Reading Rage Club Super-Y League Program...The BFF Directors acquired a 30% stake in the Reading Rage, a USL/Super-Y League franchise, to use as a development path for Bermudian youth players into North American Prep Schools, Colleges and professional ranks.

The Super-Y league (a summer league) was at the time, the United States top National Youth Soccer League and catered to U-13's through U-20's. It was where the top 5% of the U.S. youth players competed and was a top source for College and University coaches when recruiting and extending scholarships. Ownership guaranteed the BFF a seat on the Board and Coach/Player selection committees. Sponsorship support from the local corporate community, led by the Bank of Bermuda Foundation, afforded 5 local youth players the opportunity to spend 5 weeks playing in the USL Super-Y League with the Reading Rage in the first year at no cost to their families. The program continued for several years and remained free to the participants.

Youth players to join Y-League

'Soccer-Expert' Coach Education Courses...The BFF, with the sponsorship support of the Bank of Bermuda Foundation and other local companies secured the services of Derek Broadley, the Academy Director at the Reading Rage and former Academy Director at Crystal Palace F.C., to deliver his 5 Course Coach Education Program for free, to over 67 local Youth Coaches.

The program was expanded to offer specialized goal-keeping coach education delivered by Victor Bettinelli, the goalkeeping coach at EPL club, Fulham F.C. Derek Broadley was subsequently hired by the Bermuda Football Association as the Director of Football.

Western Stars S.C. - Dandy Town U-18 Flagship Program...The BFF partnered with a select committee of the Western Stars Sports Club to deliver the Dandy Town U-18 Flagship program. The program was designed to deliver a holistic development plan for the teams' 22 players. BFF member writes program strategy plan and sponsorship proposals. BFF provide sponsorship support.

Sponsorship was secured to provide free tutorials in Math, Science, English and Social Studies for all 22 student/athletes for the entire school year. Funding also covered the teams' participation in the Elite Tournaments College Showcase which attracted over 75 college coaches looking to recruit. Program participants were also offered 50 free individual and group counseling sessions from a Sports Psychologist.

Jacques Crevoisier Coach Education Clinic...The BFF secured full funding to provide over 30 local coaches with 10 hours of classroom and practical sessions, focusing on the French Youth Development Model.

The BFF raised over $19,000 in sponsorship funds, offering the clinic for free to all participants. The program would lead to a 15-year relationship with Jacques Crevoisier and the delivery of major coach education initiatives for Bermudian / local coaches.

Jacques Crevoisier, Phd. spent 20 years at Clairefointaine, the French National Football Training Center, as a French National Team Coach. Jacques was also an Assistant Coach at Liverpool under Gérard Houllier and was also the Sports Psychologist at Arsenal FC under Arsène Wenger.

Dr. Tudor Bompa, Periodization Training Clinic...The BFF secured the services of Dr. Tudor Bompa, the father of Periodization Training, to deliver 2 days of lectures and practical sessions on the physical development of Youth Football Players, using periodization training and methodology. Fifteen (15) coaches and trainers participated.

Dr. Bompa, is one of the world's foremost authorities on exercise physiology and was a former professor at York University in Canada. Dr. Bompa has coached 11 World and Olympic medalist in several different sports and consulted for Argentina's National Football teams. He is the author of 14 books on exercise physiology, most of which are text books used in many universities.

France – Football Education Trip for Local Coach - Scott Morton...Twelve (12) Day Coach Education trip to France for top Local Coach...The BFF with the invaluable assistance of Jacques Crevoisier, organized and secured full sponsorship funding support to provide local coach, Scott Morton, the opportunity to split his time between the Youth Academy at F.C. Sochaux and the French National Training Centre at Clairefontaine, working with the top Academy coaches.

Morton worked directly under the Academy Director at Clairefontaine and separately with the Academy Director at F.C. Sochaux; and shadowed the coaches at training sessions, team tactical sessions, on-game day and particpated in one-on-one Q&A sessions with all the coaches.

Morton attended F.C. Sochaux's First team matches with the F.C. Sochaux President and sat behind the bench at a reserve team match with assistant coaches. Morton attended all team post game matches and was a translator. The program morphed into additional visits by local coaches from several local clubs.

BFF assist Youth Club(s) Football Tours...As an extension of the BFF's relationship with the Reading Rage, two (2) Bermudian clubs; the Somerset C.C. and the Young Men's Social Club and their 140 players, coaches and parents were hosted by the Reading Rage for matches.

BFF presents 'The Clyde Best Invitational Youth Tournament'...The BFF, recognizing that quality competition is a critical component in developing youth players, created 'The Clyde Best Invitational' and secured the services of Elite Tournaments, a highly regarded Tournament organizer in the United States, to assist with delivering 13 top U-12 through U-15 youth teams from the U.S. to provide quality opposition for Bermuda's National Teams.

With the generous sponsorship support from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation, in-kind sponsorship support from the Bermuda Department of Tourism and others, the Tournament was a major success. In addition to attracting Olympic Development teams from several US States, the tournament attracted several top US Youth Club Teams, providing Bermuda’s Youth National teams with strong competition, without having to incur huge expenses traveling/playing in overseas tournaments.

Tournament Facts:

Three hundred and seventy-five, (375) players, coaches, officials, parents and officials booked 187 guest rooms and consumed a total of 561 room nights. The total revenue to Bermuda amounted to $161,567. The tournament continued with this format for 2 additional years before moving to the Bermuda Football Association.

Bermuda's youth teams to take on America's best http://bermudasun.bm/Content/SPORTS/Sports/Article/Bermuda-s-youth-teams-to-take-on-America-s-best/8/203/32588 U.S. club sides to test our young footballers http://bermudasun.bm/Content/SPORTS/Football/Article/U-S-club-sides-to-test-our-young-footballers/8/105/31957?s=1 Calderon: We have some real talent http://bermudasun.bm/Content/SPORTS/Sports/Article/Calderon-We-have-some-real-talent/8/203/32587

The BFF creates US Prep School Tour….BFF executives in consultation with several New England Prep School Soccer coaches created the first of several annual visits to leading New England Prep Schools, exposing on average, 16 Bermudian student/athletes to a snapshot of a student's life at 10 Prep schools, on each five (5) day trip. The program which started in August 2008, led to dozens of Bermudian student athletes securing places culminating with many matriculating to top Universities on student/athlete (soccer) scholarships.

BFF executives secured sponsorship allowing all 16 student/athletes to participate at no cost. The program was eventually transferred to the Bermuda Football Association when BFF executives assumed senior roles in the organization. Sponsors remained in place.

Bermuda Football Association….The notion that Bermuda’s football was in a free-fall was largely anecdotal to BFF members but with every program completed, it became increasingly clear that there was a real need for a comprehensive examination of the local football environment and a clear way forward. BFF members challenge and bring their energy and knowledge to the BFA.

Starting in late 2007, the BFF managed to secure the services of Joe Babiec, a leading Strategic Planner whose impressive body of work included the Bermuda Alliance for Tourisms’ Long Term Strategic Plan. With direct involvement of many past and current football players, coaches, administrators and sponsors, the framework for what would become the Bermuda Football Association’s Strategic Plan for “Rebuilding the Competitiveness of Bermuda Football” was completed. BFF members would run on this platform and win seats on the BFA Executive Committee including the role of BFA President. Many of the programs created at the BFF would be adopted by the BFA including the programs’ sponsorship support.

The BFA's strategy for rebuilding the competitiveness of Bermuda football http://bermudasun.bm/Content/SPORTS/Sports/Article/The-BFA-s-strategy-for-rebuilding-the-competiveness-of-Bermuda-football/8/203/40144?s=1

THE Bermuda Football Coaches Association (BFCA)…..BFF members with the support of Joe Babiec, led a small group of former Bermuda National Team coaches and ABC Football Foundation partners, through a series of meetings culminating in the creation of a Strategic Plan, Constitution and Implementation Plan leading to the formation of the Bermuda Football Coaches Association. Soon thereafter, the BFCA was formally ratified with a full slate of executive members.

The BFA’s 2009-2012 Strategic Plan outlined a pathway to reverse the decline in Bermuda’s football competitiveness and ultimately achieve its full potential at all levels of competition. One of the key issues outlined in the plan was the need to address Player Development, in part using highly qualified coaches. Working directly with Jacques Crevoisier, the BFCA introduced several coach education and Certification/License programs with the introduction and full implementation of the UEFA ‘B’ License at the top.

BFF members organized all aspects of a BFCA Speaker’s Night (fundraiser) featuring Gérard Houllier, the FC Redbull Sporting Director and former French Senior National Team Managerand Manager for Liverpool FC, PSG, Lyon F.C. and Aston Villa.

Houllier: choaching education is key https://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/sport/article/20180305/houllier-coaching-education-is-key/

Bermuda Welcomes Gérard Houllier http://islandstats.com/sport.asp?sport=2&assoc=1&newsid=43011

FootSail Boy's & Girl's Soccer Invitational 2019 ‘We Sail, We Play’…….was an ambitious effort to deliver a top Youth Soccer Tournament in Bermuda, bringing some of the very best US Prep School teams to compete against each other and Bermuda’s U-15 and U-20 National teams. The original plan was to partner with a world class cruise line and the Bermuda Tourism Authority, using the best facilities on island. Ultimately the plan was abandoned in favor of a land-based experience for Putnam Science Academy, Berkshire School and Bermuda’s National teams.

Berkshire Students Explore Bermuda During Trip http://bernews.com/2019/08/berkshire-school-travels-bermuda-footsail/

FootSail Soccer Invitational Hosts Visiting Players http://bernews.com/2019/08/footsail-soccer-invitational-hosts-visiting-players/

F.C. Bascome Bermuda's USL 2 Franchise Bid…..FootSail, Ltd. were instrumental in conceptualizing, planning and executing on F.C. Bacome Bermuda's bid to enter the USL 2 based league in North America. All aspects of the successful bid were managed & overseen by FootSail partners.

Our company developed the strategic business plan, formulated the league entry bid, contract negotiations, team sponsorship, stadium selection and securitization, supplier approvals, food service contracts, game scheduling, travel logistics, accommodations negotiations, player contacts, ticket sale planning and all other aspects of the general operations.

USL League Two Welcomes FC Bascome Bermuda https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1079762

USL Football: FC Bascome Schedule Unveiled https://bernews.com/2020/01/fc-bascome-schedule-unveiled/

Youth Development Program for X-Roads FC, Bermuda….FootSail negotiated and secured Andro Fistonic of Mit sportlinchen Gruben to deliver a series of online presentations on Youth Football Development for X-Roads Warriors, a Bermuda based Premiere League Club. Coach Fistonic is also the Assistant Academy Director at Hajduk Split, a top club in the Croatian First League (top tier).

The aim of the seminar is to present a novel methodological approach to team sports training. During the last decade, coaches (and physical education teachers as an extension) have learned the principles of individual sports and applied them to collective sports such as football, basketball, handball, hockey, etc. However, team sports have a completely different nature than individual disciplines and, hence, require for a divergent coaching perspective based on: (1) the specific characteristics of the sportsperson, and (2) the internal logic of each team sport. During this seminar we will present, from a theoretical and practical point of view, the latest coaching and methodological principles adopted by elite European teams during the recent years. Even though, we will take football as the reference sport to explain the model, the coaches/teachers will see that most of the concepts can be trans-disciplinary applied to other team sports. In addition, we will include relevant medical aspects which can help coaches and teachers in their daily practices.