HSAA Camp Latest - Lots to Work On
HSAA Camp Latest - Lots to Work On
Players at the High School All American camp have been hard at work trying to impress coaches.
The players have been split off into age groups at times and a series of specialized sessions covering attack, defense, scrums, midfield attack and defense, back row defense and contact, deep three attack. Some specialist coaches are there, including Paul Keeler, Sean O'Leary, Chris Oosthuizen, and Darrell Knowlton, among others.
Among the coaches there:
U18/U19
Salty Thompson, Head Coach and Attack Coach
Scott Bracken, Scrums and Restarts
Brendan Keane, Defense
Ethan McVeigh, Attack Assistant
Jason Divine, Defense Assistant
U17
John Banarhall, Head Coach and Defense
Tim Kluempers, Tight Five
Sean Duffy, Midfield Attack
Cameron Frater, Back Row Attack and Defense
Jone Naqica, Deep Three Attack
U16
Jeff Bonnett, Attack
Brent Bueno, Scrum
Dave Katz, Defense
Andrew Vanos, Attack
Jim Brennan, Defense
For the players, the biggest adjustment for the players has been learning the patterns in short order, and then executing them at pace. The speed, skill, and physicality of all the players can be a shock to new athletes, and these players have gone from being the star on their team to one of many good players.. Some - possibly many - have had to switch positions, and that's been an adjustment, also.
To see the list of players at camp go here:
And see more on what Salty Thompson was expecting, see here: