In anticipation of the staging of the 10th edition of the Courts’ Under-11 Pee-Wee Football Tournament, participating schools have been briefed on the rules and best practices of the tournament.
This occurred as a simple event on Tuesday at the National Library in Georgetown. As is customary, each team was presented with two balls to aid in their preparation for the tournament.
Now branded the ‘Courts Optical Pee-Wee tournament’, Courts Optical Chain Manager Richard Simpson echoed the company’s commitment to the developmental tournament while highlighting its positive impact by stating,
“We play a major role as it relates to the development of the community, and for me in particular, I believe the children are our future. And in order to have a bright future for such a wonderful country such as Guyana, we need to start directing them in the right path.
This occurred as a simple event on Tuesday at the National Library in Georgetown. As is customary, each team was presented with two balls to aid in their preparation for the tournament.
Now branded the ‘Courts Optical Pee-Wee tournament’, Courts Optical Chain Manager Richard Simpson echoed the company’s commitment to the developmental tournament while highlighting its positive impact by stating,
“We play a major role as it relates to the development of the community, and for me in particular, I believe the children are our future. And in order to have a bright future for such a wonderful country such as Guyana, we need to start directing them in the right path.
“Petra has decided to partner with us. They have taken a bold step to say, ‘We have a way to get it done, and we strongly believe it’s a great way’.
“It takes a lot of discipline, it takes a lot of time, but I can tell you, as the Optical Chain Manager, along with the UNICOMER family, we are dedicated to the entire tournament; we will be supporting it. And I am looking forward to a lot of excitement.”
Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca had a few words of encouragement for the several budding footballers present ahead of Saturday’s kickoff.
“To you, the kids, I think you’re lucky, because I can say I played football at a young age and I wasn’t given this opportunity to be able to look forward to a tournament every year. And so, as you know, it aids in your development physically, your leadership skills; it gives you the opportunity to be involved, meet friends and socialize with your teammates.”
This year’s Pee-Wee tournament will see 32 schools from Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 competing. Teams will first play round- robin in eight groups of 4, before moving on to the knockout stages. The tournament’s winner will cart off the Championship Trophy, gold medals and uniforms; the second-placed side will leave with a trophy, silver medals and balls; while the third-placed finisher will collect a trophy, bronze medals and balls. There will also be the usual individual prizes up for grabs.
The teams that will compete in this edition of the tournament are as follows: – Sophia, Redeemer, FE Pollard, North Ruimveldt, Marian Academy, Winfer Gardens, St. Pius, West Ruimveldt, Tucville, Enterprise, St. Ambrose and St. Stephens.
Linden – Ameila’s Ward and One Mile.
Bartica – Potaro and St. John the Baptist.
East Berbice – St. Therese’s and St. Aloysius.
West Coast Berbice – Belladrum and Rosignol.
East Coast Demerara – Ann’s Grove, Plaisance, Annandale and Friendship.
East Bank Demerara – Craig, Soesdyke and Timehri,
West Coast Demerara –Malgre Tout, Vreed en Hoop, Westminster and Leonora.
The tournament is set to conclude on November 12th. Enterprise Primary are the defending Champions.
