With the threat of the novel coronavirus (CoviD-19) mounting with each day, the Georgetown section of the Academy Training Center (ATC), has officially halted all training sessions in an effort to thwart the spread of the disease.
This was revealed by Vurlon Mills, Technical Development Officer (TDO) of the region during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday. Speaking at the conclusion of the final session at the Tucville Community ground, the Golden Jaguar International said that the decision was taken in light of the current local state.
According to Mills, “We are shutting down the sessions due to the current situation with the CoviD-19. We are respecting the situation in the country. However we will give the players a training schedule so they can work on their own so that when we resume we don’t have start from scratch.”
The session was attended by several players from the respective clubs under the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) umbrella. The duo of Selwyn Isaacs, and Akel Clarke provided assistance to Mills during the session which featured 10 players and lasted for approximately two hours.
He further disclosed that the present situation is unfortunate and that the pronouncement to halt the sessions will also serve as a setback and a loss of momentum for the players and ATC management staff.
He added, “Of course it’s a huge setback because Georgetown would have been preparing for the inter-association games which were slated to commence and we would have been using the training sessions to select the best possible team. In a way we will now have to start over the entire process.”
