TTFA A License gets official Concacaf recognition
TTFA A License gets official Concacaf recognition
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is pleased to announce the official recognition by Concacaf of TTFA’s membership to the Concacaf Coaching Convention at the A license entry level.
This was announced by Concacaf in Miami last weekend with TTFA President Kieron Edwards present to witness the official announcement.
This means that all TTFA Coaching licenses from A to C will now be updated with Concacaf’s logo.
The head of the TTFA Coach Education is Rajesh Latchoo with Technical Director Anton Corneal also playing a major part in the design and staging of the TTFA Coach Education courses
Fundamentally, the Concacaf Coaching Convention not only seeks to standardize and raise the quality of coach education across the region, but also to provide greater opportunities for cross border access for coaches through the mutual recognition of qualifications, while promoting coaching excellence as part of the One Concacaf Philosophy.
The Concacaf Coaching Convention (CCC) sees the importance of establishing the minimum requirements for Concacaf Member Associations, like Trinidad and Tobago, to deliver their Coach Education Programs. By aligning the standards of our Coach Education Program to the requirements of the Coaching Convention, TTFA’s Coach Education courses will be recognized by Concacaf and all Member Associations which are part of the Concacaf Coaching Convention.
This means that with the TTFA now an approved member of the Concacaf Coaching Convention, a coach who possesses a current and valid TTFA A Licence, for example, will be permitted to coach in any other Member Association which is a member of the CCC. At this time, the TTFA and the Canada Soccer Assocation are among the MAs with A License status.
The TTFA will continute to announce the schedule of upcoming Coach Educations Courses via its social media platforms.
More on the Concacaf Coaching Convention
First launched as a concept in March 2022, the confederation said the Coaching Convention is a framework of minimum standards and regulations intended to harmonize the quality of coach education programs delivered across the confederation.
National federations can now apply to Concacaf to be assessed to join the Convention. The assessment examine their specific needs, existing coaching programmes and the football structures within their federation and territory, said Concacaf.
“The Concacaf Coaching Convention is a truly exciting initiative for development in our region. It has been designed to ensure it is flexible to the needs of all of our federations and it will benefit coaches from across Concacaf,” said Concacaf Director of Development, Jason Roberts.
Central to the mission is its accreditation and endorsement function that will recognise Member Associations’ domestic coach education courses and licenses as Concacaf diplomas and licenses. This will provide a framework of minimum standards across the region.
For coaches it provides a recognised qualification and a basic benchmark of their abilities, in particular as a pathway to increased work opportunities. A point emphasised by Concacaf general secretary Philippe Moggio who said the Convention will be a game changer for the region.
The TTFA wished to recognise Jamaican Rudolph Spied, head coach of Jamaica’s Cavalier FC. Spied led Cavalier to the 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup title and was the first coach to complete the TTFA ‘A’ License Coaching course in Trinidad.
