HEAD COACH of the national Under-17 national team Renaldo Gilkes is calling on Barbados Football Association (BFA) heads to give them the opportunity to take their game to the next level by putting the squad in the local Premier League.
His comments came following the team’s 2-0 defeat by the Argentina under-17 national team on Thursday. The young Bajan Tridents, who return to the island today, are fresh off a week-long training session at Boca Juniors Club in Buenos Aries, Argentina, which was organised by Argentina Ambassador to Barbados Gustavo Martinez Pandiani.
“For me the major issue is the measure of consistency for training. We can’t get better and get to the heights which we intend by training three days a week. We can’t train the boys how we like or push them how we like if there is no field for the boys to push. The clubs too also need to support the programme, as well as the parents,” Gilkes told NATION SPORT.
The head coach said the ideal situation would be to have the team feature as a team in the BFA’s Premier League. (RA)
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