Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Phillip Fernandes believes the body has had a great start to the hockey season, and it will get better as they prepare for the 2018 Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Games.
Fernandes disclosed that this year will be the first Guyana is able to send both male and female Senior National teams to be part of the event which is scheduled for July 20 – August 3 in Barranquilla, Columbia.
The artificial turf at the Georgetown Cricket Club was a hive of activity on Tuesday evening
He said, “This is the first time we’re sending both the male and female national teams to the CAC Games and we think we can put together some goods squads and make a good showing for Guyana.”
The President further stated, “The males have been training longer than the females and there is a lot of competition for spots on that team. The women are a mixture of experienced senior players and a few new comers. So we would like to bring the new comers up to speed where they can compete and be ready for international competition which is by July.”
Fernandes added that the experienced pair of former national players, Damon Woodruff and David Fernandes, have taken the task of coaching the National Women’s side since their initial choice of Australian Jerome Buck was ruled out due to uncontrollable circumstances.
He said, “We have found a few problems finding a Technical Director for the Women’s team because we had hinged out bets on Jermone Buck of Australia who had promised to come down, but at the last minute he had some personal difficulties that made it impossible.”
“We were left looking for a replacement; several considerations were made but with the time frame its difficult so we managed to have a very competent experienced former national player who made himself available to coach the women. I think Mr. Woodruff along with David Fernandes bring together a lot of experience and know-how, to assist the team”, the GHB boss said.
