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Issue 1

August– Sep 2015

Saint Lucia Football Association

FOOTBALL ST LUCIE

Major Events

GRASSROOTS

Taking the initiative forward

for football development, a

surge of coach

Educators enveloped the

Island from North to South,

West to East. Grassroots aim at

developing the game at an early

stage in childhood.

COMPETITIONS

Creating an environment

Of competitiveness among all

age group but also solidarity in

the formation of teams and fair-

ness of play in the beautiful

game.

Transfer Window

Continued inside...

Contents

President‘s Message 2

Congress 3

Competitions 4

Transfers 5

FIFA Epic 6

Tips 7

Grassroots Update 8

Women‘s Football 9

League Development 10

Message from the President

Good Day All,

My commitment and view for the way forward with

football is one of growth, starting from the grass-

roots level, the S.L.F.A. will ensure that the youth

will be duly catered for, as they are the future of the

sport.

We are committed to league development, this is

one of the aspects where we needed the support of league Presidents to

unite the districts in their aim for a better tomorrow with football at the

helm. We are in the process of developing a Football Philosophy that is

unique to Saint Lucia that will guide the development of football across

the island. This will help us use a universal approach to the develop-

ment of football across the leagues and clubs.

We would like to thank the public for their support of the SLFA as we

rebrand and rejuvenate the image of the SLFA for a more positive one. I

am deeply humbled the decision of the congress members to re-elect

me as President and will do all in my power to see the progression of

national spirit and pride with beautiful game that is football.

The story of the Mayflower may be foreign to some but it‘s a story of a pilgrimage to new lands and

new adventures and new faces. You‘re maybe wondering what does that have to do with football, I‘ll

tell you May of this year 2015, new faces set sail to lend a hand in the development of the sport. The

SLFA held it‘s general elections in May and so a new executive were selected. The Executive is indeed

old faces who are familiar with a new outlook and rejuvenation towards the view and goals of the As-

sociation and Football scene.

Mr. Lyndon Cooper was re-elected as the President of the Association unop-

posed.

Mr. Stephen Regis First Vice President was re-elected to that role.

Ms. Liz Campell Second Vice President was re-elected to that role.

Vice President Kendall Emmanuel—Eastern Region

Vice President Alvin Francis—Western Region

Vice President Emmanuel Bellas - Southern Region

Vice President Charde Desir—Northern Region

The new executive will also continue the thrust to develop the football

leagues and strengthen their administrative skills. A number of workshops

have already been implemented for the league executive members..

Responsibilities have been provided to the Executive members as follows;

Liz Campbell - Administration & Training

Lyndon Cooper - Member Development

Alvin Francis - Referees

Stephen Regis - Youth Development

Emmanuel Bellas -Technical Development

Charde Desir—Women‘s Football

Kendall Emmanuel -Finance

The 2015 Congress and the New Selection

Charde Desir

Northern Reg. V.P.

Stepehen Regis

First V.P.

Liz Campbell

Second V.P.

Alvin Francis

Western V.P

Kendall Emmanuel

Eastern V.P.

Emmanuel Bellas

Southern Region V.P.

Lyndon Cooper

PRESIDENT

Competitions

The fight is on! No no not the Floyd and Pacquiao bout, I‘m talking about

the Caribbean Football Union‘s inaugural Boys Under-15 Championship.

St. Lucia is through to the Semi-Finals having thrashed our sister island of

Grenada‘s team 4-0 on 12 August, 2015.

Saint Lucia lined up with Tarick Sonson in goal; Deshawn Roserie, captain

Romario Lendor, Toyan Williams and Jadel Harrow in the back four; Dillon

Fannis, Bryant Polius, Djal Augustin and Gabriel Biscette in the midfield;

and Linus ―lucky‖ Clovis and Riquelme Sylvester up front.

St. Lucia Scored within the first five minutes, Riquelme Sylvester assured

that he would strike first, inside the first 15 minutes ‗Lucky‘ Clovis doubled

the advantage. Lucky struck again to make it 3-0, and Polius netted to send Saint Lucia to the

halftime up 4-0.

Local Competitions

36 Club Football - October—November 2015

Under 18 Men Competition - August—October 2015

Super League has already been concluded ( Mabouya Valley emerged as victors)

Fantasy has already been concluded ( emerged as victors

Others (Blackheart SLFA Sanctioned) now on

Newly crowned champions Mabouya Valley

celebrate their victory

Under 15 Team at a training

session

Crowd jeers in celebration of a goal being

scored

Transfers and what it means for you.

What does a transfer mean?

Transfer in terms of football describes player movement from one club/district to another

through a legally regulated system by FIFA or member Association.

Transfer period?

The transfer period for the St. Lucia Football Association is from January 1st - April 30th, this

is deemed the transfer window.

The Process of transferring

Obtaining a transfer is an easy one, you simply indicate your interest to receiving a transfer

from your club you‘ll be presented with a transfer certificate. That must be signed by the club

president or manager and stamped

If a stamp is available. Submit it to your new club and they in turn

Submit it to the Football Association for recognition and acceptance.

Penalties of not transferring and playing for two (2) clubs/districts

If a player is caught having played for two clubs/districts, he/she shall receive an administrative

ban and shall be brought up to a disciplinary hearing, his/her club shall also be stripped of their

points for the match the said player has represented. Clubs/districts involved. Will also face a

disciplinary action for this infraction.

FIFA — the revolution within

To anyone who followed the Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, it would have

been hard to miss the lively colours and animated designs that decorated the stage behind pre-

senters Natalia Vodianova and Dmitry Shepelev.

While the Preliminary Draw marked the first official event in the build-up to the 2018 World

Cup, it also provided the debut of the official event branding from the first broadcasted appear-

ance of the Winner‘s Trophy to the intricate designs that will visually bring to life every ele-

ment of the tournament for the next three years.

The recent scrutiny of FIFA caused by the unfortunate events may be a blessing to us. I say so

as this has caused us to more closely look at the processes and functions held by our leaders.

FIFA will grow at a faster rate to ensure that these behaviors do not repeat themselves.

Who will now emerge as the new President waits to be seen.

Road to Russia 2018

Laws of the Game Tips

Replacement of a defective ball;

If the ball bursts or becomes defective during the course of a match:

• the match is stopped

the match is restarted by dropping the replacement ball at the place where the original ball

became defective, unless play was stopped inside the goal area, in which case the referee

drops the replacement ball on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest

to where the original ball was located when play was stopped.

If the ball bursts or becomes defective during a penalty kick or during kicks

from the penalty mark as it moves forward and before it touches any player or

the crossbar or goalposts:

the penalty kick is retaken

If the ball bursts or becomes defective whilst not in play at a kick-

off, goal kick,

corner kick, free kick, penalty kick or throw-in:

the match is restarted accordingly

The ball may not be changed during the match without the authority

of the referee.

All balls used in CF/CONCACAF/FIFA sanctioned must carry the FIFA approved stamp.

Grassroots Update 2015

The Saint Lucia Football Association in its annual development

phase, intrigued about 25 individuals for the appropriate approach to

coaching kids. This approach named "GRASSROOTS" creates a fun

and engaging level for both boys and girls ages 6 - 12. The course

venue was in Castries at the Vigie Sports Complex, and the Vigie

playing field, The Sabb. For one week the participants which include

male and female were instructed by FIFA Grassroots Instructor Mr.

Yvon Avry. The President of the SLFA greeted and welcomed the

participants and encouraged the participants to use the materials in

their communities and develop the game through Grassroots.

A national grassroots course was held to continue the development of coaches who specialize in

the area of youth development. The course which ran over a seven day period was well attended

by coaches from every district in St. Lucia.

The course taught the coaches the fundamentals of coaching and how to modify their

knowledge to program for the children to constantly engage them and sustain their interest.

A number of other grassroots activities have been held;

(a) A women‘s grassroot activity in Laborie and Vieux Fort North.

(b) A children‘s grassroot festival in Micoud

(c) Boys & Girls grassroot festival in Roseau 11th April

2015 with 86 participants

(d) Girls grassroot festival in Canaries 26th April 2015 with

37 participants

(e) Female grassroot festival in Laborie 12th April 2015 with

20 participants

(f) Special Olympics boys and girls grassroot 25th April

2015 with 40 participants

Grassroots 2015 SAB Play-

ing Facility, young ones take

a breather from all the fun.

Coach educators learning new tricks to

keep the ball rolling in grassroots.

Women’s Football

The Women‘s football program is currently being reignited . The program is geared at attracting

females from ages 6– 20 years old. The Women‘s program entails, training, competitions, na-

tional representation and development. Football creates new

opportunities for young women to get scholarships to univer-

sities and chances to get coached by world renowned coach-

es.

St. Lucia‘s National Under 20 Women‘s team played host to

their sister islands in Concacaf‘s Under 20 Women‘s Cham-

pionship. Which commenced on July 26 and ends on July 30,

2015.

St. Lucia fought a valiant battle against Grenada, losing by two

goals with the score ending 4-2 on Tuesday 28 July 2015. This was

St.Lucia‘s first game, their second would have been on Thursday 30 Ju-

ly but that game was washed out due to heavy rainfall from a tropical wave. St. Lucia had one

loss and a draw due to the heavy rain.

Chresilda Cox opened the scoring for Saint Lucia in the 10th minute, a well taken shot after

beating two defenders just inside the box.

The St. Lucia Football Association also had women‘s football programs in Secondary schools

to urge more youngsters to join the sport. The program started in the north of the island target-

ing schools in that region.

In the north the Secondary Schools by groups

1. Gros Islet, Corinth, Babonneau, - played at the Gros Islet playing field

2. C.C.S.S., S.I.S.S.S,V.B.S.S, S.D.A, played at the SAB playing field

3. L.H.C.S.S, St. Joseph‘s Convent, played at the Marchand playing field

4. Marigot, Ciceron, George Charles, played at the Marigot playing field

There was also a Women‘s Development festival in Belle Vue with 30 female participants.

―The Saint Lucia Football Association is about to launch a new program for girls called ―live

your goals‖. More info about this on the following page.

St. Lucia National

Under 20 Female Team.

Women’s Football—continued

LIVE YOUR GOALS – SAINT LUCIA

Overall Objective

The Live Your Goals campaign targets and inspires more girls and women to

play football. The campaign was launched at the FIFA Women’s World Cup

Germany 2011™ and has evolved into one of FIFA’s most recognised initia-

tives in women’s football.

The Saint Lucia Football Association's (SLFA) - Live your Goals; shall be-

come the clarion call for female football development in Saint Lucia. The stra-

tegic focus shall be the promotion of female football in Saint Lucia, in every

district, league, school and grass-roots programme, thereby increasing wom-

en’s involvement in the sport as players.

Coaches, administrators, and supporters, will engender a culture which connects the national psyche to

football, whilst creating an enabling environment for women’s football, in every district, every village, in

all aspects of the beautiful game.

Goals

The Saint Lucia Football Association envisions becoming a Women‘s football leader in the Caribbean Football

Union CFU, and to be ranked in the top ten in women‘s youth football among CONCACAF nations within the

next five (5) Years.

Live Your Goals seeks to promote and attract girls and women to play football and to help member of SLFA

strengthen the image of women‘s football in their communities and Leagues.

Intrinsically, Live Your Goal is a communication and promotional campaign, a development program and a

platform from which to communicate and talk about women and girls playing football.

Objectives:

Increase participation of women and girls in football

Spark excitement for women’s football

Create the best opportunities for women’s football to thrive

Ensure that football becomes the number-one female team sport

The first and foremost objective of the Live Your Goals Project is to encourage women and girls to par-

ticipate in football and to ensure that every girl and woman who wants to play the game has the oppor-

tunity to do so.

Key Messages:

Girls and women ―live their goals‖ through football

That football can inspires and empowers girls and women

Fast-growing sport for girls and women

Golden opportunities personal development, eg. education

Female footballers as role models

Football helps girls and women to improve their standing in society

Alvin Corsine our friend,

our hero - gone forever.

A young man involved and serving his community in Youth and Sports his whole life. His

very existence revolved around service ti his people in Anse La Raye. He served as Presi-

dent of the Anse La Raye Youth and Sports Council and recently was a full time Coach with

the Saint Lucia Football Association.

Alvin had recently come from England and had passed a level One Coaching Course on his

volition. He had just received acceptance from the English FA to follow the Advanced

course and was to leave two weeks before his illness. ALVIN HAD PAID FOR HIS TICK-

ET AND FELL SICK ON THE VERY DAY HE WAS DUE TO TRAVEL. It‘s safe to say

no one ever thought that we would be mourning or the loss of Alvin Corsinie, his life was

cut short by illness and we are deeply saddened by his passing at the St. Lucia Football As-

sociation and the wider football family. His work towards excellence and the development

of the sport was only hampered by nightfall.

He was laid to rest on this faithful day with tears on our faces and sadness in our hearts.

May you rest in peace forever our dear friend, we will surely miss you.

Alvin Corsine doing what he loved to do

The National Club Championship

―THE PRESIDENT’S CUP‖

The SLFA continues it‘s aim for com-

petitive and integral development of

the sport, with the introduction of the

PRESIDENT’S CUP, an invitational

which has peeked the interest of the

two top teams from it‘s 19 league

membership making 38 clubs, of

which 36 clubs have demonstrated

their interest in participating in the

PRESIDENT’S CUP.

A date has not been announced as yet but the competition is set for October 2015, it‘s assured to be bigger

than any other competition which has ever taken root in the history of St. Lucia.

Twenty three of the teams have registered for the championship with the balance expected to complete their

registration in the coming weeks. Teams have also indicated their interest in hosting the second round

matches for the championship.

What can be said is that the coffers will be

filled to entice every participant to put their

best foot and team forward. The prize struc-

ture is as follows:

1st Place Prize: $10,000.00

2nd Place Prize: $5,000.00

3rd Place Prize: $2,500.00

Stay tuned for what can be called the climax

of the footballing year.

The following sponsors below, have already indicated their willingness to support the competition.

THE 2015 Blackheart and SLFA Men’s Championship

The Association is responsible for the technical aspects and administration of the championship

where as Blackheart Productions is responsible for the promotional and other logistical aspects.

A number of warm up games took place over the four week period, which also confirmed the

16 teams that qualified.

The blackheart competition has been a staple in the sporting culture for some time, drawing out

huge crowds with their marketing tactics and knockout format. It‘s only right that blackheart

and the governing body of the sport came together for a fully sanctioned competition with the

backing of the SLFA.

The competition was launched with it‘s first matches on 19 September, 2015.

All matches will be played at select venues such as the Beausejour Stadium, the Philip Marcel-

lin ground in Vieux Fort and the Soufriee Stadium.

A number of upsets are predicted in this years edition of the

Blackheart/SLFA Men‘s Championship.

Gros Islet Celebrates 2013 Black-

Canaries 2014 Blackheart Champions at Soufriere Mini Stadium

THE 2015 SLFA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Cassius Jones

The Saint Lucia Football Association and

Vizions Productions provided six scholar-

ships for the 2015/2016 academic year, in

this release we focus on Cassius Jones who

is one of the recipients.

Cassisus Jones has shown exceptional skill

in football and scholarly duties, Jones hails

from the Vieux Fort Comprehensive Second-

ary School. He exhibits leadership qualities

on and off the field of play, has shown he‘s a

mature and demonstrates responsibility.

Cassisus Jones

He is the epitome of what a disciplined and positive attitude can accomplish. Jones

family was severely impacted by the trough which created widespread damage, from

which his family hasn‘t fully recovered.

Cassius‘s father is solely employed in his household and has to cater to all his family

members with the limited finances that he earns. His parents are avid followers of the

game and are usually at every match that Cassius plays, accompanied by his siblings.

Although he puts his all in football he is a remarkable student in

his areas of study.

His accomplishments in football;

National Under 15 and Under 16 player 2013-2014

Captain Vieux Fort South U16,U17 (National Champions)

and U18

Captain Vieux Fort Comprehensive School