PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands; Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 – Four Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) referees will be traveling to the Caribbean island nation of Barbados later today, where they will be taking part in the Futuro III Refereeing Course.
Giselle Wright and Gianni Ascani will be attending the FUTURO Fitness Instructor Course. Winston Wright and Patrice Senior will be attending the FUTURO Technical Course.
The Futuro III Refereeing Course for referee instructors runs from April 24 to 29th. FUTURO III courses use a regional format, assembling and educating instructors selected by FIFA member associations from CONCACAF countries in a centralized venue.
L to R: Gianni Ascani, Patrice Senior, Giselle Wright and Winston Wright .
It is intended that the instructors participating in this programme are active at the end of each course, and as such, the participating member associations with the support of FIFA will elaborate relevant activity plans. A yearly allocation of courses that endeavours to touch all regions is decided upon by FIFA. And to this regard, courses are held at facilities financed through the FIFA Goal and/or FAP projects wherever possible.
Chris Bryan, President of the TCIFA noted that: “this is a great opportunity for our senior referees to become qualified as referee instructors to help build and progress our refereeing programme back here in the TCI. We have a young and vibrant referee’s programme with around 50% of our referees both male and female under the age of twenty five years old. For them to improve and become better at their craft, they need good education and training. There is no reason why the Turks and Caicos Islands cannot be recognized and known in the future as having the best referees in the region and this is the goal we should be aiming to attain.”
