Movement Bago in conjunction with St Clair Coaching School hosted a coaching clinic for girls at the Signal Hill Secondary School Ground in Signal Hill, last Saturday.
Nicollette Leacock, who is the owner of Movement Bago, which is a clothing line she developed, is the daughter of Radio Tambrin owners, Carol and George Leacock was the initiator for the clinic which was designed to assist with the development of women football on the island and the launch of her summer camp and tournament.
Leacock told the Tobago News that the objective of the clinic was to encourage more females to get involve with the beautiful game of football. She added that tutoring in the basic fundamentals of the game which they were exposed to in this camp will be continued at the St Clair Coaching School which is based at Signal Hill Secondary School Ground and will be open to all females interested in playing the game. However, training at the School will commence in late February after carnival.
The former football and tennis player told the Tobago News that in addition to the continuous training at the School, they will be hosting a summer camp for females in August which will culminate with a tournament.
Among the facilitators at the clinic were Tobago’s National standout players, prolific goalscorer, Kenya ‘Ya Ya’ Cordner and goalkeeper, Kimicia Forbes and the Soca Warriors captain, Maylee Attin-Johnson in addition to coaches from Coaching School.
Technical director of the School, Bertille St Clair, Tobago’s most successful coach and who recently received the Eric Chapman Award at the Trinidad and Tobago Awards Ceremony was in charge of the clinic.
The status of women football in Trinidad and Tobago has been significantly enhanced following the Soca Warriors’ performance in the recently hosted CONCACAF Qualifier for the World Cup Finals where the Soca Warriors narrowly missed out on the last berth available when they lost to Ecuador in the second game of the Inter-Continental play-off in Trinidad.
Leacock who is presently completing her tertiary education in the USA told the Tobago News that she made a contribution to Happy Haven last year and wanted to do something different this year, hence the reason for the clinic.
She noted that the clinic was the launch for the summer camp and tournament which was designed to get players interested in playing the game and begin training for the tournament.
She added that she was impressed with the response and the support of the national players for sharing their knowledge and inspiring the younger players because of their interaction with them.