{"id":26523,"date":"2025-02-09T03:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26523"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:23:14","slug":"youth-participation-in-pahf-junior-challenge-crucial-for-hockey-growth-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/youth-participation-in-pahf-junior-challenge-crucial-for-hockey-growth-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Participation in PAHF Junior Challenge Crucial for Hockey Growth in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 22, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Hockey Board has unveiled its shortlisted squads for the upcoming PAHF Junior Challenge in Barbados, with the boys and girls Under-21 teams preparing for the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, which will take place in Bridgetown from March 9 to 16, 2025, is crucial for the development of hockey in Guyana, providing young players with vital experience on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PAHF Junior Challenge serves as a qualifier for the second Junior Pan American Games, which will be held from August 9 to 22 in Asuncion, Paraguay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Phillip Fernandes, Head of the Guyana Hockey Board, the competition is essential for the next generation of hockey players in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernandes emphasized that earning a spot at the Junior Pan American Games would be a significant milestone for Guyana in its pursuit of regional success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys\u2019 team will face off against teams from Barbados, Brazil, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Guatemala, and Venezuela, while the girls will compete against Barbados, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernandes highlighted the importance of the experience gained at this competition in preparing the teams for their 2025 campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following trials, 27 boys and 23 girls have been shortlisted to train for the final squad selections, which will take place next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys\u2019 team will benefit from the experience of eight players who were part of the junior national team that placed fifth at the 2023 Junior Pan Am Championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls\u2019 team will be strengthened by four overseas-based players with international experience: Sarah Kalutky, Madison and Georgiana Fernandes, and Charlia Webb. Locally-based players Kirsten Gomes and Clayza Bobb will also play key roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the goal of securing a place at the Junior Pan American Games, the upcoming PAHF Junior Challenge presents a critical opportunity for Guyana\u2019s hockey players to showcase their talents and gain valuable international experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 22, 2025 The Guyana Hockey Board has unveiled its shortlisted squads for the upcoming PAHF Junior Challenge in Barbados, with the boys and girls Under-21 teams preparing for the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26524,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26523\/revisions\/26524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}