Devarr Boyles is to step down as the national team head coach so he can concentrate on his role as Bermuda Football’s Association’s football director.A reluctant Boyles took the reins before the World Cup qualifiers due to the unavailability of other coaches, leading Bermuda to an encouraging campaign winning three of their six matches.However, he doesn’t believe it’s feasible to perform dual coaching duties and expects a permanent head coach to be appointed before February 29, when Bermuda hope to play an international friendly.“I was never the first choice, I’ve always said that, and it was only because of the unavailability of Scott (Morton), Gary (Darrell) and Maurice (Lowe) that I got the job,” said Boyles, who replaced Derek Broadley as the head of the BFA’s technical department last April.“It could have very easily been Scott, Maurice or Gary because we all respect the structure in place and work for each other.“People assume the football director is automatically the national coach but the two really don’t go together.“If you look at the life expectancy of a national coach, or a coach period, it’s two or three years if they’re lucky. But, someone working in the technical department - well, there’s a bit more breadth in their scope of work and contract.”The former Devonshire Cougars coach has hailed his backroom team Morton, Darrell and Lowe as the unsung heroes behind Bermuda’s qualifying campaign.And he plans to add a few new faces to his Academy staff over the next few months having spoken to several local coaches expressing in interest in joining the programme.“To work at the senior level is fantastic but a lot of the work is done by the staff,” Boyles said. “Everyone sees the person who picks the team but behind the scenes it’s the National Academy staff that make it work.“I’m the face of it but they’re the brains, the arms and legs of everything else. The staff I have is absolutely fantastic and there are other people keen to join. I’ve always said the National Academy is for everyone and there’s some movement from other coaches in the local fraternity who are interested.“I think they are interested based on the structure that’s in place now that maybe they didn’t see two or three years ago.”Bermuda haven’t had a permanent national coach since Kenny Thompson in 2008, and Boyles believes the next incumbent should be handed a contract of at least two years.“Whoever becomes the coach of the senior team will hopefully have a two-year cycle, which will reflect a World Cup run and a Digicel run,” Boyles said.“After that they can evaluate us and we can evaluate them; that’s what I think we need to operate from going forward.“There will definitely be a coach in place (soon). We’re hoping to be active during the next FIFA friendly dates, either home or away, when we will be looking to play two games.”