The latest beneficiary of such financial assistance is the St Kitts-Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) whose Male Under 20 National Team will be participating in the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) World Cup Qualifiers in Curacao on 26th October, 2016. Prior to travelling to Curacao, the team will be engaged in a 5-day training camp in St Marten from Wednesday 12th to Tuesday 18th October, 2016.

The SKNOC’s contribution to the team’s preparation and participation for this competition is in the tune of One Hundred Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars (ECD $100,000.00) which is being utilised in the purchase of airline tickets, accommodation, meals, ground transportation, uniform and other associated expenses of the team.

The entire SKNOC’s Executive extends best wishes to the SKNFA’s Male Under 20 National Team in their quest to win the tournament in Curacao and advance to the next qualifying competition.

Similar assistance has been rendered to the senior Beach Volleyball teams consisting of six players (4 males and 2 females) which recently returned to the Federation following a highly successful two-week training camp in the United States and Mexico. The players returned enthused having been exposed to a newer approach to the mechanics in the sport of Beach Volleyball.

Commenting on the assistance, Vice-President of the SKNOC, Mr Dennis Knight said, “The SKNOC continues to invest significantly in the development of sport in St Kitts and Nevis through the implementation of a wide range of Programs that benefit athletes, coaches and other key stakeholders. We remain very optimistic that our goal will materialise during this upcoming quadrennial”.

The training camp takes place at the FIVB-Norceca Volleyball Regional Development Center located in the Baja California High Performance Center.

This camp is part of the efforts of the St. Kitts & Nevis Olympic Committee (SKNOC) and the North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation (NORCECA), in supporting the development programs of the St. Kitts Amateur Volleyball Association (SKAVA) with the support of the Regional Development Center in Mexico and the Norceca Central Zone.

The training sessions started on Sunday after the athletes’ arrival from St. Kitts. The Saint Kitts and Nevis players will train in Mexico under the direction of two times Olympic player and Guadalajara 2011 Pan Am Silver medal winner, Mayra Garcia.

The athletes are Brenda Allen, Genelle Howell-Lake, St Clair Hodge Kemoroy Percival and brothers Ranciato and Rohan Jeffers.

The Kittitian players will scrimmage with players who are parte of the State Sports Talent Program of Baja California in order to get the best of their stay in Tijuana before their participation in some tournaments that will take place in Hermosa Beach, in the United States.