Secondary school flag football competition to kick off Saturday

Forward of the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl this weekend, Jamaica’s Nationwide Sort out Soccer Affiliation (NTFA) will kick off its sixth staging of the Secondary Faculty Gridiron League (SSGL) Flag Soccer competitors on Saturday.

The competitors, which is able to run till March 22, will characteristic boys’ and women’ groups from 11 groups throughout Jamaica.

The NTFA says the SSGL “has skilled exceptional development, with a major surge in curiosity from colleges and organisations nationwide” in addition to “contributing to a notable decline in crime statistics inside taking part communities.”

SSGL Director Jerome Harriott is wanting ahead to an ideal begin on Saturday.

“Soccer followers worldwide might be glued to their screens on February 9, watching the NFL Tremendous Bowl. We’re excited to deliver that very same degree of pleasure to Jamaica the identical weekend, as our younger athletes take to the sector to compete for flag soccer supremacy,” he mentioned.

“We’re proud to supply a platform for girls and boys to develop their abilities, construct their confidence, and pursue their desires of Olympic glory,” Harriott mentioned.