Introduction

Rudolph Speid President

Members of the KSAFA Council, Affiliates, members of the Standing Committees, all..., welcome.

The second final year of this Council’s term has now come to an end.

As you know, during the first year the Council:

1. Restatablished women’s football at the club level
2. Revamped the youth competitions for all age groups
3. Introduced electronic registration
4. Improved Public Relations; and
5. Increased Sponsorship by 218% the first year and 7% the second year

This past year KSAFA was able to:

1. a. Sign a Television Contract

For the first time, a 3-year televison right contract was signed between TVJ/TVJSN and KSAFA to provide televised coverage of the Jackie Bell and Claro Champions League at an annual fee of $750,000.

b. Increase Sponsorship

Sponsorship was increased by $2.1M or 7% over last year following the record $19.3M or 218% increase in our first year.

For the 2009/10 year revenue was spent as follows: -

c. Infrastructure Development

Negotiations are ongoing for KSAFA to purchase premises at 40 Hope Road, Kingston. The value of the building is $24.5M, however the agreed selling price is $22M. KSAFA is proposing to pay, out of surplus, a downpayment of $7M in cash and acquire a loan of $15M to settle the remaining amount.

It is projected that the loan will be repaid within the duration of this new administration.

Plans for the Newly Aquired Structure

1. Increased sponsorship (Billboards, etc.)

2. Relocate the secretariat

3. Offer administrative, medical, marketing and specialised workshops for clubs

4. Educational Centre for football players who are studying (Homework and Resource Centres on weekends only)

5. Operate as a members only Sports and Social Club with an annual membership fee

d. Incorporation as a Limited Liability Company

KSAFA was incorporated as a Limited Liability Company on the twenty nineth day of January, 2010.

The main purpose for doing so is to organise football activities and to act as custodian for all future assets.

The company number is 79540.

2. 2010 – 2012 Administration

Sponsorship Share for 2010 – 2011 Season

Clubs will be given the following subject to participation in the various leagues: -

KSAFA Budget 2010/2011

*Establishment of the KSAFA business centre will generate additional revenue.

Exposure of players

KSAFA will recommence the process of inviting scouts from overseas annually to look at our talent either for college or professional contracts. This will be for the direct benefit of the club.

Women Competition

After running two (2) small competitions two years in a row, KSAFA will be holding its first big field competion during the 2010/11 season. The General Secretary will elaborate on this in her report.

Workshops

KSAFA will introduce workshops to enable our clubs to function more efficiently. The proposed workshops are:

1. Financial
2. Management and
3. Medical Workshops

These will run throughout the competitive year but will be organised as not to disrupt the competitons.

Infrastructure

Our aim is to unify us, so that we may move forward to achieve our other objectives which is to establish an academy for use by all clubs and put a proposal forward to the various government agencies and private sector organisations to help with the infrastructural development of the clubs.

Thank you all for reinstating me as President of KSAFA, and though we are experiencing even more challenging times, I will always put KSAFA a the forefront.

Once again thanks to you our sponsors because as you know, with you and KSAFA everything is possible.