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Prominent western Jamaica sports personality, the former coach, FIFA referee and international cricket umpire Steve Bucknor recently diagnosed the struggles of the western clubs as stemming from a chronic lack of coaching at the youth level in the region. Bucknor opined that enough youngsters are not being taught the fundamentals of the game, with too much emphasis, instead, being placed, on winning competitions. Bucknor concluded that there are no functional academy structures in the west, and as a result, enough quality young players are not coming through, which is manifesting itself in the demise of the western clubs.
Other stakeholders from the region have also weighed in on the debate, with the pre-eminent school of thought emerging that the ineptness of the administrators in the west, in addition to the lack of financial support, are among the major challenges.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/s...no-longer-best
Other stakeholders from the region have also weighed in on the debate, with the pre-eminent school of thought emerging that the ineptness of the administrators in the west, in addition to the lack of financial support, are among the major challenges.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/s...no-longer-best