Is Vurlon Mills a member of the Coaches Association?

Oct 04, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor;
I write in reference to national football selection & domestic representation and I begin with a question; “Did the GFF get caught between a rock and a hard place? And I refer to the publication of an article captioned, “Vurlon Mills say his dismissal was wrong” (SN 15. 07.16). Editor, please note that I am no longer involved in the sport’s administration. From an honest perspective, I can only draw on my previous involvement to arrive at a basic conclusion, in relation to the above question. Suffice it to say, that this present GFF administration may have a different outlook to the relevant issue. But at the end of the day, written documentation to all and sundry within the affiliate/associate structure, serves as a “deterrent for any misconstrued interpretation”.
Previously, all clubs, via the perspective parent bodies were written to duly informing them of a selected squad, in pursuit of encampment and continued training, ahead of national representation. Once this occurs, the clubs’ representation ceases forthwith and in the instance, where a club has three or more players in a national squad, automatically a postponement for the forthcoming matches are guaranteed.
This is during the time the national team would be engaged. A typical example would have been the recently concluded: “Stag Beer Elite League” .i.e. Alpha United. Additionally, the coaching and managerial staff is also named. However, my initial reference of: “Did the GFF got caught between a rock and a hard place” specifically, is in relation to the following:
i) What were the criteria for the selection of players, by the panel of coaches?
ii) What about the structure of the Digicel Schools’ Championship or the GFF Namilco Tournament?
iii) Were all the players participating in the Digicel Tournament affiliated to the GFF via clubs within the respective Associations?
iv) Were Digicel and the respective Associations/Clubs informed of the selected National Squad of players’ encampment, departure and return?
v) Was this year’s Digicel School Championship sanctioned by the GFF, with the conditionality as per se, EBFA/EDFA year-end KO tournament?
Surprisingly, coach,Vurlon Mills of Chase’s Academy was axed with no formal notification. Mills said; “he received no documentation pertaining to his continued role with the school team.” Neither was he aware that 7 players from Chase’s couldn’t have represented the school in the Digicel Schools’ Championship or of his subsequent appearance before the GFF’s Disciplinary Committee. Surely, if all what Mills is claiming is true, then the GFF can be deemed culpable for the administrative blunders. Interestingly, what would be the outcome of the 7 players? Would they be sanctioned? Whose product are they; the GFF by virtue of Club affiliation, or Chase’s through Mills coaching? Is Mills a member of the Coaches Association, if not in what capacity can he be summoned to a hearing before the Disciplinary Committee? In my estimation a “conflict of interest” has arisen as it relates to Mills’ involvement.
At the end of the day, I do hope “good sense and sanity” prevail. Would Mills’ impending sanction by the GFF’s Disciplinary Committee, affect his club’s future and national representation?
Lester Sealey

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