The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Football Federation went into a strategic planning retreat on May 3-4, 2014 to chart the way forward for Jamaica’s football in general and the JFF in particular. The process used ensured consensus on the matters discussed and agreed. The main outcome of the Retreat was a 4-year strategic transformation plan to, among other things,significantly improve the senior men’s and women’s ranking by 2018. The main strategic initiatives are:
1. Franchising of the National Premier League with 10 franchises allocated on an equitable islandwide basis to ensure access to high quality football by players and fans right across the island. This is scheduled to be rolled out for the 2015-16 season. The Retreat established a Franchise Committee, chaired by Gary Sinclair, and tasked with the responsibility to pilot the transition; including the finalization of criteria for the franchises.
2.Establishment of a second tier national competition which will include the parish champions.
3.Restructuring of the Board and Congress in alignment with international best practices and the requirements of FIFA. This will result in a substantial reduction in the size of the Board; making it more effective and efficient in driving the transformation of football. These proposed changes to be put to an extraordinary Congress to be held later this year.
4. Rationalization of the existing competition and club structure to concentrate the highest quality players throughout the country among a reduced number of clubs.
5. Expand opportunities for participation in football through structured recreational competitions.
6. Strengthening Women’s Football by requiring all Parish Associations to have at least one women’s competition.
7. Strengthening the managerial and administrative capacity of parish associations to better administer football in their respective jurisdictions.
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