Saints Kidz returns to action on Wednesday
Our Saints Kidz programmes, open to every boy and girl in P1 to S2, restarts on Wednesday, August 15.
Saints Kidz Soccer Wednesdays at McDiarmid Park, 5-6pm. Kinross on Wednesdays at Loch Leven Campus, 5.30-6.30pm. Pitlochry on Wednesdays at Pitlochry Recreation Ground, 5.30-6.30pm. Blairgowrie on Thursdays at Blairgowrie Campus, 5-6pm. Saints Kidz Soccer Mondays at McDiarmid Park, 5-6pm. Saints Kidz Soccer Saturdays restarts on Saturday, August 18 for the following age groups:
Mini Kidz (3 to 5 year olds) - 9.30–10.30am. Champion Kidz (P1 to P3) - 9.30–10.30am. Premier Kidz (P4 to S2) - 10.30 to 11.30am. The charge for all listed sessions is £4, payable upon arrival.
SOCCER SATURDAY MEMBERSHIP
Our Soccer Saturdays will be restarting on August 18 - running for 18 sessions until December 15. Sessions operate on a £4 pay-as-you-go basis, or alternatively you can sign up to our Soccer Saturday membership programme. For just £55, the membership entitles you to each Soccer Saturday session at McDiarmid Park during the stated period, £1 discount off all Goalgetter Holiday courses at McDiarmid Park, 10 per cent discount on our Saints Kidz training kit and one family ticket for a Saints home fixture. To sign up, please call or pop by our office.
TRAINING AND GOALKEEPING
Our next six-week block of Training and Goalkeeping Squads starts on Thursday, August 16 and runs until September 20.
These programmes are for boys and girls in P5 to S2 and run on a Thursday from 5 to 6pm at McDiarmid Park. Training Squads consist of training and games and will include specific positional routines relating to strikers, midfielders and defenders.
With the Goalkeeping Squads, players will learn all the basics about being a goalkeeper. The sessions cover basic handling, distribution, agility, dealing with crosses and positioning and always include fun games to sharpen your skills. These courses must be booked and paid for in advance, either online at www. saintsinthecommunity. co.uk or by submitting the booking form in our 2018 community football programme brochure along with a cheque made out to“The St Johnstone CommunityTrust.”
CLUB COACHING PACKAGES
With the aim of providing local clubs with a range of support to develop young players and coaches, we now offer bespoke coaching packages specific to your club.
Components such as ‘position specific training’ and‘speed and agility’are on offer amongst a host of others. To discuss how we can work together, please get in touch with Danny Griffin, our community and club development officer, on 01738 459095.
SAINTS TEASER
Last week: John Balavage made the most goalkeeper appearances during the 1980s.
This week: Which English striker made 35 appearances for Saints in season 2012/13, scoring nine goals before moving to this Sunday’s opponents Hibernian?