The concurrent running of two CONCACAF C-Licence Coaching courses has resulted in the production of 14 new C- licensed coaches in Guyana, 8 of whom are women.
On one hand, the CONCACAF W pathway C-Licence course saw 19 female coaches from Regions 1, 3, 4 and 10 being engaged. On the other hand, 14 coaches attached to the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Academy Training Center (ATC) and youth teams were trained for the C-Licence qualification at the same time.
Coach Sampson Gilbert; GFF’s 2nd VP, Bruce Lovell; General Secretary Ian Alves, and technical Director Bryan Joseph are flanked by the coaches who received their certification
During a simple presentation ceremony for the 14 successful coaches on Friday at the GFF’s Campbellville Headquarters, Technical Director Bryan Joseph shared the next steps in the coaching journey with the group. Joseph told the newly licensed coaches, “Your work is not done. We are at the beginning of a long journey of inspiring and teaching the generations about life and the beautiful game. your immediate next steps over the next couple days will be us reaching out to you and offering opportunities for your further development through internship at the respective Academy Training Centers.
GFF’s 2nd Vice President Bruce Lovell presenting a certificate to a new C-Licence coach
“This internship will allow you to work along with more experienced coaches in developing your competency, and prepare you to lead your individual clubs and community teams. Your placement in the Academies is another step taken to foster the growing of young female players in the game, and to encourage more young ladies to be part of the football develop structure,” Joseph explained.
Newly-licensed coaches Devnon Winter and Amanda Angoy shared what the journey to acquiring the C-Licence has been like for them.
“First of all, it’s a great achievement for me, because I’ve been working on this for a while. It’s not easy, the process was tough, had some days that you want to give up; but then, when you think about developing football in Guyana, it gives you that inspiration to keep going. So, I’m happy that I’m here now, I started from D- Licence, work with the youth development on the East Bank, and now I’m here, C-Licence and keep progressing all the time,” Coach Winter related to this publication.
Coach Angoy shared, “Of course, it always gotta be fun, but it was a little challenging as well, because it had late nights trying to prepare, getting all the stuff together, getting all the kids together to execute what you had to do.”
Within approximately one and a half years, it is expected that these coaches would be eligible to undertake the B-Licence course.
