THE second Annual Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy will get cracking tomorrow with a three-day coaching course, to be conducted by United States-based coach Stanley Harmon at the Ministry of Education Sports Club on Carifesta Avenue. The course which runs until Wednesday will attract teachers and coaches of the 12 schools listed to take part in the Academy.
Starting-time is 09:00hrs each day.
The Academy will also include a Referees Course for students of the competing schools.
There has been an increase in the number of schools participating this year with four schools expected to make their debut bringing the number to twelve.
The schools expected to take part are: North Georgetown Secondary, Tucville Secondary, Queen’s College, Christ Church, Tutorial High, East Ruimveldt Secondary, St George’s Secondary and St Joseph High, Charlestown Secondary, St Stanislaus College, Central High and Bishops’ High.
The key stakeholders for the 2012 Academy include the ministries of Education and Sport, Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), the US-based Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) and the participating schools.
FIFA Referees Instructor Lawrence ‘Sparrow’ Griffith will also conduct a three-day referees’ programme for participating schools.
The tournament phase of the programme is expected to kick off during the first week in March.