DIEHARD
08-12-05, 10:13 PM
Titans Elite Academy success.
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Plans for the second Titans Elite Academy camp are well under way following the success of the inaugural gathering. The group of 27 players aged 16-18 will meet again under the watchful eye of Head Coach John Cartwright towards the end of January.
The next camp will build on the momentum of the first, gathering and may include an overnight stay. This will allow for more time to assess individual players and their skills in their current positions.
Titans Football Manager Scott Sattler said the tests and screens the Academy squad went through in the first training will be repeated.
?We tested the boys so we could establish where they were at physically,? Sattler said.
?We?ve formulated programs to cater for their individual strengths and weaknesses and the players will be expected to work on these programs over the next few weeks. At the next camp we will test them again to measure the difference and we?ll also be working more closely with each player.?
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Sattler said the contracted players hailed from all over the region including Northern NSW, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
?There are players at clubs which are spread all over the place, but they?re home grown and we?ll do whatever we can to give them a chance,? he said.
Both Sattler and Cartwright were impressed with the talent and expect them to step up physically over the next few months.
?They all worked hard at the first session and a lot of the players have raw talent,? Sattler said.
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?It?s very promising to see them have the same ability as the elite juniors in top clubs in Sydney; they just need to work to improving their physical strength. Over the next two to three months we will be testing them physically and mentally to see how they can cope against Sydney players and we?ll get them up to that standard.?
Source: http://www.titans.com.au
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Plans for the second Titans Elite Academy camp are well under way following the success of the inaugural gathering. The group of 27 players aged 16-18 will meet again under the watchful eye of Head Coach John Cartwright towards the end of January.
The next camp will build on the momentum of the first, gathering and may include an overnight stay. This will allow for more time to assess individual players and their skills in their current positions.
Titans Football Manager Scott Sattler said the tests and screens the Academy squad went through in the first training will be repeated.
?We tested the boys so we could establish where they were at physically,? Sattler said.
?We?ve formulated programs to cater for their individual strengths and weaknesses and the players will be expected to work on these programs over the next few weeks. At the next camp we will test them again to measure the difference and we?ll also be working more closely with each player.?
http://www.titans.com.au/images/pictures/large/Picture%20029.jpg
Sattler said the contracted players hailed from all over the region including Northern NSW, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
?There are players at clubs which are spread all over the place, but they?re home grown and we?ll do whatever we can to give them a chance,? he said.
Both Sattler and Cartwright were impressed with the talent and expect them to step up physically over the next few months.
?They all worked hard at the first session and a lot of the players have raw talent,? Sattler said.
http://www.titans.com.au/images/pictures/large/Picture%20032.jpg
?It?s very promising to see them have the same ability as the elite juniors in top clubs in Sydney; they just need to work to improving their physical strength. Over the next two to three months we will be testing them physically and mentally to see how they can cope against Sydney players and we?ll get them up to that standard.?
Source: http://www.titans.com.au