Newsday Reporter
DAVID SCARLETT
THE Shahdon Winchester Foundation will host the fifth model of its annual soccer competition in honour of the leisurely Shahdon Winchester on January 11 at Skinner Park, San Fernando.
Shahdon Winchester, a ancient Soca Warrior, passed away in a vehicular accident shut to Gasparillo in December 2019.
He had a nomadic having fun with occupation, having fun with in the neighborhood, in Vietnam, Finland, Mexico and Azerbaijan. But, he used to be fondly cherished at Naparima School, W Connection and the TT national group.
His household fashioned the root in 2021 to commemorate the fallen Warrior and to present reduction to the neighborhood by aiding in the scheme of young footballers, which Winchester had a ardour for.
The Winchester household has felt a fluctuate of emotions for the explanation that basis’s inception, but they are pleased to continue Shahdon’s vision.
In an interview with Newsday, Shahdon’s mother, Lana Winchester, described the root’s abilities as a ways as poignant. She expressed, “As a single guardian with a young aspiring, ambitious footballer, I do know the challenges that we face. It has been a bitter-candy abilities, particularly seeing his (Shahdon’s) soccer fraternity on the discipline with out him and realising that you just received’t explore him executing his abilities, high jumps and headers on the discipline every other time. (But), it brings us pleasure witnessing how powerful he used to be cherished by all.”
This yr’s event differs from earlier editions as this can showcase proficient U-15 gamers, in enlighten of being an beginning competition for adults.
The foundation’s committee made the resolution to present a platform for the young gamers with a realizing to plan the early life and the much less fortunate.
Lana Winchester acknowledged that this dash will abet the root to be extra recognised, particularly by the youths who aren’t accustomed to Shahdon. This is in a position to perchance furthermore “boost the recognition of South footballers”.
Although it is a ways a one-day event, this resolution rather plugs a gap in early life neighborhood soccer following the cancellation of the Next Diploma Consulting Restricted U-15 and U-19 tournaments, competitions that many young footballers look forward to yearly.
This is in a position to perchance launch at 10 am on January 11.
Following the conclusion of the event, the root will furthermore host an exhibition match between the “Naps” Extinct Boys and the “Pres” Extinct Boys in honour of Shahdon and Akeem Adams, a ancient Presentation School and national footballer who passed away in 2013.
This is in a position to perchance feature some of Shahdon’s ancient Naparima School teammates equivalent to Nigel Wright, Sherrick St Hilaire, Curtis Julien, Dwayne Edwards, Amale Quashie and Andre Woodsley.
Shahdon’s coach at Naparima School, Dunstan Williams, will furthermore be a fragment of the event.
The foundation will continue working all over the yr thru e-book drives, smaller soccer tournaments and aiding single-guardian households.
