| jamatl |
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ISSA cracks down on uncertified coaches
BY PAUL A REID, Observer writer
Thursday, June 25, 2009
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), organisers of high school sport in the island, will be cracking down on uncertified coaches in the upcoming schoolboy football season.
Despite warnings from ISSA in previous seasons, a number of schools in both the Corporate Area Manning Cup and rural area daCosta Cup competitions have participated uncertified with coaches.
But this will not be tolerated this season, according to ISSA's Competitions Officer, George Forbes, who warned coaches and managers in meetings this week.
More than 80 schools were represented at the meeting of the daCosta Cup schools at Manchester High yesterday.
Forbes said all coaches taking part in the two schoolboy competitions must have at least an Advanced Level One certificate.
He later told the Observer that ISSA is falling in line with the dictates of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) that all coaches be properly certified before taking part in any competition under the aegis of the governing body.
Forbes warned that failure to comply will see the schools not being allowed to participate.
The schoolboy contests are scheduled to kick off early September, but Forbes said they were yet to decide whether it would start on the first or second weekend.
And while there are no new schools taking part in the daCosta Cup, which covers 13 of the island's 14 parishes, they are expecting in excess of 80 schools.
So far, he said, they had received entries from just under 60 institutions, with the others expected to submit entries before the June 30 deadline.
Meanwhile, Forbes said ISSA is "not anticipating any problems" with the sponsorship of the referees which will clash with their major sponsors when the season starts.
The Jamaica Football Referees Association has attracted sponsorship from Wisynco, whose products are in direct competition with those of Pepsi, which is a major sponsor of the schoolboy competition.
Earlier this year, there was an impasse between the JFF and the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) after the former insisted that referees wear sponsorship logos that were in conflict to those of KSAFA.
Forbes said he did not think there would be a repeat of that situation and "good sense
will prevail".
| jamatl |
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| 06/24/09 09:37 PM |
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JFF/UTECH/JMMB Coaching School
June 20th, 2009
Coaches desirous of operating in the upcoming schoolboy season will have two more opportunities to acquire proper certification if they have not already done so.
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) University of Technology (UTECH) and Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Coaching School will admit the third and fourth batches of Students in July. These courses will run from July1-14 and July 20-31 respectively. Unlike the previous two courses which were held over six consecutive weekends, the upcoming courses will each be held over two week periods with breaks on weekends.
Participants in the course will be exposed to over 52 hours of instruction split into two modules, Basic Coaching Sciences and Technical Football Preparation and Laws of the Game. Upon successful completion of the course which includes a practical and theoretical examination, candidates will be in receipt of an Advanced Level 1 certification.
Among the lecturers are Dr. Winston Dawes (Sports Medicine, the female athlete, and the young athlete), Dr. Heather Little-White (Nutrition), Dr. Neville Graham (Anatomy, physiology), Ms. Kadijah Richards (Sports Psychology), Roy Thomas (Metholodolgy of skills teaching, principles of coaching, fitness development, Exercise physiology), Bradley Stewart and Wendell Downswell (Technique Development).
Each student will be required to pay a fee $25,000. That figure will cover the cost of all course materials. No student will be admitted to the course without the payment of at least 50 per cent of the cost with the full amount to be paid by the third week of instruction.
Registration takes place through the JFF and interested individuals are required to provide a passport sized photograph, TRN number and educational certificates for registration.
These beginner courses are highly recommended as they will provide easier platform for admittance to the Level 2 certification course. This upper level course will have more stringent admission measures and the completion of Level 1 provides a necessary foundation that is built on in the following courses.
In setting up the Coaching School, the Federation is looking forward to ushering in a new era in the development of football in Jamaica as the country seeks to recreate and build on its successes in the 1998 World Cup and the years following in which Jamaica was ranked as high as 37th in the FIFA world rankings.
It is the policy of the organizers that participation in the courses be a mandatory requirement for allowance to coach at any level in Jamaica. All persons coaching in Jamaica will have to be registered with the JFF and as of September 9, 2009 no coach will be able to perform in an approved JFF competition without certification approved by the body.
| pressafoot |
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| 06/25/09 12:44 AM |
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Better late then never, i suppose.
| jamatl |
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| 06/25/09 10:03 AM |
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COACHING SCHOOL
The JFF Coaching School begins January 31, 2009, with a view to fostering world class levels of coaching competence. Over the next 3 years, the JFF’s strategic objective is to build a formidable pool of at least 160 coaches certified at FIFA standard levels. As of September 2009, all active coaches must be certified through the Jamaica Football Federation for the requisite competitive levels.
COACHING CERTIFICATION LEVELS
BASIC LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the recreational /non competitive level
PARTICIPATION
ADVANCED LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the Preparatory / Primary School, Juniors and U-13 levels
YOUTH
LEVEL 2 The certification necessary to coach High School, National U-17 and comparable parish leagues
HIGH SCHOOL/PARISH COMPETITION
LEVEL 3 The certification necessary to coach National Senior, U-23, U-21, U-19 and National Premier Leagues
SENIOR / NPL*
* The Level 3 program will include advanced specialty courses as well as an exchange program
The JFF has secured partnership agreements with GC Foster, St. Catherine and UTECH, Kingston. Both premier institutions have committed resources not only in terms of facility access, but also dedicated faculty.
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish. The program is structured around clear objectives established by the Technical & Development Committee of the JFF has established clear objectives around the coaching school program, including (a) a framework for a recruiting program for coaches, (b) ensuring consistency and parity across the organization from the Parish Association levels, and (c) ensuring a mandatory structure is in place through which coaches are required to seek continuing education so as to further their technical capacities.
| ddread |
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| 06/27/09 06:28 AM |
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a long awaited move. Long time mi a preach this - check di rhymes y'all and the archives.
Now them need to work on the refarees and address that situation. If you see some of the slackness the NPL refs let go as "tackles" you would understand why our defensive players get so many cards when they play outside of Jamaica and internation games. Put an end to "le bruk foot crew" thru education.
| morefire1 |
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| 06/27/09 09:53 AM |
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Originally Posted By: ddread
a long awaited move. Long time mi a preach this - check di rhymes y'all and the archives.
Now them need to work on the refarees and address that situation. If you see some of the slackness the NPL refs let go as "tackles" you would understand why our defensive players get so many cards when they play outside of Jamaica and internation games. Put an end to "le bruk foot crew" thru education.
Now them need to work on the refarees and address that situation. If you see some of the slackness the NPL refs let go as "tackles" you would understand why our defensive players get so many cards when they play outside of Jamaica and internation games. Put an end to "le bruk foot crew" thru education.
Dread,you absolutely right..
The USA showed how important good Tackling is in their game against spain. Their technique and timing was on point. we Jamaica need to Learn how to win the Ball without fouling specially in midfield and start quick counter attacks.
| jamatl |
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| 07/21/09 11:34 AM |
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Coaches rush to get certified ahead of new football season
Livingston Scott
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Thirty-eight local football coaches were hand for their orientation of another JFF/UTech Coaching School course at the UTech campus on Hope Road yesterday as they sought to get themselves qualified for the upcoming football season.
With this being the last course of study offering certification before the start of the new schoolboy football season, coaches are moving ahead with their efforts to become compliant with the JFF's mandate that coaches - at all levels of practice - must be certified to offer instruction on football in the island.
And at yesterday's orientation function, coaches of various ages turned out in their numbers to ensure that they are qualified to practise when the new schoolboy football season kicks off. They included veteran coaches like former Norman Manley and Calabar High coach, Alrick Clarke, Linval 'Palla' Wilson, Hopeton Gilchrist, Carlton Palmer, Delroy Dellisser, and Leecroft Lettmann to name a few.
President of the JFF, Captain Horace Burrell, pointed to the importance of the coaching school to the development of Jamaica's football, while noting that he was fully committed to improving and developing the school.
To coach at the primary school level an Advance Level One certificate will be required. Coaches of parish and high school teams will need Level Two qualification, while to coach in the Premier League and the national programme Level Three certification is a must.
The emphasis at the moment, according to the JFF, is on getting as many coaches as possible certified in the Advanced Level One course, which will be the minimum required certification to coach in primary and high schools, at the parish level and the Premier League at this time. But come next year, coaches will have to get the specific qualification for the various levels.
"This course allows more and more coaches to get certified to coach in the Manning and daCosta Cup," said Howard McIntosh, chairman of the JFF Technical Committee.
Guest speaker at the JFF/UTech Coaching School orientation function, broadcast journalist Neville Bell (left) chats with JFF president Captain Horace Burrell at the UTech campus on Hope Road yesterday. (Photo: Karl McLarty)
McIntosh said the idea now is to have the courses all over the country, with at least one in every confederation.
The JFF, in their effort to assist ISSA coaches with their certification, planned four courses, with the current one being the last. There was also a question of whether or not to have another course in August, but that is to be determined based on discussion between JFF and ISSA.
The JFF had planned to accommodate up to 160 coaches over the four courses but had more than that. The plan is to have over 500 certified coaches in the next three years' time.
"So we are happy to see the response to the coaching school, and we believe we will see the impact over time as we develop... plus we will see more Level Two courses next year, although we do intend to have at least one this year," said McIntosh.
| jamatl |
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| 07/22/09 12:24 PM |
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I truly like that the Level 3 course involves an exchange program. It is important for our top coaches to spend time observering and coaching outside of the Caribbean.
| kirkieb |
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| 07/22/09 09:20 PM |
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Originally Posted By: jamatl
COACHING SCHOOL
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish.
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish.
Can someone please explain to me why we feel that Spanish is of real significance that it's being teach.
Furthermore, one cannot learn Spanish in a couple of classes.
| ddread |
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Originally Posted By: kirkieb
Originally Posted By: jamatl
COACHING SCHOOL
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish.
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish.
Can someone please explain to me why we feel that Spanish is of real significance that it's being teach.
Furthermore, one cannot learn Spanish in a couple of classes.
-easy pon him kirkie
| Princess |
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| 07/24/09 12:24 PM |
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Why the crackdown now? All these years... What triggered this?
| jamatl |
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| 08/26/09 08:44 PM |
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Originally Posted By: jamatl
COACHING SCHOOL
The JFF Coaching School begins January 31, 2009, with a view to fostering world class levels of coaching competence. Over the next 3 years, the JFF’s strategic objective is to build a formidable pool of at least 160 coaches certified at FIFA standard levels. As of September 2009, all active coaches must be certified through the Jamaica Football Federation for the requisite competitive levels.
COACHING CERTIFICATION LEVELS
BASIC LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the recreational /non competitive level
PARTICIPATION
ADVANCED LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the Preparatory / Primary School, Juniors and U-13 levels
YOUTH
LEVEL 2 The certification necessary to coach High School, National U-17 and comparable parish leagues
HIGH SCHOOL/PARISH COMPETITION
LEVEL 3 The certification necessary to coach National Senior, U-23, U-21, U-19 and National Premier Leagues
SENIOR / NPL*
* The Level 3 program will include advanced specialty courses as well as an exchange program
The JFF has secured partnership agreements with GC Foster, St. Catherine and UTECH, Kingston. Both premier institutions have committed resources not only in terms of facility access, but also dedicated faculty.
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish. The program is structured around clear objectives established by the Technical & Development Committee of the JFF has established clear objectives around the coaching school program, including (a) a framework for a recruiting program for coaches, (b) ensuring consistency and parity across the organization from the Parish Association levels, and (c) ensuring a mandatory structure is in place through which coaches are required to seek continuing education so as to further their technical capacities.
The JFF Coaching School begins January 31, 2009, with a view to fostering world class levels of coaching competence. Over the next 3 years, the JFF’s strategic objective is to build a formidable pool of at least 160 coaches certified at FIFA standard levels. As of September 2009, all active coaches must be certified through the Jamaica Football Federation for the requisite competitive levels.
COACHING CERTIFICATION LEVELS
BASIC LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the recreational /non competitive level
PARTICIPATION
ADVANCED LEVEL 1 The certification necessary to coach at the Preparatory / Primary School, Juniors and U-13 levels
YOUTH
LEVEL 2 The certification necessary to coach High School, National U-17 and comparable parish leagues
HIGH SCHOOL/PARISH COMPETITION
LEVEL 3 The certification necessary to coach National Senior, U-23, U-21, U-19 and National Premier Leagues
SENIOR / NPL*
* The Level 3 program will include advanced specialty courses as well as an exchange program
The JFF has secured partnership agreements with GC Foster, St. Catherine and UTECH, Kingston. Both premier institutions have committed resources not only in terms of facility access, but also dedicated faculty.
Course topics to be covered include physiology, bio-mechanics, sport psychology, methodology of skills teaching, and Spanish. The program is structured around clear objectives established by the Technical & Development Committee of the JFF has established clear objectives around the coaching school program, including (a) a framework for a recruiting program for coaches, (b) ensuring consistency and parity across the organization from the Parish Association levels, and (c) ensuring a mandatory structure is in place through which coaches are required to seek continuing education so as to further their technical capacities.
Elective Courses:
101. How to work with controlling Presidents and Chairmen?
This course will prepare you to work for Abramovich, Fidel, Burrell, Warner or any other tyrant.
102. Coaching egotistical footballers?
This courses provides you with the background to coach Ronaldo's of all forms Cristanos, Guachos, or Cariocas
103. Football in crime-ridden and warlike environments
Provides the background for a well paying coaching job amid gunfire and warfare worldwide be it Iraq, Brazil, South Africa, Jamaica or any unfriendly Arab or African nation loaded with Diamonds or oil
104. International travel and team preparation
A complete course in missing passports, visas, flight plans, field locations. Provides the foundation for dealing with jet-lag, mysterious injuries, drug arrests and professional club bush doctors.
| Hamilton Israel |
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Originally Posted By: pressafoot
Better late then never, i suppose.
When one look at how the US team or how MLS has improved you can't help but look at the development of their coaches. Without
the right coaching knowledge of the game we'll remain limited.
Imagine if we had started this after the '98 cup, we would have had better prepared players and a more capable NPL when competing against CONCACAF clubs.
If you look at our track and field we are successful on the same stage as the great US teams because we are exposed to the same knowledge of the Sport as the US teams.
Therefore this move by Horace is well overdue.
| jamatl |
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| 08/27/09 03:36 PM |
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It will be interesting to see the improvements to the DPL with the new coaching certification requirements and drug-testing policies.
| lucky4life |
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| 08/27/09 03:41 PM |
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yes it is well overdue,and i hope that they don't stop here because we still have alot more work 2 b dun
| CARTER |
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| 08/27/09 07:13 PM |
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Good place to start, now we will have better players at all levels.
| Atownrudi |
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| 08/27/09 08:59 PM |
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It would seem Jamaica local football is coming out of the stone age an into the 21st century. Nice move. Lets see if they are able to hold the line. Its so important that the fundamentals are thought to the youths at a early age. This will take 10 years to see it bear fruits, but its worth it, and way way over due.
The first good move that I see coming from the JFF. that will help Jamaica football for years to come. This thing only gets better, as it gets older. Watch and see.
Reggaeboyz tek-it-to-dem!!
| jamatl |
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| 08/28/09 05:36 AM |
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For the first time in the history of the competitions, coaches were required to gain certification before being allowed to take control of teams, in a move intended to develop a concerted national football philosophy.
President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell lauded the move and described it as an important step in the country's football development.
Said Burrell: "I'm very happy that the schoolboy fraternity has seen the real need to have certified coaches and I want to use the opportunity to commend them.
"Several coaches have now been trained at the University of Technology under the JFF programme and this is with the aim of establishing a Jamaican philosophy, in that all coaches will be coaching along the same lines."
Burrell said that by instilling certain core values in young footballers, the country will be better equipped to close the gap on the fancier regional teams.
"This is very important, and I believe that this is what was missing in our football. There is no shortage of talent in Jamaica. When you look at our football as opposed to a USA or a Mexico team, there's one great difference in that the players from these countries are not usually fancy players but they play to a system that works for them," Burrell pointed out
| jamatl |
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| 09/04/09 09:31 PM |
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Bucknor, Davis praise JFF coaching school
Published: Saturday | September 5, 2009
From left, Bucknor and Davis.
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner Writer
Former international cricket umpire Steve Bucknor and former national footballer Fabian Davis heaped praise on the JFF/JMMB/University of Technology (UTech) Coaching School, which graduated its third and fourth batches of Advanced Level One coaches on Thursday at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at UTech.
The two, who were among 64 successful graduates, said the course was not only thought provoking, but revealing, and given the lessons learnt will benefit football in the country in the long run.
"It was very, very good. There was a mixture of science and football development during the course and it was a good environment to learn in," said Bucknor, who is no stranger to football, having served as a FIFA referee and being a coach before turning to umpiring.
"As it relates to the scientific element of the course not being taught before about the mechanics of the body and how it operates, it was good to learn these things and to be able to put the human body in context. I am sure that all those who participated would have benefited," he added.
Technical football
The course was administered by local football coaches Bradley Stewart, Vin Blaine and Wendell Downswell, along with UTech academics Dr Neville Graham, psychologist Kadija Richards and communication specialist Denise Wisdom. Guest lecturers included Dave Meikle, Clive Wedderburn and Heather Little-White. It also entailed modules in basic coaching sciences and technical football preparation and the laws of the game.
"What the JFF has started is wise and a step forward. It has helped me more (in terms of) how to deal with the development of a player both on and off the field. The anatomy session for me was the most exceptional.
"One got the opportunity to know in great detail how the body operates and how performance can be maximised as a result of its functions," said Davis, who is a former national captain and is now player/coach of Digicel Premier League (DPL) outfit Arnett Gardens.
Davis also said the course has done a lot for morale.
"It's good to see coaches, young and old, inexperienced and experienced, showing gratitude and giving the course their full support. Coaches that have graduated feels a bit more appreciated and comfortable within themselves, having been certified and qualified."
Other notable coaches who graduated included Herbert 'Dago' Gordon, Onandi Lowe, Linval Wilson, former national assistant Under-17 coach Alrick Clarke, as well as former national Under-17 player Keveral Stewart.
| yardman2 |
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Thats a great move in the right direction
| yardman2 |
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| 09/18/09 08:43 PM |
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For a student to be admitted into a US college they must have a passing grade in a foreign language, and in Jamaica we only teach French and Spanish, so the choice is your French or Spanish
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JFF continues push for improved coaching
Published: Friday | February 5, 2010
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) once again teamed up with Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) and the University of Technology (UTech) for the 2010 staging of its coaching school as it looks to certify more than 300 local coaches over the next few months.
The courses will take on added importance as the regulators look to ensure that by September 2010, only certified coaches are allowed to take control of teams at the schoolboy and Premier League levels.
Last year's partnership saw 160 graduates from the Advanced Level One coaching courses, and the administration is stepping it up a notch this year with the addition of two Level Two courses. These will be offered along with five Advanced Level One courses, to be administered across the island.
The first Level Two course will be offered at UTech from February 8-15 while the second staging will be hos-ted at the Jamaica Grandioso Hotel, Montego Bay, from February 18-25.
Each rural confederation will host one Advanced Level One session; the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association
will host two throughout the year.
JFF president, Captain Horace Burrell, welcomed the partnership and explained the importance of taking the courses to the western end of the island.
"It is such as great feeling to welcome JMMB in a special way. They have agreed to continue to join forces with the JFF in staging the courses and I am truly grateful and highly appreciative of their efforts," Burrell said.
Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course, while a cadre of top local tacticians have been drafted as well.
Meaningful
The list includes United States-based Lorne Donaldson and Jerome Samuels (both holders of US 'A' licence), Bradley Stewart, Neville 'Bertis' Bell (UK coaching licensee), Wendell Downswell and Vin Blaine.
JMMB's marketing communications manager Clover Moore was happy with her company's involvement, and shared that they wanted to support the JFF in a meaningful way that would strengthen structu-ral changes.
"JMMB believes in nation building and we have been supporting the JFF over the years. We believe that this partnership will bring about structural changes to the approach to coaching," Moore said.
| pelepapa |
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Originally Posted By: A Fan
JFF continues push for improved coaching
Published: Friday | February 5, 2010
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) once again teamed up with Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) and the University of Technology (UTech) for the 2010 staging of its coaching school as it looks to certify more than 300 local coaches over the next few months...
Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course...
Published: Friday | February 5, 2010
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) once again teamed up with Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) and the University of Technology (UTech) for the 2010 staging of its coaching school as it looks to certify more than 300 local coaches over the next few months...
Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course...
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Lawd mi caan laugh no more.
I si my spy work here is done. This is the final step by CRica fi infiltrate unnu programme and mash it up
. Mi just affi stick around a few more days fi brief Kenton and then mi can retire to my next assignment. I hear carnival in T & T is the bomb. It ah go hard fi mi convince mi handlers seh the SocaWarriors are worth spying on though. 
| jamatl |
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Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course, while a cadre of top local tacticians have been drafted as well.
Meaningful
The list includes United States-based Lorne Donaldson and Jerome Samuels (both holders of US 'A' licence), Bradley Stewart, Neville 'Bertis' Bell (UK coaching licensee), Wendell Downswell and Vin Blaine.
| jamatl |
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| 02/05/10 05:43 AM |
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Pelepapa,
If the JFF could get Kenton to run our youth national team programs, it would be special.
What are your thoughts on Kenton as a coach?
| pelepapa |
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| 02/05/10 06:10 AM |
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Originally Posted By: jamatl
Pelepapa,
If the JFF could get Kenton to run our youth national team programs, it would be special.
What are your thoughts on Kenton as a coach?
If the JFF could get Kenton to run our youth national team programs, it would be special.
What are your thoughts on Kenton as a coach?
As long as he keeps his ego in check he is a wonderful coach.
IMO he and Jamaica wouldn't be a good fit for many reasons. First off Jamaica couldn't pay him his going rate and with unnu fiscal problems unnu shouldn't.
JA should be drawing down their youth programme as part of their plan to make it to the next WC.
Purely footballwise I think Jacans put too much emphasis on youth ball for him to succeed there. IMO he needs to work in a laboratory type setting, without much interference, and then just unveil his final product come tournament time.
| jamatl |
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| 02/05/10 06:54 AM |
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Why no mention of the coaching certification that Blaine, Stewart and Downswell possess, which they do?
At least it is progress.
| jamatl |
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| 02/12/10 06:29 PM |
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Coaching Course schedule
February 10th, 2010
The JMMB/JFF/UTech Coaching School's Advanced Level 2 Course presently in session at Utech, 235 Old Hope Road includes a series of lectures led by FIFA Instructor Rodrigo Kenton, and complimented by a series of accomplished guest lecturers.
In addition to covering the fundamentals of coaching theory as well as daily practical sessions between 10:30am and noon, and 3:30-5:30pm also held at the UTech fields, the following represents the main presentations.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:30-3:00pm -
Planning a Training Session Gregory Bartley
Thursday February 11, 2010 1:30-3:00 pm -
Lecture: The Coach as a leader, influencing a team, Rodrigo Kenton
Friday February 12, 2010 9:00-10:15am -
Session: Definition of a team selection, Set plays, Free kicks, Corner Kicks, Rodrigo Kenton
Friday February 12, 2010 1:30 - 3:00 pm -
Lecture: Laws of the Game lead by Peter Prendergast
Saturday February 13, 2010 9:30-10:15 -
Periodisation: Macro -meso-micro, cyclo. Roy Thomas
The participants will be charged to view the Argentina vs Jamaica international for the purpose of Match Analysis and they will visit the August Town vs. St Georges DPL Game on Sunday, 14th February, at 3:30pm.
A full schedule is available upon request through the offices of the JFF
| jamatl |
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| 02/16/10 10:59 AM |
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30 coaches receive Advance Level II Certificates at UTech
By Howard Walker Observer staff reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Thirty coaches were yesterday presented with their Advanced Level II Certificate of Attendance after participating in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Coaching School at UTech over the last eight days.
The course, which was sponsored by Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB), started on February 8 and was conducted by FIFA Instructor Rodrigo Kenton of Costa Rica, was concluded yesterday.
JMMB's group marketing manager Imani Duncan (left) presenting coach Karmue Huie with his Certificate of Attendance at the closing ceremony at UTech yesterday. (Photo: Devon Chin)
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"The seed is planted here in Jamaica. The rest is for you to keep it up. We are just in the process of learning this game," said Kenton, who coached Costa Rica to the 2004 Olympics in Greece and reached the quarter-final.
"We know that we can use this as an instrument to grow more, and the more we grow as we saw against Argentina, we continue to use all these tools and technologies to our benefits," he added.
Imani Duncan, JMMB group marketing manager, implored the participants to continue to inspire positive change in the society through sports.
Said Duncan: "Never forget, your role is critical. To all of you today, as you are given your Certificates of Participation, I hope that you view this closing ceremony as a milestone on the way to achieving some of your ultimate objectives, both in life and in the beautiful game -- football."
Of the 30 coaches who participated, two were female and Lorna Williams, coach of Glenmuir High School female team, said the course was an eye opener, especially with set plays.
Said Williams: "You see it every day, but you did not realise that things like those are happening. You look on the TV and you see some beautiful goals scored and now that we are breaking it down, I learnt that every three goals one is from a set play."
She continued: "We need to look seriously at set plays. With the best teams in the world, the only way of beating each other is from set plays."
Lamar Morgan, coach of KSAFA Super league outfit Cavalier, was also pleased with experience.
"It was a wonderful experience... I think Rodrigo was a good instructor and I learnt more about how to approach the game against strong teams and how to outsmart them," he told the Observer.
The second leg of the Advanced Level II coaching course is scheduled for Montego Bay starting today.
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JFF continues push for improved coaching
Published: Friday | February 5, 2010
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) once again teamed up with Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) and the University of Technology (UTech) for the 2010 staging of its coaching school as it looks to certify more than 300 local coaches over the next few months...
Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course...
Published: Friday | February 5, 2010
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) once again teamed up with Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) and the University of Technology (UTech) for the 2010 staging of its coaching school as it looks to certify more than 300 local coaches over the next few months...
Former Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton will be brought in to guide the course...
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Lawd mi caan laugh no more.
I si my spy work here is done. This is the final step by CRica fi infiltrate unnu programme and mash it up
. Mi just affi stick around a few more days fi brief Kenton and then mi can retire to my next assignment. I hear carnival in T & T is the bomb. It ah go hard fi mi convince mi handlers seh the SocaWarriors are worth spying on though. bouy u nuh worry me , I know reddevil scouts for the honduran
team .
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JMMB/JFF/UTech Advanced Level One Coaching Course
March 26th, 2010
Coaches intent on being a part of the first Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and University of Technology (UTech) Advanced Level One Coaching Course in 2010, will have until Tuesday March 30 to submit registration forms to the JFF.
The JFF/UTECH/JMMB Coaching School will host the course from April 9 to May 9, 2010. Classes will be held at UTech on Fridays 1 - 5pm, Saturdays 9 - 5pm and Sundays 9 - 2pm.
Each application must go through an approval process with successful applicants being advised of the outcome but will only be considered registered if their course fees are paid by April 1. Successful applicants will form the fifth batch of students to the JMMB/JFF/UTech Advanced Level One Course. Four such courses were held in 2009 with two Advanced Level two courses being held earlier this year.
Participants in the course will be exposed to over 52 hours of instruction split into two modules, Basic Coaching Sciences and Technical Football Preparation and Laws of the Game. Upon successful completion of the course which includes a practical and theoretical examination, candidates will be in receipt of an Advanced Level 1 certification.
Among the lecturers are Dr. Winston Dawes (Sports Medicine, the female athlete, and the young athlete), Dr. Heather Little-White (Nutrition), Dr. Neville Graham (Anatomy, Physiology), Ms. Kadijah Richards (Sports Psychology), Roy Thomas (Methodology of skills teaching, principles of coaching, fitness development, Exercise physiology), Bradley Stewart and Wendell Downswell (Technique Development).
Each student will be required to pay a fee $25,000. That figure will cover the cost of course material and water.
Registration takes place through the JFF and interested individuals are required to provide a passport sized photograph, TRN number and educational certificates for registration.
In setting up the Coaching School, the Federation is looking forward to ushering in a new era in the development of football in Jamaica as the country seeks to recreate and build on its successes in the 1998 World Cup and the years following in which Jamaica was ranked as high as 37th in the FIFA world rankings.
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Another small step forward for local football
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JFF/UTech Advanced Level II Course Graduation Ceremony
May 5th, 2010
The Graduation and Presentation of Certificates to the first graduates at the Advance Level 2 stage in the JMMB/JFF/UTech Coaching School will take place on Tuesday, May 11 at 2:00pm at UTech.
The Advance Level 2 Course was the first under the auspices of the School and was led by FIFA Instructor, Rodrigo Kenton. It was held in both Kingston and Montego Bay during the period February 8- 25, 2010.
The group of participants in the Advance Level 2 was noted for the presence of fifteen past national players and seven coaches associated at the time of the course with Digicel Premier League teams. Past national players included Linval Dixon, Warren Barrett, Fabian Davis, Paul Davis, Christopher Dawes, Herbert Gordon, Aaron Lawrence and Patrick Graham. Coaches involved with DPL teams were: Linval Dixon, Fabian Davis, Christopher Dawes, Herbert Gordon, Oneil Thomas, Geofrrey Hewitt and Byron Earl. Also of note will be the Coach of the winning team in the ISSA/Locker Room Sports Schoolgirl Football competition, Merron Gordon and international elite umpire, Steve Bucknor.
President of the JFF, Captain Horace Burrell and President of UTech, Professor Errol Morrison as well as a representative of the main sponsor, JMMB will address the graduates and hand out certificates.
The two top achievers in the two groups will also be announced.
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JFF kicks off confederation youth coaching clinics today
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
IN the continuation of its policy to raise and standardise the levels of coaching in football, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will be introducing confederation clinics as part of the annual Under-13 and Under-15 competitions this year.
Five players from each age group from each parish will attend a specially organised confederation clinic. The players, including girls from the Under-13 level will be chosen by the parish coaches.
Importantly, the clinics will be conducted by the top six performing coaches from each confederation who graduated from the JMMB/JFF/Coaching School Advanced Level II Course held in February under Costa Rican coach Rodrigo Kenton. The process will be assisted by JFF national co-ordinators. Hence a maximum of 160 players will be involved.
In a preparatory meeting with the coaches from the coaching school earlier this month, JFF general secretary Horace Reid urged them to use every opportunity given by the federation to demonstrate the skills learnt at the coaching school. He also told them to feel free to attend training sessions of the national teams as part of their continuing education programme.
The federation sees the clinics as part of its overall technical development drive. The clinics will provide the youngsters with good exposure, afford national co-ordinators an early assessment of the country's youth talent in the respective confederations and provide a platform to assess some of our coaches who graduated from the new JMMB/JFF/UTech coaching initiative. The first clinic will be held today in KSAFA.
The schedule for these clinics is as follows:
Today at 10:00 - 4:00 pm at the UWI (bottom field); KSAFA will have national co-ordinators and or invited coaches
Leebert Halliman, Jackie Walters, Alvin Shaw, Omar Edwards, Sherrick Williams, Paul Francis and Mark Buckland.
On Thursday at Brooks Park between the same hours, South Central will have Jackie Walters, Geoffrey Hewitt, Andrew Edwards, Milford Thomas, Sheldon Davis and Laurence Garriques on hand.
Western Confederation will host its clinic next Tuesday at Catherine Hall between the same hours and will have as its co-ordinators and invited coaches Wendell Downswell, Dr Dean Weatherly, Damion McCallum, Waldy Williams, Patrick Graham, Garfield Anderson, Hopeton Gilchrist and Joshua Cummings, while the Eastern Confederation will host its clinic at Gray's Inn next week Thursday at the same time with Jackie Walters, Leebert Halliman, Vanie Clarke, Samuel Lamount, Wade Crawford, Llewelyn Brown, Aaron Lawrence and Rohan Robinson as its national co-ordinators and /or invited coaches.
Locker Room Sports is partnering with the JFF on this initiative and according to David Shirley, managing director, Locker Room Sports is committed to any effort to develop the game, especially at the youth level.
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Have the ites noticed that the DPL has now become an attractive league for top Caribbean Coaches:
Portmore United - Linval Dixon
St. George's SC - Gregory Maxwell
Village United - Neider Dos Santos
Tivoli Gardens - Admiral Bailey
Humble Lion - Lenworth Hyde
Harbour View - Donovan Hayles
Sporting Central Academy - Chris Dawes
Arnett Gardens -
Benfica -
Waterhouse
Reno - Wendell Downswell
Boys' Town - Andrew Price
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JFF urges coaches back to the classroom
Saturday, March 05, 2011
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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) resumes its focus on coaching development with the continuation of the Advanced Level One courses set to begin March 18 at the University of Technology (UTech).
The Advanced Level One and Advanced Level Two courses, which are conducted in partnership with the University of Technology, is just one component of the JFF's programme to develop the technical infrastructure of the sport in Jamaica.
Also critical to the overall development are the Technical Centre located at the UWI Bowl, the national programme through its teams and the referee development programme.
For 2011, the JFF has indicated that all coaches at the primary and preparatory school levels; Manning and DaCosta Cup; Major League and Women's League must be Advanced Level One compliant.
On the request of the JFF, FIFA has approved a second Advanced Level Two course to be held in May and the Curriculum Committee — comprising JFF and UTech representatives — will be meeting shortly to fine-tune the curriculum for submission to FIFA.
As of August 2011 coaches at the Premier League and Super League levels must be Advanced Level Two compliant.
At the recent CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay, six Advanced Level Two coaches from western Jamaica provided invaluable statistics to the technical staff.
Strategically located above the field, the coaches -- Dane Randall, Garfield Anderson, Steve Bucknor, Leacroft Lettman and Gregory Palmer -- were asked by coach Wendell Downswell to provide him with certain statistics at half-time and at the end of each game. Consequently, Downswell has expressed deep appreciation for the information provided by the coaches.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/JFF-urges-coaches-back-to-the-classroom_8471872#ixzz1FjH2bhep
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Advanced Level II certification a must for Premier League coaches
Published: Thursday | May 12, 2011 0 Comments
Premier League coaches hoping to ply their trade in the top flight for the 2011-12 season will have to head back to school, so to speak, as they will be required to have Advanced Level II certification, according to a release issued by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).
This comes as part of the JFF's move to standardise local coaching practices, and in doing so, improve the knowledge-base and eventually the execution of the sport of football locally.
The coaches will, as a result, have to gear up for the ninth staging of the series of courses expected to run over the next five weeks at the University of Technology (UTech).
The clinics, put on by the JFF in conjunction with the Jamaica Money Market Brokers and UTech, are aimed at furthering the policy outlined by the federation two years ago.
More than 300 coaches have taken part in the Advanced Level I course since its inauguration in 2009, but those who wish to continue pursuing their interests in the local Digicel Premier League will have to go a step further and acquire the mandatory Advanced Level II certification. The regulation will become effective on September 2011. The second course will be held from August 17-September 1 and will include a Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) instructor.
It is not just at the Premier League level, however, that coaches will be forced to get themselves certified. Come September, coaches at the primary and preparatory schools level, as well as those who condition teams in the senior schoolboy Manning and DaCosta Cup competitions, Major League and Women's League, must be Level I-compliant.
The Level I course will begin on May 27 and end on Sunday, June 26.
The implementation of a national philosophy, which it is hoped all national teams at all levels will pattern, is expected to be taught at the coaching school.
At a recently concluded FIFA leadership seminar, held with the JFF's board of directors, FIFA's performance consultants commended the move by the federation and believed it to be key to improving the quality of the game in the country.
... Those who wish to continue pursuing their interests in the local Digicel Premier League will have to go a step further and acquire the mandatory Advanced Level II certification.'
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JFF to undertake coaching courses
With clubs, schools and communities beginning preparation for the upcoming football season, the Jamaica Football Federation will be staging four coaching courses under the ambit of the JMMB/JFF/UTech coaching school in the months of July and August.
The next advanced level 1 course will be held July 11-22 at the Church Teachers College in Mandeville.
The final advanced level 1 course for the year will be held at the University of Technology beginning July 25 and ending August 5.
Two advanced level two courses are scheduled for August 17-26 and August 23-September 1, 2011.
FIFA instructor, Rodrigo Kenton will again be in charge of the technical module of the advanced level two course to be held at UTech.
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JFF stages four coaching courses over next 2 months
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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WITH clubs, schools and communities beginning preparation for the upcoming football season, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will be staging four coaching courses under the ambit of the JMMB/JFF/UTech Coaching School in the months of July and August.
The next Advanced Level I Course will be held July 11-22 at Church Teachers' College in Mandeville and is being staged in association with the Manchester FA.
The final Advanced Level I Course for the year will be held at the University of Technology beginning July 25 and ending August 5.
Two Advanced Level II courses are scheduled for August 17-26 and August 23-September 1, 2011. Once again, FIFA Instructor Rodrigo Kenton will be in charge of the technical module of the Advanced Level II course to be held at UTech and the other in association with the Clarendon FA.
Since the launch of the JMMB/JFF/UTech Coaching School in January 2009, close to 400 coaches and aspiring coaches have attended the courses at the two levels.
As a result of the focus on this critical aspect of the development of the sport, there has been a greater attention to the discipline at all levels of the sport and the JFF is confident that over time this will impact positively on the game.
The focus by the JFF has been further strengthened as national coaches, some of whom are involved as instructors in the school, have been exposed to the professional environment arising out of the JFF's partnership with different entities in Brazil, including the Traffic Football Academy.
Coaches Wendell Downswell and Omar Edwards at the Under-17 level have been involved in a six-week training camp in Brazil. Andrew Edwards, assistant national Under-20 coach, has also attended a three-week camp.
National senior coach Theodore Whitmore was exposed to the Brazil Premier League professional environment over a three-week period in March 2011, as well as the pre-Gold Cup training camp with goalkeeping coach Warren Barrett in May.
Coaches are once again reminded that by mandate of the JFF the following are the requirements for coaching in the 2011-2012 football season:
Advanced Level I (or its approved equivalent)
Manning and daCosta Cup
National Under-21 League
Sherwin Williams Women's League
Super League
Primary and Preparatory school competitions
Advanced Level II (or its approved equivalent)
National Premier League
In October the JFF will review the programme with the aim of strengthening the effort. A calendar for 2012 will be issued at that time.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/JFF...8#ixzz1RhyOycBL
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JFF works with schoolboy coaches
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is targeting schoolboy coaches in its bid to correct the faulty finishing, lamented by many national coaches.
It is an area being emphasised at the latest coaching skills upgrade and certification course at Utech.
With the new schoolboy season approaching, many high school coaches have turned out for the course which runs until Sunday.
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“No one can deny the commitment………” says Captain Horace Burrell
June 28, 2012 Filed under Articles, Club Teams, Featured Posts, Jamaica National Teams, News, Other News, Press Releases, Teams, The Football Academy Posted by JamFedadmin
The Jamaica Football Federation is pleased to announce that eleven Advance level 2 coaches from Jamaica will be participants in an Advance Coaching Course to be held in Brazil.
The aims of this course are:
to provide to the students a unique opportunity to interchange experience with experienced football and sport science researchers and
To visit advanced centres of science and football development attempting to increase their cultural and theoretical base on subjects related to football science in order to optimize their coaching performance
The Course which is being coordinated in Brazil by the Traffic Sports Academy on behalf of the JFF is the result of efforts of the Federation since 2011. The Course is yet another element in the Federation’s effort to raise the technical competence of coaches. This effort led to the establishment of the JMMB/JFF/Utech Coaching School which has certified over four hundred coaches since 2009 at the Advance Level 1 and Level 2 stages.
The eleven coaches from Jamaica are all Advance Level 2 certified which was the minimum level of certification to attend the course. The Curriculum Committee of the Coaching School will be reviewing the course content to decide on where its graduates will fall in its levels of certification.
The Course which will be held at the Traffic Sports Academy in Sao Paolo will last from July 1-9.
Topics on Curriculum include:
FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
ORGANISM PREPARATION IN FOOTBALL; BORDERLINE BEWTEEN HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INJURIES
TACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE GAME
NUTRITION AND FOOTBALL
PLAYER RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN FOOTBALL
PHYSIOLOGY CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN FOOTBALL AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
FOOTBALL GAME SKILLS
GOALKEEPER GAME SKILLS: PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL TRAINER IN FOOTBALL: NEW PERSPECTIVES
Presenters will include lecturers from the Traffic Academy and will also include Professor Walter Gama, Technical Director of the JFF.
The participating coaches are:
ANDREW PRICE ~ Boys Town FC
MARCEL GAYLE ~ Waterhouse FC
JUNIOR FRANCIS ~ Reno FC
ANDREW EDWARDS ~ National Programme
GEOFRREY HEWITT ~ Portmore United FC
CALVIN LEWIS ~ Portmore United FC
NIGEL STEWART ~ Sporting Central Academy
VASSELL REYNOLDS ~ Sporting Central Academy
ALVIN SHAW ~ Tivoli Gardens FC
HAROLD THOMAS ~ Harbour View FC
The University of Technology was also invited by the JFF to send a representative and will be sending Mr. Laurence Garriques a lecturer at the University in the Department of Sports and Sciences.
On the invitation also of the JFF, Mssrs. Jamaal Shabazz, Ministry of Sports, Trinidad and and Tobago and Head Coach of the Guyana National Team; Lester Smith, Technical Director of the Grenadian FF and Wayne Dover, Coach with the Guyana Football Federation will also be attending the course.
The JFF extended open invitation to all premier league and JFF Advance Level 2 certified coaches. Each coach is responsible for individual airfares and the JFF is covering costs for course fees; accommodation and ground transportation in Brazil.
Speaking on this achievement of the Federation, President Captain Horace Burrell said “No one can question the Federation’s commitment to the development of the game on a long term basis. This course has cost a lot in terms of time, resources and effort.To execute something like this in the middle of a World Cup campaign shows that the Federation has a long term and broad vision for the sport and is determined to deliver on this vision”.
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"Brethren one very outstanding name is missing!
Tapparino!!!!!!!!!.
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Locals off to Brazil coaching course
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter
Sunday, July 01, 2012
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ELEVEN Advanced Level Two coaches left the island yesterday to embark on a one-week coaching course from July 1-9 in Brazil.
The announcement was made by general secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Horace Reid, at the presentation of certificates for the first FIFA Women's Coaching Course at the Federation's offices yesterday.
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The course will be conducted by the Traffic Football Academy on behalf of the JFF and will have lecturers from Sao Paolo University.
Reid noted that Trinidad and Tobago coach Jamaal Shabaaz, Grenada's head coach Lester Smith and Guyana's coach Wayne Dover will be among the participants.
The local contingent includes Andrew Price of Boys' Town, Marcel Gayle of Waterhouse, Junior Francis of Reno, National Under-20 coach Andrew Edwards, Portmore's Geoffrey Hewitt and Calvin Lewis, Nigel Stewart and Vassell Reynolds of Sporting Central Academy, Tivoli's Alvin Shaw, David Price of Volvo FC and Harbour View's Harold Thomas.
The JFF had extended an open invitation to all Premier League clubs and coaches with Advanced Level Two certification.
Reid revealed that the coaches will only be responsible for their airfare as all other expenses, which is estimated to be about $4 million, will be covered by the JFF.
"The coaches will pay for their air tickets, but the JFF will be responsible for accommodations, meals, ground transport and lecturers' fees," said the veteran administrator.
Reid was also upbeat about the trip, saying he believes it will produce remarkable results for the country's football.
"I am very confident that they will return in another week... more equipped and with greater knowledge that will eventually benefit our football development," he said.
He noted that the game is constantly evolving and it was important local football keeps abreast of the latest modifications in the game.
"This is a great opportunity for our coaches to improve on what they have learnt in the past," Reid added.
The sessions will be conducted by experienced world-class presenters, most of whom are lecturers at Sao Paolo University.
The group will include technical director Professor Dr Walter Gama and former Jamaica technical director Reno Simoes.
Reid stated that this has been in the pipeline for some time and now that it has come to fruition, it is a major step in the developmental thrust that the JFF has undertaken.
While in Brazil, the coaches will deal with a wide range of topics such as football organisation and management, tactics, nutrition, player recruitment, development and transition to professional careers, physiology control, psychological aspects in football, football game skills and goalkeeping
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Locals-off-to-Brazil-coaching-course_11851547#ixzz1zQG21OBH
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Eye-opener for J'can coaches in Brazil
By Andrew Edwards
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
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AFTER almost 20 hours of travel, 14 of the 15 registered coaches arrived at the Traffic Academy in Porto Feliz, Sao Paulo, Brazil at approximately 10:30 am local time (8:30 am Jamaica time) on Sunday.
Lester Smith of Grenada was expected to arrive some time the following day. Present on the course are Andrew Edwards, National U-20 men's coach; Andrew Price, technical director Boys' Town FC; Junior Francis, Reno FC; Laurence Garriques, UTech; Jeffrey Hewitt and Calvin Lewis of Red Stripe Premier League champions Portmore; Harold Thomas of Harbour View; David Pryce of Volvo; Marcel Gayle of Waterhouse; Alvin Shaw of Tivoli FC; Vassel Reynolds and Nigel Stewart of Sporting Central; and Jamaal Shabazz and Wayne Dover of Guyana's National Football team.
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After lunch the course got off to a sprightly start. Professor Walter Gama, technical director of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), welcomed the participants to the course, Traffic Academy and Brazil.
Gam postulated that "Knowledge and Discipline" shall be the slogan for the course, which represents the critical areas of focus he wishes to develop among participants.
Daniel Gama, one of the co-ordinators, led the opening lecture, introducing participants to the course content, expectations and materials.
He outlined the structure which covers topics ranging from theoretical and practical frameworks of new perspectives in coaching, training and intervention based on science and didactic observations of training sessions and matches.
The instructors will include experienced football professionals and sport science researchers. Among those slated to give lectures/presentations are Professor Walter Gama, Daniel Gama, Rodolfo Canavesi, Marcio Amoroso, Nivaldo Baldo, Ana Maria Pellegrini, Lucas G`oes, Anderson Gongora, Marcella Cesar, Victorino Freire, Rene Simoes, Fabio Matias, Renato Molina, Emerson Viera Marinho, Clovis Alberto Franciscon, and Anahy Couto.
Although suffering from obvious jet-lag, lethargy and sheer exhaustion, the cadre of coaches in attendance exhibited plenty of grit, determination and zeal to optimise this opportunity for personal development and by extension the development of Jamaica's football. In the words of Andrew Price, "the experience thus far has been very good, the camaraderie amongst the coaches excellent".
Price also said "the course content is very interesting" and that he found the first presentation done by Rodolfo Canavesi to be "very thought-provoking and a testament to how far behind we (Jamaica) are in terms of football development".
David Pryce of Volvo FC claimed: "Thus far this has been a great eye-opener in terms of presentation and professional football. I am glad for the exposure to the Traffic Academy environment and experience, and to see first-hand a world-class football facility."
He also said he is anxiously looking forward to the remainder of the course.
In describing the first day interactions, Daniel Gama opined that "the group is a very committed one, showing plenty of interest, attentiveness and desire to learn". He sees this as "a great opportunity for both the participants and the co-ordinators to learn from each other as we all seek to improve our respective (football) communities".
The course promises to be an excellent experience for all the participants. Already discussions are heating up about commercialisation of and in the sport and professional football. A quote from Rodolfo Canavesi: "Traffic Sports exist not for the love of football, but because someone realised that it is good business, articulates fully where I believe those of us involved with the game locally needs to focus our energies."
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Eye-opener-for-J-can-coaches-in-Brazil_11868063#ixzz1ze7PRt4E
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I hope Andrew Edwards asks the Gama, Amoroso, Simoes and friends a few questions
1. Why are there no black coaches in the top division in Brazil?
2. Also, why have they never hired any Afro-Brazilians on their staff except for masseurs or equipment manager?