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USVI youth football club for VI visit

The BVIFA has given much credit to the Digicel Centre of Excellence for the continued improvements in Youth Football. Photo: BVIFA
The last time the two Boy's teams met the BVI Rockers pulled of an amazing 4-1 win during an Easter Tournament in St Maarten. Photo: BVIFA
The last time the two Boy's teams met the BVI Rockers pulled of an amazing 4-1 win during an Easter Tournament in St Maarten. Photo: BVIFA
Coach 'Kate' is back for a second term at the helm of Women's Football Coaching and has been working daily with the U15 Girls Team who will be competing at a CONCACAF Tournament in the Caymans during August. Photo: BVIFA
Coach 'Kate' is back for a second term at the helm of Women's Football Coaching and has been working daily with the U15 Girls Team who will be competing at a CONCACAF Tournament in the Caymans during August. Photo: BVIFA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Football Association will be hosting Lazara F.C. on Saturday July 26, 2014, in a series of Girls and Boys matches as a further test of the development programmes.

The Lazara Club, which forms the backbone of the USVI’s Youth Programme, will be bringing an U15 Girls and two U14 Boys teams for the one day trip to the Territory. 

The first game, scheduled for 10.00am on the A.O. Shirley Ground, features the U15 BVI Girls up against their Female counterparts from the Lazara Club and then the first of two Boys nine a side matches will take place between the U14 teams. 

Those two games are scheduled for 11.20am and 12.30pm. 

The Girls game will be a good indicator of how well the BVI has progressed, having previously been at the helm for the U20 team in last year’s World Cup Qualifying Campaign. The group is in preparation for the CONCACAF U15 Tournament being hosted by the Cayman Islands, in early August. 

The Girls, who train every day, both on the field and in a classroom environment, have been pitched in a group with the host Nation as well as Curacao and the Turks and Caicos. 

The BVIFA is quickly establishing a new model for its National Team’s and the U14 Boys are the first to get a more focused approach, through arranged fixtures and attendance at the Digicel Centre of Excellence, which was spearheaded by the BVIFA Technical Director, Mr. Keith Griffith. 

“I believe that the BVIFA will continue to ensure that this group will be prepared professionally and positively to enhance the future development of Football within the Territory. The Association has identified this age group as the ideal starting point to strengthen its grassroots foundations and as part of its new long term strategy will continue to build upon the skill sets shown by the youngsters going forward,” noted Griffith. 

The same group will kept together for participation in the U15 Boys CONCACAF Tournament slated for 2015 and have already played Friendly games against Nevis as well as participating in an Easter Tournament in St Maarten. 

This will not be the first time that the Boys have faced Lazara F.C as back in the Easter Tournament both the “Rockers” and the “Babes” came up against the St Thomas team. 

The “Babes” suffered a 1-0 defeat to them in Group play, but in the match to determine 5th and 6th place overall, the Rockers played the game of their lives to rout their opponents 4-1. 

Luca Reich hit a sublime half volley from 20 yards out to give the Rockers a 1-0 half time lead and in the second half they really turned up the heat, scoring their second via the boot of Miguel Marshall, the third direct from a Guillaume Parkins corner and the fourth, a fantastic solo effort from Hash Banthia.

5 Responses to “USVI youth football club for VI visit”

  • ccc (24/07/2014, 09:48) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Lets go out to support
  • @@@@@@ (24/07/2014, 12:21) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why didn't our government think of this
    • brian hodge (24/07/2014, 13:00) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      because sports can think for themselves and are not reliant on govt. for development
  • gee (24/07/2014, 15:00) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    support support support!!!! come out and encourage the youth. you will be amazed how they will respond to the support. PLEASE go out and support. it may seem easier to sit back and criticise instead of helping to be a part of the building process but the satisfaction you get from building is far greater than what you would get from tearing down!
  • Concern 1 (25/07/2014, 13:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    yes go out and support and if you can make a contribution financial or otherwise do so. it is always appreciated


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