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    Rethink needed for Jamaica's age-group football

    Rethink needed for Jamaica's age-group football

    Saturday, January 17, 2015

    JUST two months ago, this newspaper had reason to hail Jamaica's senior national football coaching staff and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) for a thoroughly efficient show in winning the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup on home soil.

    Sadly, inefficiency has marked the campaign by the national Under-20s in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship currently being held here.

    It's not only that at press time Friday evening Jamaica had just one point from three games. Truthfully, the quality of football from the young Jamaicans has been shambolic at best. Barring a major miracle, Jamaica will not be among those qualifying for the Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand later this year.

    http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/edito...tball_18234326
    "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
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    FOOTBALL: Young Reggae Boyz tried their best, says coach

    FOOTBALL: Young Reggae Boyz tried their best, says coach

    Jamaica's Under-20 assistant coach Lenworth Hyde, says the young Reggae Boyz should not be blamed for their poor performance in the CONCACAF FIFA Under-20 championships.

    http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=57836
    "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

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    • #3
      hasn't Tappa been working with the team for more than six months??? Lennie came aboard last month.
      • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Assasin View Post
        hasn't Tappa been working with the team for more than six months??? Lennie came aboard last month.
        Let us assume I was appointed to work with these U-20 squad members 4 years past but in those 4 years we met 10 times and actually trained 9 times as accommodated by JFF support...and the 9 times were spread over 1 meeting in each of the preceding 3 years of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 6 in the last 3 months spanning some time in October 2014, November 2014, December 2014 and January this year.

        Could that be considered 4 years allotted for adequate preparation? Should someone reasonably say I had 4 years to prepare the boys and make TEAM of them?

        ...or would it be fair...and accurate to state that the JFF provided little or no support for preparation and the meetings with the squad should not be labelled preparation?

        Aside: The JFF has since 1994 - 1998 period never provided adequate 'back office support' such that any of our national squads could be said to have had preparations!!! ...and that is fact!!!

        The JFF leaders are ignorant. They do not know that which they are tasked to do. They think they do! The situation is, it is past time to Forgive them for they know not what they do. It is now time to insist they do what they should...for the first time at last!!! 8 years of preparations for our next serious effort at qualifying for a tournament.
        Last edited by Karl; January 19, 2015, 06:27 PM.
        "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

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        • #5
          You ever think that maybe you should resign from your job???

          I don't have a lot of tools I think I should have to do my job but guess what? They are expecting the results and so I have to try my best to deliver.

          I know the basic things I have to do, and if I can't then I am ineffective. Maybe someone else can do more with less. Sometimes you think you are the best but others can do better given the same opportunity.

          Yes the JFF have to provide resources but the coaches all have come up with plans and get the JFF behind them.

          Look at the work Paul Campbell did with our goalies without a lot of help from the same JFF.
          • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Assasin View Post
            You ever think that maybe you should resign from your job???

            I don't have a lot of tools I think I should have to do my job but guess what? They are expecting the results and so I have to try my best to deliver.

            I know the basic things I have to do, and if I can't then I am ineffective. Maybe someone else can do more with less. Sometimes you think you are the best but others can do better given the same opportunity.

            Yes the JFF have to provide resources but the coaches all have come up with plans and get the JFF behind them.

            Look at the work Paul Campbell did with our goalies without a lot of help from the same JFF.
            I think they (JFF leaders) need to go...or have a change of mind-set!!!
            "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

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            • #7
              Which of the JFF affiliates look like they can run the JFF? Leadership can only come from outside or as bad as it seems we maybe in a worst position.

              Don't forget the Boxhill days. Not against change, only want good leadership, not feelers.We need leadership at all level. If the standard of coaching and choosing players don't improve it is hardly going to matter.
              • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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              • #8
                There is a Jamaican style of playing football. It's entertainment based. That style is obsolete.

                The one game I watch in the U-20-- showed that the basic mastery of ball control and ball management is lacking. Training on uneven pitches do not help either.

                It's easy to blame the JFF and coaching. But if the players are deficient in the basic skills, then this is where things should start. The approach to the game needs a makeover.

                Assasin, you know the controled system that kids here are trained.....>>>>
                The only time TRUTH will hurt you...is if you ignore it long enough

                HL

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                • #9
                  What Paul Campbell did was identify the top goalies in the island and work with them frequently. know the weakness and work with them on it. Over time they improved.

                  A simple way is for JFF to identify the top 50 kids or so in each age group and meet frequently with them and work on different skill set. The idea of a coach or two picking the overall pool shouldn't be. It should be a panel of coaches in the youth group. The final team is up to the coach, and no coach should be able to nominate any player from his/her team. We need to discuss weakness and strength of each player.

                  This is something that doesn't cost too much money. The JFF also need to hire a few skill coaches who specialize in different skills, part time. There should be a fitness schedule between JFF/club/school that each individual player have to follow even when they are not in training. Does this cost much???
                  Last edited by Assasin; January 19, 2015, 07:26 PM.
                  • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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                  • #10
                    Some outside input would not be a bad idea......
                    The only time TRUTH will hurt you...is if you ignore it long enough

                    HL

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                    • #11
                      Sass doesn't appear to understand what's going on. So in that ignorance he blames the coach...and tacitly excuses the JFF

                      Fortunately a few, more discerning folks know exactly where the blame belongs
                      TIVOLI: THE DESTRUCTION OF JAMAICA'S EVIL EMPIRE

                      Recognizing the victims of Jamaica's horrendous criminality and exposing the Dummies like Dippy supporting criminals by their deeds.. or their silence.

                      D1 - Xposing Dummies since 2007

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                      • #12
                        HL;506000 Training on uneven pitches do not help either.
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                        TIVOLI: THE DESTRUCTION OF JAMAICA'S EVIL EMPIRE

                        Recognizing the victims of Jamaica's horrendous criminality and exposing the Dummies like Dippy supporting criminals by their deeds.. or their silence.

                        D1 - Xposing Dummies since 2007

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                        • #13
                          Let us assume that a player was out injured for a year and let us assume that because I that he was not match fit and ring rusty is he expected to seamlessly transition as If he had not played top flight football in at least a year?

                          Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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                          • #14
                            Go where? How?

                            Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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                            • #15
                              Was it entertaining? It was not even that.

                              Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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