Awesome morning at MUSA with the elite squad training / coaching sessions. Coach Jamie Turkington was joined by Niall Malone, Gary Longwell, Kevin Gallagher, Kieran Campbell, Nigel Brady, Dr Alan McCullough & Liam Eastwood.
The sessions were intense although more focused on imparting knowledge and a number of key stage items for practice in personal time, from constant un ending practice of passing from both hands, from kicking with both feet, from scrum time body position practice drills, to line out practice skills, stretching specific to on the pitch manouveurs and psychology zoning in techniques the team including parents participated in coaching, training, and social preparations.
We got 200+ action shots of what was an inspirational morning for everyone concerned. CLICK HERE to see them
It was a great privilege to be invited along and something very interesting has been gaining momentum in the camp, and that is the socialising between parents, coaches and players. All to often there are club or otherwise barriers from the battles of an only shortly past season and this team are leading from the front with a parents social and inclusive committee really providing the glue that ties it all together.
Team manager Liam Eastwood had laid meticulous preparations for the professional rugby players and coaches to deliver as much knowledge to these players as possible.
We are delighted shortly to be bringing you a series of interviews with just some of the parents and coaches and players involved, and hope to visit again soon for more opinions.
Thankyou U18s for a great morning.
A number of items in the parents discussion such as local council player funding have sparked some research here over the next few weeks into what fundraising opportunities exist in your local council for elite athletes.
InTouch TV interviews and clips to follow, including mastercalsses from all the coaches mentioned above.
SQUAD:
Mr Aaron Winters
Mr Adam Stirling
Mr Adam Kelly
Mr Adam McBurney
Mr Adam Reaney
Mr Bradley Young
Mr Christian Carroll
Mr Christopher Corrie
Mr Christopher Wilson
Mr Conor Crilly
Mr Conor Simpson
Mr Craig Trimble
Mr Don Mullen
Mr Euan Carson
Mr Graeme Currie
Mr Gregory Wilson
Mr Iain McMenamin
Mr Jack Hargan
Mr Jason Gribbon
Mr Joe Cross
Mr John Magill
Mr John Joe Kane
Mr Jonatham Rosbotham
Mr Jordan McCaw
Mr Josh Ferguson
Mr Josh Coyle
Mr Kadhum Hasson
Mr Lee Spence
Mr Lee Geddis
Mr Liam Gordon
Mr Luke Lewis
Mr Macauley Little
Mr Mark Mulrine
Mr Mark Widdowson
Mr Matthew Johnston
Mr Richard Graham
Mr Robert Alexander
Mr Ross Johnston
Mr Ryan McMenamin
Mr Ryan Hughes
Mr Seamus Cunningham
Mr Simon Crooks
Mr Timothy Savage
Mr Tom Murphy
