Five more Jamaican coaches, including former Jamaica striker Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis, are now holders of CONCACAF B Licences after a final practical assessment was held recently by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Coaching Education Department.

Davis, who is currently the head coach at Arnett Gardens FC, Fitzroy Ambursley, Hopeton Gilchrist, Andre Virtue and Omar Wedderburn were successful in completing the programme from a cohort of eight.

The addition of these five CONCACAF B license coaches brings the total number to 24 locally. The remaining three coaches will undergo further development programs for re-assessment by head of the JFF Coaching School Andrew Peart and Technical Director Wendell Downswell.

Led by Anton Corneal, CONCACAF Coaching Educator and former Technical Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, the (JFF) Coaching Education Department’s first Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Workshop for CONCACAF B Licence and Premier League coaches was held over two days – October 29 and 30.

According to the JFF, the aim of the CPD was to tactically review the recently concluded Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and look at measures of how coaches might improve the implementation of their game model as well as structure a periodisation model to fulfil the demands of the game over the duration of the upcoming season.

This event is the first of many to come as the JFF Coaching Education Department moves to establish a licencing system for coaches where CPD’s will serve as development hours towards renewal.

The JFF and CONCACAF will stage their next sitting of the B Licence course for Level 2 coaches in the first quarter of 2022.

The course will target coaches from the national programmes, premier league, and parishes.

Also, in 2022, there will be the introduction of four CONCACAF C Licence courses for coaches who had JFF Levels 1 and 2 certifications. The CONCACAF C License will be the level at which Jamaica seeks to join the CONCACAF Coaching Convention.

In addition, two short courses per specialist area such as goalkeeping and physical training will be conducted.

Next on schedule from JFF Coaching Education Department is the JFF D Licence Course for uncertified persons as well as youth grass-root coaches including primary/preparatory schools and academy coaches.