PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands; Monday, March 31st 2014 – The Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) will be hosting a CONCACAF Grassroots workshop in early April 2014. The TCIFA, through CONCACAF, is putting on this initiative in the Turks & Caicos Islands to further strengthen the TCIFA’s youth development programmes, whilst educating its stakeholders.
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, commonly known as CONCACAF, is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, to which the TCIFA is a member.
The main objective of the Grassroots program is to bring the game of football directly to the children in the CONCACAF region. CONCACAF believes that one of the most effective ways to attract future football players is by giving them the opportunity to play football in their own environment. The concept being that you cannot have a strong house without a solid foundation. To this regard, the Grassroots program will focus on girls and boys between the ages of six (6) and 12 years of age, as well as everyone involved in the children’s education; be they parents, schools, coaches, and government.
Established since March 2013, the CONCACAF Grassroots program has been hosted in 21 Member Associations such as St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Trinidad & Tobago to name but a few.
Of the program, Sonia Bien-Aime TCIFA’s Secretary General says: “The TCIFA is pleased to have been chosen amongst the first Member Associations to benefit from one of the most important programmes offered by CONCACAF. This programme will no doubt provide a foundation for our game, whilst providing coaching and an opportunity for all to experience a socially inclusive environment.”
Some of the topics that will be covered in the course are role of educator, principals of coaching and training, embracing diversity, age-appropriate training objectives and methodology, session planning and Grassroots Festival planning and set up.
Lenny Lake, CONCACAF Senior Instructor; Heather Dyche, CONCACAF Instructor; and Jonathan Martinez, Program Administrator, will facilitate the program, which will take place 10th – 12th April 2014 at the TCIFA Academy on Venetian Road, Provo.
For more information on the TCIFA or the Visiting Team Program, kindly contact Sonia Bien-Aime, Secretary General on 941-5532 or email tcifa@tciway.tc.
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ABOUT Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association – The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is a non-for-profit organization in the business of football development throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands. The TCIFA has been in operation since 1996, and a member of FIFA, since 1998.
