BVIFA News
Football in the Community issue1
The BVI Football Association was founded in 1974 and became a member of Federation of International Football Associations in 1996. Becoming members of FIFA has been an achievement on its own. It came with great sacrifice on behalf of a few, but has reaped benefits to all footballers in the B.V.I due to the impetus of funding and technical support that can be accessed from FIFA. Despite the financial and technical assistance that came with our membership in FIFA, the football association has not been able to move forward. Our success as a football association had been impede by a lack of physical infrastructures, poor political structure, a lack of cooperation from the membership, and the lack of a clear vision that is understood and supported by the organization as a whole.
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Mar 6, 2008, 11:11

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FIFA APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE BVI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
The international federation FIFA has issued high praises for the quality of work that when into the preparation of the BVI Football association new constitutional documents.  The BVI Football Association was directed to redraft their constitution to confirm with international standards as laid down by FIFA.  FIFA has approved the new document to be taken before the membership of the BVI Football Association for ratification.   The BVI Football association has announced November 28th as the date when the association will meet in an extra ordinary general meeting, to ratify the constitutional documents.  Elections of officers for a four year term will follow the ratification. All ordinary members, honorary members, and other stakeholders are asked to please take note of the meeting date.   Copies of the documents will be available at the BVI Football Association Headquarters from Thursday 8th November or in electronic format by calling the General Secretary Mr. Kenrick Grant at 494 5655.
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Nov 18, 2007, 07:46

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BVIFA LAUNCHES CONTINUOUS COACHES EDUCATION
The BVI Football Association has implemented a continuous coaching education program to aid in the development of youth coaches.  The program will be conducted on Tortola and on Virgin Gorda, by BVI staff coache Lenroy ‘Left’ Henry.

Lenroy Left Henry

BVIFA- April 21, 2007.        Elroy Mandraka Mills successfully completed  a FIFA administered Futuro 11 Referees Instructors Course in Switzerland from March 25 to 29 2007.  The course was open to football associations that are members of the regional body Concacaf, and attended by former FIFA Referees with the potential of instructing young referees.

Mills meeting President Blatter

TORTOLA—After a weekend of clinics and two games, Bryant and Stratton College Women’s head coach Anthony Richman, said he has seen improvement in two players he’s interested in.   Richmond and Melissa Verdoliva—who were here two years ago—spent their weekend on Virgin Gorda, as guests of the BVI Football Association. Richmond said he was impressed with Saturday’s clinic. “The last time we were here, there were 15, 16 kids. This time, we had about 45. It was just amazing to see the number of kids that have shown up, and the improvement they have made. We had a lot of fun doing different things with them.”  

Anthony Richmond with Darisha and Melisa