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“[…] Player safety is a critical consideration. Athletes in the U-15 age group are still developing physically. Allowing unlimited substitutions helps manage fatigue. “Third, it (unlimited substitutions) promotes team participation and morale. Providing opportunities for all players to contribute and builds team unity. When athletes feel involved and valued, they …

“[…] In our U17 match, a player from the opposing team fell and broke his hand—and shockingly, there was not a single medic on site to administer first aid. “[…] Once again, there was a shortage of referees and […] the substitution rules of the TTFA National Youth League are …

Rising 36-year-old sport administrator, football coach and businessman Shem Alexander was sentenced on Friday 20 February to four years and nine months in a United States federal prison, for conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago. The ruling by US District Judge John L Badalamenti …

For the first time in 29 years, outside of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Republic Cup National Youth Football League will not take place. The youth football competition involved over 3,000 boys and girls and more than 115 clubs in 2025. However, bank officials are known to have had issues with …

On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football team. The TTFA, said Edwards, was “already putting systems in place […] with …

“[…] As coach Dwight Yorke noted following the Unity Cup, many of our local-based players are not yet ready for international-level competition. But this isn’t their fault. It is the result of a system that no longer provides the structure or support to develop top-level players here at home. “The …

San Juan Jabloteh raced to the top of the East Zone U-20 Division of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League with a 10-2 thrashing of newcomers Adrenaline Football Academy at St Augustine. Their divisional rivals, QPCC FC, stayed close beating AIA Eagles 7-1 in what would have been the …

There were some late changes—and there may still be a few more tweaks—as the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) nears its opening kickoff on Saturday 8 February at venues across Trinidad and Tobago. The RBNYFL hosted 124 teams in 2024 and was initially forecast to have 133 …

The Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) has announced its participants for the 2025 season, with the number of competing clubs swollen from 124 teams in 2024 to a new high of 133 outfits. Tobago, whose number of participating teams rose from 13 to 22 clubs, is the only …

TTGameplan was unveiled as the new management company for the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) at the launch of the 2025 tournament this morning. The organisation, led by veteran sports reporter Dennis Tayé Allen, replaces Gateway Athletics International, which administered the league from 2022 to 2024. “The focus …

The Jamaica Constabulary Force confirmed today that Trinidad and Tobago national and burgeoning sport official Shem Alexander is in its custody and awaiting extradition to the United States, in a development which has shocked the local football fraternity. The 35-year-old Alexander, who has a major in organisation communications and a …