Terms and Conditions for National Players.
18-Mar-2003 - The Executive Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation on Sunday, March 16, 2003 discussed and approved the terms and conditions for players called for National Training and subsequent national selection with immediate effect.
The wages for competition presented here will be given to players from the upcoming CFU Gold Cup qualifying campaign starting on March 26 with this country’s encounter against Antigua and Barbuda at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Senior National Footballers.
1. Selection for National Training
a. Information to clubs and players re selection.
Players who are contracted to clubs will be notified of their selection for National duties via the clubs.
b. Travel allowance for players.
To be paid on a weekly basis. Return taxi fare from the player’s official address to be the basis of computing the player’s allowance. Payments would be reimbursements computed on the basis of the player’s attendance over the period under review. Players living in Tobago will be provided with at least one return airfare per week..
c. Meals/snacks to be provided depending on the duration and timing of the training sessions. Portable water and sport drinks would be always available.
d. Sanctions to be imposed for lack/irregularity of attendance and punctuality re training sessions. There would be a scale of loss of earning for breaches of discipline from unpunctuality, perverse or subversive behaviour, etc.
e. Insurance Coverage.
This would include coverage for loss of earnings due to injury and medical expenses for players and officials re matches as well as training sessions. Medical examinations must be conducted on all players selected for the national squad prior to the start of training.
2. Selection on National Team.
Friendly international matches.
a. Each player will receive six tickets for covered stand area.
b. Two hundred USD basis per match fee per player across the board.
Gold Cup and World Cup Qualifying matches
Players would be advised of the formula and the fees in a written contract after selection on the Team.
Four match tickets per player for covered stands
The following is the remuneration scale for Gold Cup and World Cup qualifiers:
Number of caps/Match fee.
0-10/$150.00 USD.
10-25/$200.00 USD.
26-75/$400.00 USD.
76-100/$600.00 USD.
Over 100/$700.000 USD.
Gold Cup Final/World Cup Final.
Players should receive a standard per diem allowance for the duration of the team’s participation in the tournament, in lieu of a match fee. The following are the entitlements for players selected on the team for the Gold Cup/World Cup final competitions.
Daily allowances off fifty USD ($50.00 USD) per players.
One third of the cash prize won to be shared equally among the players on the squad.
Respectfully submitted.
Shaun Fuentes, Communications Officer TTFF.
