AUSTRALIA WOMEN DEFEAT WINDIES IN WARM-UP
The Australia women’s team, overpowered their West Indies counterparts in a warm up match on Wednesday. The Windies women won the toss and batted first and after the fall of Deandra Dottin’s wicket, the remainder of the batting crumbled and they could only muster 131 runs. Dottin top scored with 46, while Skipper Mathews and Jahzara Claxton got 15 each. Hamilton and Gardner got 2 wickets each. The Aussies women cruised to 134 for 4, with Georgia Voll getting 77 not out.
The Aussie women won by 6 wickets. The T-20 women’s world cup, officially bowls off this weeken
SKNFA SAFEGUARDING AND FIRST AID TRAINING A SUCCESS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA), in a vital partnership with the St. Kitts and Nevis Red Cross, recently hosted an intensive Safeguarding and First Aid Training session on Friday June 5, 2026. The initiative provided women involved in football across
the Federation with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to ensure player safety and well-being. The training brought together a diverse group of coaches, players, team officials, and stakeholders.
The session focused on equipping these leaders with the tools to create safer sporting environments and improve emergency response protocols both on and off the field. Vercelette Molyneaux, facilitator from the St. Kitts and Nevis Red Cross, highlighted that first aid extends beyond physical treatment to include emotional stability during a crisis. “First Aid is imminent help provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives. It is concerned not only with the physical injury or the illness of the person but it also includes psychosocial support.
Some persons when they get in accidents—or even if it didn't happen to them but they see it
happen—they start to get a lot of emotions,” Molyneaux explained.
HANDS-ON PREPAREDNESS AND LEADERSHIP
The workshop moved beyond theory, engaging participants in rigorous practical exercises. Attendees received hands-on instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and other life-saving techniques critical for match-day emergencies. SKNFA Technical Director Giba Damiano also addressed the session, linking medical preparedness to the broader responsibility of leadership within the sport. He challenged coaches and administrators to foster inclusive and supportive environments for the next generation of female athletes.
“When we talk about coaches, there are three things that we need to think about. One is leadership. We
need to make sure that we cover a few things with regards to how a leader should behave, because there are good leaders and bad leaders,” Damiano noted.
BUILDING A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR 2026
Kalia Huggins, Head of Women’s Football at the SKNFA, expressed her gratitude to the participants, urging them to remain active pillars in the development of the women’s game. This safeguarding workshop was a cornerstone of a weekend-long developmental program designed to strengthen the infrastructure of the women’s game.
These efforts serve as the final preparation phase for the highly anticipated 2026 Elvis Star Browne Women’s League, which is set to kick off later this month.
