“[…] How can these teams struggle so much on the international stage despite having worked with a ‘Fifa Talent Expert’ for over two years? “[…] The Trinidad and Tobago U-14 Girls’ results suggest that presence alone is not enough if not paired with a comprehensive ecosystem of development…” The following …
Read More »T&T Girls U-14 and High Performance teams both bottom of CFU standings, with no chance of semi spots
Trinidad and Tobago will not advance to the knockout stage of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Girls Under-14 Challenge Series, despite home advantage, after successive defeats across two groups. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) inserted two teams in the regional competition, after a spot was made vacant by …
Read More »Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?
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 …
Read More »T&T U-15 Boys struggling for flights to Aruba, with Concacaf tourney kicking off this weekend
Less than 72 hours before the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship kicks off across Costa Rica, Aruba and Curaçao, the Trinidad and Tobago outfit remain in Trinidad without a departure date. The Concacaf Championship kicks off on Saturday while the Trinidad and Tobago National Boys’ Team open their campaign on Monday …
Read More »Dear Editor: T&T owes it to our talented youth to rebuild our football programme
“[…] 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 …
Read More »Dear Editor: Mulraine is right; TTFA must invest in talent identification
“[…] Instead of relying on one-off screening sessions, the TTFA should establish a structured scouting network that monitors players across various competitions such as the Republic Bank National Youth Football League, the All-Star Showcase, and the City Cup. “Trained scouts would track players over the course of a season, evaluating …
Read More »Mulraine: Screening sessions to select national youth teams is lazy, inefficient and outdated
“[…] Anyone who has gone through this process knows the folly of trying to select the ‘best’ 20 players out of 100s of young footballers who will turn up. Sometimes a gem has a bad day. Sometimes he is placed on a team with only strange faces and he hardly …
Read More »T&T White Angels held goalless by SVG; T&T U-20 and U-17 women clash next
It was a tale of two halves and no goals for Trinidad and Tobago football fans today as the T&T White Angels (the Women’s National Under-20 Team) were held goalless by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Women’s National Under-20 outfit on Match Day Two of the Jewels of the …
Read More »T&T Girls U-15 and High Performance teams held goalless by Antigua and USVI
Trinidad and Tobago football fans endured 140 minutes with no goals and few clear scoring opportunities, as their Girls National Under-15 and High Performance teams kicked off their respective campaigns in League B of the Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championships today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Decle credits expanding T&T U-15 player pool as teams selected; Gosine omissions explained
The Trinidad and Tobago Girls High Performance programme will split its representative teams in two for the Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship, with each having its own staff, hotel and training days. The tournament starts on Monday 5 August with the two local teams scheduled to play at the Ato Boldon …
Read More »T&T Boys U14s and Girls U15s brace for August international tests
There will be maiden international tests for players and coaches alike when the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 troops get going in the 2024 CFU Boys Under-14 Challenge Series next month on home soil. The young national team are led by former World Cup 2006 midfielder Densill Theobald, who …
Read More »Noble: Raising the next generation—on Akeal’s “escape” and Tyeisha’s travails
Akeal Hosein, the latest West Indies cricket sensation, described his father, in an interview published on CricInfo, as “the perfect role model” who worked two jobs and one evening collapsed with exhaustion upon walking through the door. He was a man who spoke to him with respect and as an …
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