The second trial/training evening for this year’s U16s & U17s took place last night at Newark and, following the session, the Coaching & Management Team met to discuss the first reduction in numbers prior to the next get together.
As Squad Manager Lee Slack explained to the players and parents present, the programme is designed to operate with a squad of around 35 players in order to ensure those players with the right potential are offered sufficient game time to achieve a grading in the Midlands games next season.
It is always an agonising discussion following these sessions, however, it is not possible to take everyone forward.
Everyone who has participated in the programme so far should feel rightly proud of their achievement.
The programme will now move ahead with a further two training/trials sessions together with two warm up games. The dates for these events will be:
Monday 18 March – Preparation training/trials session for Eastern Counties game
Venue: Newark RFC
Time: 18:00 registration for 18:30 start
Sunday 24 March – NLD U17s v Eastern Counties U17s
Venue: Newark RFC
Kick-off: 14:30
Monday 15 April – Preparation training/trials session for Leicestershire game
Venue: Newark RFC
Time: 18:00 registration for 18:30 start
Wednesday 24 April – NLD U17s v Leicestershire U17s
Venue: Newark RFC
Kick-off: 19:30
Following each session, there will be an announcement on this web site as the squad is further reduced towards the final number.
From this point, the programme intensifies and the competition within the squad is increased. Players will be expected to demonstrate enhanced levels of skills and decision making as the Coaches look to identify those players who will represent NLD in the Midlands campaign next season.
The following players are invited to the forthcoming session on Monday 18 March 2019:
JOSH ALTON-SMITH
MAX BAGGALEY
EUAN BAGSHAW
CHARLIE BEECHAM
TOM BRIDDON
ISAAC BURLEY
NOAH CADBY
CHRIS CHESLAM
OSCAR CLINK
HARRY CLOUGH
BEN CROWE
SAM DAY
TOM DUNCOMB
JAKE DUNN
TARAN ELMS
REECE FLOWERS-LANE
LIAM GAVIN
BEN HART
SAM HAWKINS
LIAM HIND
JACK HINKS
FINN HOPE
JACK HOUSTON
JOSH LIEPER
ANEIRIN LEWIS
OLIVER LOWE
MAX LOVERIDGE
BEN MANDERFIELD
JOSEPH MOORE
JOEL NAYLOR
WILLIAM NORTON-LANE
JACK PATRICK
EDDIE PIZZEY
LIAM SHEERAN
WILL SHENNAN
HARRISON SHEPARD
WILL SPENCER
DANIEL STOKES
KAIE TURNER
CAIUS TWEED
JAMES TWEEDIE
CALLUM TWEEDIE
OLLIE WELSH
CIARAN WOLVERSON
BRAEDON YOUNGS
As usual, if any player is unable to make a session, please advise Lee Slack as soon as possible ([email protected])
Lee Slack