Leaford Grant (Photograph: Naphtali Junior)
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After greater than 5 years on the helm, Leaford Grant has indicated that he will probably be stepping down as head coach of Kingston Faculty on the finish of this season, bringing an finish to a extremely profitable tenure.
Throughout his time in cost, Grant has led the North Road-based establishment to 4 ISSA Boys Championships titles within the final 5 years, cementing his legacy as one of many college membership’s most profitable coaches.
Grant instructed Observer On-line in an unique interview that it was time for brand new management with recent power to information the staff ahead. “After doing it for over 30 years, I type of really feel now that the time has come when most likely youthful individuals can put some kind of power into it,” Grant mentioned.
“When you find yourself teaching at a faculty like Kingston Faculty, it comes with numerous power and onerous work to get a giant staff to the place you need it to be aggressive yearly. When you will have completed it for therefore a few years, you want new dynamic individuals to come back in and put within the mandatory work.”
KC will probably be aiming for his or her thirty sixth maintain on the boys championships trophy at subsequent month’s occasion, which will probably be held on the Nationwide Stadium from March 25-29.
As he prepares to step apart, Grant expressed confidence that the muse he has constructed will proceed to assist the staff’s future development and competitiveness.
