Look Loy’s plan for TT football

FIFA Development Officer Keith Look Loy, a member of the Technical and Development Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF), has presented a plan for the development of Trinidad and Tobago football.

That plan was announced to a large gathering of football administrators, as well as Sports Minister Roger Boynes and Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London at the Dr Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, Macoya, Tunapuna, on Tuesday. According to Rudolph Thomas, chairman of the TTFF Technical and Development Committee, “it is a philosophy based on collaboration and a commitment to excellence which also seeks the long-term sustainable development of our football.” Among the issues highlighted by Look Loy were (1) how do we arrive at a higher level, (2) development of coaching education and fitness and (3) the establishment of a National Association Development Plan from 2003-2006.

The former national youth team coach said that the plan was different from others in two ways — it is a construction from a consensus from a wide cross-section of the community and the scope and content provided by the approach. CONCACAF Director of Development and member of the TTFF Technical and Developement Committee Richard Braithwaite revealed that the details of the plan will be discussed at a workshop on May 22 and 23, following which the first draft will be completed (wthout financials) on May 26 and the second (with financials) on June 12.

The TTFF Executive is expected to approve the development plan by June 20 and a final presentation will be made six days later (June 26). Among the personnel in attendance were FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president Austin Jack Warner, TTFF boss Oliver Camps, Caribbean Football Union (CFU) General Secretary Harold Taylor, TT Pro League chairman Larry Romany, TTFF General Secretary Richard Groden and vice-presidents Raymond Tim Kee and Lennox Watson,businessman Wilfred Espinet, technical adviser of the national football team Alvin Corneal and assistant team coach Jamaal Shabazz.