Griffith resigns as men’s hockey team manager

CAPTAIN GARY Griffith has tendered his resignation as second vice-president of the Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board (TTHB) and manager of the national men’s senior hockey team effective April 4.

In a letter to TTHB head Maureen Craig-Rousseau, the 39-year-old Griffith explained that his resignation stemmed from “other commitments and the desire to allow others the opportunity to develop in the hockey administrative arena.” But the soldier was high in praise of the TTHB executive. “I feel confident that the Board will continue to perform efficiently and effectively , which augurs well towards the sport developing at a rapid rate in the near future.” In concluding his five-year managerial role, Griffith recommended: “We need to continue to develop both our players and technical staff alike, which can only be done by allowing them the opportunity to perform, and hopefully not fail.”

Griffith had a successful stint as manager in 2002 —- at the Pan Am Indoor World Cup qualifier in Washington, DC, when the women earned a berth to the inaugural Indoor W/Cup with a gold medal performance while the men copped bronze. The men won gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico. His parting words to the TTHB president were: “I hope that success breeds success, and this pattern will continue in the near future through character traits that I deem critical towards a team’s success, some of which are utmost dedication to the team, self motivation, good leadership and, above all, discipline.”