{"id":2049,"date":"2026-05-29T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/uncategorized\/bold-ambition-coach-martin-envisions-stylish-brand-guiding-wolmers-to-schoolboy-football-pinnacle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T03:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:38:21","slug":"bold-ambition-coach-martin-envisions-stylish-brand-guiding-wolmers-to-schoolboy-football-pinnacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/trust-news\/bold-ambition-coach-martin-envisions-stylish-brand-guiding-wolmers-to-schoolboy-football-pinnacle\/","title":{"rendered":"BOLD AMBITION \u2014 Coach Martin envisions stylish brand, guiding Wolmer\u2019s to schoolboy football pinnacle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Jamaica Observer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 29, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wolmer\u2019s Boys football \u2014 Jamaica Observer, May 29, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Martin says he is honoured and grateful to take on the role as head coach of the Wolmer\u2019s Boys\u2019 Under-19 football team. Martin, who replaces veteran Jerome Waite as coach of Wolmer\u2019s, has vowed to make the team a dominant force in ISSA schoolboy football once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful for this opportunity to be a part of such a prestigious institution. I\u2019m humble and thank God and will do my best on my new journey. This appointment means a lot to me as my biggest role yet to come as a coach,\u201d Martin told the Jamaica Observer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he wants to have all Wolmer\u2019s age-group teams playing an identifiable and attractive style of football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vision is for Wolmer\u2019s to have an identity for all to adore and admire. At Wolmer\u2019s we want to win the Wolmerian way. We are definitely building student\/athletes and moulding these young boys for the future. Also with our experienced team of managers who work tirelessly we believe it\u2019s now time for Wolmer\u2019s to be competitive again for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are going to implement this identity across all age groups, so transition from 14 to 16 and 16 to 19 [years old],\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin, popularly known as \u201cGerman\u201d, is one of the most successful youth coaches at Lannaman\u2019s Prep, winning the Alberga and Henriques Cups. He led Kingston College to a number of ISSA Under-14 titles and was assistant coach when the Under-19 team lifted the Flow Super Cup in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since switching to Wolmer\u2019s Boys\u2019 he continued his impressive showing at the youth level, guiding the Heroes\u2019 Circle-based school to the 2023 Under-14 urban and all-island crowns during a remarkable unbeaten run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin, who is technical director of Norbrook Strikers, led Constant Spring to the KSAFA Under-13 football title in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this role with Wolmer\u2019s Under-19 boys he will aim to end the school\u2019s drought dating back to 1994 when they last claimed the ISSA urban Manning Cup title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m as ambitious as any aspiring coach to build their brand as a coach and I\u2019m very elated for this opportunity which really motivates me to continue on,\u201d said Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vision for Wolmer\u2019s\u2019 football programme is to once again be a dominant force in schoolboy football with the leadership of our Principal Mr Dwight Pennycooke and Wolmerian stalwarts. We now believe it\u2019s time Wolmer\u2019s is again a dominant school in schoolboy football across all age groups,\u201d he reiterated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Martin\u2019s ascension to the Under-19 post, there are further changes at the lower levels as Delano Campbell is in charge of the Under-16s and Raymond Leveridge will take over the Under-14 team. Lamar Brown is the goalkeeper coach and Romone Lewis is the technical assistant coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the leading boys\u2019 school in academics, we also want to have the same success on the football field and I\u2019m very supportive of this vision from our principal and what we want the Wolmerian brand [to] represent. All coaches at Wolmer\u2019s, we know each other for quite some time so there is no ego, just coaches working together for Wolmer\u2019s\u2019 football programme to be a success,\u201d said Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Jamaica Observer<\/a>, May 29, 2026. Republished for the Wolmer\u2019s Trust community with attribution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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