It will get girls excited about football and parents’ thinking. We have a coaching clinic coming early next year which will unveil the ‘Girls Can Play Too’ initiative. She had the entire venue cheering for her when she shifted two players (boys) leaving them on the ground. When I see a team like Corinaldi having a superstar young lady on their team, who is just in grade two and playing toe-to-toe with the boys. Pinnock outlined that she was particularly pleased to see girls a part of almost all the teams in the tournament, which bodes well for their ‘Girls Can Play Too’ initiative coming next year.
“Yes, this is our flagship Junior Cup tournament, but there are three levels to it and we are looking to start 2023 with our under eights,” she added. But the interest here in rural Jamaica is just as high, so we are excited because we know what we have planned for 2023,” Pinnock said. As a result, we didn’t get as many as we did in Kingston where we were oversubscribed. “One of the things that hampered us in the rural area is that the schools were not ready to take the field. Pinnock said she was aware that the rural schools were handicapped by the lack of activity, especially coming out of the pandemic and is looking forward to kicking off 2023 with a bang. We will be going back this time with confidence so we are looking forward to another title,” he added. “I have had some disastrous experiences in Kingston over the years but the last time I went there a few months ago, I won a title.
We just picked out the ‘tiny tots’ and it worked out,” Esmie said. This is a joyful feeling because it was short notice and had to get ready for the competition in one week. “Corinaldi is usually a slow starter, but once we get in the rhythm, we will deliver. We are grateful for the turnout and support from our partners,” she added.Ĭoach of Corinaldi, Ricardo Esmie, said winning the competition after a limited time to prepare is pleasing and his team now looks forward to winning the all-island title. The finals for the Kingston leg is next week. “I am excited and look forward to an extremely competitive final that shows the need for what we do. We have done what we set out to do in re-engaging the youths in football,” said Pinnock.
We have Corinaldi that won the tournament, which will make for an exciting final in Kingston. We are pleased with the calibre of the teams. “We are excited for the kids and the passion they show. She is anticipating a mouth-watering all-island final on October 29, where the urban and rural champions will play for the national title and both runners-up will play off for third place. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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