Concacaf Expands Team Administration Workshops with Successful Deliveries in St. Lucia and Aruba

MIAMI, Florida — Following a successful pilot in Antigua and Barbuda, Concacaf has continued its regional effort to professionalize football operations with the second and third editions of its Team Administration Workshop (TAW). Held in St. Lucia and Aruba, these latest sessions focused on turning management concepts into practical everyday skills, equipping local administrators with the financial and logistical tools needed to run their organizations more effectively.

The workshop series was born from the vision of Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani, who has long championed a football-first philosophy supported by administrative excellence.

The St. Lucia Football Association (SLFA) hosted two workshops at its headquarters in March, engaging 45 participants. The first cohort focused on national team administrators, while the second included representatives from semi-professional clubs. SLFA President Lyndon Cooper, who also serves as a Concacaf Vice President, emphasized the importance of these initiatives to regional development.

“The SLFA is actively rolling out a series of strategic workshops aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of its administrators and technical units,” President Cooper noted, highlighting the association’s focus on empowering members with the knowledge for effective team management.

A standout feature of the St. Lucia workshops was the integration of local expertise, including a budgeting presentation delivered by SLFA Accounts Officer Nadjwa Du Boulay.

The workshop then moved to the Aruba Football Association (AVB). Twenty-two officials participated, most of them administrators from Aruba’s top-tier league clubs alongside national team staff. AVB President Egbert Lacle underscored the association’s commitment to high standards.

“As an association, we must keep high standards on transparency, integrity, accountability and compliance,” President Lacle stated. “For an association, football is not only about matches and trophies, but also about having sound management in place with good governance as a key element.

Both workshops were led by veteran instructors, including Horace Reid, Director of the Concacaf Caribbean Office; Camara David, General Secretary of the CFU; and Richard Piper, National Teams Director for the TTFA.

The curriculum covered the full lifecycle of football administration, including national team travel, financial planning, tournament management, ethics, integrity, and safeguarding.