Rachel Yankey, Arsenal Ladies stand-out and record holder of England national team appearances, along with former Bolton Wanderers and England youth team midfielder Fabrice Muamba kicked off the Flow Legends Community Outreach Programme, last weekend, making separate visits to T&T where they visited various schools and communities.
The programme is part of the BA Legends Tobago Football Challenge, an event which will feature some 64 legendary former players from around the Caribbean and England's Premier League.
The six-a-side tournament will run from June 20-21 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium. Many of the players will offer clinics to young local footballers and visit communities.
During Muamba and Yakey's visits to the two islands, they held football sessions and gave inspiring talks at a number of schools.
Muamba, whose career was cut short in 2012 when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for Bolton offered strong advice to aspiring footballers, urging them to pursue a proper education, whether or not they become professional athletes.
Last weekend clinics were held at Carnbee/Mt Pleasant with St Clair Coaching School at Scarborough Secondary School and at Canaan/Bon Accord with 1975 Phoenix, a Tobago club that competes in the National Super League.
They also spent time with students of the St Augustine Secondary School and Flow staff at the company's Cunupia Operations Centre, on Monday.
Coaches who attended the sessions were grateful for the pointers provided by the experienced players and were excited, particularly for the support of Yankey who shared a special time with the female footballers present.
Yankey said: "We're happy to spend some time with the kids of T&T and share our experiences with them. We know and we're inspired by Dwight Yorke in particular so it's exciting to come and see where he lived and developed his talent and passion."
Over the three-day period, the programme touched approximately 130 kids mostly in Tobago but also in Trinidad.
The Flow Legends Community Legacy Outreach Programme will continue next weekend in Tobago with local coaches visiting other communities paired with the Legends teams.
The programme will culminate from June 16-17 when all 64 legends arrive in Tobago and visit the communities for extended clinics.
The teams, which bear names of the Premier League clubs and two all-star teams, are paired with towns in Tobago. They are: Manchester United (Canaan/Bon Accord); Aston Villa (Buccoo/Mt Pleasant/Bethel/Carnbee); Liverpool (Les Coteaux/Plymouth/Black Rock); Tottenham Hotspur (Patience Hill/Signal Hill/Lambeau); Caribbean All Stars (Mason Hall/Moriah/Castara); Arsenal (Roxborough/Argyle/Goodwood); Chelsea (Charlotteville/Speyside/Delaford); and PFA All Stars (Whim/Mt Grace/Calderhall).
Tickets are available in Trinidad at Cleve's One Stop Music Shop, Crosby's in St James and at Flow Payment Centres in Port of Spain, Tacarigua, Arima, Chaguanas and San Fernando. In Tobago tickets are available at Penny Savers Supermarket, and Milford 24 Gas Station.