T&T Secondary Schools Premier League

[Mosiah]

The competition kicks off on Wednesday, September 3, (2014) with a double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. A draw was held yesterday to determine the opening match-ups. “After 50 years, the annual general body of the League took the decision to restructure the boys under-20 group from two tier to a three tier structure,” SSFL president Anthony Creed stated at the launch. This year’s Under 20 boys competition will take place in the Premier Division, Championship Division and Senior Division. Fourteen (14) school football teams, four from North, East and Central, respectively, and two from Central, form the new Premier League. Tobago Zone have decided not to participate in the 2014 open competition, among their reason being transport issues.

The Premier League will consist of each team playing one round of 13 matches. The top three Trinidad-based schools in the Premier League will then go into a Big Four, along with the Tobago winner, to decide the National Champion. The last three teams in the Premier Division will be relegate to the Championship Division.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sport...270083271.html

[Mosiah]

Meanwhile, for 80% of our Jamaican high schools, the season has already ended, as some schools have already made it thru to the inter-zone round. In less than a month, it is all over for some schools.

Even for the schools that go thru to the next round, how many more games will they play before most of them are eliminated?

[Willi]

Not much different to Manning Cup. Our group plays 10 matches in the first round.

[Mosiah]

Not much different to Manning Cup. Our group plays 10 matches in the first round.

Of those ten matches, how many are quality games, meaning decent opposition?

[Willi]

Fair enuff, but I thought it was a quantity argument.

Can you restate your intention and make a direct comparison. I dont want to misinterpret.

[Mosiah]

It has to do with quality and quantity, none over the other. If Georges is going to play 12 games all season against quality opposition, then that will not be enough. And if they are going to play 20 matches and only 4 of them are quality, then why bother?

Teams like Georges need at least 20 games, all of some quality. That's the only way schoolboy football will fulfill it's role as our academy.

The other thing is, T&T was able to look at what they have and radically (?) make changes. Our DCup and Manning Cup have remained beasically unchanged for decades. Meanwhile, the football continues to suck!

[Don1]

It has to do with quality and quantity, none over the other. If Georges is going to play 12 games all season against quality opposition, then that will not be enough. And if they are going to play 20 matches and only 4 of them are quality, then why bother?

Teams like Georges need at least 20 games, all of some quality. That's the only way schoolboy football will fulfill it's role as our academy.

The other thing is, T&T was able to look at what they have and radically (?) make changes. Our DCup and Manning Cup have remained beasically unchanged for decades. Meanwhile, the football continues to suck!

Mi dun outline di reforms necessary fi boost skool ball lang time

[Willi]

We need better pitches too...Look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsDKIn4WNY

and
https://mobile.twitter.com/FLOWJamai...6343892992?p=v

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xeIp-VyQg

and

[Willi]

See the field where we played Ardenne last weekend here:

https://www.facebook.com/shappyking/...3713564147774/

[Peter R]

We need better pitches too...Look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsDKIn4WNY

and
https://mobile.twitter.com/FLOWJamai...6343892992?p=v

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xeIp-VyQg

and

Bring in some sand and change it to a beach football league...