One of the potentially largest sources for coaching is the agreement reached between TouchDown UK and the active co-ordinators in the County of Falkirk. Thanks to another ex-Edinburgh Wolves contact I have already completed 2 short lunch time clubs at small primary schools in outlying villages to Falkirk. Already another 5 schools are lining up for the New Year and the opportunity to take another kitted session in one of the local high schools.

The 2 schools are completely different in nature, and also in the way the clubs developed! Maddiston – brand new with state of the art facilities, where the club started with a total of 2, developed to 8, then 9 (but all girls) and finally a mixed group of 15…… In contrast we had Wallacestone – older school, with a traditional and rather small hall, where we hit double figures on the first week and kept growing from there! I actually had to limit the numbers in our last week as there was so little spare room.

Kids from both schools expressed a real interest in carrying on with the sport as an after school club, some even expressing an interest in joining a team…I am currently waiting to discuss this possibility with the co-ordinator for the schools and am hoping to find a church partner willing to help run such a club.