Female All Star football squad begin preparation for international duties

Jul 17, 2012 Sports

Popular football coach, Joseph Wilson is currently in charge of a female All Star Team that commenced training sessions on Saturday June 14 last. The veteran coach will be ably assisted by Andrea Fredericks in a programme under the auspices of the Scotia Bank and dubbed ‘The Scotia Bank/Pepsi Female School Football Academy. Players are drawn from schools that had participated in the just concluded Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy Tournament.

The female footballers participate in drills under Coach Bill Wilson (3rd right) during the session

At the conclusion of Saturday’s sessions parents were briefed of the format and future plans for the programme by coordinator, Lawrence Griffith.
Activities were organized with a bifurcated objective, among them the improvement of the skill level of the females. The forum will also enhance the participant’s knowledge base of the laws of the game in preparation for participation in future tournaments organized by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
Mr. Wilson is further tasked with the responsibility of preparing his charges for international duties in the U17 squad gearing up for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. The players will subsequently engage several international teams in friendly encounters at home and abroad. Some players will also be identified for possible scholarship awards in the UK, USA, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and other selected territories.
The various stakeholders of this programme are the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Scotia Bank, DDL and the GFF. Organizers are also planning to approach officials of the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports for additional support.
Sessions continue on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the GFC Ground starting at 09:00 hrs daily.