AFTER a huge season in the Central Highlands Football League, Carngham Linton are looking for more junior players to join the club.<\/p>\n
Junior football director Nicole Allen-Green said they are particularly looking for under 15 and under 18 players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an age where people sort of drift off a bit because other things become more important like friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of the country clubs struggle with those age groups.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year the Saints\u2019 seniors ended the season fifth on the ladder, a significant improvement from the previous year when they finished last.<\/p>\n
Ms Allen-Green said the club\u2019s strong juniors program is one of the reasons for this success.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of the ones in the senior team did start off as juniors at the club and I think doing that really gives them a passion for footy because they\u2019re really proud of their club,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also had out juniors really supporting the seniors so they wanted to win for the whole club.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sants now have a focus on building connections between the seniors and juniors to strengthen club pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really joining the seniors and the juniors together and all the junior levels will have a lot of interaction with senior players,\u201d said Ms Allen-Green.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe find a lot of the kids really look up to the senior players so they can learn from them and interact with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing one of their idols interacting with them really boosts them to want to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n
To get involved visit the Carngham Linton Football Netball Club website or Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFTER a huge season in the Central Highlands Football League, Carngham Linton are looking for more junior players to join the club. Junior football director Nicole Allen-Green said they are particularly looking for under 15 and under 18 players. \u201cIt\u2019s an age where people sort of drift off a bit because other things become more […]<\/p>\n