Newly formed National Football Coaches of T&T (NFCTT) continues to forge relationships within the T&T Football Association (TTFA) and Saturday the NFCTT will meet with TTFA technical director Dion La Foucade to discuss the potential for synergy between the local two bodies.
This is in keeping in with the coaching body's aim to put positive, pro-active governance on the front burner following the steering committee's meeting with T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis on January 5.
Discussions with Lewis centred primarily around ways to improve planning and transparency in sports administration, and the potential negative social effects from the extended period of restrictions on sporting activity.
The steering committee was led in talks by Jefferson George, who was voted interim president on November 20, 2020. At present, Wayne Sheppard is interim first vice-president while Dernelle Mascall (interim second vice-president), Curtis Orr (interim treasurer) and Rayshawn Mars (interim general secretary) were also given portfolios. The remaining members are Angus Eve, Clayton Morris, and Richard Hood.
The steering committee has already presented its draft constitution to the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee along with a letter of intent for full recognition within the TTFA.
Among other business, the NFCTT steering committee has also embarked on a COVID-19 relief hamper distribution. Donations from members were put towards the purchase and delivery of hampers to ex-coaches football administrators and officials.
The NFCTT also met with T&T Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer, who offered valuable constitutional advice, while courtesy calls and messages of support were received from former coaching stalwart Errol McFarlane and veteran administrator Lennox "Bullets" Pilgrim.