Hubert Busby has his Reggae Girlz buzzing — and he wants that energy to explode on Saturday at 7:00 pm at the National Stadium.

The Jamaica Reggae Girlz head coach has seen the shift in his squad since their last win over Antigua and Barbuda in the Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers. Training has been sharp. Competition for places has been fierce. And with Group B supremacy looming against Guyana, Busby is demanding one thing: Execution.

“The training sessions since our last win have been very good, very lively, and very competitive, which have been great to see,” Busby said.

“The players have gotten a little chance to take time off and recharge and I think that has done them wonders because they have been back in training and the energy has been high, the focus has been good, and so may that continue,” he further said.

The stakes are clear. The Reggae Girlz are atop Group B of the qualifiers with nine points from three games — perfect so far. Guyana and Nicaragua sit three points back on six. Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica are on one point each.

Victory or a draw seals first place for the Reggae Girlz. For Guyana, only a very big win and big will do. The Reggae Girlz have a goal difference of 23 to Guyana’s five.

Busby knows what’s coming.

“Guyana is a strong, organised team,” he said.

“Mathematically they’re not out, and so we are expecting a very challenging match from them. They are an organised group, they look to come here looking to impose their will on us, as well, and it is for us to really go about ensuring that we stick to our tactical plan,” he stated.

This window has given him a rare luxury: Time on the grass.

“Truth to be told, we have not had this amount of time to really work with the team at all,” Busby admitted.

“It is usually we got in, match day minus three, play the game and then right after the game we are out. So we have had some time in there to work on our match plan, implement some of the things that are pertaining to our playing module which has been good,” he explained.

The balance between work and recovery has been managed carefully.

“I think what we also have to do is to be able to manage their playing and training loads, even though we have a lot of time with them making sure they get the adequate rest,” he said.

“We were able to do that well and credit to our medical staff and our high-performing staff because that allows us to look at a few things, tweak a few things and make sure that the players have all the information that they need,” Busby added.

Now it comes down to 90 minutes on home soil.

“We respect what they [Guyana] need to do but it’s really about us looking to go out there and executing the things we want to do on our home pitch. So it is a good leeway into this last game, for sure,” Busby ended.

Senior Reggae Girlz player Deneisha Blackwood said that the tone must be set long before kick-off. For her, intimidation starts at the warm-up.

“I think going into this final one as players and senior players is just making sure we are setting the standard even from the warm-ups,” Blackwood said.

“You know as always the other team’s coaches will be watching the warm-ups and so we want to make them fear us from then, make them see how we are warming up, see how we are approaching the warm-ups. And so the standard is set there and then I think going into the game is just quality and pride and dominating the game,” she said.

Only the six group winners will advance to the Concacaf Women’s Championship later this year.

The Reggae Girlz train at the National Stadium on Friday. Photos: Naphtali Junior

(From left) Reggae Girlz Deneisha Blackwood, Kayla McKenna, and Atlanta Primus train at the National Stadium on Friday, ahead of Saturday’s Concacaf Women’s Qualifiers against Guyana.

Reggae Girlz Allyson Swaby (left) and Khadija Shaw warm up ahead of training at the National Stadium on Friday.