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The third seeded STETHS were a bit lacklustre in their overall performance against a team that was drafted as the 30th seed. Coach Omar 'Rambo' Wedderburn said his boys gave a relaxed performance that almost cost them.

"I think we gave a relaxed performance while the Cedric Titus team came out to play. This result will make Saturday's game interesting. We have seen what they had to offer today and this will motivate us to play better come Saturday," said Wedderburn.

Coach of Cedric Titus, Delroy Delisser, believes his team has what it takes to overhaul STETHS and added that they have nothing to lose come Saturday.

"We gave up two soft goals, but I think we came out in the second half and really gave it a shot. This just shows people out there that Cedric Titus is not just here to participate. We are a team to compete, so we just have to go back, start all over again and prepare ourselves for Saturday," Delisser said.

STETHS started the game in commanding fashion, and Shemar Murray opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Five minutes later, Demani Henderson made it 2-0. Cedric Titus coach Delroy Delisser threw Triston Warren into action after conceding the second goal and this shifted the momentum in their favour.

Within a minute, Warren made a brilliant run getting and scored in the 38th minute. Then Demani Henderson scored a minute before half-time, to put STETHS back on a two-goal cushion.

Cedric Titus came out for the second half a very composed team and Kyle Marshall pulled a goal back in the 54th minute. Action swung from end to end throughout the second half, but the score remained at 3-2.

Yesterday's results

- Oracabessa 1, Glenmuir 2

- Manchester 7, Ewarton 1

- Dinthill 1, Bellefield 1

- St Mary Technical 0, Steer Town 1

- Spot Valley 2, Fair Prospect 2

- Paul Bogle 1, Holmwood 2

- Frome 1, Munro 0

- Morant Bay 1, Cornwall College 4

- Green Island 1, Clarendon College 5]]>
The third seeded STETHS were a bit lacklustre in their overall performance against a team that was drafted as the 30th seed. Coach Omar 'Rambo' Wedderburn said his boys gave a relaxed performance that almost cost them.

"I think we gave a relaxed performance while the Cedric Titus team came out to play. This result will make Saturday's game interesting. We have seen what they had to offer today and this will motivate us to play better come Saturday," said Wedderburn.

Coach of Cedric Titus, Delroy Delisser, believes his team has what it takes to overhaul STETHS and added that they have nothing to lose come Saturday.

"We gave up two soft goals, but I think we came out in the second half and really gave it a shot. This just shows people out there that Cedric Titus is not just here to participate. We are a team to compete, so we just have to go back, start all over again and prepare ourselves for Saturday," Delisser said.

STETHS started the game in commanding fashion, and Shemar Murray opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Five minutes later, Demani Henderson made it 2-0. Cedric Titus coach Delroy Delisser threw Triston Warren into action after conceding the second goal and this shifted the momentum in their favour.

Within a minute, Warren made a brilliant run getting and scored in the 38th minute. Then Demani Henderson scored a minute before half-time, to put STETHS back on a two-goal cushion.

Cedric Titus came out for the second half a very composed team and Kyle Marshall pulled a goal back in the 54th minute. Action swung from end to end throughout the second half, but the score remained at 3-2.

Yesterday's results

- Oracabessa 1, Glenmuir 2

- Manchester 7, Ewarton 1

- Dinthill 1, Bellefield 1

- St Mary Technical 0, Steer Town 1

- Spot Valley 2, Fair Prospect 2

- Paul Bogle 1, Holmwood 2

- Frome 1, Munro 0

- Morant Bay 1, Cornwall College 4

- Green Island 1, Clarendon College 5]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-117.html Sun, 15 Oct 2017 15:57:49 +0100 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-117.html
Omar Thompson (fourth), Renato Campbell (13th), own goal (63rd), and Rashawn Mackison (72nd) were the scorers for KC. Tivoli's captain, David Rogers, scored for his team in the 26th minute.

Bernard said they are using both games against Tivoli to prepare themselves for the quarter-final round of the competition.

"They are extremely confident, but we want to use these games as part of the preparation going into the next round because the way it is shaping up now, it is not going to be easy going forward," said Bernard.

Resolute In Defence
 

Bernard added that his team played in patches throughout the match against Tivoli.

"When we went 2-0 up, we got complacent ... But we remained resolute in defence," Bernard said.

Meanwhile, in the second match of the double-header, defending champions Jamaica College (JC) had to come from two goals down at half time to earn an exciting 2-2 draw against Charlie Smith High.

Tyrick Reid (25th) and Wendell Reynolds (42nd) were scorers for the Jerome Waite-coached Charlie Smith, who led 2-0 at half time.

However, goals from Shaniel Thomas in the 48th minute and Norman Campbell in the 64th secured the draw for the Miguel Coley-coached JC.

Coley said that he was pleased with his team's performance.

"We are the defending champions and so we are expected do well. We are expected to come back, and so it didn't surprise me that we came back and tied the game," said Coley.

Waite said that despite the absence of two of his keys players, they played well.

"It was a good tactical game by the Charlie Smith team," Waite said. He added that one key player is suspended because of a red card, while the other has three yellow cards. 

Yesterday's Results

- Camperdown 1 STATHS 1

- Calabar 2 Excelsior 0

- Bridgeport 0 Wolmer's 0

- Kingston College 4 Tivoli 1

- Jamaica College 2 Charlie Smith 2]]>
Omar Thompson (fourth), Renato Campbell (13th), own goal (63rd), and Rashawn Mackison (72nd) were the scorers for KC. Tivoli's captain, David Rogers, scored for his team in the 26th minute.

Bernard said they are using both games against Tivoli to prepare themselves for the quarter-final round of the competition.

"They are extremely confident, but we want to use these games as part of the preparation going into the next round because the way it is shaping up now, it is not going to be easy going forward," said Bernard.

Resolute In Defence
 

Bernard added that his team played in patches throughout the match against Tivoli.

"When we went 2-0 up, we got complacent ... But we remained resolute in defence," Bernard said.

Meanwhile, in the second match of the double-header, defending champions Jamaica College (JC) had to come from two goals down at half time to earn an exciting 2-2 draw against Charlie Smith High.

Tyrick Reid (25th) and Wendell Reynolds (42nd) were scorers for the Jerome Waite-coached Charlie Smith, who led 2-0 at half time.

However, goals from Shaniel Thomas in the 48th minute and Norman Campbell in the 64th secured the draw for the Miguel Coley-coached JC.

Coley said that he was pleased with his team's performance.

"We are the defending champions and so we are expected do well. We are expected to come back, and so it didn't surprise me that we came back and tied the game," said Coley.

Waite said that despite the absence of two of his keys players, they played well.

"It was a good tactical game by the Charlie Smith team," Waite said. He added that one key player is suspended because of a red card, while the other has three yellow cards. 

Yesterday's Results

- Camperdown 1 STATHS 1

- Calabar 2 Excelsior 0

- Bridgeport 0 Wolmer's 0

- Kingston College 4 Tivoli 1

- Jamaica College 2 Charlie Smith 2]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-94.html Mon, 06 Mar 2017 03:44:18 +0000 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-94.html
Reynolds, who led the Heroes’ Circle-based school to the lucrative Flow Super Cup title and the Manning Cup final this past schoolboy football season, has replaced Aaron Lawrence at Rusea’s after the latter’s three-year run that fell below the expectations of many.

Under the stewardship of Lawrence, who won several titles as a goalkeeper at Rusea’s in the 1990s before going on to the national senior team, and was part of the Reggae Boyz team that qualified for the 1998 World Cup in France, Rusea’s had a combined record of 19 wins, seven draws and eight losses.

The highlight came in 2016 when they qualified for the FLOW Super Cup Knockout for the first time, beating Haile Selassie High in the first round before losing to Cornwall College on penalty kicks in the quarter-finals, in one of the most highly anticipated games of the entire schoolboy football season.

After a slow start in the 2014 season when they were second in Zone B behind Frome Technical, then finished last in their inter-zone group, they made it as far as the quarter-finals the next two seasons.

“I think I would have played my part in the development and the continued development of the Wolmer’s programme,” Reynolds told the Jamaica Observer last week while attending the opening day of the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Club Championship Group C games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

“The programme has reached the stage where it can only do well from here on. I think it is the right time (for the move) as I would have achieved some amount of success over the past two seasons, and this offer came at the time and I think I am ready to take it up,” he said.

The rich history and tradition at the Hanover school, he said, was a big factor in his decision.

“The Rusea’s programme carries a lot of tradition and has a sound structure... I think it’s one of the better programmes in terms of organisation and support, and so the time is right,” Reynolds said.

The daCosta Cup may have its unique challenges, but that won’t bother Reynolds.

“I am not a stranger to D’Cup,” he pointed out when asked how long it would take him to get acclimatised to the competition. “Before Wolmer’s, I was at Garvey Maceo, Vere Technical and Edwin Allen High, and even while I coached in the Manning Cup I watched a lot of daCosta Cup games, so I know what’s going on and kept close contact,” he noted.

However, Reynolds admitted that it will be “different, especially in the west”.

“I have to get going as early as possible and that’s why I am starting the preseason as early as possible, getting people from this side of the country involved. I am talking to past student Dwayne Ambusley, who plays for Montego Bay United now, and hope to get started as soon as possible,” said the new Rusea’s boss.

“I am still putting my technical staff together, having regular meetings with players, and I will have a trial session soon,” Reynolds added.

Having spent several days at the school last week, Reynolds has an idea of the talent that he has inherited.

“I already know who will be back, and there are young players in the system that I need to look at as early as possible, and this I hope to do in the next few weeks and within the next month or so,” he explained.

So far, he said things have gone smoothly as “the reception from the Rusea’s community has been very good”.

“I feel welcomed. I was impressed with the way I was welcomed by everyone, from the staff and students alike,” Reynolds ended.]]>
Reynolds, who led the Heroes’ Circle-based school to the lucrative Flow Super Cup title and the Manning Cup final this past schoolboy football season, has replaced Aaron Lawrence at Rusea’s after the latter’s three-year run that fell below the expectations of many.

Under the stewardship of Lawrence, who won several titles as a goalkeeper at Rusea’s in the 1990s before going on to the national senior team, and was part of the Reggae Boyz team that qualified for the 1998 World Cup in France, Rusea’s had a combined record of 19 wins, seven draws and eight losses.

The highlight came in 2016 when they qualified for the FLOW Super Cup Knockout for the first time, beating Haile Selassie High in the first round before losing to Cornwall College on penalty kicks in the quarter-finals, in one of the most highly anticipated games of the entire schoolboy football season.

After a slow start in the 2014 season when they were second in Zone B behind Frome Technical, then finished last in their inter-zone group, they made it as far as the quarter-finals the next two seasons.

“I think I would have played my part in the development and the continued development of the Wolmer’s programme,” Reynolds told the Jamaica Observer last week while attending the opening day of the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Club Championship Group C games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

“The programme has reached the stage where it can only do well from here on. I think it is the right time (for the move) as I would have achieved some amount of success over the past two seasons, and this offer came at the time and I think I am ready to take it up,” he said.

The rich history and tradition at the Hanover school, he said, was a big factor in his decision.

“The Rusea’s programme carries a lot of tradition and has a sound structure... I think it’s one of the better programmes in terms of organisation and support, and so the time is right,” Reynolds said.

The daCosta Cup may have its unique challenges, but that won’t bother Reynolds.

“I am not a stranger to D’Cup,” he pointed out when asked how long it would take him to get acclimatised to the competition. “Before Wolmer’s, I was at Garvey Maceo, Vere Technical and Edwin Allen High, and even while I coached in the Manning Cup I watched a lot of daCosta Cup games, so I know what’s going on and kept close contact,” he noted.

However, Reynolds admitted that it will be “different, especially in the west”.

“I have to get going as early as possible and that’s why I am starting the preseason as early as possible, getting people from this side of the country involved. I am talking to past student Dwayne Ambusley, who plays for Montego Bay United now, and hope to get started as soon as possible,” said the new Rusea’s boss.

“I am still putting my technical staff together, having regular meetings with players, and I will have a trial session soon,” Reynolds added.

Having spent several days at the school last week, Reynolds has an idea of the talent that he has inherited.

“I already know who will be back, and there are young players in the system that I need to look at as early as possible, and this I hope to do in the next few weeks and within the next month or so,” he explained.

So far, he said things have gone smoothly as “the reception from the Rusea’s community has been very good”.

“I feel welcomed. I was impressed with the way I was welcomed by everyone, from the staff and students alike,” Reynolds ended.]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-76.html Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:24:11 +0000 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-76.html LUCEA, Hanover — Vassel Reynolds, who led Wolmer’s Boys’ School to the FLOW Super Cup title and the ISSA/Flow Manning Cup final this season, is to replace Aaron Lawrence as the coach of Rusea’s High in the daCosta Cup competition next season, well-placed sources have told the Jamaica Observer.


It is understood that the “deal is all but signed, sealed and done” and Reynolds will make the move cross-country to try to restore the 10-time daCosta Cup champions to their past glory next season.



Rusea’s High, the second-most successful school in the rural area competition with 10 titles between 1984 and 2011, were left without a coach after Lawrence saw out his three-year contract earlier this year before advising the school that he would not be seeking an extension.



Repeated efforts to contact Reynolds and officials at Rusea’s proved futile.



Lawrence was at Rusea’s for three years and under his guidance, the school qualified for the lucrative FLOW Super Cup Knockout for the first time, beating Haile Selassie High in the first round before losing to Cornwall College on penalty kicks in the quarter-finals in one of the most highly anticipated games of the entire schoolboy football season.



After a slow start to the 2014 season when they were second in Zone B behind Frome Technical, then finished last in their inter-zone group, they made it as far as the quarter-finals the next two seasons and had a combined record of 19 wins, seven draws and eight losses.



Lawrence described his decision to leave the Rusea’s job as “a difficult one, but then not so difficult”. “There was too much pressure at Rusea’s to win and we did not have the facilities we are used to, like boarding in the past,” as he elaborated.



Lawrence, a former Reggae Boyz goalkeeper and captain, said also that there were a lot of influences, and while he got the full support of the school and the principal, there were more that he was expecting, especially from the past students, but that did not materialise.



“It was best to move on... I need to think about me and my family now,” Lawrence said.



“We could have gone further, could have done better, so we failed as a team,” he added.


Despite their loss to Cornwall College in the Flow Super Cup, Rusea’s appeared well set to make a run at the rural area double — the daCosta Cup and Ben Francis KO. After beating Paul Bogle High 2-1, they were beaten 3-1 at Dinthill in their next quarter-final game and then lost 1-0 to Lennon at Jarrett Park to end their season under a cloud.]]> LUCEA, Hanover — Vassel Reynolds, who led Wolmer’s Boys’ School to the FLOW Super Cup title and the ISSA/Flow Manning Cup final this season, is to replace Aaron Lawrence as the coach of Rusea’s High in the daCosta Cup competition next season, well-placed sources have told the Jamaica Observer.


It is understood that the “deal is all but signed, sealed and done” and Reynolds will make the move cross-country to try to restore the 10-time daCosta Cup champions to their past glory next season.



Rusea’s High, the second-most successful school in the rural area competition with 10 titles between 1984 and 2011, were left without a coach after Lawrence saw out his three-year contract earlier this year before advising the school that he would not be seeking an extension.



Repeated efforts to contact Reynolds and officials at Rusea’s proved futile.



Lawrence was at Rusea’s for three years and under his guidance, the school qualified for the lucrative FLOW Super Cup Knockout for the first time, beating Haile Selassie High in the first round before losing to Cornwall College on penalty kicks in the quarter-finals in one of the most highly anticipated games of the entire schoolboy football season.



After a slow start to the 2014 season when they were second in Zone B behind Frome Technical, then finished last in their inter-zone group, they made it as far as the quarter-finals the next two seasons and had a combined record of 19 wins, seven draws and eight losses.



Lawrence described his decision to leave the Rusea’s job as “a difficult one, but then not so difficult”. “There was too much pressure at Rusea’s to win and we did not have the facilities we are used to, like boarding in the past,” as he elaborated.



Lawrence, a former Reggae Boyz goalkeeper and captain, said also that there were a lot of influences, and while he got the full support of the school and the principal, there were more that he was expecting, especially from the past students, but that did not materialise.



“It was best to move on... I need to think about me and my family now,” Lawrence said.



“We could have gone further, could have done better, so we failed as a team,” he added.


Despite their loss to Cornwall College in the Flow Super Cup, Rusea’s appeared well set to make a run at the rural area double — the daCosta Cup and Ben Francis KO. After beating Paul Bogle High 2-1, they were beaten 3-1 at Dinthill in their next quarter-final game and then lost 1-0 to Lennon at Jarrett Park to end their season under a cloud.]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-75.html Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:22:09 +0000 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-75.html LAUDERHILL, Florida – Jamaica’s All-Island U-19 schoolboy footballers claimed their sixth lien in eight years on the CASA Youth Soccer Championship trophy after beating Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4-3 on penalties in Lauderhill, Florida, on Sunday.

With an average of four goals per game and unbeaten coming into the finals, Fort Lauderdale found it difficult to penetrate the defensive unit of the Jamaicans, which was marshalled by captain Jahwani Hinds, Ajeanie Talbott, Oquin Robinson and Michael Heaven.

Jamaica got their clearest chance in the first half when Tyrek Magee picked up a beautiful diagonal pass from Heaven on the right, but his tame shot went wide of the mark from close range in the seventh minute. That was only one of two chances the Jamaicans got in the entire first period which ended 0-0.

On the resumption, the Jamaicans settled quickly and looked more purposeful going forward, but poor finishing kept them off the scoring sheet 15 minutes into the half. In the 52nd minute, Jourdain Fletcher, with the goalkeeper at his mercy, failed to capitalise on a splitting mid-field pass from Duhaney Williams.

Five minutes later, a combination between Williams and MVP Peter-Lee Vassell in the six-yard box saw the latter misjudging a nicely timed pass, which ended in the hands of the goalkeeper. Minutes later, a rebound from a brilliant volley off the right foot of Andrew Daley produced a very tame follow up shot from Williams in the six-yard area.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers took the lead in the 61st minute after Inigo Sagardul latched on to a loose ball on the right side of the six-yard box and sent a right-footer pass Shamar Jamenson in goal.

The goal, however, did not seem to rattle the Jamaicans as they maintained their offensive sway and continued to create chances. Fletcher, Williams and substitute Alphonso Gordon all got opportunities, but saves by the Fort Lauderdale goalkeeper and poor shooting kept the Jamaicans off the scoresheet to that point.

Five minutes from game’s end, prolific goal-scorer Jourdain Fletcher gave Jamaica the equaliser, which ultimately sent the game into penalty kicks. Fletcher picked up a loose ball near the edge of the six-yard area and fired low to beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers custodian.

The game was held up for a few minutes as the hosts protested that the goal was off a loose fairplay ball. The referee allowed the goal, however, as it had touched a Fort Lauderdale player.

About a minute from regulation time, Jamaica should have gone up 2-1, but Duhaney Williams’ went for glory instead of passing to the unmarked Fletcher who was in a better position to go for goal.

Gooden, Fabian Grant, Vassell and Fletcher converted for Jamaica, while a Fort Lauderdale miss and a save by goalkeeper Jamenson gave Jamaica the 4-3 win.
Coach Miguel Coley was very happy for the victory.

“We were in a very tough zone and with the challenge of teamwork from a bunch of players who never played together before, I thought we did very well,” he said.

Captain Hinds, who was playing in his third CASA Classic, said: “It was a very good championship win, especially when you consider the togetherness of the team and that Jamaica missed out the two previous years.”]]> LAUDERHILL, Florida – Jamaica’s All-Island U-19 schoolboy footballers claimed their sixth lien in eight years on the CASA Youth Soccer Championship trophy after beating Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4-3 on penalties in Lauderhill, Florida, on Sunday.

With an average of four goals per game and unbeaten coming into the finals, Fort Lauderdale found it difficult to penetrate the defensive unit of the Jamaicans, which was marshalled by captain Jahwani Hinds, Ajeanie Talbott, Oquin Robinson and Michael Heaven.

Jamaica got their clearest chance in the first half when Tyrek Magee picked up a beautiful diagonal pass from Heaven on the right, but his tame shot went wide of the mark from close range in the seventh minute. That was only one of two chances the Jamaicans got in the entire first period which ended 0-0.

On the resumption, the Jamaicans settled quickly and looked more purposeful going forward, but poor finishing kept them off the scoring sheet 15 minutes into the half. In the 52nd minute, Jourdain Fletcher, with the goalkeeper at his mercy, failed to capitalise on a splitting mid-field pass from Duhaney Williams.

Five minutes later, a combination between Williams and MVP Peter-Lee Vassell in the six-yard box saw the latter misjudging a nicely timed pass, which ended in the hands of the goalkeeper. Minutes later, a rebound from a brilliant volley off the right foot of Andrew Daley produced a very tame follow up shot from Williams in the six-yard area.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers took the lead in the 61st minute after Inigo Sagardul latched on to a loose ball on the right side of the six-yard box and sent a right-footer pass Shamar Jamenson in goal.

The goal, however, did not seem to rattle the Jamaicans as they maintained their offensive sway and continued to create chances. Fletcher, Williams and substitute Alphonso Gordon all got opportunities, but saves by the Fort Lauderdale goalkeeper and poor shooting kept the Jamaicans off the scoresheet to that point.

Five minutes from game’s end, prolific goal-scorer Jourdain Fletcher gave Jamaica the equaliser, which ultimately sent the game into penalty kicks. Fletcher picked up a loose ball near the edge of the six-yard area and fired low to beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers custodian.

The game was held up for a few minutes as the hosts protested that the goal was off a loose fairplay ball. The referee allowed the goal, however, as it had touched a Fort Lauderdale player.

About a minute from regulation time, Jamaica should have gone up 2-1, but Duhaney Williams’ went for glory instead of passing to the unmarked Fletcher who was in a better position to go for goal.

Gooden, Fabian Grant, Vassell and Fletcher converted for Jamaica, while a Fort Lauderdale miss and a save by goalkeeper Jamenson gave Jamaica the 4-3 win.
Coach Miguel Coley was very happy for the victory.

“We were in a very tough zone and with the challenge of teamwork from a bunch of players who never played together before, I thought we did very well,” he said.

Captain Hinds, who was playing in his third CASA Classic, said: “It was a very good championship win, especially when you consider the togetherness of the team and that Jamaica missed out the two previous years.”]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-66.html Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:50:58 +0000 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-66.html
Small has also said that ISSA governs school sports, and that the issue of recruitment, as it relates to academics, is the purview of the Ministry of Education.

ISSA's Technical Committee will vote on Friday on several changes to the annual high-school track meet. One change would see track athletes being restricted to two individual events, as well as two relays.

The proposals have been met with opposition from the Jamaica Track and Field Coaches Association (JATAFCA).

Last week, a post on JATAFCA's Facebook page pointed out that despite adjustments to the rules, 454 fewer athletes competed in Champs in 2016 than in 2010.

"They (ISSA) are presiding over a period of decline. They need to pause and do the analysis in terms of the decisions being made," JATAFCA President David Riley told The Gleaner.

Small said coaches were instrumental in those changes.

"When I hear that, I wonder if they have memory lapse, because we made those changes because of their suggestions ... from the coaches and other experts in the field that what we were doing was bringing student athletes to Champs that did not merit the quality of the meet; that we should be displaying the best of the best. It was because of that suggestion why we increased the standards, and if we increase the standard for qualification, you are going to automatically get fewer people," Small said.

"Every year after Champs we do a review and we have a technical committee that is made up of very knowledgeable people and they advise us based on reactions, and one of our things is looking to just cutting down on the workload of students because one of our aims is to ensure that we do not expose our students to undue stress and pressure.

"These rules that we have made are because we are listening. It must not be said that ISSA was insensitive to the health of the students," he added.

Small conceded that Champs athlete numbers were getting smaller, but said that it was because the quality had improved, thereby weeding out athletes who were not up to scratch.

A bone of contention for Riley was that the practice of recruiting student athletes needed to be regulated.

Small, however, said ISSA has rules governing how recruited athletes can participate, but that he could not stop the schools.

"We are not into the business of regulating where students go. That is the business of the Ministry of Education. However, so as not to have wanton movement, we have put in rules. Yes, there are the pros and cons of transfer, (but) not all good athletes move from their school," Small said.

A number of student athletes, with and without Jamaican familial connections, have participated at Champs, and while the argument was made that they are being developed at the expense of Jamaican students, Small again said he had no control over their movements.

"If a child comes to Jamaica, we cannot stop them. Once you are a student you have a right to participate in ISSA sports," he noted.

Small said a clearing house system had been instituted with the intent of regulating how students are recruited.

The clearing, house, he said, prevents one school from recruiting a student without the knowledge of his or her current school administration. A registration system also identifies any student moving from one school to the next.]]>
Small has also said that ISSA governs school sports, and that the issue of recruitment, as it relates to academics, is the purview of the Ministry of Education.

ISSA's Technical Committee will vote on Friday on several changes to the annual high-school track meet. One change would see track athletes being restricted to two individual events, as well as two relays.

The proposals have been met with opposition from the Jamaica Track and Field Coaches Association (JATAFCA).

Last week, a post on JATAFCA's Facebook page pointed out that despite adjustments to the rules, 454 fewer athletes competed in Champs in 2016 than in 2010.

"They (ISSA) are presiding over a period of decline. They need to pause and do the analysis in terms of the decisions being made," JATAFCA President David Riley told The Gleaner.

Small said coaches were instrumental in those changes.

"When I hear that, I wonder if they have memory lapse, because we made those changes because of their suggestions ... from the coaches and other experts in the field that what we were doing was bringing student athletes to Champs that did not merit the quality of the meet; that we should be displaying the best of the best. It was because of that suggestion why we increased the standards, and if we increase the standard for qualification, you are going to automatically get fewer people," Small said.

"Every year after Champs we do a review and we have a technical committee that is made up of very knowledgeable people and they advise us based on reactions, and one of our things is looking to just cutting down on the workload of students because one of our aims is to ensure that we do not expose our students to undue stress and pressure.

"These rules that we have made are because we are listening. It must not be said that ISSA was insensitive to the health of the students," he added.

Small conceded that Champs athlete numbers were getting smaller, but said that it was because the quality had improved, thereby weeding out athletes who were not up to scratch.

A bone of contention for Riley was that the practice of recruiting student athletes needed to be regulated.

Small, however, said ISSA has rules governing how recruited athletes can participate, but that he could not stop the schools.

"We are not into the business of regulating where students go. That is the business of the Ministry of Education. However, so as not to have wanton movement, we have put in rules. Yes, there are the pros and cons of transfer, (but) not all good athletes move from their school," Small said.

A number of student athletes, with and without Jamaican familial connections, have participated at Champs, and while the argument was made that they are being developed at the expense of Jamaican students, Small again said he had no control over their movements.

"If a child comes to Jamaica, we cannot stop them. Once you are a student you have a right to participate in ISSA sports," he noted.

Small said a clearing house system had been instituted with the intent of regulating how students are recruited.

The clearing, house, he said, prevents one school from recruiting a student without the knowledge of his or her current school administration. A registration system also identifies any student moving from one school to the next.]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-57.html Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:11:28 +0000 Blacksochihigh]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-57.html https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-56.html Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:35:50 +0000 johntom]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-56.html There were quite a few triumphs and a lot of heartbreaks too.

Best - beating Dinthill 1-0 on their homeground.

A rain splattered Wednesday evening, we needed to beat Dinthill on their own grounds and we had them 1-0 up in the first half. 
Gary "Banana Man" Robinson was a hero that day, but the entire team - worn out tired and battered - dug in to keep the score at 1-0 in our favour. Second half was an onslaught from Dinthill, needing to score!

I remember going up so high for a ball, the Dinthill midfielder bumped me and my kidney(long term injury) turned black and blue when i fell, I was off the field for a spell but determined to get back out there. And I did.

Our cross bar and goal post got hit with so many shots, because it was a must win for Dinthill so they could get to Interzone.

Worse - Being a part of the first team Guys Hill ever scored against in schoolboy football ranked high up there, but the one taking the cake was Portland High vs. Ferncourt High.  We needed to win by 4 or so goals in order to go through to Interzone,  let's just say we did score more than four goals, but it was already pre-determined by the ref and local folks in Portland that we weren't leaving there with a win, and if we did leave with a win (which we did), it wouldn't be enough to take us through.  I was shattered.]]> There were quite a few triumphs and a lot of heartbreaks too.

Best - beating Dinthill 1-0 on their homeground.

A rain splattered Wednesday evening, we needed to beat Dinthill on their own grounds and we had them 1-0 up in the first half. 
Gary "Banana Man" Robinson was a hero that day, but the entire team - worn out tired and battered - dug in to keep the score at 1-0 in our favour. Second half was an onslaught from Dinthill, needing to score!

I remember going up so high for a ball, the Dinthill midfielder bumped me and my kidney(long term injury) turned black and blue when i fell, I was off the field for a spell but determined to get back out there. And I did.

Our cross bar and goal post got hit with so many shots, because it was a must win for Dinthill so they could get to Interzone.

Worse - Being a part of the first team Guys Hill ever scored against in schoolboy football ranked high up there, but the one taking the cake was Portland High vs. Ferncourt High.  We needed to win by 4 or so goals in order to go through to Interzone,  let's just say we did score more than four goals, but it was already pre-determined by the ref and local folks in Portland that we weren't leaving there with a win, and if we did leave with a win (which we did), it wouldn't be enough to take us through.  I was shattered.]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-50.html Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:34:26 +0000 fbjnewsie]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-50.html

It would be great to get better pics if you have them in your collection!]]>

It would be great to get better pics if you have them in your collection!]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-45.html Fri, 06 Jan 2017 02:46:05 +0000 johntom]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-45.html https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-17.html Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:57:23 +0100 johntom]]> https://www.footballjamaica.com/labrish/thread-17.html Well deserved honour for 'Diggy' Henry
By Adrian Frater, Western Bureau
COME THIS AFTERNOON, a Rusea's High School past student group will be staging a football extravaganza in Lucea to honour the school's long-serving coach, Emerson 'Diggy' Henry, for 20 years of unbroken service to the school.

Without even looking at the excitement this game is expected to provide, I would like to congratulate the organizers of this game for this noble gesture of showing gratitude for Henry's contribution in helping to make Rusea's High school a household name in Jamaica.

When Henry took over the Rusea's team in 1983, the school had never won any schoolboy title, let alone the daCosta Cup. Today however, 20 years on, the school have copped that coveted title seven times and also bagged the Olivier Shield and Ben Francis on a few occasions.

In fact, based on the dazzling record of the Rusea's team in the 1980s, during which they won five of their seven daCosta Cup titles, there is no question that Rusea's was the most successful schoolboy team of that decade and Henry stood unchallenged as the best of the schoolboy coaches.

I think honouring Henry at this time also holds additional significance. Henry, who narrowly escaped death recently when he was shot seven times by gunmen who ambushed Mount Salem team officials after one of the team's training sessions, needs to be told in no uncertain manner that his contribution to the school is much appreciated.

Looking at the highlight of Henry's coaching career, one can't help but reflect on his 1985 team which created history by becoming schoolboy football's first 'grand slam' winners by bagging the daCosta Cup, the Ben Francis Cup, Olivier Shield and the now defunct Nutrament Shield.

In looking at some of the players who have benefitted from Henry's coaching prowess, it is not far from a 'who is who' in national football.

The likes includes 'nationals' such as Linton Stewart, Kenneth Gaynor, Michael Graham, Caple Lawrence, Donald Hewitt, Mark `Hagler` Wilson and current national captain, Aaron Lawrence.

In so far as this afternoon's games are concerned, it should provide a chance to look at what Rusea's will have on offer this year when the current daCosta Cup team match skills with their Herbert Morrison counterparts in the curtain raiser.

The second game, which will see a Rusea's team of the 80s matching their counterparts of the 90s, should bring back a great deal of nostalgia to the fans.

As an ardent fan of the football of the 80s and 90s, I am definitely looking forward to watching the feature game. I definitely want to see how much of the magic of their schoolboy days players such as Gaynor, Edward Campbell, Hewitt, Troy Malcolm, Loxley Reid and Graham have retained.

Based on reliable information, Henry still has three of the seven bullets that struck him in body. However, the source said he is now able to move around and will be at the game to watch his former charges match their skills against each other.

As a token of respect for Henry and his enviable achievements at Rusea's, I think all true fans of football in western Jamaica should go out and support this game. Frankly speaking, I think it makes far more sense to honour a person when he or she is around to appreciate it.]]> Well deserved honour for 'Diggy' Henry
By Adrian Frater, Western Bureau
COME THIS AFTERNOON, a Rusea's High School past student group will be staging a football extravaganza in Lucea to honour the school's long-serving coach, Emerson 'Diggy' Henry, for 20 years of unbroken service to the school.

Without even looking at the excitement this game is expected to provide, I would like to congratulate the organizers of this game for this noble gesture of showing gratitude for Henry's contribution in helping to make Rusea's High school a household name in Jamaica.

When Henry took over the Rusea's team in 1983, the school had never won any schoolboy title, let alone the daCosta Cup. Today however, 20 years on, the school have copped that coveted title seven times and also bagged the Olivier Shield and Ben Francis on a few occasions.

In fact, based on the dazzling record of the Rusea's team in the 1980s, during which they won five of their seven daCosta Cup titles, there is no question that Rusea's was the most successful schoolboy team of that decade and Henry stood unchallenged as the best of the schoolboy coaches.

I think honouring Henry at this time also holds additional significance. Henry, who narrowly escaped death recently when he was shot seven times by gunmen who ambushed Mount Salem team officials after one of the team's training sessions, needs to be told in no uncertain manner that his contribution to the school is much appreciated.

Looking at the highlight of Henry's coaching career, one can't help but reflect on his 1985 team which created history by becoming schoolboy football's first 'grand slam' winners by bagging the daCosta Cup, the Ben Francis Cup, Olivier Shield and the now defunct Nutrament Shield.

In looking at some of the players who have benefitted from Henry's coaching prowess, it is not far from a 'who is who' in national football.

The likes includes 'nationals' such as Linton Stewart, Kenneth Gaynor, Michael Graham, Caple Lawrence, Donald Hewitt, Mark `Hagler` Wilson and current national captain, Aaron Lawrence.

In so far as this afternoon's games are concerned, it should provide a chance to look at what Rusea's will have on offer this year when the current daCosta Cup team match skills with their Herbert Morrison counterparts in the curtain raiser.

The second game, which will see a Rusea's team of the 80s matching their counterparts of the 90s, should bring back a great deal of nostalgia to the fans.

As an ardent fan of the football of the 80s and 90s, I am definitely looking forward to watching the feature game. I definitely want to see how much of the magic of their schoolboy days players such as Gaynor, Edward Campbell, Hewitt, Troy Malcolm, Loxley Reid and Graham have retained.

Based on reliable information, Henry still has three of the seven bullets that struck him in body. However, the source said he is now able to move around and will be at the game to watch his former charges match their skills against each other.

As a token of respect for Henry and his enviable achievements at Rusea's, I think all true fans of football in western Jamaica should go out and support this game. Frankly speaking, I think it makes far more sense to honour a person when he or she is around to appreciate it.]]>