Against the Breeze

My first ever training session with the Glen U12s was a slightly terrifying experience.

It took place on a crispy, cold, Saturday morning at Glenview Primary School. I have since worked out that I was seven years old. I know because Adrian ‘Clucker’ McCloskey was there and he’s five years older than me.

Clucker was demonstrating his ability to kick the ball off the ground. I was impressed. I’d never seen anyone kick a ball so hard and so far (about 35 metres). I was also a bit scared.