By Boccia Coach, Peter McGuire.
At the weekend (23rd – 25th February) Scottish boccia held our first camp of the year, alongside Northern Ireland at Inverclyde sports centre in Largs. From arriving on the Friday until departing on Sunday, performance and spirits were high amongst the athletes.
We had six coaches from both nations supporting the weekend, each inputting and organising sessions throughout the camp. The feedback from the players was positive, praising the creativity and freshness of the sessions: “You all bring different ingredients and make a great stir fry”, said one athlete.
Athletes provided each other with valuable and positive feedback as they were keen to support and help each another develop their skills. This environment is a great way to turbo charge an athlete’s progress.
A highlight over the weekend was a group bonding session – a quiz developed by Scott MacCowan. The quiz was a mash of University Challenge and Pointless. Like Christmas cracker jokes it had every one laughing and scratching our heads.
Once again we would like to thank our hosts at Inverclyde for their hospitality and looking after our athletes, as well as our guests from Northern Ireland. Thank you to everyone that joined on the weekend – for your professionalism and intensity.
As the sign says here in bonnie Scotland, “Haste ye back”.