Join the development squad at McDiarmid

The £30 six-week development Squad Training for outfield players and goalkeepers in P5 to S2 resumes on February 21 from 5-6pm at McDiarmid Park. At the training squad, participants will learn the art of defending, how to effectively master both defensive and attacking situations in the midfield area and how to develop their attacking skills, including how to respond quickly to transitions and when best to make their attacking move.

With the goalkeeper squad, sessions will cover basic handling and distribution, agility, how to effectively deal with crosses, and positioning. Sessions will always include fun games to sharpen our young players’skills. Places must be booked and paid for in advance. Register via the website now. FREE‘FUN FOOTBALL’ In partnership with the Scottish FA and McDonald’s, the Monday sessions from 5-6pm are FREE to attend for boys and girls aged five to 10-years-old until June 24. To take part in these sessions free of charge, all participants must be fully registered with us via the website and on the register for this activity. SOCCER SATURDAY Our Saints Kidz Soccer Saturday programme provides boys and girls of all abilities with a mixture of fun technique practices, an introduction to using this technique in small-sided games and an understanding of how to play in different areas of the pitch.

Times are: 9.30-10:30am for preschool three, four and five-year-olds. 9.30-10:30am for P1 to P3 players. 10.30-11.30am for P4 to S2 players. All sessions will conclude with a series of small-sided games. The cost is £4. SAINTSTEASER Last week: Peter Pawlett was on loan at Saints when we beat Celtic 2-1 in September 2012.

This week: Away to Ibrox this Saturday. In season 1998/99, we lost 4-0 to Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final. The week before, however, we beat them 3-1. Who scored our goals that day?