Three gain Concacaf B licences

ANDREWBramble, Keith Ollivierre and Alfred Grant have been certified as Concacaf B licence Football coaches.

Whilst the formal acknowledgement of the qualification was late in coming, the three are happy, not only for their respective accomplishments but because they view it as a shot in the arm for St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Speaking to the VINCENTIAN last Saturday, July 15, Bramble underscored: “We have been doing the work for quite a long time and with the new vision of the Technical Department of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation and with our qualifications, we think we will be able to help Football get to a new level here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines”.

For Bramble, the next step up is to get his A licence, in the shortest possible time frame, as well as spread his expertise beyond the confines of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Ollivierre shared that the thrust towards certification began whilst he held the post of Technical Director of SVG’s Football Programme.

“This process of accreditation started a while back, making sure that we have the right and quality coaches to impart what are needed for us to be competitive … We are moving now as to how to coach and to know how to coach…,” Ollivierre related.

Not resting on his laurels, Ollivierre is already pursuing his A licence, a pursuit he recognises that “will not be an easy task”.

For Grant, it is all about building the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Football product.

“My personal ambition is that I want to use this certification to build at home, as I want to see St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Football move forward, because it is hard to see we are behind in so many areas and leave and go in another country and develop theirs”, Grant stated emphatically.

Director of Technical Matters of the SVGFFTheon Gordon has expressed delight with the new certifications, and thinks it augurs well for St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Football status.

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