Brown headlines 28-player roster for Under 17, 20 training camp

NATIONAL STRIKER Jody Brown headlines a 28-player roster that have been called up to the second combined Women’s Under 17 and Under 20 camp, which started on Monday at the UWI/Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence.

The four-day camp, which is in the main comprised of local-based players, will be used to assess the players’ current technical, physical, mental and tactical capabilities. Brown, who plays for Florida State University (FSU) in the United States, is among three overseas-based players named to the training squad, including Ashlee Lewis of the Toronto Blizzard High-Performance Academy and Nevillegail Able of Navarro College in Texas.

ROOKIE SEASON

Brown is coming off her sophomore collegiate season where she scored four goals and registered 10 assists, en route to helping FSU win the National Championship, beating Brigham Young University (BYU) 4-3 on penalties in the Women’s College Cup final on December 6. Brown helped FSU get to the College Cup final in her rookie season in 2020-21 but lost to Santa Clara University in May.

The camp comes as the young Reggae Girlz are scheduled to compete in next year’s Concacaf Women’s Under 20 Championship to be held in the Dominican Republic. Jamaica have been drawn in Group H where they will face Haiti, Guatemala and Cuba in the group stage.

The top three teams will qualify for the rescheduled FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place next August in Costa Rica. The 2020 edition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to evaluating the performance levels of the group, the camp will be used to develop team chemistry, friendship and trust among the players.

Twenty-five local players have been included in the camp which finishes on Thursday.

daniel.wheeler@gleanerjm.com

Full Roster of players called into Under 17, 20 camp

Deijionee Anderson

Davia Richards

Tianna Beswick

Daihla Whyte

Javanae Jones

Kaliscia Mitchell

Seanoya Taylor

Liha Williams

Nickela Thomas

Kelly Nunes

Jada Douglas

Michela Thomas

Jody Brown

Avery Johnson

Ashlee Lewis

Nevillegail Able

Tiny Seaton

Janeil Mignott

Shaneil Buckley

Kerrisan Lawrence

Lillian Clarke

Andrene Smith

Destiny Powell

Dannique Wilson

Natoya Atkinson

Cassandra Smith

Shanae Ashley

Sajane Anderson