Bell form is
save you from being expertly dissected by the deadly right boot of Chris Bell.
The 20-year-old stand off has been metronomic in his accuracy as Gareth Lewis’s side have powered to the top of the standings on the back of an impressive unbeaten run.
Bell is modest about his achievements, but 265 points tell their own story and he admits to feeling very much “in the zone” when he has the ball on the kicking tee.
“I’ve been doing a lot of work and it’s a confidence thing – once the first one goes over I feel like I’m away,” said Bell, who is in the final year of his business management degree studies at the University of Huddersfield.
“Danny Brough from the Huddersfield Giants came down and did a session with me and, since then, I’ve been honing things and making changes along the way.”
Bell adopts a Jonny Wilkinson-style kicking routine and explains: “It’s a personal thing, trying to repeat and get comfortable.
“It’s more about visualisation than anything else, and feeling like you are not going to miss.
“I don’t feel any pressure, I’ve just got the responsibility of adding the extra points to credit all the hard work the team have done.”
A Bell miss is rare, and he admits to being ‘fuming’ if the ball doesn’t sail between the sticks.
It’s become a regular sight, however, and rewards his hard graft.
“I’m doing a lot of work and extras after training,” he explained. “I stay and do more after the main session and always on matchdays I’m the first out to get a good warm-up done. “I’m loving it at the club. “I think all the lads would say we were in a dark place last season, turning up every week and getting beaten.
“We weren’t losing heavily, but we just couldn’t quite see matches out. Now, everyone is