By BVI Football Association
New BVIFA Technical Director, Marcos Falopa recently attended the FLOW Ultimate Football Challenge on the A.O. Shirley Ground and got to witness some of the talent he is now working with in preparation for upcoming U15 tournaments. Photo: BVIFA
New BVIFA Technical Director, Marcos Falopa has been hard at work both on and off the field in his short time with the Association, planning coaching events and training the U15 Boys’ team.
Falopa first met the young boys as part of the delegation that went to Puerto Rico for the GPS Tournament back in January and has since been hard at work with them in preparation for tournaments in St Maarten and the CONCACAF U15 Championship to be held in Florida.
Falopa believes “that it is important to develop and have success from the grassroots levels up to senior teams” and hopes to get the boys to play the ball on the ground like all top teams.
“The boys need to have better exposure in all aspects of the game from technical fundamentals to tactical awareness,” said Falopa. “But we also need to get the coaches better too.”
Getting around in a car provided in a joint deal between the BVIFA and VI Motors of Duffs Bottom, Falopa has visited many schools to hold sessions and has also spoken to many of the coaches involved in schools and after school club coaching.
Following a well-attended grassroots coaching seminar, which is the first step in the BVIFA’s new coaching programme, Falopa will be hosting stage 2 at the end of April, which is a 3-day course featuring both theory and practical excercises.
The course begins April 26 and will be run from 4.30pm until 6.30pm on consecutive Wednesdays until May 10.
Prospective coaches can contact the BVIFA office on 494 5655 for more information and to enroll.
