When Clayton Ince began his football career he had three goals: to become a professional, to go to the World cup and to open a sports academy and on Wednesday morning the T&T goalkeeper fulfilled his final goal.
Speaking at the launch of his academy at the Maloney Regional Sporting Complex, he told his board of directors and other people behind the academy: "I am elated with your effort as I open the Clayton Ince Sport Academy.
The academy is open to children between the ages of five and sixteen years, and seeks to give the youngsters a solid foundation in football, basketball and netball.
The programme will also focus on life and reading skills.
Among its coaches are Former national goalkeeper Michael Maurice, Trevor Nottingham, Ross Russell and Nicole Mitchell who all teach football.
Sandra Mitchell will instruct the netballers and Lenny Guy will serve the interests of the young basketballers.
Ince said: "I want to show, not just, tell the children what to do, so I will be back home as often as I can be here."
He was also humble about footing the whole bill of up to $100,000 in equipment and supplies needed to make the programme a success.
"I don't want to say that I did it," he told the media "I want, at the end of the day, to say that we did this for Maloney."
Ince was also careful to point out that the Academy was not about taking away from any other groups in the Maloney area but that he intends to work with the whole community.
"We're not trying to break up what is already existing in Maloney what it is about is instilling discipline in the athletes to have them come out of the community.”
"While there may be pulling and tugging with other teams in the area at the end of the day it is all for Maloney."
The first cycle of the programme runs from July and continues through August.