President Randolph Boyce and his executive have earned another term in charge of the Central Association For Football (CAFF).
They were all elected unopposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Officers at the California Community Centre on Thursday night. Boyce earned his second term in office and told Guardian Media Sports that their first order of business will be to approach corporate T&T for funding for this season's Senior and Junior Leagues.
There are no starting dates for the leagues as yet, Boyce said as they await the FIFA Connect system to conduct registration. The senior competition will take on a two-group format in which two groups of six teams will contest a round-robin playoff, and the two top teams will advance to a semifinal and then final.
The CAFF, which usually comprises close to 20 teams, has been whittled down to 12 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boyce's leadership style appears to have won the hearts of the membership. He holds the top spot with Lystra Lara assuming the position of general secretary, while Ravi Ramgoolam, the then general secretary, was moved to the position of secretary of finance, which is a new position introduced by the parent T&T Football Association to ease the work of the secretary.
Allan Logan returned to the first vice president's spot and Allan Ramjass came in as an appropriate replacement for Wendell Collymore, who retired.
Meanwhile, Rhonda Felix got the nod of the membership for another term as assistant secretary, while the duo of Colville McSween and Paul David Noel were given another chance as ordinary members.
Boyce told the media yesterday that their return as the managers of the sport in central could have double meanings.
"This could mean that the membership has a lot of confidence in us as a team. It could mean that they have bought into our philosophy. It could also mean that we have a lot of unfinished work to do. Being unopposed doesn't mean you can take your members for granted. I always say we are there to serve our members who are the decision-makers under the constitution," Boyce said.
Under Boyce and his team, the association also intends to use more technology as part of its operations. Boyce said drones, websites and other forms of interviews, etc, will be used to manage and promote their operations.
"We're trying to bridge a gap between sports and technology, and we have the expertise here to do it, and we want to do a lot more with technological management," Boyce said.
The CAFF, which was changed from the Central Football Association (CFA) under previous administrations, also intends to assist clubs in the form of administration. Clubs that struggle with daily operations will be encouraged to take the administration courses being offered by the T&T Olympic Committee.
"We have to satisfy the needs of all our members, as well as the organisation. People tend to downplay the important work of the organisation, but both are important if they are to achieve the goals of the CAFF," Boyce concluded.