CONCACAF’s Beach Soccer Championship serves as a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifying tournament for teams from the CONCACAF Confederation. The 2015 tournament will be held at Estadio de Futbol Playa in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on March 28- April 4.
The official draw, in which TCIFA’s Executive Committee member responsible for Beach Soccer and the coach of the TCI Men’s National Beach Soccer Team (Tamara Hall, and Ricardo Henry, respectively) attended in late January of this year, revealed four groups of participating member associations. The groups were labeled A-D, in which the Turks & Caicos Islands was drawn at random into group B, along with Trinidad & Tobago, Guadeloupe, and Mexico.
Tamara Hall noted that “The TCIFA and its Beach Soccer Standing Committee are overjoyed to have the TCI Men’s National Beach Soccer team entering into this year’s Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifying tournament. Our national team is comprised of many young and enthusiastic players with a deep passion for the game, and I believe that this, along with their skills, will be the driving force towards our success.”
In preparation for the upcoming tournament, number of practice sessions were increased and intensified. In light of this, FIFA certified Beach Soccer Coach, Eduard Loewen, was invited for a second time to host a beach soccer course on March 12-16, 2015. The team worked on defense patterns, defending & attacking corners, and defense formations. The course also included informative outdoor interactive training sessions and games. Special attention, in this regard, was given to the technical and tactical aspects of the game.
Taking part in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, are sixteen countries overall, with nine teams hailing from the Caribbean zone, five from the Central American zone, and two from the Northern American zone. Two top teams from each of the four groups will advance into the Quarter Finals. One top team from each group will then advance into the semi-finals, of which the remaining two finalists will compete for advancement into the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal, July 9-19, 2015.
The TCI Men’s National Beach Soccer Team consists of players Sean O’Neill, Ian Jones, James Rene, Patrick Slattery, Alexander Bryan, Marco Fenelus, Makenson Cadet, Peterson Evariste, Herby Magny, Christopher Bryan, Carlo Guilaume, and Wildens Delva. Travelling along with the team will be, Tamara Hall (Team Manager), Ricardo Henry (Head Coach), Craig Harrington (Technical Director), Fraser Dods (Team Doctor), and Dominique Rolle (PR Manager).
We wish the TCI Men’s Beach Soccer National Team All the best and good success in the tournament.
Date Time Match
March 28 19:00 TCI vs. MEX
March 29 15:15 T&T vs. TCI
March 31 16:30 GLP vs. TCI
April 02 Quarter Finals
April 03 Semi Finals
April 04 Finals
