Romony Hilton

Three fortunate youngsters have been selected to venture on an all-expense paid one-week trip to witness action in the Digicel Caribbean Cup (DCC) in Antigua, after being selected from a group of 30 youths who participated in the two-day Digicel Caribbean Cup coaching clinic, which was conducted at the Barbican field.

The three players are Kendon Anderson (St George's College), Dujon Williams (Innswood High) and Romony Hilton (Lacovia High).

The clinic, which concluded on Wednesday consisted of teenagers chosen from various schools across the island that are currently participating in the Digicel sponsored Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Schoolboy Football competition.

National senior coach, Theodore Whitmore, who spearheaded the clinic and his assistants Lenworth Hyde Sr and Desmond Smith were responsible for selecting the three individuals.

Whitemore was impressed with the display of passion in the training camp.

"I am very impressed with the boys who participated in this training camp, they were very disciplined, focused and eager to grasp what we had to offer them. It was a very tough decision selecting the three players to go to Antigua - but this in itself is a testament to the fact that our schoolboy football programme is producing high quality players."

The camp, which focused on honing and refining players' skills in football and effecting a greater appreciation for the sport, gave participants the option to choose which area of football they would like to improve on.

"The DCC football clinics are important to us because it is another way of ensuring that we are graduating quality players from the schoolboy football league to the community leagues, the national leagues and the international level. We are also happy that in the interim, three young players will get a chance to see an international game in Antigua, an experience that we hope will give them a better appreciation for what they are aspiring to be."

The team consisting of Whitmore and the three selected players will leave the island on 6 November to see the games and return on the 17.