The much anticipated final between Marian Academy and Tucville Primary in the Courts-sponsored Pee Wee championship is on tomorrow at Thirst Park.
The game is being touted as a must see. Both teams have played unbeaten in the championship which started some five weeks ago.
Yesterday, Stabroek Sport, spoke to Tucville Primary’s Coach, Terrence Clarke who is confident that his team will be holding the championship trophy.
“We have a very good chance. I think we were on the harder side of the draw having to face Redeemer and North Georgetown and we came out successful against them.”
The team, he said, starting last Monday has been in training every afternoon and the boys are excited.
“They are gelling better right now, I think the team spirit is high and the team is playing as a unit right now”.
Asked what this competition means for the boys, Clarke said, “This means a lot for them, because many of them have never played the sport before nor participated in a competition before. This is the grass root level and they have done well, I think they are really looking forward for this final”.
Coordinators of the tournament Marlan Cole and Troy Mendonca of the Petra Organisation said that the tournament has been a huge success.
“We have brought families together, schools and teachers together and we have seen a healthy rivalry among the schools”, Cole said.
According to him, this is not something that can stop here. He said that between now and next year October they will be working to ensure that every school is sponsored. Once sponsored, teams will have access to gear, he said. Cole said too that a decision has been taken to expand the competition, which will see the inclusion of more schools.
Asked whether they will be making coaches available to schools, Mendonca said they will be moving in that direction.
“We are embarking on a grassroots programme where we are going to sit as an organization with these representatives and we are going to look at areas where we can put our heads together to develop the competition which includes programmes upgrading training facilities, providing equipment and training for persons responsible for the teams”.
The competition which is male-dominated saw two schools fielding mixed teams that Cole said is something that the organization will be focusing on. There is a possibility of having a separate competition for girls once sponsorship is available. However if sponsorship is not forthcoming then the competition, he said, will be played as a mixed one. Girls, Cole said, deserve to have the same opportunities as boys to excel in the sport at a very young age and the Petra Organisation is prepared to see that they do.
