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DKSC “laying the right foundations for development of game”
CFU President Jack Warner impressed with Digicel’s commitment
With the first half of the 2009 Digicel Kick Start Clinics concluded, the second segment about to kick off next week in Haiti – the President of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), Austin “Jack” Warner, believes that Digicel is laying the right foundations for the development of the game in the Caribbean.
Jack Warner
Warner, who has just been re-elected to serve as FIFA Vice President for another four-year term on the Executive of the World Governing Body, said he has been following the Digicel Kick Start Clinics since they started and that they have been a real hit in Jamaica, Barbados and Suriname.
“I think these are the kind of foundations that we have to lay if we are to develop football in the region. I know this takes a great deal of commitment and I want to commend Digicel for taking the time and effort to make this possible. Head Coach John Barnes is a real legend and icon who these young people can look up to. All in all, I am very impressed with what is happening with the Digicel Kick Start Clinics.”
Warner, who is also the President of CONCACAF and has been responsible for shaping and taking football to greater heights in this Confederation, is pleased that the Digicel Kick Start Clinics are targeting a younger age this year – namely, the Under-16s.
“I am very happy that this year’s Digicel Kick Start Clinics are aimed at a younger level, because the younger they begin – the less chance there is of the evil and negative aspects of football being ingrained in the players. It’s best if we can catch them from a young age – the younger, the better. The fact that the FIFA youth programmes are now being geared around this age group is also useful.”
Digicel Kick Start Clinics have already taken place in Jamaica, Suriname and Barbados during May. Now, with three more countries – Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts and Nevis – set to host Digicel Kick Start Clinics over the next few weeks, anticipation is mounting.
The pressure is on to be among the eight players from across the Caribbean to be selected by Head Coach John Barnes, to attend a one week training camp at Sunderland AFC in September.
The Digicel Kick Start Clinics are going bigger and better this year by making their debut in Central America. Clinics are scheduled to be held in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador, throughout the month of August with the lucky players earning the right to attend a one week training camp at Liverpool FC in October.
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