The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) CONCACAF D Licence programme, which is aimed at building capacity among national coaches, opened on Thursday at the Olympic House, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, and the resounding message enunciated by the administrators is for the coaches to be saturated with information in an effort to aid their future endeavours.
CONCACAF Instructor Juan Carlos Michia stated: “We are here to help you. We may not have all the answers, but we care about you all, since you are the future of football in this country.” 
Likewise, fellow instructor Lenny Lake posited, “You are a movement of change. We can judge and assess your coaching skills, but the other two important things we look for is conduct and character, and it goes along…helping you be successful. We recognise you have the ability to make a change.”
GFF Technical Director Ian Greenwood told the participants that coaching was not just an on-the-field job but one which began with planning before and reflection. He also expressed confidence all participants would pass the course in an effort to develop Guyana’s football.
Meanwhile, GFF President Wayne Forde was adamant “Guyana has not lived up to its potential”. Forde contended that the country had a plethora of raw talent, but not much has been done to develop it which has been the challenge.
With the ambitious aim of making Guyana football number one in CONCACAF in the next eight years, the President urged all coaches to be extremely receptive to all the information on offer.
The four-day programme is scheduled to target 25 coaches, including some from the GFF-Scotiabank Academy Training Centres (ACTs); National Sports Commission (NSC) and schools.
