After a week off due to the Beast from the East, our normal training programme resumed this week so here’s our training montage video that seems to be spurring the players on. After anything vaguely special they are now asking if we captured it on film! What started as a bit of fun seems to be a real motivational tool for the lads. So, if it ain’t broke….! Enjoy
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Camelon Juniors are very pleased to announce that we have appointed Gary Clark as our new Head of Youth Development. Gary has over 15 years coaching experience in youth football and has coached at senior level too.
Gary will be overseeing the task of expanding our youth set-up and working towards achieving S.F.A. quality mark awards.
We’re really pleased to welcome Gary to our team.
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First some bad news.
After struggling with a recurring back injury, our club Captain, John Millar, finally heeded medical advice and opted to hang up his playing boots. Being a PE teacher by day, John had to think of his career and with regret, we accepted his decision. John always brought a positive vocal presence to the park and was a great encourager to the other lads. He was a solid Captain and knew what the manager wanted brought to the game. His place in the central defence was a perfect place for him to control the team which he did with ease.
But while this was indeed bad news for the club, we weren’t going to let it be the end of the story.
So, time for the good news!
We’re thrilled to announce that John has joined our coaching staff to maintain that positive influence but from the touchline. He will assist in training sessions with Jason, and will also take time to visit other games to scout out prospective new talent for the club, reporting to manager Gordon Herd accordingly. Gordon says “we’re pleased to have John on board to help with coaching and it’s going to be a good help having someone you can trust going to watch games”. In addition, John will assist with the youth development teams as he is able, supporting the coaches in their training sessions.
We’re thrilled to maintain John’s services at the club as he is someone that truly gets what it means to play for Camelon Juniors. Long may his association with us continue.
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Here’s a photo of our 17s and 19s teams being informed of their new fitness programme with our new fitness coach Allan Fleming this week.
This new programme will create a personalised body composition analysis for each player as well as a bit of dietary education to further help them develop. This help us to tailor a personal strength programme for each player based on their individual needs.
This analysis will happen on a monthly basis and Allan will be delivering fitness sessions every week with the 17s and 19s too. Great to have you on board Allan.
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We are very pleased to announce the signing of 19 year old forward Ross Cameron on a development loan from Stirling Albion for the rest of this season.
Ross has had a very successful spell in their under 20s squad and finished as top scorer last season, scoring 14 goals in the Development League East.
Camelon manager, Gordon Herd, is really pleased to secure Ross’s talents. “He’s highly thought of at Stirling”, says Gordon, “and they want him to get some game time so this is a deal that works for both parties.”
Welcome to the mighty Mariners Ross.
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We are looking to boost our role of under 16s players.
If you are the parent/guardian of an up and coming young player, why not get in touch? Goalkeeper and Outfield Players are required. Training is on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9pm, and matches are on Saturday mornings with a 10am kick off.
In return we can offer the possibility of progression up through our under 17s and under 19s squads with the ultimate destination of playing in the East Super League in our first team.
If you’re interested, please contact Graham McKinnon on Facebook or by phone on 07851 127571.
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…well, training anyway!
It’s been another snowy week that has played havoc with the football scheduling in the SJFA and even affected many training sessions. But in the last few days, thanks to many determined people, training for Camelon Juniors FC and our Youth Development teams has continued.
On Thursday, despite snow, ice and sub zero temperatures, the team at Galaxy Sports Little Kerse managed to clear snow away so that training could go ahead for our first team.
Then today (Saturday), despite the postponement of matches for all our teams, we managed to squeeze in some extra training sessions to build on the positive growth momentum throughout.
So the first team made an extra trip to the once again cleared Little Kerse, while the 16s, 17s and 19s tried out the Olympic Hall at Camelon Community Centre.
Little Kerse provided a crisp but welcome morning training session for the Mighty Mariners. We are grateful to Stevie Barr and his team for their work this week in preparing the pitches.
The Olympic Hall provided an indoor option for our development teams which enabled round robin 5 a side and skills training for our young players. It was also beneficial to use a local facility to further support the community.
Weather permitting, the first team will be back in action this Saturday (27th) in a rearranged and reversed fixture that will see us welcome Broxburn Athletic to Carmuirs Park. The 19s welcome Falkirk in a League Cup game, the 17s travel to Cowie in the league, while the 16s are awaiting to hear their fixture.
Some images are below of our training sessions. Click to enlarge them if you wish!
We’re grateful to all our supporters for sticking with us and encouraging all the lads as they represent Camelon. #wearecamelonfc
We can announce that Pat Kerr has left his role with us as Head of Youth Development for pastures new. We wish him well for the future and thank him for his efforts in creating the youth programme.
This was not in the club plan going forwards, but everyone at Camelon Juniors remain committed to our Youth Development programme and will be increasing our efforts to ensure we have the best programme in Central Scotland.
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Camelon Juniors Youth Development offer training facilities to players and coaches affected by the closure of Forth Valley Football Academy.
This week the news broke in the press that the Forth Valley Academy will close on December 31, leaving many talented young footballers and coaches without a club. As a community club we simply can’t stand by and do nothing to assist those affected.
Our Youth setup is in its first season. We currently have three youth teams operating, and have firm plans in place to expand that to seven next season. As such we would welcome any Forth Valley Academy player along to train with us and make use of our facilities. We understand that this is likely the worst possible time for this to happen to a young player, half way through a season, when most squads are already set.
At Camelon Juniors, we can offer you the hand of friendship from a forward thinking progressive club and help you get back playing and most importantly, enjoying football again. We have an excellent strength and conditioning program that is the envy of many seniors clubs. In our first season, five of our under 19 team have already featured for the first team.
If any parent, player or coach is interested in this offer, or even just needs some advice on what to do next, then please get in touch with Pat Kerr, Head of Youth Development by emailing info@camelonjuniors.co.uk or by sending us a private message on Facebook. We will do our best to help.
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