to my mind form 1 to 3 children from then to this day seem unusually small....den again perception is hell of ting......d Godineau Bridge used to seem massive til ah see it from d outside.
for real they were nashy. noticed that during the costa rica game. the worst physical attribute imo was not size but the lazy and lethargic way they played. and i rarely throw blame at youth players. i watched guyana and haiti u-15s play like their lives depended on it, in sharp contrast to this lot. fevrier seems to be selecting and producing practice champs instead of game players. a size difference becomes exponentially worse when coupled with anemic, near comatose play.
:applause: :thumbsup:
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Ok so i did the analysis during this tournament
When certain players on the pitch
Scored 3
Conceded 4
When certain players on the bench
Scored 0
Conceded 7
Somebody do the maths for me
It seems to suggest that the coach did not utilize the most effective combination of players or does not know the best combination or even with the best combination the desired results will not be achieved. What was the outcome of your maths?
Against Costa Rica
we collect 3 busy busy in the first half....changes made and no more goals conceded.
Against Barbados
we scored one and conceded one....even though the quality of the opposition was lower
Against Portugal
we held them first half...but we conceded 2 goals in the last 5 minutes. Personally i cannot be too upset with that as they were the eventual winners of the competition. And i dare say that we could have been in front in this game but for great goalkeeping.
Against Guatemala
We leading 2-0.....then we make changes and concede 4 goals.......WTF
We conceded goals in bunches in the first and last games......Check and see who was on the field and who was on the bench when all the goals were being conceded.
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Charles-Fevrier must continue as U-15 coach.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Dear Editor
I read with bemusement the chorus of opposition against National Under-15 Football coach, Stuart Charles-Fevrier following the team's losing performances in the recently concluded CONCACAF Championship campaign earlier this month in Florida, USA and the TTFA Under-15 Youth Invitational International Tournament held here in July.
Among those most scathing in their criticism were former Malick Senior Secondary Coach and current Board Director of the TTFA, Keith Look Loy and former Technical Director of the TTFA Anton Corneal, both of whom laid the blame for the team's losing performances squarely on coach Charles-Fevrier's shoulders.
Look Loy saw it as “weaknesses in coaching, a lack of team structure, low-intensity play and poor defending”, while Corneal suggested that Charles-Fevrier did not have the required experience and was operating by guess and further that one cannot play 'trial and error with the nation's children'.
While the performances of the team were admittedly disappointing, it is worth noting that the coach's long term ambitions remain this country's qualification for 2021 Under-17 World Cup.
The purpose of these development tournaments is among other things, to allow coaches to experiment liberally with their players and to allow each player sufficient playing time to be better able to measure their respective aptitudes and weaknesses. While winning is important, it is not at this stage a priority in the context of the team's long term ambitions of qualifying for the Under- 17 World Cup in over two years.
The sprinter preparing for the Olympics does not try to win every race that he runs in the buildup but rather his objective is to peak at the right time. Battles are inevitably lost on the way to winning the war.
Those who claim that coach Charles-Fevrier lacks the requisite experience will do well to remember that as Trinidad and Tobago's senior national football team coach in 2003, he led the Soca Warriors on a three-week tour of Kenya, Botswana and South Africa where they won, drew and lost respectively to those countries' national senior teams.
The last game against South Africa saw the Soca Warriors undone by a controversial penalty awarded by a South African referee when the score was 1-1, thus enabling the Bafana Bafana to emerge victorious 2-1.
Coach Charles-Fevrier also served as Technical Director of the National senior team with Jamal Shabbaz as national coach.
He attended and completed coaching courses with both the English and the Brazilian Football Associations. His success with W Connection is legendary being named Coach of the Year on many occasions and winning numerous FA Trophy Titles, President's Cups, National League Championships and the FCB Cup title.
Those who are loudest in their criticism fear that coach Charles-Fevrier's ambition to lead this country to a World Cup final may eventually be realised with a team that is talented and gifted and he would have succeeded where they have failed.
They have therefore pounced on the team's losses as the justification to warrant Charles-Fevrier's sacking but this is nothing more than a cloaked desire to crush the coach's yet unhatched ambitions in the egg. Those who are loudest in their condemnation of the coach are fearful that he will succeed where they have failed.
This insecurity lies in the fact that Charles-Fevrier is St. Lucian born. Ironically, he lived most of his life here in T&T after he migrated as a teenager and perfected his craft as a resolute defender in our local leagues.
He reached his pinnacle as a player by playing for this country's first professional crack outfit ASL that boasted players of the calibre of Ron La Forest, Leroy Spann, Brian Williams, Sammy Llewellyn, among others.
Former national star striker La Forest, a former teammate of coach Charles-Fevrier at ASL and an experienced coach at present, was the most intellectually honest and measured in his comments. He urged patience where others sought the coach's termination.
La Forest said it best, “Let the coach do his thing. He is a very experienced man and it is not a quick fix. Give him more time and you will see a difference.”
A proper dietary regime along with a qualified psychologist is a sine qua non for a holistic development of these young men who are products of a society riddled with drugs, crime and all manner of socially disruptive ills and who therefore require our collective protection, mentoring and guidance as we prepare for the 2021 World Cup qualifiers which will soon be upon us.
Coach Charles-Fevrier remains my local choice to get us there.
Peter A.C. Taylor
Attorney at Law
Former Minister of Legal Affairs
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This is going to be fun.
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Charles-Fevrier must continue as U-15 coach.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Dear Editor
I read with bemusement the chorus of opposition against National Under-15 Football coach, Stuart Charles-Fevrier following the team's losing performances in the recently concluded CONCACAF Championship campaign earlier this month in Florida, USA and the TTFA Under-15 Youth Invitational International Tournament held here in July.
Among those most scathing in their criticism were former Malick Senior Secondary Coach and current Board Director of the TTFA, Keith Look Loy and former Technical Director of the TTFA Anton Corneal, both of whom laid the blame for the team's losing performances squarely on coach Charles-Fevrier's shoulders.
Look Loy saw it as “weaknesses in coaching, a lack of team structure, low-intensity play and poor defending”, while Corneal suggested that Charles-Fevrier did not have the required experience and was operating by guess and further that one cannot play 'trial and error with the nation's children'.
While the performances of the team were admittedly disappointing, it is worth noting that the coach's long term ambitions remain this country's qualification for 2021 Under-17 World Cup.
The purpose of these development tournaments is among other things, to allow coaches to experiment liberally with their players and to allow each player sufficient playing time to be better able to measure their respective aptitudes and weaknesses. While winning is important, it is not at this stage a priority in the context of the team's long term ambitions of qualifying for the Under- 17 World Cup in over two years.
The sprinter preparing for the Olympics does not try to win every race that he runs in the buildup but rather his objective is to peak at the right time. Battles are inevitably lost on the way to winning the war.
Those who claim that coach Charles-Fevrier lacks the requisite experience will do well to remember that as Trinidad and Tobago's senior national football team coach in 2003, he led the Soca Warriors on a three-week tour of Kenya, Botswana and South Africa where they won, drew and lost respectively to those countries' national senior teams.
The last game against South Africa saw the Soca Warriors undone by a controversial penalty awarded by a South African referee when the score was 1-1, thus enabling the Bafana Bafana to emerge victorious 2-1.
Coach Charles-Fevrier also served as Technical Director of the National senior team with Jamal Shabbaz as national coach.
He attended and completed coaching courses with both the English and the Brazilian Football Associations. His success with W Connection is legendary being named Coach of the Year on many occasions and winning numerous FA Trophy Titles, President's Cups, National League Championships and the FCB Cup title.
Those who are loudest in their criticism fear that coach Charles-Fevrier's ambition to lead this country to a World Cup final may eventually be realised with a team that is talented and gifted and he would have succeeded where they have failed.
They have therefore pounced on the team's losses as the justification to warrant Charles-Fevrier's sacking but this is nothing more than a cloaked desire to crush the coach's yet unhatched ambitions in the egg. Those who are loudest in their condemnation of the coach are fearful that he will succeed where they have failed.
This insecurity lies in the fact that Charles-Fevrier is St. Lucian born. Ironically, he lived most of his life here in T&T after he migrated as a teenager and perfected his craft as a resolute defender in our local leagues.
He reached his pinnacle as a player by playing for this country's first professional crack outfit ASL that boasted players of the calibre of Ron La Forest, Leroy Spann, Brian Williams, Sammy Llewellyn, among others.
Former national star striker La Forest, a former teammate of coach Charles-Fevrier at ASL and an experienced coach at present, was the most intellectually honest and measured in his comments. He urged patience where others sought the coach's termination.
La Forest said it best, “Let the coach do his thing. He is a very experienced man and it is not a quick fix. Give him more time and you will see a difference.”
A proper dietary regime along with a qualified psychologist is a sine qua non for a holistic development of these young men who are products of a society riddled with drugs, crime and all manner of socially disruptive ills and who therefore require our collective protection, mentoring and guidance as we prepare for the 2021 World Cup qualifiers which will soon be upon us.
Coach Charles-Fevrier remains my local choice to get us there.
Peter A.C. Taylor
Attorney at Law
Former Minister of Legal Affairs
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‘Charles-Fevrier must discontinue as U-15 coach’
T&T Guardian Reports.
Attorney Peter Taylor threw his unequivocal support for Under-15 coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier, “to remain as his local choice to get us there.”
His presentation was made in the wake of a series of subpar performances in recently contested “developmental tournaments” both on local soil and in Florida. There was a sizable budget used over this recent two-year project.
Before I share my thoughts, I must do two things. First, I must thank Mr Taylor for his service to the nation in his previous ministerial capacity. Second, I share that I have known “Stuartie” for just shy of 40 years. I played alongside “Stuartie” for the nation’s first professional team, ASL United, in 1980 alongside many famed footballers as with my Essex teammate, Noel “Sammy” Llewelyn and rival-friend Ron La Forest.
Stuartie is a gentleman and never boastful or hostile. He was a stalwart defender and the consummate teammate. His numbers as head coach of W-Connection are legendary.
All that said, the call by two leading football personalities, Mr Keith Look Loy and Mr Anton Corneal, to terminate Charles as head coach of the U-15 team is not without good reason.
Look Loy saw it as “weaknesses in coaching, a lack of team structure, low-intensity play and poor defending.” Corneal suggested that Charles did not have the required experience and was operating by guess. In contrast, La Forest urged, “Let the coach do his thing. He is experienced and needs more and you will see a difference.”
During the space of approximately six weeks, the U-15 team lost three games on local soil and later, three while tying one to lowly-ranked Barbados in Florida. T&T was shut out twice, scored eight times, and conceded 24 goals. Mr Taylor, however, insisted that, “while the performances were admittedly disappointing, it is worth noting that:
1. The coach’s long term ambitions remain this country’s qualification for 2021 Under-17 World Cup.
2. The purpose of these development tournaments is for experimenting and learning more of each player.
3. And, while winning is important, it is for qualifying for the 2021 U-17 World Cup.
Taylor went further to speak of Charles-Fevrier’s stellar coaching and playing history and felt that these must surely stand for something.
Clearly, Taylor took aim at Look Loy and Corneal, saying, “Those who are loudest in their condemnation of the coach are fearful that he will succeed where they have failed.”
Taylor’s statement was incorrect! One of these did lead the charge to a Youth World Cup - the 17th, U-20 tournament in Egypt.
My Personal Views
I have a few thoughts of my own and they relate to a very concerning area of my life. It is about football and sports, but most importantly, because it speaks to the youth of our nation and their increasingly difficult climb of life’s new mountains. As coaches-leaders, our responsibility should always be to equip our youth to successfully deal with challenges that lie ahead and around the corner. Sports, and in this case football, do help sharpen the lenses and guide our focus on the things that are important and urgent.
Our aim for our youth is to ensure success in all of their endeavours. But when they are not successful, as with these two recent tournaments, they must be taught to value the lessons with the aim of helping them fortify their resolve and embolden their spirit to do better next time. The attitude of “never being down and out but, always, up and about” must be engrained in their hearts and their every cell, red, white and black! As for me, I hate losing more than I love winning and this sets the tone for every one of my undertakings. From this mindset, I was able to phrase what a true champion was - one that gets up when lame, shares the fame and always takes the blame. Are our young men down and out, especially after this recent and sizable disappointment? Are they able to get up from their lame position? Who is taking the blame?
I am of the clear-cut resolve that we must raise our youth to be hind-sight learners. This helps them become better foresight thinkers and doers, with a readiness to deal with and conquer future obstacles. “Youth is wasted on the young” is a well-known cliché. This implies that they are young but not yet with the “wisdom.” We know that the younger a person is the more they do not know what they don’t know - the two-story ignorance syndrome! We, on the other hand, know too that a new cliché can be created about us - “Wisdom is wasted on the aged” if we do nothing.
We are their trusted leaders and must provide the guidance, love, compassion and “muscle” to assist them, to proudly and humbly represent any success, but also to show them to possess grace in defeat and resolve in getting up when lame.
“Coach” and student-athlete can have a tremendously productive partnership and the future, brighter and full of more and real hope. We shall never cease seeing that “coaches” are the archer and student-athletes, the arrow, and where we aim, they shall go. Our job is to correct and caution and encourage and empower. As Khalil Gibran exhorts, “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather, leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
I believe that coach Charles is less suited to coach the young and inexperienced and therefore, more unlikely to be able to take them to the threshold of their minds. It is here I believe that the dots weren’t able to connect for him during those two very competitive sets of games. Not every good “parent” can or likes changing “diapers” and the “mess” that comes with it! We have those who are excellent pedagogues, geared to nurture the young. And then there is the andragogue, those who deal with the adult, where the learner has a greater sense of responsibility, self-directedness and able to work with learning contracts that are created by the coaching and adult-playing parties.
So, Mr Taylor, because of what I just shared, I say that I believe that Charles-Fevrier is best when coaching adults. Not everyone can handle the experienced, “two-story ignorant” learner.
I wish to also share another pressure that Stuartie may have had and it comes from his boss being the boss of both of his oversights, the U-15 and the W-Connection teams. To David John-Williams, I reiterate that not everyone can father an adopted child, the T&TFA, and give it the same attention and love as with his very own W-Connection.
A final thought and possibly what can be a resoundingly compounding problem for any of T&T’s coaches, is that all of its football is decrepit and filled with disastrous performances and results. This is true at all levels and with both genders. And so, as the plague invades and metastasizes, throughout all of T&T’s football, hope goes with it. And with the death of hope, our bruised and traumatised youth returns to the street corner life and thence, the rest falls into football-loving Gary Griffith’s domain.
Peter Taylor, you say, Charles-Fevrier continuing as U-15 coach remains your “local choice to get us there.”
I, Dr Hannibal Najjar, says Charles-Fevrier must DISCONTINUE as U-15 coach.
Dr Hannibal Najjar
Former T&TFA Technical Director and Head Coach
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https://www.youtube.com/v/u2rZ9SSZvsE
Election Election TTFA scouting all the time butt hey had the same under 15 team together for 2 years with no additions and this U15 manager seem to be campaigning for DJW on the HOme of football
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I heard through the grapevine today that Captain of the Nat. U15 team had a stroke on the weekend.
No idea of this is true. Yet to see the Press make a report.
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Not sure of the prognosis, but Wired868 has a brief piece I read a few minutes ago. I wish the young player well. Don't rush back.
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Health scare for T&T U-15 captain Jaheim Marshall, family asks for prayers.
By Wired868.com.
Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team captain and midfielder Jaheim ‘Jah Jah’ Marshall is recovering at Mt Hope General Hospital, after fainting on Sunday during the pre-match warm-up before a QPCC Cup Tournament fixture.
Marshall, according to sources, also experienced mobility issues. However, a statement from his family today said he has no more than a headache at present and all results thus far were normal.
“Good morning all, Jah Jah (Jaheim) is still at My Hope undergoing tests and observation,” read a statement from Marshall’s family, which was shared in the social media group of his club team, Trendsetter Hawks. “However, all the results thus far came back normal and he got up and walked this morning. His head is still hurting him though but he is stable.
“Please continue to keep him your prayers and thanks.”
Marshall was allegedly due to represent Fahrenheit at the QPCC competition, which is a team stuffed with National Under-15 players from a variety of clubs.
Marshall came to national prominence last year at the helm of the then TTFA’s ‘elite’ Under-15 Team. He scored once in their opening Youth Invitational affair at the Ato Boldon Stadium on 17 July 2019, although they lost 5-4 to Panama.
A steely, versatile, box to box midfielder, ‘Jah Jah’ is considered one of the country’s top youth prospects and a driven, focused young man.
He is also a form four student at Trinity College (Moka) and represented the school in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division last year. Trinity were relegated at the end of the season.
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Wow, Blessings! God Speed.
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So, he's all good, now?
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WATCH: Manager of the Boy's National U-15 Team, Dexter Demas, talks about his role, his beliefs, his hopes and what drives him on the job.
https://www.youtube.com/v/BRk6MN9LXhw
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No CFU under 14
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Curaçao and Dominican Republic named hosts for 2023 Concacaf Boys’ U-15 Championship
Published on 12 May 2023
Competition will take place in Willemstad and Santo Domingo between August 6-13
Miami, FL – Concacaf has announced that Curaçao and the Dominican Republic will host the 2023 Concacaf Boys’ U-15 Championship. The fourth edition of the competition will take place between August 6-13, 2023, and will include the participation of 42 boys’ u-15 teams, 40 from Concacaf, and two guest nations from the Asian Football Confederation.
The competition will continue to be played in a three-League format (A, B, and C), starting with group stage play and followed by a knockout stage.
The 42 participating teams have been distributed into the Leagues based on the Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Ranking as of February 2023, as follows (listed in alphabetical order per League):
League A: 16 teams (14 highest ranked and two guest nations): Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States.
League B: 16 teams (next highest ranked teams): Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Suriname.
League C 10 teams (lowest ranked teams): Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, French Guiana, Montserrat, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Turks & Caicos Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
All League A matches will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while Willemstad, Curaçao, will play host to Leagues B and C.
Further details regarding the competition format will be announced in the coming weeks.
In the last edition of the Concacaf Boys’ U-15 Championship took place in 2019 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The 2021 edition of the competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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Any details of the training squad?
Assume they've trimmed the squad at this stage
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https://www.youtube.com/v/vUuGo0vOauk
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Cooper appointed U15 coach for Concacaf tournament
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
Experienced youth coach Shawn Cooper has been appointed head coach of the national boys U15 team for the upcoming 2023 Concacaf Boys U15 Championship in Dominican Republic.
Cooper’s appointment is for the duration of the tournament which runs from August 6-23.
A T&T Football Association (TTFA) statement said on Thursday that Cooper joins coach and former national player Densill Theobald at the helm. Theobald has been assisting in overseeing the TTFA’s High Performance U-15 boys programme since May 2022.
Theobald will accompany Cooper at the upcoming Championship as assistant coach.
T&T is grouped alongside Costa Rica, Honduras and Puerto Rico. Those matches will be played at the Felix Sanchez Stadium. T&T faces Honduras on August 6, Costa Rica Rica on August 7 and close off the group stage against Puerto Rico on August 8.
After the tournament, Cooper will continue to serve as one of the coaches within the TTFA High Performance programme for the remainder of 2023, with the intention of bridging both the U15 and U17 Programmes.
Cooper is also national U17 coach. He continues in this role for the next Concacaf Championship qualification cycle. Under his oversight, selected players from the current U15 programme will graduate to the U17 national programme in January 2024.
The head of TTFA’s High Performance boys’ is the association’s technical director Anton Corneal with Yohance Marshall and Gilbert Bateau serving as assistant coaches.
After the U15 tourney, Theobald, Marshall and Bateau will continue their duties as U13 and U15 coaches in the programme.
Speaking to TTFA media, Cooper said he’s working with 33 players from Trinidad, seven from Tobago and is expected to welcome five US-based players.
He said it’s been “difficult” so far, but will be using the Concacaf U15 tourney as a developmental one, to see which players how players react to regional competition.
“It has been a very difficult period now joining the programme about three weeks. Some of the guys I’m now getting familiar with some of them. Tweaking a bit in certain positions that some of them play. We have some boys now, this afternoon, coming in here from the US, so we can take a look at them and see if they are up to it to represent TT.”
Cooper said the tournament is going to be a “task” since it would be a lot of the boys’ first international game.
“From this, we will see how much of the guys are really up to it. It’s just about getting them familiar to play at this high level, a different technical aspect and football education is very important. This augurs well for them going into the Concacaf U17 tournament.
“We have some pretty ok technical players. What we need to do though is get them up to speed with the international game, their conditioning and all-around awareness of the game.”
He added that far too long, young players are only looking for plays when they received the ball and not before they receive it, and Cooper wants to change that.
“Their body shape opening up, a lot of technical issues, fine details. It's a developmental programme and we will try to iron out some of these things and not put too much pressure on them in terms of winning, but executing what the coach asks of them.
Cooper wants a nice blend of players to see what he can get out of them in this short period leading up to the tournament.
“I know they have been working for over a year with Theobald. But going into an international tournament it’s a bit different; the speed of play, the speed of thought, everything is different.
“All I am asking of them is to see how we could get a game model in play and see how they execute.”
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TT U15 playing jamaica U15 in a closed door friendly
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https://www.youtube.com/v/32RXLZRgWt4
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U-15 Soca Warriors draw 1-1 vs Jamaica
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
THE T&T Under-15 boys football team drew 1-1 against Jamaica in a practice match at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on Sunday.
Both teams used the 80-minute match as preparation for the Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championships next month in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Owen Jumpp opened the scoring in the 38th minute before T&T found the equaliser in the 60th minute through Akeil Vesprey.
T&T coach Shawn Cooper, speaking to TTFA media, said, “A very interesting game. I think our boys showed some heart coming down in the dregs of the game. The last 15, 20 minutes they really took the game to the Jamaicans.”
Cooper was satisfied with his team’s defence.
“I think our defensive organisation was pretty much spot on…what we wanted to do is keep shape.”
Looking at the team’s strength, Cooper said, “We are very solid at the back and we have some pace on the wing and upfront. I think we still need to be a little more solid in the middle of the field. In saying so we had two starters out today – the captain Seth Hadeed and Percy Foncette – both of them are normally starters on the team.”
Cooper commended their replacements saying they did “a pretty good job.”
Jamaica coach Andrew Peart said, “I think it was a good game from our team…the field was a little bit harder than what we are used to so that kind of impacted how efficient we could have managed to keep the ball and create some scoring opportunities, but overall I thought it was a good game.”
T&T and Jamaica will face off in a second warm-up match on Tuesday at Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
WATCH T&T Under-15 Footballers Draw In Warm-Up Match Against Jamaica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32RXLZRgWt4)
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Under-15 Soca Warriors draw 1-1 again.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
THE Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 boys football team played to another 1-1 draw against Jamaica in a practice match at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on Tuesday.
Riquelme Phillips opened the scoring for T&T in the 11th minute and the young Soca Warriors seemed to be hanging on for the 1-0 win in the 80-minute match. However, with time running out Deshawn Byfield levelled the contest in the 74th minute.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw in the first practice match on Sunday at the same venue.
T&T and Jamaica used the two practice matches as preparation for the Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championships next month in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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game was free on Concacf Go website last night (as for all the tournament). I think we ended up losing 2-1 to Honduras. The boys played the ball on the ground pretty well, but were not good defending and executing corners or handling (defending against) or delivering crosses. Didn't seem like any adjustments in formation are on the cards, so I assume will be just level licks for the rest of the tournament(?). #5, #10 and #11 were notable in attack / control [names were not on jerseys, so a squad list would be nice].
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game was free on Concacf Go website last night (as for all the tournament). I think we ended up losing 2-1 to Honduras. The boys played the ball on the ground pretty well, but were not good defending and executing corners or handling (defending against) or delivering crosses. Didn't seem like any adjustments in formation are on the cards, so I assume will be just level licks for the rest of the tournament(?). #5, #10 and #11 were notable in attack / control [names were not on jerseys, so a squad list would be nice].
Post the link you used.
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Link here
https://www.concacaf.com/concacaf-go/
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wow. more games tonight:https://www.concacaf.com/en/boys-under-15/schedule-results (https://www.concacaf.com/en/boys-under-15/schedule-results)
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Trinidad and Tobago U-15 coach rues missed chances in loss to Honduras
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
THE Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 football team lost their opening match to Honduras 2-1 at the 2023 Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championships at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Dominican Republic on Sunday.
Osmel Medina gave Honduras the lead in the 35th minute with a header, before Michael Chavez doubled his team's advantage with a 49th minute strike.
Jeremiah Daniel pulled a goal back in stoppage time via the penalty spot in the 70-minute contest, but time ran out as the Central Americans held on for victory.
T&T were scheduled to play Costa Rica after press time on Monday night.
After the match, T&T head coach Shawn Cooper said, "I think tonight we showed that we could compete and go toe-to-toe with these Central American teams who are ranked above us."
Cooper said his team must be more clinical in front of goal. "It was lesson for the boys where at international football you have to take your chances. They left the stadium tonight very disappointed because they knew this was a game that they could have won. They created a number of one-on-one opportunities in the first half. We could have won the game in the first half, but in international football if you miss your chances you could pay dearly in the end."
https://www.youtube.com/v/kXZCT-HIkpE
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kounty games every day
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Game got postponed due to thunderstorm. Thanks to Wired868 (https://wired868.com/2023/08/07/tt-u-15-clash-with-costa-rica-postponed-due-to-thunderstorms/) for the squad list:
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Mikhail Clement (GK); 2.Jeremiah Daniel, 4.Sheridan McNish (captain), 3.Adam Pierre, 5.Criston Gomez; 8.Nkosi Foncette, 6.Stephen Ollivierie; 13.Keston Richards, 15.Riquelme Phillips, 11.Akel Vesprey; 9.Jonathan Mason.
Substitutes: 18.Marcelo Phillip (GK), 7.Elijah Diaz, 10.Caden Trestrail, 12.Salim Soanes, 14.Josiah Simmons, 16.Isaiah David, 17.Joshua Miguel
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We down 1 nil
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Cooper calls for composure after Honduras loss.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
National under-15 football coach Shawn Cooper has called for composure by his players ahead of last night’s second match of the CONCACAF Under-15 Development Championships in the Dominican Republic.
The players appeared to have lacked composure in their opening match against Honduras on Sunday at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium, going down 2-1 in a match that Cooper believed they should have won in the first half alone.
“Now it’s about composure. These boys are getting in front of our opposition. If they have composure and put the ball in the back of the net, then we will be okay,” Cooper said.
The Hondurans opened the scoring in the 35th minute from Osmel Medina. And then they increased their tally 2-0 when Michael Chavez found the nets in the 49th minute. T&T, for the many chances created in the half, pulled a goal back in the 72nd minute through Jeremiah Daniel from the penalty spot for a 2-1 result.
Cooper has said that he would not force his charges into ensuring they get winning results as the tournament is a development one. And yesterday he drove home his point by saying they will learn that if they do not take their chances, then a loss will be the result.
“I think, tonight we showed that we could compete and go toe-to-toe with some of the Central American teams who are ranked above us. It was a lesson for the boys where at international football, you have to take your chances.”
“They left the stadium tonight very disappointed because they knew that this was a game they should have won. They created several one-on-one opportunities in the first half, which they could have won the game in the first half, but as in international football, you miss your chances and you can pay dearly in the end,” Cooper explained.
The young Warriors were scheduled to face Costa Rica last night and Puerto Rico today at 6 pm at the same venue. After their opening defeat, Cooper admitted that he will be battling a few niggling injuries which they are hoping to recover from.
Apart from that, he said his charges will also learn as they go along, reinforcing the fact that it is a development tournament at which they will go from strength to strength.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/axTOvzT2QPo
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They lost 2-1. TT should have at least tie that game. Position awareness or lack of in defence was the cause of that 2nd goal.
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look like good result tonight. wonder what happened?
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Trinidad and Tobago U-15s beat Costa Rica in group finale.
T&T Newsday Reports.
THE T&T Under-15 footballers beat Costa Rica 2-0 on Wednesday to end Group D of the Concacaf Under-15 Championships on a high on Wednesday.
Goals from Jonathan Mason and Jeremiah Daniel gave T&T their first win at the Felix Sanchez Stadium, Dominican Republic, but it was not enough to see them advance to the quarterfinals. T&T were already out of contention before the final round, after losses to Honduras and Puerto Rico.
The Shawn Cooper-coached T&T team completed League A group play with one win and two losses, to finish behind group winners Honduras (five points), Puerto Rico (four points) and Costa Rica (four points). A playoff for final tournament classification will kick off on Thursday.
Ten-man T&T had lost to Puerto Rico 2-1 on Tuesday, their second defeat in as many matches.
Diego Echevarria gave Puerto Rico the lead in the tenth minute, before Jonathan Mason equalised for T&T in the 53rd minute.
Echevarria grabbed the winner when he found the back of the net in the 64th minute.
T&T defender Adam Pierre was given a straight red card in the second half.
T&T lost their opening match of the tournament 2-1 to Honduras.
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I see some good ball in the highlights. Keep striving
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Under -!5 should be kept together and then Become the Under -19. No quick Fix. Think of Panama and Uruguay. A developmental Stage.
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@injunchile totally agree, keep these boys together going forward and get more games. Other players will surface as well
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https://www.youtube.com/v/jXHlaYgQfzg
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Under-15 boys defeat Qatar
T&T Express
Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 boys footballers ended the 2023 CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship which a 3-0 victory over Qatar yesterday, in the Dominican Republic.
T&T made a quick start and were ahead by two goals after six minutes, Nkosi Foncette (2nd) and Jonathan Mason (6th), with his second goal in as many days getting the goals. Keston Richards added a third in the 22nd minute.
The match was a consolation game for both teams, neither having advanced to the quarter-finals. Since the CONCACAF Under-15’s is a developmental tournament, teams that did not qualify for the quarter-finals were given an extra match after the group stage. In officials results, T&T finished bottom of Group D in the preliminary round, losing 2-1 to both Honduras and Puerto Rico, but beating Costa Rica 2-0. Meanwhile, Middle East guest-team Qatar lost 3-2 to the USA, 1-0 to Haiti and 1-0 to Cuba.
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I am absolutely awful with faces, but I swear I noticed Alyssa Nicols, from this article (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/18/alyssa-nichols-fifa-referee-mississippi-jackson-state) in one of T&T U-15 games... but checking the ever-dependable Wired868 for lineup and referee information (https://wired868.com/2023/08/06/daniel-converts-penalty-but-tt-u-15s-fall-2-1-to-honduras-in-concacaf-opener/), realized that I saw Anya Voigt (whose no-nonsense style I really liked) instead
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Are we serious about youth football?
T&T Newsday
THE EDITOR: Reading Anton Corneal's media article outlining his vision for future youth team development, I find it imperative to address the recently concluded U15 CONCACAF tournament in the Dominican Republic.
Firstly, I wish to extend my congratulations to the players for their exceptional efforts on the field despite the glaring lack of necessary support or respect from the governing association.
Consider this, after dedicating 18 months to training and hard work, these young boys were handed used jerseys from the senior team, with their names on the back covered by black tape.
Imagine, after all that time and effort, these boys were instructed to return their travel jerseys upon arriving back in Piarco.
It's astonishing that even after 18 months, the authorities couldn't manage a simple task like providing proper kits for each player, resulting in Trinidad and Tobago's being the worst-dressed team in the tournament.
I'm certain that further investigation into the team's accommodation and meals will likely unveil more instances of sheer incompetence by the administration that mishandled these dedicated representatives of TT.
Given this deeply rooted culture of incompetence within the administration, one must question the rationale behind granting funding to the current administration.
So, I pose the question: Are we truly taking this seriously?
MORTIMER LLOYD
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Youth Coaches attend Concacaf Summit
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago U-17 and U-15 Head Coach Shawn Cooper and High Performance Coach Densill Theobald attended the 2023 Concacaf Youth Football Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic last week.
The Summit was led by Concacaf Senior Development Manager Andre Waugh who was recently in Port of Spain for the TTFA A License Coaching Course. The Summit was hosted with the aim of examining the latest trends in youth football regionally and globally.
Several major topics were addressed including one on Development of Player, Team, Club and People by Darren Powell, Director of Player Development at MLS Club Inter Miami CF.
United States Soccer Federation coach educator Gareth Smith spoke on the Universal Player Identification System.
Julio Murrilo, Technical Development Director for Costa Rica, presented on the Talent Development Scheme – The Costa Rica Pilot project.
FIFA High Performance Specialist Abdul-Faisal Chibsah spoke on the FIFA Talent Development Scheme while Jonatan Cabenalas, Qatar FA Technical Coordinator presented on the topic ‘Can We do it Another Way’.
Nasser Larguet, Technical Director of the Saudi Arabia Football Association educated the participants on that country’s youth football development vision and strategy.
Also among the presenters was Alvaro Samboy, Baseball Technical Expert who spoke on the development of elite baseballers in Dominican Republic.
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This is our Best performing youth team in a very long time. The powers that be should be putting serious effort into developing these youngsters. As soon as SSFL done….