After narrowly missing qualification for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Jamaica commenced early preparation for the 2017 edition with a training camp at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
The camp continued yesterday, with the JFF naming 32 players for the second camp that will end on Thursday.
"Well, we are basically in selection process. We started with 32 players last week and are now looking at 32 other players whom are currently in camp," Under-17 head coach Andrew Edwards told The Gleaner after the early-morning session yesterday.
"We want to rank the players in order to properly evaluate each player and have an idea of the best 20 players," Edwards added.
He said the players in camp, both local and overseas based, have responded well to the session so far.
"We intend to improve the players by giving them bits of information," he explained.
The JFF is yet to be officially informed of when the Caribbean Football Union qualifiers will start, but Edwards said, "The preliminary stage usually starts in the summer, so we are looking at a 15-month period to qualify for the next Under-17 World Cup".
Jamaica will seek a third berth at the Under-17 World Cup football tournament after qualifying in 1999 and 2011.
The nation missed the last staging after being eliminated on penalty kicks by the United States of America at the CONCACAF stage.
The players in camp are: Kajeev White (Vauxhall High), Nickashe Murray (Wolmer's Boys), Demale Sinclair (Jamaica College), Lloyd Reynolds (Holy Trinity High), Jeremy Verley (St George's College), Romario McPherson (Bridgeport High), Shaquille Smith (Jonathan Grant High), Tyrone Small (Jonathan Grant), Akeem Davis (Munro College), Deandre Smalling (Munro), Tavin Small (Munro), Daniel Russell (Holmwood Technical), Marlando Maxwell (Manchester High), Dwayne Leven (Ptersfield High), Ricardo McIntosh (Clarendon College), Nickque Daley (Clarendon College), Calwayne Allen (St James High), Garnet Hudson (Cornwall College), Richard Thompson (Herbert Morrison High), Damani Osei (Cosby High, USA), Blake White (Home Schooled), Thriston Briscoe (North Babylon, USA), Chad Letts (YSC Academy), Rasheed Martin (Queens Gateway, USA), Jeadine White (St Andrew Technical High), Khalil Dabdoub (Hillel Academy), Jordan Peterkin (Kingston College), Renato Campbell (KC), Jabari Howell (Holy Trinity High), and Cleon Haynes (Wolmer's Boys).