The JFF: The Politics of change is a must

[Sir X]

New Rules Could Exclude Ja Clubs From CONCACAF Pro Champs.

Jamaican football clubs may lose the opportunity to qualify for the Scotiabank Champions League competition unless the country's premier league becomes fully professional in time for proposed changes by CONCACAF set to be implemented next year.

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) yesterday issued a release from the governing body outlining intended changes to its regional champions league beginning in 2018

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Someone asked, hi Sass,how do we make changes in our football,I said llike they do everywhere else ,issue directives with penalties,the catch is ,it takes strong progressive leadership.Well its needed now more than ever.

[OJ]

This is a good thing. Now we can say to a club you must meat these standards, one of which is youth development, have a Club head coach and what is typical in a NA Club setup.

The JFF said yesterday that for clubs to receive a licence, they must complete forms related to infrastructure; youth development; finance and other general information such as submission of club statutes; proof of contract or agreements for fields and stadiums where home matches are played; as well as confirmation of registration of first team players.

The JFF said that it had appointed a club licensing manager in house and developed the club licensing regulations for Jamaica in 2015.

"These regulations are set based on a template provided by CONCACAF. The JFF has also established a first distance decision-making body which is responsible for reviewing the licensing applications submitted by all clubs," it concluded.

[Sir X]

Agreed.