Pee-Wee Football tournament locked and loaded for Saturday
The Courts’ Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Football tournament is set to commence this weekend, Saturday, October 8th, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown with lots being at stake for young footballers.
During yesterday’s team briefing exercise, the youngsters were so informed, and were encouraged to ‘work hard’.
Courts’ Cristel VanSluytman and Petra’s Troy Mendonca and Nareeza Latif took a photo opportunity with students who would contest the upcoming Pee Wee U11 tournament
Twenty-four primary school teams from both the public and private sectors would, over the next 7 weeks, be contesting this tournament, which is seen as an introductory tournament to hone and develop skills among the younger generation.
St. Agnes Primary was the last school to emerge champions of this tournament, in 2019. And now, with the first post-pandemic game set to be contested when the whistle is blown on Saturday, Courts Brand Manager Cristel Van Sluytman has revealed that Courts would personally fund additional prizes for the tournament winners, and she is encouraging each student to put their best foot forward.
Courts’ Cristel Van Sluytman
“This year, Courts would have celebrated 29 years of business in Guyana, and activities (such) as this we would always support, because it brings greater value to the community, as in our taglines: ‘bringing value home’,” Van Sluytman said in her initial remarks.
She later informed, “As a reward at the end of the tournament, Courts is also going to give tablets to each player of the winning team. That is how we’re going to be supporting the education sector.”
In brief remarks, Petra Organization Co-Director Troy Mendonca had similar motivational words for the young ballers: “We, at Petra and Courts Guyana Inc, will be using this tournament as a platform for you to come together on Saturdays and enjoy some good football, some camaraderie among your teammates and students from other schools,” Mendonca shared, and added, “I just want to encourage you to enjoy the next seven weeks of festivities.”
The Boys Pee-Wee action has attracted participation from primary schools in Georgetown, East Bank, East Coast and West Coast Demerara.
