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Sunday May 08, 2016
Kaieteur News
EDFA equips Coaches with aim of achieving excellence By Franklin Wilson With the vision of embracing a structured p r o g r a m m e f o r development, Coaches attached to clubs registered under the umbrella of the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) were yesterday presented with kits compliments of the association. In remarks prior to the p r e s e n t a t i o n , E D FA President, Alfred King told the coaches and a few administrators that football is a bit more than just kicking the ball to the extent that the association has designed a programme that will see the game grow and develop. ”What that means? We want to see a wider pool of young players involved in football that can feed into the clubs. Most of the senior clubs are disintegrating because of a lack of a strategy to attract new membership and to develop a sustainable feeder programme to teach the fundamentals at the junior level.” Armed with this understanding, King said that it was recognized that investment in the area of coaching is critical, especially at the junior level. “Therefore we want to find all the possible exposure for our coaches to develop. We run the risk of teaching the youngsters the
EDFA Secretary Gidel Austin hands over one of the bags with equipment to BV Triumph United Coach Kester Garnett in the presence of EDFA President Alfred King (2nd right) and other coaches. wrong thing with untrained coaches which would be difficult to adjust when they become senior players; including the wrong attitude sometimes.” King informed that the t a rg e t i n g c o a c h e s f o r development started earlier this year when about 30 persons were exposed to a two-day programme that was facilitated by President of the Guyana National Coaches Association, Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover and Sampson ‘Boniah’ Gilbert. ”We are in the process of putting together an accredited programme to ensure that our coaches go through a B License experience and we are hopping therefore that an instructor from Trinidad
who we are engaging through Dover and Jamaal Shabazz would be here sometime soon to further work with the coaches to enhance their skills and competence.” Coaches will then be attached to junior teams and be charged with the
responsibility of implementing what they would have learnt from the course with the aim of achieving collectively, stronge r c l u b s i n t h e EDFA. King also made reference to the recently concluded Under-17 Jubilee
Locals determined to defend home turf Michael Namchand RX7.
(Flashback)- One of Guyana’s kings of Drag racing Anand Ramchand stands atop his Mitsubishi Evo with the championship trophy.
WICB CONGRATULATES THE GUYANA CRICKET BOARD ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The board of directors, management and staff of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) would like to congratulate the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for being named the top sporting association of 2015. Equally “we are elated for Anand Sanasie who was named the top administrator.” “Guyana’s cricket has improved considerably and they continue to dominate the regional competitions in several categories. We are excited at the opportunities for the region. We consider this a positive trend that as each region’s cricket gets better, West Indies cricket will also get better,” said President, Dave Cameron. The President went on to note that “this is a good achievement to follow by the other regions.” The WICB is preparing for the upcoming Tri-Nation series which opens in Guyana on June 3. Guyana will also celebrate 50 years of independence later this month.
tournament which was won by Bachelors Adventure Paradise Sports Club over Buxton Stars and the subsequent Goodwill series against the East Bank Football Association to two U-17 Clubs, Grove Hi Tech and Soesdyke Falcons. Tw o m a t c h e s w e r e
played at the Golden Grove ground while the return visit to the East Bank is yet to come off due to the current inclement weather. Meanwhile, ten teams will vie for top honours in the NAMILCO Flour Power Thunderbolt Intra Association competition which is anticipated to k i c k o ff t h i s c o m i n g weekend. The association’s Senior League will also be unveiled shortly, King informed. Each club coach received a set of training bibs, strategy boards, ball bags, balls and coaches tops. Those receiving were BV Triumph United, Ann’s Grove United, Victoria Kings, Bachelors Adventure / Paradise Sports Club, Buxton Stars and Golden Stars. Absent from yesterday’s activity were Mahaica Determinators, Plaisance Panthers FC and Buxton Youth Developers.
As news continue to flow about Suriname’s impending assault on Guyana’s dominance in regional motor racing, the upcoming May 15 ‘Golden Jubliee’ International Drag Meet is being seen as a threat to wrest control of Guyana’s supremacy in this format of the sport. G u y a n a ’s A n a n d Ramchand and the Daby brothers Rondell and Peter along with Chet Singh and others obviously knows the importance of defending home turf, especially in front
of a turnout that is anticipated to be large, at the South Dakota Circuit. The Dutch have included the veteran Hans Ijzer whose GMC Typhoon is no stranger to Guyana and a machine that every local dragster respects and his support will come from Ashton Ceyaram, who pilots a Toyota Chaser, Ruifan Chen (Honda Integra), Prakash Lachman (Toyota Supra), Micheal Namchand (RX7), (Navin Lalbiharie (Nissan 350Z), Jean-Paul Jose (Ford Cobra Jet) Lester Choi (Nova) and
Vi d y a k o e m a r S o e k h o e (Mitsubishi Evo). They will also be represented in the Superbike category by Tom Gomperts (Suzuki GSX R) and Giovanni Slagveer astride a similar machine. The Porta Tree Timing System which is equipped
with specialized starting lights that allow quarter mile speeds to be recorded will be used during the day’s races. Races commence at 09:00 hrs and admission for adults is $1000, $500 children, while children under-12 and vehicles are free.