The Barbados Football Association (BFA) was founded in 1910
and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010.
Bridgetown,
Barbados – The Barbados Football Association
(BFA) has today reaffirmed its commitment to investing in all aspects of women
in football through highlighting the recent professional development
achievements of BFA Executive Board Member Tricia Forde and BFA Club Licensing
Manager and Events Coordinator Stephanie Callender, as well as showcasing the recent
reactivation of local women’s football ‘on the ground’ in Barbados.
Last
month, BFA Executive Board Member Tricia Forde completed a three-day FIFA
Women’s Football Regional Workshop in the Dominican Republic, covering themes such
as leadership and capacity building, and the professionalisation and sustainable
growth of women’s football.
“The
Workshop exposed us to the FIFA Women’s Football Strategy, and it was a true testament
to the fact that there is not only just a place for women in football, but that
there is actually enormous global support for women’s football progression too,”
she said. “I found the Workshop extremely informative and inspiring, and it
reignited my passion for re-energising the game for the females here in
Barbados. I’m excited to use the knowledge I gained to support my work with the
BFA to help us to charter a sustainable path together with our stakeholders, and
to strive for excellence in all areas of football for women.”
Building
upon her experience in the Dominican Republic, Tricia additionally just concluded
the 2024 Sports Administrators Course, hosted by the Barbados Olympic
Association (BOA) and the National Olympic Academy (NOA).
Adding
further depth to the BFA’s investment in women in football, is the recent participation
of BFA Club Licensing Manager and Events Coordinator Stephanie Callender at the
2024 Concacaf Women’s Professional Football Development Seminar in San Diego,
California.
With
representatives from countries such as Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Jamaica,
Trinidad, Canada, and the USA, the two-day knowledge sharing forum covered
topics like club best practice, club licensing, league standards, leadership,
safeguarding, and stakeholder and club communications.
The BFA
have complemented these professional football development initiatives with local
recruitment sessions for young female footballers, last week’s Under 17 Girls
development ‘friendly’ matches in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and the launch last
month of the 2024 BFA Women’s Development Cup; a 7-a-side tournament that
concluded last weekend and will resume in 2025 as part of the official Women’s
Football Competition fixture.
The BFA has
confirmed it will continue to strengthen and progress the women’s game in
Barbados, and that it is fully committed to all facets of female football
development.
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Photo
caption: BFA Executive Board Member Tricia
Forde recently completed a three-day FIFA Women’s Football Regional Workshop in
the Dominican Republic.
Media
enquires:
Amy
Goulding
BFA Communications Director
+1 (246) 820 8695
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