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Lockdown No Barrier to Senior Training

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Whilst there may be a general feeling that sport has come to a bit of a standstill right now that is certainly not the case for the senior teams at Perthshire.

Our coaching and support staff have viewed this as an opportunity to give us an edge for the upcoming season by moving to an innovative online approach using Zoom.

Head Coach Alan Clark said, “At this time in the season we expect the players to focus on strength and conditioning work so to call it the off season just isn’t accurate anymore. Normally they’d be working in groups themselves in addition to the 2 coached sessions each week in the gym. What we are doing now isn’t any different although we’ve had to be a little more creative in our methods.”

Therefore, all players are able to access coached sessions every Tuesday and Thursday through Zoom. S&C coach Valerio takes the guys through their paces over an intense 40 minutes which each player logs into from home. Buy in from both the men’s and women’s squads has been excellent.

In addition, each of the players has been allocated a group to complete daily challenges with. These challenges complement the work they are doing with Valerio and also give the guys both a social connection with others in the squad and a competitive outlet. Each group of 10 is managed by one of the more experienced guys in the squad who reports back to the coaching staff on player commitment and performance.

The aim of the senior section in doing this is simple. It is our job to inspire the club and we take that very seriously. We want to give ourselves the best chance to do that as possible.

Big Weekend of Fun but the Results Don’t Come

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Fantastic Burn’s Night Raises the Spirits

It was a busy weekend for the Senior Section. A triple bus journey of 1XV, 2XV and the Women’s team in support took the guys to Fife for the 2s to play Dunfermline 2XV and then across the Forth Road Bridge where the 1s took on Murrayfield Wanderers.

See the match reports:
1XV: Murrayfield Edge it as Perthshire’s Concentration Wanders
2XV: When the Many Let Down the Few.

The journey back was eventful with the Women’s team getting their introduction to a famous Perthshire bus trip back. The Burns Supper hosted at the Bank Bar saw 60 members from the club gather to enjoy haggis, neeps & tatties along with entertainment in traditional & not so traditional Burn’s Night style.

Highlights included Paul McLean getting his New Zealand accent around the “Address to the Woodlark,” Toasts to the Backs and Forwards by Chris Wallace and Angus McPherson respectively, the Immortal Memory by Calum Bruce and a series of short stories from Jeremy Wares. To round off the night Bruce Fummey brought the house down with his stand-up comedy routine prior to a full rendition of Tam O’ Shanter.

Thanks to the Isle of Arran Distillery for supplying their Robert Burns Single Malt for the toasts.

It’s a break this weekend for the Calcutta Cup this week. The 1XV next return to the North Inch on Saturday 15th February to host Howe of Fife, the 2XV will also be on the Inch facing Strathmore 2XV. Both kick-off at 3pm, the travelling support made a real difference this week, so get down and support your Perthshire teams in these local derbies.

Perthshire 7s 2019

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