Reggae Boyz Conduct Light Training Session In Cool Kansas

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz conducted their first training session in cool Overland Park here Tuesday morning after arriving Monday evening for their decisive CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match against the USA. The match, to be played at Sporting Park, is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 Jamaica time. At the light workout conducted by physical trainer Andre Waugh under the watchful gaze of head coach Winfried Schafer, the players were taken through exercises aimed at achieving recovery after long air travel periods. A more detailed session is planned for Johnson County Community College Tuesday evening as momentum builds in the preparation for Friday’s game. “Our training this morning (Tuesday) was all about recovery as the players had to do a lot of travelling to get here, some of them making many connections,” said Schafer. On the same day that the Boyz face the USA, Honduras host Costa Rica in San Pedro Sula, while Mexico and Panama clash at high altitude Azteca in Mexico City. Along with the USA on 16 points, Costa Rica on 15 points have also booked their Brazil 2014 World Cup spot. Honduras follow in the race with 11 points and are on the verge of clinching the third automatic qualifying spot. Panama and Mexico, eight points each, and Jamaica at the bottom with four are fighting for the fourth-place play-off spot. Jamaica will close out their Brazil 2014 campaign next Tuesday in a home game against Honduras.