FROME, Westmoreland — Aaron Lawrence will take over the reins at former ISSA daCosta Cup champions Frome Technical when the 2017 season kicks off in September this year after leaving Rusea’s High after three seasons in December.

Lawrence, who will be taking on his third head coach job in schoolboys’ football after also guiding Mannings School, had said upon leaving Rusea’s High that he was not given a free hand, but says he will be allowed to build a programme at Frome and is under no pressure to win immediately.“No rush, no quick fix,” he told the

Jamaica Observer in a recent interview.“Frome wants to build a programme there and they have shown me that. There is no pressure to win this year… as coaches we all want to win at all times, but we have time to execute our plans and bring some players through the ranks,” said the former Jamaica goalkeeper.It should not be difficult working with the Frome Technical team as Lawrence had a close-up view of them when he coached Rusea’s High in Zone B and admitted his familiarity with them and the rest of the zone, and that should make things easier for him.“I know them from seeing them and coaching against them, and I know what it takes to get them to the next level and what we need to do… the group will be tough and won’t be easy, but we can do well,” noted Lawrence.The Rusea’s High teams coached by Lawrence lost once to Frome Technical in his three seasons, his first game in 2014 when they lost 1-2, and then were held to a 0-0 draw, but since then won three of the next four games.Lawrence, who will be in charge of the football programme at the western Westmoreland school, which includes the junior teams, said moving to Frome Technical was an easy choice.“It’s close to home and Frome has always had a lot of talent. they only just needed some help and guidance and to put a good system in place,” he said.Frome Technical won the daCosta Cup title in 2003, the first school from Westmoreland to win the title and Lawrence is looking to add more honours saying he plans on not just winning Zone B, but helping the school to qualify for the Flow Super Cup all-island competition.The heavy rains that affected sections of the island recently affected the start of his training and he had just one session in his first week, but said he has a good number of players, as many as 16, coming back from last year’s squad.— Paul Reid