Several coaches will be sharing their knowledge during the VMFA Football Camp
Fuelled by the support of KFC Guyana, the Vurlon Mills Football Academy (VMFA) is set to train the next generation of young ballers, not only in the sport, but in other life skills, during its annual football camp.
This is a camp for children ranging between the ages of 4 and 16, and it has captured the support of KFC Guyana, who will also be sponsoring 40 children to attend the camp.
Team work, leadership and confidence are some of the values that will be in focus next Monday: July 10, 2023, when the VMFA kicks off.
At the official announcement on Saturday morning, Director Vurlon Mills spoke of the ‘TLC’ teaching that will be done during the two-week event.
VMFA’s Vurlon Mills and KFC’s Pamela Manasseh sharing a light moment. They are flanked by ADoS Franklin Wilson, coaches and children who will be participating in the camp
“It’s not tender love and care,” Mills joked. “It’s teamwork, leadership and confidence. We want these kids to share an experience after the camp of what it is like to be playing as part of a team. We want to develop leadership qualities through life skill sessions, and build confidence through participating amongst their peers.” Mills added, “So, thank you again, KFC, for making this possible.”
On the sponsors’ behalf, KFC Marketing Manager Pamela Manasseh shared why the company was so eager to hop aboard.
“A lot of times, you realise people are not focused on our youths and what they have to offer, and developing them and the new generation is going to take us where we want to go. Not just eating Finger lickin’ Chicken, but contributing to people; children with a goal, a dream, a vision. That is what is important today,” Manasseh declared.
“So, KFC is always here to support those events, as we have a history based on Mills and Williams, and we’re looking forward to continue supporting our young children,” she revealed.
Assistant Director of Sport (ADoS), Franklin Wilson, had words of praise for both stakeholders’ involvement in the camp.
“This is a very exciting moment for me; because I’ve always been supportive of youth football and youth football development, and I think what Vurlon, through his Academy, continues to do, as he said, (is) shaping the future of football in Guyana,” Wilson noted.
The ADoS highlighted, “The fact that KFC, apart from supporting the Elite League in Guyana, has seen it fit to team up with the Vurlon Mills Academy to further strengthen the foundation of sport by supporting the development of youngsters is a testimony to their understanding of what it takes to shape a society, and ultimately a country.”
The first week of the camp will see the participants benefitting from technical exercises, skills work and life skills sessions, while the second week will entail a mini tournament in the U9, U11, U13 and U16 age groups. The camp will run from 09:00hrs to 13:00hrs daily.
