School Programme 2014 – a halftime report

On Monday, 27th January 2014, THE BREWSTER TRUST launched the “School Programme 2014”, a football initiative in Barbados in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Football League (BSSFL) and coaches from Arsenal FC – the motto: “Football is Fun”. Following its Mission Statement to promote, develop and improve football in Barbados and to create opportunities – especially for the youth – the registered charity offers support with a coaching course for coaches and weekly football sessions for students.

Coaching course

The programme kicked off with a coaching course for the secondary schools’ coaches with in total 34 registered participants representing 19 schools; Dean Miller of Arsenal FC held the course at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic. The focus of the three days have been aspects like passing and receiving including body position, communication, weight of the pass or first touch, defending, attacking, combination play as well as principles of play like attack, dispersion, mobility, penetration and defence, delay, compactness or balance.

Coaching at schools

After the coaching course the weekly coaching sessions at individual secondary schools started. The schools had the choices “Curriculum Sessions”, Double Club which includes an academic part combining general literacy and football, after school programme or a community session on Saturday mornings. 27 schools – over 20% more than last year – registered for the programme with 38 sessions or 64 hours of football weekly, provided by the Arsenal coaches Jamie Leahy, Dean Mitchell, Adam Rameh and Jack Stone. The registered charity scheduled for the last ten weeks 358 football sessions, over 4’000 students took part including nearly 15% girls. The programme will continue after the actual Easter holiday break.

Participating schools

Alexandra School
Alleyne School
Alma Parris Memorial Secondary School
Barbados Community College
Christ Church Foundation School
Coleridge & Parry School
Combermere School
Daryll Jordan Secondary School
Deighton Griffith Secondary School
Ellerslie Secondary School
Frederick Smith Secondary School
Government Industrial School
Grantley Adams Memorial School
Graydon Sealy Secondary School
Harrison College
Parkinson Memorial Secondary School
Princess Margaret Secondary School
Queen’s College
Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic
Springer Memorial Secondary
St. George Secondary School
St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School
St. Winifred’s School
The Codrington School
The Lester Vaughan School
The Lodge School
The St. Michael School

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