Ronnie Goddard participated in the Atlantic sponsored Primary Schools’ Cricket League. Although he was not an immediate stand out, being a natural athlete, he was gradually able to transfer his athletic ability to the cricket field when the Atlantic/WIPA in the Community programme was introduced to schools in his zone. This development Ronnie credits to the commitment and input of the coaches of the Atlantic/WIPA in the Community programme which include, but are not limited to, Mr. Claudius Richards, Mr. Leslie Pascall and Ms. Tamika Nanan.

Ronnie soon dominated the Primary School Cedros Zone and eventually made his way into the St. Patrick District Team at the Under 13 Inter School League level. Under WIPA coaches Mr. Stefon Sahibram and Mr. Edward Narine, he was challenged to train harder and become the best that he could at the Secondary School and Zonal levels. Ronnie went on to represent and captain the South West Zone in the BGTT Inter Zone Tournament at the Under 13 and Under 15 age groups in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was also named captain of the Vessigny Secondary School in the Under 14 and Under 16 age groups.

In 2013, Ronnie had a very successful season with the bat as well as the ball and was able to capture the eyes of the roving national selectors who invited him to train with the National Under15 Squad which was preparing to go to Jamaica for the Regional Series. Ronnie was eventually named as a reserve in that team but was not able to travel to Jamaica due to personal reasons. Putting behind that disappointment Ronnie captained his School’s Under 16 and Seniors Team where they finished 2nd in the South West Division, narrowly missing promotion to the Championship Division of the SSCL. Ronnie’s exploits led to him being invited to play with the perennial powerhouses of the TTCB’s South West Division One Teams- Progressive and P.F. Civic Centre at the Senior levels in 2014 and 2015. During this time he was also a key member of the Premiership Division Club-POWERGEN where he plies his trade in the Under 17 and Under 19 Divisions. He was invited by the national selectors to the Vasha Foods North vs South Under 17 match at the National Cricket Centre that would have led to the picking of the Trinidad & Tobago Under 17 team for the Regional Tournament, however he was unable to participate because he had two CXC examinations on that day.