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Work begins on Athletic’s new training pitch
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It has taken years of toil and planning but work has finally commenced on Killarney Athletic’s state of the art all weather training facility in Woodlawn. The new pitch, which is located to the left of the car park as you enter the club’s grounds, will allow Athletic teams from underage right up to senior to train all year round. It will be a massive boost to soccer in Killarney and huge credit is due to chairman Mike O’Shea and everyone involved.
From a player’s perspective, the new pitch will be a dream. Currently we’re unable to train in Woodlawn during the winter so we have to travel out to Fossa to use the all weather field behind the school. The facility itself is perfect but naturally there are certain limitations when you’re only renting. It’ll be great to have the freedom to train whenever we want, and for however long we want, for a change.
Hopefully the new pitch will also help with recruitment at schoolboy level. At the moment, Celtic’s facilities are well ahead of anything else in the entire county. It’s fine when young kids have ties to Athletic through family or friends, they’ll play for the club regardless. But for families who are new to town and looking for a club to join, Celtic’s facilities are bound to catch the eye. Athletic’s all weather pitch will attract new players, which will obviously strengthen the club in the long run.
To help fund the new development, Athletic will be hosting a golf classic on June 29 in Mahony’s Point. Even if you can’t swing a club (like me), your support would be greatly appreciated.
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