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Harbour View make five technical additions
October 27, 2023
Five-time Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Harbour View Football Club have officially added five members to their technical staff to increase their chances of winning more local and regional titles.
The 'Stars of the East' have appointed the quintuple of Sydney McFarlane and Nicholas Beckett as assistant coaches, Rennai Byfield as team manager, Loxley Reid as goalkeeper coach and Chevaughn Bailey as physical trainer.
They all began their stint during the ongoing Concacaf Caribbean Cup, in which Harbour View were crushed 5-0 in their semi-final clash with Cavalier at Sabina Park on Tuesday.
Clyde Jureidini, general manager of Harbour View, stated that the additions are an effort to strengthen their structure outside of the football field.
"It's to increase our experience depth and responsibility, and continue our development as a club and the personnel, not just on the field but more importantly off the field. It's also evolution.
"The Concacaf Caribbean Cup demanded that we had more persons in place, more persons with responsibility and the skeleton of the team be expanded with more work to do," Jureidini stated.
He added that all five additions are not strangers to Harbour View and have been a part of the setup on previous occasions.
"These persons have been working in the capacity officially and unofficially while some have been added, like Loxley Reid, who has come in to be full-time. Rennai Byfield has come into the managerial role to fill the spot that has been vacated recently, but she has been part of the team before," Jureidini said.
"Coach Sydney McFarlane has been with the junior team for years and started working with the senior team last season. Nicholas Beckett has just joined from the youth team, and Chevaughn Bailey is an international player in rugby and a professional who has been assisting since last season.
"So, we have formalised, expanded our team for greater responsibility locally and internationally," he explained.
The experienced football administrator believes that the demand for more professionals in the various aspects of the sport has increased, which will aid the improvement of the players at Harbour View.
"Initially, I had one person being the head honcho, in the main coach, who now has a team of coaches. There is also a sub-staff of trainers and masseurs, so there is more depth and coordination, and it demands managerial and professional skill set across each. So, it's better for the development of the players also," Jureidini stated.
