While Bermuda Football Association are currently reviewing a list of candidates for the post of Director of Youth Development, current senior national coach Mark Trott has expressed a burning desire to continue when his initial one-year contract expires later this month.

But as there are no immediate plans for the national squad, both coach Trott and BFA Technical Committee chairman Robert Calderon agree that the time is right to focus on the development of the Island's youngsters.

"Obviously I would be more than interested to continue but that decision remains solely in the hands of the BFA's Technical Committee," said Trott. "Mr.Calderon is aware that I would still like to be considered as I feel that I have just started to do some things, but again it's up to his committee.

"I certainly wouldn't turn it down even if it means assisting someone else. However, like I said, that decision lies in the hands of the BFA's Technical Committee."

Calderon confirmed that the current coaching positions would be readvertised this month, noting that the association would only be looking to retain the services of a Director of Youth Development, a part-time senior national coach and also a part-time coaching instructor.

"Because there is no senior commitment of note over the next couple of years, there is no real push to have a senior national team out there playing or training," said Calderon.

"Hence the reason for us to look at this thing carefully and get the youth development up and running. That's our singular focus right now."

Trott noted that as a former coach of under-15, under-17 and under-23 national youth teams, he was already familiar with much of the Island's young talent and believed there was an abundance of quality players in the lower divisions who could be considered as potential national team material.

"I think that there are some outstanding players out there like Heys Wolfe and Raymond Beach to name a couple who have emerged in the past season, in addition to some of the players who have moved on from Kenny Thompson's under-17 youth team like Dion Stovell and Damon Swan. If you look around you will find a considerable amount of budding talent," said Trott.

"Then if you can put them together with players such as Kofi Dill, Jamiko Jennings, Jared Peniston and Ralph Bean Jr and others away in school, you can start to see that we do have a bright future, a future that involves a lot of youth development.

"There are also guys like John Barry Nusum, Kevin Richardson, Tekehyi Walker, we could go on and on.

"I've looked at them all, even Somerset Eagle's Darin Dowling and Desmond Burgess, so there is some promising talent around."

Trott insisted that it made no difference in which division the youngsters played. If they could play football and understood the game, then they should be considered for national team selection.

But he also believed that while the immediate focus was on youth the senior national team should still be assembled in the near future.

"I think that this period would be an ideal time to bring them together and perhaps play friendly matches against maybe a Commercial league team or even a select team once a week," he said.

"All that type of stuff would be good as it would give us a chance to work with the players and help them in their development and master a system of play and maybe later on down the road a tour might surface in Bermuda.

"It gives us ample time to nurture and work along with the younger players without any pressure being put on them at all.

"We are not concerned about winning at the moment, that will come in another three or four years when World Cup qualifications start and then let's see what happens."