STATE OF AFFAIRS - GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT
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COUNCIL MEETINGS
Twenty-seven (27) Council Meetings were held during the year (September 21, 2006 – October 4, 2007). Apart from the seven elected members, four representatives of affiliated organizations (The Business House Football Association, The Jamaica Independent Schools Association, the Kingston and St. Andrew Masters League Association and the Whole Life Ministries) completed the Council. Two Special Council meetings were also held – October 26, 2006 and July 31, 2007. Also attending Council meetings on a regular basis were the Chairmen of the various Committees. Council meetings were well attended and the level of participation from members was of a very high standard.
COMPETITIONS KSAFA The Kingston & St. Andrew Football Association organized ten (10) competitions during the year.
COMPETITIONS JFF
National Premier League (Male) Harbour View, displaying consistency throughout the season, were crowned champions ahead of Portmore United, Reno and Waterhouse. Champions Cup (Male) Three KSAFA Teams, Boy’s Town (2nd), Tivoli Gardens (3rd) and August Town (4th) made it to the Semi-finals. Boy’s Town lost 4-3 on penalties to champions Portmore United, after both teams had battled to a 1-1 regulation and extra-time score. Under 21 (Male) Boy’s Town (2nd), Tivoli Gardens (3rd) and Arnett Gardens (4th) finished behind champions Portmore United. National Premier League (Female) Harbour View finished ahead of Portmore Strikers, with Waterhouse (3rd) and Barbican (4th). A’ League (Female) Meadhaven United defeated Olympic Gardens 4-3 on aggregate in the Final. Arnett Gardens placed third and Trelawny Women’s fourth. Knock-Out (Female) Harbour View defeated Barbican to capture the knock-out crown. Confederation U-13 (Male) St. Andrew, coached by Christopher Burnett defeated St. James 4-3 in the Final. Confederation U-15 (Male) Kingston, coached by Everald Campbell, defeated St. Andrew coached by Utah Blade, 4-0 in the Final OVERVIEW At the end of another challenging year, the Council, the Secretariat, the various Committees and the KSAFA family of Clubs can be proud of their outstanding efforts which contributed to KSAFA remaining the premier (#1) confederation. Congratulations must be extended to the Chairmen and members of the following committees who performed with enthusiasm throughout the year to complement the work of the Council and the hardworking personnel, Bianche Marks and Kedine Shepherd in the KSAFA Office:
Major efforts were made throughout the year to improve the flow of information to affiliates in order to keep them informed of the Association’s efforts and plans. To facilitate this flow of information, Clubs and Affiliates can now log on to the KSAFA’s Website www.ksafa.net , which became a reality on April 2, 2007. Before the commencement of every competition, meetings were held with the clubs. With the tremendous amount of publicity generated in the media based on the numerous Press Conferences, Presentation of Awards Ceremonies and Reports on the various competitions, the positive image of the Association was maintained. The Council was able to successfully secure sponsorship for all KSAFA competitions during the year. The only Presentation of Awards Ceremony that has not yet been held is the one for the Shipping Industry of Jamaica Under 15 Competition, as the sponsors have not yet finalized the date. Another successful year has been achieved. On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank the members of the Secretariat, the various Committees, Club representatives, the Sponsors and the Media for their sterling contributions. THANK YOU SEMINARS No Medical or Management seminars were held during the year. However, every effort will be made to ensure that they are held during the coming year. KSAFA coaches attended a Futuro III Coaching Course between June 11-22, 2007 which was organized by the JFF in conjunction with the Jamaica Olympic Association. Another football course organized by Harbour View FC, featuring a KNVB coach from the Netherlands will be held between October 16-19, 2007. A number of KSAFA coaches will be in attendance. ADMINISTRATION Ms. Bianche Marks was employed as KSAFA’s Administrative Officer in October 2006. Ms. Margaret Sutherland, Competitions Coordinator and a long serving KSAFA employee resigned in February 2007. The Council has not yet employed a new Competitions Coordinator. During the year a number of seminars were held by the JFF for KSAFA’s administrative staff and also for Club representatives. These seminars focused on topics such as: the Status of Transfer of Players; Match day Preparation; Rules, Regulations and Competitions; Media and Football; Sports Marketing; and Club Structure/Financial Management/Record Keeping. A number of meetings were held with the Premier, Super, Major and Syd Bartlett League Clubs which proved very beneficial, as the Clubs were able to highlight certain problems in a smaller and more convenient environment. The information gathered from those meetings has helped to focus the Council and the KSAFA Secretariat’s efforts to the areas that need more attention. Special follow-up meetings were held with a few Clubs. THE FUTURE The KSAFA website is now a reality. However, the electronic registration of players is still to be implemented. The Secretariat will continue to focus on the following areas as we move forward into another challenging year: Communication to Clubs; Registration of teams and players; Timely preparation of ID Cards; Ensuring the settlement of outstanding financial obligations by Clubs; Refereeing standards and most importantly, Service provided to Clubs by the Office. David R. Hunt
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