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Fun In The Sun

30/5/2012

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Saturday saw the first Aberdeen Tournie of the season down at Woodside.  With a crowded Touch calendar the field was smaller than normal made up of mostly local teams but our friends from Glasgow and Stirling made the long trip north.  The lovely warm weather though made for a great days Touch and a chance for some of the Italy bound Scotland players to play in the heat, not often available in Aberdeen!!!

The Leopards started off with 3 straight wins in the morning against Hoodlums, Stirling and Sparrows which left a top of the table decider against the Activity Mix Guerillas.  A small squad was reduced even further due to injury so an emergency call went out to off duty Leopards to come and play and even a Meerkat was roped in along the way.  In an entertaining, end to end game our rivals just pipped us to top spot, winning 5-3.

The knockout stages saw us paired with a very strong Firebirds side, containing numerous Scotland internationals past and present.  Despite their strength there were some good plays from the Leopards and we managed to notch some scores, the highlight being Allan MacDonald’s trademark snake hips ghosting past several defenders.  But it wasn't enough and they beat us to reach the final. 

In our last game of the day we came up against the Killer B’s in a 3rd/4th place play off.  Despite tired legs and a few knocks the Leopards finished in style running out comfortable winners.  Unfortunately there was to be no icing on the cake, as with the hooter gone we missed out on one last score.  Alan Lilly failed to ground the ball, some would say dropped, when over the line.  The fines tin was hopefully suitably furnished for this indiscretion?

All in all a pleasing finish considering the small squad available and the few knocks we picked up during the day.  The leagues are now in full swing but we move on next weekend to the first STS tournament of the season down in Stirling.  Good luck to all those travelling and enjoy the day.


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2012 European Championships

3/5/2012

 
The Scotland squads for the 2012 European Championships have been announced, the following club members have been selected for the tournament that takes place in Treviso, Italy in September;

- Dave Vale (MO)
- Dave Stone (M35)
- Duncan Milne (M35)

Congratulations to all three.  Full details of the squads can be found at the STA wesbite

Trends of the Game

2/5/2012

 
This summer the STA will be hosting ‘Trends of the Game’, a series of free workshops for players, coaches and administrators of all levels.
  • Learn about the latest on-field and off-field developments in touch
  • Get practical advice for improving your performance as a team and individuals
  • Quiz Scotland’s top coaches, players and referees
‘Trends of the Game’ workshops will be held from 7.30pm on the Friday night before each STS tournament this summer. The format will be presentations, using video and live models, followed by open floor question and answer sessions.

Host and presenters:
  • Simon Ebbett, STA High Performance Director (Host)
  • Robbie McKenzie, STA National Squad Coaching Director
  • Jaymie Mart (Optimum Nutrition), National Squad Sports Science Lead
  • Local representative players and referees
‘Trends of the Game’ is free and open to participants at STS tournaments and local touch leagues, of all levels and degrees of experience. Please contact the STS tournament organiser to register interest. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick the brains of Scotland’s leading practitioners and get the most out of our sport this summer

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