THE
SHARK VOL.1
SEPT. 10, 2013
The official Central FC monthly magazine
SEASON’s REVIEW 2012-2013
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message from the founders “My belief is that football is ultimately about the three S’s: Sponsors, Supporters and Stars. If you have those elements, you will obtain the fourth S: Success. With the support of our sponsors, supporters, investors and the government, Central F.C. hope to develop football into the next big T&T growth industry. I hope you come along for the ride!” -Kevin Harrison, Operations Director “I sincerely hope that you find Central F.C. a vibrant, ambitious and professional football club, and become part of the passion and spirit of The Sharks.” -Brent Sancho, Managing Director
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Meet Sharkie
Sharkie is the official mascot of Central FC. He is red to symbolize the team’s passion and tenacity; a burning desire to win and make the community a better place. His motto is to always make the right choices and he encourages everyone, especially children, to do the same. Staying fit, exercising and eating “properly” are very important to him. His favourite snack is sweet sugar cane and he also enjoys listening to soca and chutney music regularly.
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Official Name: Central Football Club Nickname: “The Sharks” Logo Details: The shark logo was selected to represent the areas’ links to the sea, as well as the Trini delicacy, bake ‘n’ shark. First Team Coach: Terry Fenwick Headquarters: California Training Grounds: Presentation College Chaguanas Grounds Home Field: Ato Boldon Stadium
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entral FC is the newest member of the Trinidad and Tobago Professional League (ProLeague). It was officially founded on July 25th 2012. We may be an infant within the local sporting community but we are showing that infants are blessings to their communities. Central FC without a doubt is at the forefront of developing football as a business and meshing it with a social identity. That identity offers a refreshing perspective on the social responsibilities of public organizations. Even in the short space of time, the Sharks have invested their time and resources into social development programmes such as “One Pass You Don’t Need to Make”(a HIV awareness project), “Treat Her Like a Lady 2013” (an event in aid of the Rape Crisis Centre), a Christmas gift giving where food hampers were donated to underprivileged families in the community and numerous community clean-up projects.
WHAT IS CENTRAL FC? We believe in a holistic approach to all our endeavours. With that vision, Central FC ensures that all projects are not merely supported by a team of volunteers, but the players and staff as well. The players have recognized that they are role models within the community and that sport is a mechanism for change. We also hope that these actions can inspire other organizations and teams to adopt similar goals in their operations on and off the field. “We want to support the Central community, and we will ensure that we make ourselves visible. We are keen to partner with local businesses to develop a big programme of community projects. We hope that everyone from the region will get behind us and support the club this season” -Kevin Harrison (Operations Director) We are fully committed to moulding a sporting legacy. We have launched numerous youth programmes (U14, U16 & U 18) and also share a strong relationship with Football Factory. Our female team, affectionately known as the “Lady Sharks” have recently qualified for promotion to the Women’s Premier Division. Central FC is prepared from top to bottom to be the best and an inspiration to all.
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our new editions for specific purposes. I am very excited about the new Pro League season. We have composed a very capable squad and I can’t wait to see them begin the 2013/14 campaign.” -Terry Fenwick, Head Coach
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“We also wish you the best on your league, have a great season ! May the Sharks rule all over the soccer-world !” -Antonio Paez Tiburones-Rojos.com Veracruz Liga MX (Mexico)
THE CENTRAL FC TEAM
MEET THE TEAM
positions: GK - goalkeeper CB- Centre Back LB - left back RB- right back M - midfielder AM- attacking midfielder CM - central midfielder RW- right winger LW - left winger CF - centre forward
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Elton John RB, M
Toric Robinson CM
Akeem Benjamin CB
Keon Trim M, CF
JAN-MICHAEL WILLIAMS GK
JEVON SAMPLE GK
JAMAL JACK CB
DWIGHT POPE CB
KEION GOODRIDGE LB, CB
OMARR CHARLES CB
CAREY HARRIS RB
SHEM ALEXANDER CB
KEVON GODDARD M
JULIO NOEL M
DARRON MITCHELL AM
MARVIN OLIVER CM
JOAHN PELTIER RW
JASON MARCANO AM, RW, LW
KAYDION GABRIEL AM, RW
NICHOLAS DILLON CF
DWIGHT QUINTERO CF
RUNDELL WINCHESTER LW, CF
DARYLL TRIM RW, CF
HECTOR SAM M, CF
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’ve played for several clubs, but Central is definitely the most professional. They sent me lots of info about the club including videos and links to their facebook page. I even received an email from the Managing Director, Brent Sancho saying that he was looking forward to seeing me play for the club. These details make a huge difference and it’s made me even more committed to helping The Sharks win trophies.”
-Toric Robinson
Left: Keion Trim from Football Factory , Centre: Akeem Benjamin from W.C
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entral FC’s ambitious decision to become a member of the TT Pro League finally came to fruition on September 6th 2012. This decision was heralded along with the arrival of Graham Rix, former Arsenal player and Chelsea FC coach, as the team’s first head coach. The coaching set up was completed with the additions of Kevin Jeffrey and Anthony Sherwood as Rix’s assistants. A massive campaign was launched to put together a squad capable of competing in the league. In came Anthony Wolfe, Marvin Oliver, Keion Goodridge, Marvin Phillip and many other quality players. On 21st September 2012, everything finally came together as the “Sharks” faced off against Defence Force in the First Citizens Cup. Unfortunately the Army Men came out on top with a 3-0 score line. The wait to taste victory was however not a long one, as a solitary goal from Anthony Wolfe allowed the club to beat Police in their first official match in the Pro League. The excitement in and around the club was finally being rewarded. Central FC maintained their fine debut form with a 2-1 win over T&TEC FC but the celebrations of the club’s home debut encounter were tempered with a 2-3 loss to St. Ann’s Rangers. The team experienced a drastic dip in form over the Christmas period which served as a testament,that challenging in this league is not an easy task. A run of 0 points in 3 league games and being dumped out of the Toyota Classic 4-3 on penalties by Super League team Westside Super Starz, triggered the next phase of changes within the club. No less than seven players were brought into the squad to continue the reshaping process. These include the arrivals of Darren Mitchell and Dario Holmes from 1976 FC Phoenix and RundellWinchester and Omarr Charles from Stokely Vale. Tobago born Mitchell was later named Super League MVP at the end of the season.
Even the backroom was not immune to the winds of change. Graham Rix left the club by mutual consent and on the 5th January 2013 the club announced that Terry Fenwick had been appointed as the new head coach. Fenwick, a four-time Pro League Championship winning coach with San Juan Jabloteh stated upon his arrival, “They (Central) are progressive ...and I’ve probably got the best package in local football.” The changes seemed to re-energize the “Sharks”. Fenwick made a dream debut with the club defeating Shiva Boys 2-0 in the FA Trophy Qtr Final. Results began to pick up and the club’s record from January to March 2013 read 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 loses with one of those loses being in the finals of the FA Trophy against Caledonia AIA (2-0). The win versus T&TEC saw new signing Peter Byers score 4 goals in a 5-0 thumping. Antiguan forward Byers, along with Jason Marcano and Johan Peltier, who were all coached by Fenwick at Jabloteh, were brought in to add further bite to the squad. The last months of the season were not as fruitful though, with North East Stars proving to be a bit of a bogey side. North East recorded wins against the club in the final league match of the season as well as dumping them out of Lucozade Goal Shield in the quarter finals and in the semis of the Digicel Pro Bowl. Central FC finished the league season in a respectable 5th position but based on the foundation established, a future filled with great football and trophies may be just on the horizon.
SEASON’S
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2012/2013
ON THE PITCH
SEASON’S
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he formation of Central FC has been a whirlwind experience. Even from its inception, it has always been the vision of the club to establish a unique connection with its community and embrace its social responsibility as an entity for change. “Football should be the glue that brings every element of our community together to take pride in their local teams. It’s a great opportunity for businesses, politicians and ordinary folk of every race and creed to unite as one voice and put their home town on the map. We’re proud to be Central and we want the citizens of Central to get behind us and promote their region as the best in T&T. ” (Kevin Harrison, Operations Manager). After successfully setting up its first team, Central FC sought to get numerous community and charity initiatives in motion. The first of which was its support of the VF Ladies HIV awareness project; “One Pass You Don’t Need To Make” The event was the first of 6 in the project which has been funded in part by the U.S. Embassy through PEPFAR, the United States President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief, which is the United States of Americas initiative to help combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. This was followed by an initiative where players and staff collected food donations outside of J.T.A. Supermarket in Couva to make Christmas hampers. Defender Marc Leslie said “It’s always good to meet the people in our community and aside from collecting food for the needy today, hopefully we’ve made more people aware of the club who represents their community.” The hampers were then distributed to needy families in the community. The Sharks’ fantastic work off the field continued in bright spirits into the new year. Citizens from the Couva Home for the elderly and the Couva Children’s Home were invited to different matches at the Ato
Boldon Stadium and treated as honorary guests. It must be noted that the children did prove to be more of a lucky charm than the elderly, as the team ran out to victories against Shiva Boys and T&TEC in the FA Trophy during their visit. Central F.C. goalkeeper, Marvin Phillip echoed those sentiments by stating, “We could hear the children cheering us on and I believe that gave us an added boost. They went crazy when we scored!” An even greater number of children showed up to the SIS Community Challenge. This event saw the Central FC first team face off against teams such as Lendore Sports XI and Crown Trace XI at community fields in the central region. It owes its esteemed gratitude to Carib Pilsner and Super Industrial Services (SIS) for their support.
The end of the season was in fact the busiest period for the club in terms of its community events. The players and staff firstly engaged in much more physical outreaches over the course of 5 days. They assisted with 5 United Way projects as part of their national Day of Caring. The project will see businesses across Trinidad & Tobago working on projects such as refurbishing children’s homes, providing new gardens for senior citizens and creating improved playgrounds for schools. Most of the projects took place on Sunday 19th May - the official Day of Caring, but the players were active from earlier in the week when they assist Shell at Esperanza Presbyterian School in Couva, where they will be building a kitchen garden. Many believed that that was the end of Central FC’s off the field work, but such notions were proved to be quite premature when they hosted, “Treat Her Like A Lady” at the Hilton Hotel. This event was the “Sharks” largest to date and was in aid of the Rape Crisis Society. Players and staff yet again offered their time and their talents to cook, serve and wait on 150 female guests who were also entertained by live artistes and videos of the clubs numerous community projects. See video: http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=EV4dFpuxIIo Central Football Club has certainly set a standard for the holistic management of a club and the upcoming season promises to be even better.
JEVON
Shark: What is your favourite team? Jevon: Chelsea FC Shark: Who is the player do you model your style after? Jevon: Joe Hart. I like his style of saving and we like the same cartoon character Shark: What is your favourite food? Jevon: Macaroni Pie and Greens Shark: What is your personal ambition? Jevon: To get a contract outside (of Trinidad) and to be the best goalkeeper in the world. I’m working on that. Shark: What is your ambition for Central FC? Jevon: To win and learn from Jan. He is a very good role model
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Shark: Who is your closest friend in football? Jevon: Cheoke Henville Shark: Who is your favourite athlete outside of football? Jevon: (Usain) Bolt Shark: What is your favourite pastime? Jevon: Chilling at home, fifa and limin with friends. Shark: What is your favourite cartoon character? Jevon: Tazmanian Devil Shark: What is your prediction for the 2014 World Cup? Jevon: Germany Shark: What is your most memorable game played? Jevon: Last season in the Under 18 ProLeague. We played St. Ann’s Rangers and won 2-0.
Name: Jevon Sample Position: Goalkeeper Age: 18 Hometown: St. Ann’s
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Shark: What is your favourite team? Jan: Juventus Shark: Who is the player do you model your style after? Jan: Buffon and probably Casillas. They are great goalkeepers Shark: What is your favourite food? Jan: Hmmm. Anything Caribbean, with a Caribbean flavour. Like crab and dumpling or pelau. Shark: What is your personal ambition? Jan: To play abroad, either in Europe or like England. Shark: What is your ambition for Central FC? Jan: To win the league and the Caribbean Club Championships. To be the best team in Trinidad and in the Caribbean. Shark: Who is your closest friend in football? Jan: Clyde Leon, with whom I play with at W Connection. Shark: Who is your favourite athlete outside of football? Jan: I admire Keiron Pollard, and that’s not just recently. I like his tenacity, intensity and his ability to be able to overcome. Shark: What is your favourite pastime? Jan: Watching Fox Sports News. Spending time with the family and my daughter. Shark: What is your favourite cartoon character? Jan: I really don’t know. I will say Dora because my daughter would die for Dora. Shark: What is your prediction for the 2014 World Cup? Jan: I am a serious Italian fan but probably Germany after their recent success. Spain dominated when Barcelona and Real were on top and I see a similar trend with Germany. I still want Italy to win.
Name: Jan-Michael Williams Position: Goalkeeper Age: 28 Hometown: Couva
Shark: What is your most memorable game played? Jan: Against Mexico in the Gold Cup in recent times. Also the Intercol Final versus Naps. We had Kenwyne Jones, Steve Sealy and Julius James on that team. (St. Anthony’s College).
FOOTBALL
WISE
Common Football Injuries & Management Part 1
A Word on Managing Injuries You’re five minutes into the second half. Your team is down 2-0. You’re looking to make a strong comeback. You’re running up the side-lines and turn to receive a pass when suddenly you feel something pop in your knee. Your previous excitement and focus on the game turns to dread. This can’t be good. A couple days later, you’re sitting in the doctor’s office while he explains what an ACL rupture is and why you will need surgery. While the above scenario might seem extreme, it’s a very real example of what can happen to players during a football match. While there are certain steps one can take to reduce the risk of injury, the truth is, sooner or later most players will experience at least one injury related to the sport whether it be a repetitive stress injury such as shin splints or a ligament/tendon disruption as a result of “bad tackle.” Injuries can also range from a mild patella tendon strain to the more severe meniscal tear. While the job of diagnosing and treating these injuries is best left to a qualified clinician, there are certain steps that one can take immediately following an incident to help minimize pain and swelling and to protect against further injury. R.I.C.E. Many of us have heard mention of the “rice” method and most of us have spent a fair bit of time pondering the nature of this bizarre sounding treatment before plucking up the courage to ask for an explanation. R.I.C.E. stands for “Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate” and is one of the most basic forms of first aid for sports related injuries, usually to the limbs. Rest From the moment of injury, the body immediately begins to work on repairing the affected area. Naturally, first step to treating an injury is to stop play/ activity and allow the body sufficient time to rest and repair itself. In the case of most football injuries this many mean, “staying off the injured leg” for 2-3 days. Using an assistive device such as crutches immediately post injury can save a lot of recovery time later on.
Ice The initial period following an injury is known as the “acute” or “inflammatory” phase. During this time, there is pain and swelling to the affected area which may be accompanied by warmth and discolouration or bruising. Inflammation is a natural part of the healing process during which nutrients are delivered to the injured area to assist in repair and damaged cells are removed from the area. Applying ice to the affected area helps to control inflammation, reduce pain and minimize swelling. Ice may be applied in the form of an ice pack or crushed ice cubes wrapped in a damp towel and placed on the injured area. This must be kept on for no more than 15 minutes at a time and repeated every 4-6 hours for the first two days following an injury. Compression This is another method of minimizing swelling and protecting is compression. This is usually done with tape or a bandage, however in the case of ankle injuries it may also help to keep on your shoes/boots until you are able to locate an ice pack. Elevation Simply put, keeping the injured body part elevated above the level of your heart can help to minimize pain and swelling by reducing fluid build-up to the area. ...to be continued in Vol. 2
Dominic Wilkes B.Sc. Physiotherapy
M
y experience with the Central FC Women’s Team has been a comprehensively fulfilling one. It has been a complete experience since we started as a first division team in the league. Being in the club has made me grow as a player, learn new things in the game, and become more versatile. I have been able to be a part of a team of players who have represented the country at National level and players who have excelled through individual accolades. We don’t only keep it fierce and competitive, but make it necessary to keep a close-knit and family-like atmosphere within our team. We won all our games while breaking records and established our club as one with great athletic ambition. As a result we were promoted to the Premier Division for the next season undefeated. In that promotional season, while focusing on our aims and performances, we also had the privilege of going into our nearby community in the central area and assisting through hampers giveaways, football activities, fund raisers, and bonding exercises. We have also gotten the opportunity to go outside of this area and participate in a Women’s Awareness conference. We do look forward, as a team, to continue to grow outside of just the central area and reach out to the greater Trinidad and Tobago. My Central FC experience thus far has allowed me to help in women’s sport being recognized throughout numerous disciplines, lead by example to help guide our communities in the right direction, and to take our club to greater heights locally and internationally. -Samantha Kissoon Midfielder
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