Local female referee Kenisha Prescott has moved one step closer to attaining FIFA certification after attending a course at the January Concacaf Referee and Instructor Academy in Toluca, Mexico.
Prescott, who attended the January 18 – 31 academy training, was Guyana’s sole representative at the workshop. The course zeroed in on uplifting the standard of officiating across the Concacaf region with ‘strategic training for instructors within the Member Associations’.
In a release to the media via the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Prescott stated; “During these two weeks, we were exposed to in-depth teaching on the laws of the game and how to apply them by FIFA Referee Peter Prendergast. These were done in the classroom and on the field. We were also physically prepared for the demands of the game by our Fitness Instructor Allan Brown Morgan.”
She further gave some insight as to how the course impacted her; “All in all the course has better equipped me to become a better referee and my journey in the academy will help me to excel and to become a top-level referee.”
