The Executive Council under the recommendation of the Player Development Committee has decided that the three (3) year contract with Technical Director Derek Broadley will not be extended.
Firstly, it must be stated that Derek requested that the Executive Council give consideration to his future with the Association at least one year prior to the end of his current contract which the –Executive Council agreed was the appropriate course of action to take, considering that Derek would need to consider his future and that of his family
It must also be stated that the Executive Council is pleased with Derek's overall performance in that he was able to implement and accomplish many of the related initiatives contained in the Association's Strategic Plan.
The decision not to extend Derek's contract was partially based on the fact that the Association's long term vision is to have a Bermudian assume the role of Technical Director and that Derek's guidance during his three year tenure with the Association was to provide the impetus for this vision to be realized.
There was also a cost consideration due in part to the significant decrease in Government funding from the original $3 million per year three years ago to $1 million for the current fiscal year.
In order to achieve the above goal, the Association has decided that it will seek the services of an international technical development specialist to provide mentoring and technical assistance for a two year period.
In doing so, our coaches will be afforded reasonable autonomy, while simultaneously being required to follow an agreed strategic action plan.
It is expected that the –Consultant will visit Bermuda 3-4 times a year to evaluate our coaching and development programs, conduct coaching seminars/courses and provide sustained guidance and direction to the coaching fraternity in Bermuda.
At the end of the two year period, the Association will be well placed to confirm in office a Bermudian Technical Director.
In conclusion, our immediate focus is on the continued work that Derek is doing with our Coach Education Scheme, the National Academy, club involvement as well as the various other initiatives contained in the Strategic Plan.
Our soon to be released Annual Report will highlight the many accomplishments achieved over the past two-year period.
